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Dj Wilmas T Series 111S S2 400Bhp Ish


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Had a mad thought today as i realised i havent fitted the custom flywheel, helix clutch (Rover T series) and gearbox (PG1 but C4 u spec) all together

 

Good news is it all fits, gearbox input shaft meshes with the clutch friction plate and everything seems to be ok

 

Obviously wont know its all perfect until its in and i have pressure on the clutch. But the signs are good

 

Good news is the engine is now pencilled in for the dyno with specialist components, and i have found a nice man to make the turbo adaptor. Plan is to have one made in stainless steel, to the best guess, get the engine dyno'd and hope it fits when the engine goes in. Then make one out of inconel for the long term.

 

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Today is a good day

 

Custom dash is nearly ready and i was asked if i wanted a custom screen so i got a pen and a fag packet and drew, like a 5 year old, what i'd like on the back. 

 

a few weeks later and this is what has been done, at startup the 111ST logo is shown on boot up (not for long but if first boot it takes a few moments longer i am told), at the redline the welsh dragon appears in the middle (something the designer and I share heritage from so seemed apt and its a dragon !!) and the third and last screen is as per my request. 1st is copy of std dash, for road use but all the parameters shown on 3rd screen (track screen) can be show also on the 1st screen.

 

Oil pressure gauge is duplicated a few times but will be replaced with air temp, battery voltage and something else.

 

Its all plug and play with the analogue inputs, fuel etc and plugs directly to my ECU and will show all parameters it does. 

 

Could not be happier, and i cant thank Alec enough for doing this

 

 


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Wow great thread, just spent a couple of hours reading and watching the vids, looking forward to seeing the finished product. Hats off to you, and all the hard work you have put into the project. Also love the fact you used to own a Rover 100/Metro, I also owned a self built track day Metro VVC160 before the Elise, sold it 5 years ago and I still miss it, although I own my realistic dream car now. Need more power!!

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I had a vvc metro for my stag do, we had a 250 budget for a car and I got that. Was on std suspension so wasnt great and my best man blew the engine on a straight as a plug was loose. Got it home and ended up with a 1.4 k series turbo and 292bhp. Should never of sold it but like you I wanted an Elise, which I seem to of got carried away with

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I truly think the Metro Gti was the most underated hot hatch in the 90's I owned 3 and in standard spec used to keep up with Renault 5 gt turbo's. I eventually ended up buying a late 97 rover 100 none sunroof, and dropped in a 2004 TF vvc 160 engine with water to oil cooler, zr 160 box with brm torsen diff inserted, full sd roll cage, stripped interior, sparco buckets with 3 point harness's, 14" raceline wheels, 195/45/14 uniroyal rainsports, 2.9 turns mgf quick rack, polybushed gti anti roll bars f+r, solid subframe mounts, mgf trophy 160 rear spheres in front, custom made rear disc brakes, turbo rear arches.. etc etc it used to nail most cars on the road and track 1/4 mile was 13.8. I loved the looks on peoples faces when I smashed them off the lights, and at track days. It was a well sorted self built car, and I still miss the fun it gave me.

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Sounds a similar spec to mine, mine did a 12.8 1/4 mile which was 0.4 secs faster than an R8 v8 on the same day

 

It hit its rev limiter in 5th which was 171mph

 

You can get a 1.8 turbo mapped to 210bhp and they'll do 13.2 1/4 miles for about 1500 built

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So today i have the, first production dash fitted to the car and wow....just wow....i mean like wow

 

First off was the box

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Then the contents, the dash on the top and the wiring below

 

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I've spoken to Alec about how to control, and whilst you can use the trip reset and indicators he asked if i would like a small joystick for moving around the dash, i said yes a small discreet one with a push button so he supplied this. Idea is to have it mounted on the dash or just use it when you need it and plug it in

 

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Next was fitting it to the standard mount

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The original dash was taken out a few months ago and sent to Alec so fitting the new dash took about 30 mins

 

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Fit and finish are pretty damn good and the graphics are awesome, the dash can take up to 6 screen designs (one of which i designed myself and Alec made for me), and then the 7th is the data logger

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Took some photos, from afar, sun light was straight ahead but not direct sunlight but the dash was more than bright enough

 

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Overall very very happy and it has more features that you can shake a stick at, everything was plug and play and worked

 

However i dont have an engine in the car, so couldnt test drive it

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I now have the engine at home, I need to add in some oil and water pipes to the turbo and tidy up the breathers
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JEK Fabrications made the exhaust manifold, oil return and also the brace which is rose jointed to allow movement due to heat.
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I have also looked at the PCV breather and added in an oil pressure sensor (only comes with temp as std) and I need to seal all the joints
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Then I need a TMAP sensor, Lambda sensor and stuck whether I ship it back to Specialist Components for mapping (where their normal dyno has a long waiting list) or book it in to make the engine mounts, get the engine running (2 month waiting list) on the std map and then drive to SC to have it mapped.
Ideally I ship it to SC and they get it back in 2 months and I get the engine installed but I don't think the way the project has run its that easy
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Wow, you go away for holiday and leave the car with a man and shit gets done.......why didnt i do this before

Anyways, engine mounts are now made and engine is in the car. Turbo hasnt been fitted but i see no reason why it wont fit

Drive shafts fitted all ok, no rubbing (unlike duratecs so i am told)


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No idea what this lug is but seems to be ok

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Wiring next ;)

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