Since most of us will never experience the excitement of Drifting would you tell us of the highs and lows that you have experienced developing the car and indeed yourself in this new exuberant arena.....

erm........ill get back to you on that one

the highs of developing the car.....

well everyday im able to get my hands on and actually achiving something, the car has been through quite a transition over the past few years

its all obviously started with the blue one...and i got so much enjoyment out of building that car, a low, was having to make the decission not to use it currently.

a low aswell is not having the facilities to be able to get what i want doing, when i want to get it done, a current low is the amount of work i still have to get done...i am currently at a point in that i really dont know which angle to approach the next phase...i have a shed load of electronics to get done, and unfortunatly for me, i dont have the fortune to call on others to give me a hand.........

a high was getting the cage done...the low is the amount of work that has now been created by the fabricator not sticking with what i said he must do with regards to possitioning of the front tubes of the cage, as a result i now have to move both fuse boxes, as i can not re-install them in the oem possition, i also have to move the under bonnet fuse box, to give enough room, to fit in the power steering pot, and the coolant header tank.......and the biggest thing is....i hate doing electrics!

its an endless struggle at the moment..................but.....im sure i will get there given time and resources.

im hoping Mark...will be able to help a little, a bit further along the road from where i am now(wink wink)

Matt, what came first? White or blue? I thought it was the white?

ive had the white one new since 2001 and the blue one is a 2003 car which i got late 2003

That surprises me as you have more knowledge than most,i love working on cars but not on modern ones as there is to much electronic wizardry for me(i am lost)....but im sure you'll get round whatever probs you have

thats the key bits you have said.......

of course ill get round it, im not a defeatist, just that i had everything sorted regards the OEM electronics...now i have to cut it all up and start again

and once its sorted, take it all out again, get the car painted, re-install it, then.......do all the extra wireing to run the instruments, fuel pumps, etc etc

I did think carefully before posting this thread because i did not want to be intrusive. Your build position with the Driffty captures much interest from many clubs.... Hopefully highlighting your lows will kindle interest from someone offering help with the electronics.

thanks tony, dont get my ramblings wrong, its not i cant do it, its the amount i have to do, as the saying goes many hands make light work.

for example when soldering, its kinda easier to have more than a pair of hands, and sometimes when trying to figure a solution, 2 minds make the job easier.

so pm me for an address, ill see you all tommorow

Few would underestimate your abliities Mat.... I have watched in ore over the years how you and team have evolved Drifty 1 and 2. An unquestioned commitment! however as you say the electrical issues are massive and needs to be resolved so that readiness for next years events can be realized in full.

I'd be useless...but im available and willing to learn more

And i make great tea/coffee

see you tommorow then pete....Ba12 0de

What time you want me there?

This is serious right.

Is this for real or a wind up?

Time

planning for early afternoon
depends on when we wake up though

Its a date,i'll leave about 10am,see you there then

its a party

its called off......... oops.must have already left

What happened

I turned up albeit a bit late,but had a nice tour round Mats workplace to see all the toys he has to play with ...nice to see ya m8 and Barrie and janey was there too.

Merry Xmas everybody

Turned up late...... Fiesta turf mate ... Anyhoo i would have loved to been part of the problem.. (solution) was any progress made or just the tea?

Nah i left late as i had other things to do, zero progress Just tea.

Yeah and i bet janey made that whilst you played with mat's bad boys toys

Mat made it....well the first one......he offered a second but never got round to getting off the chair......an hour later

Oh Scorp only one cup per hour..... Tusk, Tusk!

One cup per 4 hours

No!.... I have some friends in the forces shall i pull some reactive strings in reply to your trauma or are you ok without the muscle..

Have you seen what hes got for back up........rocket launchers and armoured vehicles.

Well yes still some sparks would be welcome now methinks!

an hour !!! more like never
christina to the rescue


had a very productive day today .......2 electrical engineers, 1 mechanical engineer, and miles and miles of wiring

1 to hold the wiring
1 to hold the solder
1 to hold the iron

production started into making a new loom for the monster
..................................................i think it went very well

as you may know there are a hundred trillion wires in the lexus
just ask mat how many wires we managed to cut, strip, solder, and sleeve

Wish i was there

it was very cold

5

but yesterday, i managed 43 in 2 hours

Wires or cups of tea

thats because we taught you well

3 plugs, and 20 wires tonight..(1.5 hours).

its taking its time...fo sure

but that is now, everything on the steering column re wired less the nice little illuminating ring, around the key



ive still goto rewire the plugs from the drivers side that went into the fusebox, to the fusebox now behind the passenger seat, and then make the wires for the plugs for the passenger side fusebox around 4" longer

then......im at the point i was hoping to be at , last week before i got the car back with the cage in



once im happy everything works again....it will all come out again, the insides will be painted, then
re-install all the loom
put the dash back in
move and tidy up the wires for the F Con V pro
seats in
wire in the new instrument cluster
plumb in the remainder of the fuel system
plumb in the fire extinguisher
blah
blah
blah

Well don't keep us all in suspenders "How goes the work" Season fast approaching are you ready? do we have enough time to calibrate the chassis?.... What's new?