Friday I went to check the car at the workshop. The F4R is in with all its useful accessories and all its final engine and gearbox mounts. The dogbone mount need a new support tu be welded to the car as it's not at the same position than on the K4M engine.
The left part of the chassis needed a bit of massaging to accomodate the TL4 gearbox, so did the transversal lower bar in the front for the alternator bracket.
The transmission axles apparently fit on the TL4, good surprise as on their Megane powered Twingo (but it's built with a basic 1.2 Twingo), they needed machining.
The GAZ Shocks have been fitted with the AST top mounts. We initially intended to use the R2 mounts but you absolutely need the rollcage for these as they require quite a bit of cutting on the chassis and you need something to stiffen things up after. GAZ will shortly receive my second set of top mounts to "copy" them and change / upgrade a few problems on them and then i'll swap them on the car.
The windows are a direct fit, they only need a black strip of paint all around on their back surface to hide the bodywork where you install them in order to get a clean look. They are super light, like incredibly light! Quite the weight saving!
The 182 exhaust manifold is fitted and the Clio 2 cat currently on just as a test part will be swapped for a sports cat 200 cell.
The Avon ZZR tires are on the OZ wheels, they are so soft you can see your fingerprint on them after removing your hand.
Still we have to get an airbox that fits under the bonnet, prepare the bracket for the Sybele ECU, install the AIM dash, put all the sensors on the engine which lacks a lot in that department, remove the towing assembly, rear wiper, side windows motors, electrical mirrors, etc etc.
Then back to France on a tow truck for roughly a week of mapping done by a french sorcerer who knows all the ins and outs of the Sybele system as well as the Renault cars.
So, 2 weeks of mechanical work, 1 week of programming, then track time!
