15/April/2000
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Parts arrived, pics of RB26DETT engine, R33 GTS25t gearbox, and other stuff.
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10/May/2000
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More parts arrived, pics of clutch and pressure plate, RB20DET engine and gearbox removed from car.
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23/May/2000
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RB26DETT engine installed in engine bay!!!
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01/June/2000
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Exhaust pipes after turbo dumps fitted, intercooler test mounted.
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06/June/2000
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Intercooler, pipes, and trimmed bumper all fitted.
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23/June/2000
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BOV arrived and tail shaft getting modified.
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24/June/2000
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Center console tidied up, more pics of pipings.
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07/July/2000
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BOV and pods installed.
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15/July/2000
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Most of the sensors are all plugged in and ready for tuning.
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Sep/2000
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Took about one whole week of tuning time include fitting correct sensors and minor rewiring.
170kW at rear wheels on 7psi
200kW at rear wheels on 14psi
Currently tuned for 95RON fuel
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Oct/2000
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Drove the car from workshop to home, found tyre punctured with a small nail on driver side rear tyre.
Took car to tyre service and puncture repair.
Topped up clutch fluid after tyre puncture repair as clutch fluid level appeared to be low
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Nov/2000
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Zoom magazine photo shoot. Article printed in Zoom issue no. 35
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Dec/2000
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speed sensor L joint connector broke on the highway doing 100km/h, 2 weeks without working speedo. :(
speed sensor appeared ok, bolted directly to gearbox without the joint connector.
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Engine tune
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Continue to engine tuning updates.
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