JGM Project Car

[Jolly Green Monster]

Stews finished new manifolds and it was nice to hear the engine running again yesterday

Rear sdm subframe is in progress



New rcm prop is too nice to fit, carbon is just lush.

Simon

[SpecB]

That subframe is a piece of art! Would they be any good on a road car?

[Jolly Green Monster]

This one no.

Needs fuel tank removed, spare wheel well removed, its solid mounted so you might have some vibration you might have issues with on a road car

[SpecB]

Do they make a road version, mine rear bud frame is looking tired, plus I want to replace the lower arms etc. anyway

[C. J.]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Do they make a road version, mine rear bud frame is looking tired, plus I want to replace the lower arms etc. anyway

no they don't but I will be testing some for another company that will

[SpecB]

Keep me updated!

[Jolly Green Monster]

[DukeBoy]

Is that the fuel filter over the o/s exhaust box? Wouldn't a heat shield over it be better to keep fuel temp down?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Loads of space but also considering shielding as part of a defuser when I do aero mods

[Jolly Green Monster]

You can see the kind of gap here

[SpecB]

Think I'd still put a panel between the fuel lines/filters and the exhaust
Something like:
http://www.thermalvelocity.co.uk/Hea...ld-/p-113-476/

[Jolly Green Monster]

Far more risk in every subaru engine bay
Fuel lines within few mm of turbo etc but it is on consideration list

[Jolly Green Monster]

Many thanks to everyone that voted

[bonner]

nice one!! will the car be at ssr tomorrow?

[BIG"E"]

Many congratulations Simon,

Well done ..

[Hongkongfooi]

Well done. Discounts to all that voted?

[SpecB]

I voted twice, surely that's good for a free map?

[Jolly Green Monster]

If you read the blurb on the pick the double voting is unlikely to have been counted

[Bolesroor]

Originally Posted by Hongkongfooi

Well done. Discounts to all that voted?

+1

[Jolly Green Monster]

Last time the car was on the dyno it showed signs that head gaskets might be marginal.. so as always with this car rather than sitting and thinking about it or risking that there might be a gasket issue and doing more damage... I dropped the car off at TFS racing and Stew removed the engine..
Leaving me with an empty engine bay to clean

I was concerned it might be block related having pushed the engine further than I had previously and with the block only being pinned..
Block is fine and all pinning still in place and deck still flat, but decided it was CDB time.. so another block was shipped to Drew for closed decking like this one

With Marham 30-130 being the next time I was intending using the car in anger we kept the short engine built up so it could be put back together quickly if required..
in the mean time Mahle have agreed to sponsor the new engine and have supplied pistons as sponsorship.. which I cant moan about
With Marham postponed I decided to definitely go ahead with CDB engine and so the previous bottom end Stew has now stripped ready to reuse rods and crank etc
I seem to be taking up a fair bit of space in his engine build room lol


The CDB is currently at SMG/Roland Alsop for machining

If its all back together in time then running in at pod on 24th lol.

in other news a customer kindly had this gift for the car made


Simon

[Justin]

Its always nice to get sponsorship

Tight deadline for the pod, good luck

[scoobycoops]

This is such a good thread.

Wicked car mate. congrats on the Winning votes.

[Jolly Green Monster]

Enginebay still empty but cleaner

Started fitting new bonnet today was as it comes out of the mould so I now smell of fibreglass and have dust everywhere lol

Bye bye heavy ally bonnet

Summit club spec 4S fitted

Engine build in full flow at TFS



Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by scoobycoops

This is such a good thread.

Wicked car mate. congrats on the Winning votes.

:thumb:

[SpecB]

Looking good, like the bonnet as well.

[Jolly Green Monster]

I prefer the original. But like many things on this car its not always about what looks best lol

[Jolly Green Monster]

About time I updated this.
Had not planned to do more to the car this year other than drive it on the new box and gt30s.

Plans are meant for changing?!

Engine pulled for cdb insert - all built back up and waiting on parts* before refitting, thanks to Smg and tfs racing.
* dailey engineering drysump another change of plan thanks to Mattys group buy, can't wait to get my hands on the piece of art


Also bought a syvecs s8 at the start of the year as twin widebands, twin egt, extra inputs all would be very nice

John Stevenson troubled again for a loom - wish I had the time to do my own but John does too good a job

New bonnet, boot, sideskirts all awaiting collection from bodyshop.

Itching to get back out in it.

Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

Jigsaw pieces started to arrive

[SpecB]

That's not engineering, that's art!

[ajelliott]

This is an amazing write up.

[Jolly Green Monster]

Thanks

[Jolly Green Monster]

Drysump tank


New injectors

[SpecB]

Looking good what size injectors?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Looking good what size injectors?

1300cc top feed

[Jolly Green Monster]

[SpecB]

It's coming together!

[Red Baron]

Followed this the other day and wondered if you had a secret Forester fetish.



