Upgraded Brake Production Resumes - Money Is Tight, But Must Keep Making Progress!!!

The last few months has been all go on the garage and Adam's forged motor build.  Where is the motor at? Its in the car :) Waiting for the key to turn. We might put a bigger turbo on it before we turn that little key.







The shed still needs an electrician, but considering the bank balance is near zero the extension cord will suffice for now. So I can't weld and gotta run the air compressor from within the house.




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Okay, so what I started ages ago was the V8 Lexus front brake with GTO rotors.  This has since changed to standard evo rotors. Why? because its too hard to get GTO ones. Eventually it will run a two piece evo rotor setup (320mm).
The rears is a CX5 300m disc.  I been testing the bracket with great success. Now it just needs a few final tweaks, a thinner profile, zinc plating, ribbing.
Hopefully I can supply and sell them soon.



FYI > that is a stock front caliper LOL vs the V8 setup


Diameter of stock rotors are 256mm DBA2226
I have run the 276mm EVO I, II, III - DBA 4402
I am currently using 294mm EVO 4 - DBA 417
Soon to be 320mm from a Brembo Evo DBA 418

Why? Because I can...And the parts were easy to find
<<< Using my CAD templates




I pulled it off the car to give to my machinist. Make the final revision from this prototype i been racing with.




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Back in stock - I had a special request for some 1 & 1.5 degree units.
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What is to come~
Body work!

 Version 1 Will Soon Be OutDated -
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Le Klaw Bleu - Kei Kar SmokeHouse - Lighting - To Diffuse or Not To Diffuse

A key part of any workshop/smokehouse is lighting :)
I had to scrap the idea of the 400W unit, its like working in a tanning salon.

I picked up recycled office lights 36w twin batons. The fun began when trying to work out whether its better with a diffuser or without.
In the end, its much better without!

Camera exposure was set to manual, see the back wall difference?











The splash light is much better without the diffuser.







Its not the size that counts, but what you do with it.

A shopping trolley i found at my friends house?

An old laptop and screen, perfect for checking my CAD designs

Good or Bad Its a Step Forward - Progress - Version One Point Five

FULL BUILD ALBUM!!!!!!!

Its Almost Over...Turn key is not long away. What seems like a long journey, suddenly becomes a distant memory once you get to here. You will sit and stare, because its only down hill.
But you do hope you don't see this site in the near future haha!





















All we hope is that the boxes of bolts and parts bin is empty! When we get this far.

Bolts are torqued, loctited, checked, double checked.

The last time we were here:
/le-klaw-bleu-build-001-of-001-forged.html

Soon we will be giving it vital fluids:
/hks-oil-cap-almost-destroys-forged-build.html

No Limits - 21/08/2014 - Damp Track - Long Track 1:10.68

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4 months ago I was out in the rain :( Looks like nothing has changed...BUT! I did a quicker long track, but a slower short track






























Tires > I have some old A050 235/45 and some CE28N 17x8.5 to fit them on










What did i do this time: took out some oil, emptied the catch can /track-prep-z27ag-goes-to-war-iv.html, bled the brakes, cleaned and gapped the spark plugs.












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- working out my various tire diameters and heights, trying to figure out the best combo and the best clearances.
In the end I ran 225 on the fronts with a +25mm spacer and 235 on the rear without spacers.
/rcolt-tire-options-rcomps-racing.html

4Sale - Swaybar Linkage Bushes - Replacements for OEM RColt Z27AG 4056A054

Basically I was asked what linkage bush I use, because a fellow racer kept flogging the stock rubber ones.
I said I made my own years ago and still using the same urethane ones.
So I thought I would help a brother out and invest in some molds and a small batch of the goods.

What is my swaybar linkage / swaybar bush?? /sway-barstabilizer-link-rnd-z27ag.html
What did I make so long ago, 2011?? /solid-shifter-linkage-and-custom.html
The OEM part number?? /install-of-swaybar-linkage.html

My original unit from 2011 >





The ones I got made in 83A urethane.

Sway bar linkage bushes for sale - these are an 83A duro.





$80AUD for sleeved bushes (1 set available, need more sleeves made up)
$60AUD for standard (4 sets available)

For sales contact me on ayu### at gmail dot com {you should know what ### translates to}



A fellow Rcolter OEM bushes, what I guarantee everyone's will look like >>

Fun fact. The urethane that I been using, uses a TDI curative. Basically it's of a higher grade and chemically inert and UV resistant. So any grease can be used. He's the only shop licensed to pour it in Perth, WA. He makes the urethane castings for mining equipment.

I also make - Rear Suspension Bush $120AUD /rear-replacement-bushes-for-z27ag-rcolt.html

Le Klaw Bleu - Kei Kar SmokeHouse - It's First Lift

First time lifting the Colt in my Chibi Garage.
I lift it from the sides so it doesn't roll back.
Not an awesome amount of room, but its what I call home.
Make do with what I got.

There is a track day in 4 days.





I don't have time for much, going to run the same brake pads as last time ELIG.
Possibly just a brake bleed, check fluids.
I still have a leaky flex pipe.
I want to get my under tray on that I made a long time ago OR cut a new one.

Le Klaw Bleu - Racing Workshop Opening Soon! - Cont'd

The hard yards...digging, cutting, lifting & hammering


The Colt has been inserted! Finally it has a home.

Septic tank was too high, so I took out the lid! Tough man at work.
I caved in the lid and used the concrete as rubble down the side of the shed.

Love the Civic, wheelbarrow in the back!














I thought I should do the right thing and add a storm water drain, more trouble than I had expected.
















Then came the even harder bit, getting the ground level and paving with 600x600 slabs :(


















Time to close up the gabs with expanding foam, i injected it into all the corrugations

















And whats a shed without shelving?

So I have (HxLxD):
2000x2000x800 for the bench
2000x1800x600 for extra storage
2500x1800x800 for main storage
2500x1800x400 (on rollers) for small tools that I can move around, in & out the way







400w? light :)





< the racks were slightly too tallk, wall height is 2.4m so i cut off ~ 10cm