Shane

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Followed this the other day and wondered if you had a secret Forester fetish.



Shane

Not mine lol

[Jolly Green Monster]

Been a long while since I have had time to work on the car and a lot longer since I last drove it, its been in some ways a nice break as I have come back to it today with renewed enfusiasm. I was meant to be flying out of gatwick today but the mapping job has been postponed to next month so took advantage and spent the day at tfs racing with stew and craig "wiggle it a bit" taylor (massive thanks to them both for help today)

First up was to start emptying some of the many shelves I take up in the engine build room! And fit the manifold, alternator, water cross pipe and new plugs and coilpacks and crank pulley!

Whilst waiting for new plugs to arrive we removed a bit more weight from the car lol
One brake stew power


Then added the clutch and dropped the engine back in



We then fitted the gearbox, prop.

Then the exhaust headers and turbos


Also altered the wastegate sprint rates and plugged the engine loom in and plumbed most of the engine bay up.

Pretty much just the dry sump plumbing and tank to install


Although cdf racing has the new fuel rails near completion

So will be swapping the rails and injectors before first fire up

Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

Seems like an age since this was last running and stew @ tfs (thanks mate) has been as keen as me to see it running again and whilst I have been busy has fitted the oil tank and made up the oil lines etc

So today was the day
http://youtu.be/9dBql7tSIts

It lives again





Some tidying up and a tank vent to sort and vac regulator left to do.

Simon

[BIG"E"]

Quality stuff Si,

So when is the next time you will be having a proper play ??

[Jolly Green Monster]

Sorry I dont like jinx it. You will know as soon as it has happenned

[ajelliott]

Sounds absolutely amazing. Love this. I wish my old green scoob was the same as this

[Jolly Green Monster]

Well that was a busy day!

Got up early and got to tfs racing to collect the car for 8.
Over to surrey rr and did a few runs at low boost to run it in.
I wonder if the passenger footwell was most sensible place for oil tank lol
Just have to map it in winter from now on


Load car back on trailer and off to collect panels from paint shop which unfortunately are still not right!
Over to stews again and as the Wastegate springs had gone much weaker than expected so we changed the wastegate springs also which is always fun when they are in place, changed the oil and fitted the arches, boot and bonnet.

Back to surrey rr and a quick run on vpower to check that map is okay and then onto meth.

Got to 1.2bar and whilst idling as I was altering the map and basically pausing to keep it cool the engine stalls, strange, it wont restart and no cam sensor signal - quick check of wiring all okay, spend an hour searching for my spare sensor and find it and fit and it fires straight up - guess the sensor must be 20years old and objected to sitting 6inches from a hot gt30.
Very hot and himid evening and now 9:30pm so knocked it on the head at that.

Massive thanks to stew at tfs and charlie at surrey rr for today
Simon

[SpecB]

Good going and typical that a cheap part stops play!

[majorscooby]

Such an awesome bit of kit. Look forward to hearing and seeing it run one day.

[Jolly Green Monster]

So this weekend I traveled to Elvington airfield to compete as part of the subaru 22b team at ten of the best..

The intention was to use the Saturday test day to get used to the gearbox and give the car a shake down but not risk breaking it before the event on the Sunday..

weekend wasn't without drama's lol.

first run out and only one fuel pump was working, syvecs fuel pressure trip saving the engine from lunching itself as it drove normally until on boost.
Took a while to find the issue, spade connector pulled off the back of the fuse box for one of the pumps, was possibly the guy checking the car over to meet safety regs as he was insistent on checking the battery thats mounted right up behind the dash was secure.
Ran the whole day on the toyo r888's as was saving the drag tyres for the event on the sunday and just wanted to get used to the gearbox and shake the car down without risking breaking it.. low 10 second run I think by the end of the day which I was v pleased with.

Sunday morning and I filled the tank with race fuel for the first time and the drag tyres were fitted.. I had an educated guess at the racefuel map and then did a run and check datalogs and altered the map repeatedly for most of the day, slowly getting more used to the gearbox and quicker.. eventually managing a 9.82sec pass.

Massive thanks to everyone that helped out with pushing the car to the line, or swapping wheels, encouragement etc etc..

Now hooked big time and eager to run the car again and add more boost and nos


Simon

[SpecB]

Good going, how much more do you think the turbos have to give?

[Jolly Green Monster]

shot a pigeon on this run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4wpKgpKJkk

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Good going, how much more do you think the turbos have to give?

The weakest link in the current setup is the headgaskets so I was trying to keep boost low ans get used to the car so all the time I could feel a run wasnt spot on I left it low.
Highest I run was 1.6bar. I think at around 2.2bar the power should be sufficent to do an 8.
I also can speed up the gearchange now the load cell is fitted to the shift rod on the box using a gear position sensor and running the ecu in closed loop flat shift.