Veeeery cool. Look forward to more feedback
So, Iāve just been out for my first little drive around just to see how the AIM worksā¦
Firstly, it looks great - Iām very happy with that! 
BUT - and this isnāt so great at the moment - the shift lights are largely obscured by the steering wheel because they sit so high in the clusterā¦ I think I can lower the whole thing by about 10mm which might just sneak them back into a visible area, so Iām going to try that first as it may be all I need to do, but thatās a little unfortunate 
Also, the gear readout is obviously not setup so Iāll look into getting that working. Itās supposed to auto-calculate based on rpm and speed, but it must not have the gear ratios set as it changes between reading out random numbers as I accelerate in just first gear, then basically says Iām in 6th all the time at anything over 25mph, lol - sure itās an easy fix though
Second thing I noticed when parking up again is that I had to stand and stare at the car a bit moreā¦ It has been sat under a cover for such a long time now that I donāt see it as much as Iād likeā¦ Theyāre such a good looking car! Hereās a random picture of the rear quarter - because it just looked good, lol!
I think [mention]seriouslylotus[/mention] is working on a remote shift light unit to remedy that exact issue - something to sit on top of the binnacle.
Yeah, when I spoke to him he said that it would be available - I feel sure that if I lower the unit as much as possible (you can slide it up/down when mounting and I just guessed at an initial position) that itāll be just about fine Fingers-crossed anywayā¦
Just spoke to Dave and it seems the gear indication is even easier than Iād imagined to fix - just need to press a button and then drive it for a minute! 
That looks fantastic 
[mention]seriouslylotus[/mention] have shown the add on shift lights on exigesdotcom Instagram 
Damn I love those wheels
Send me all the details, Iāll have a look 
I ordered mine from Driftworks.com - cost about Ā£500 all together
Front:
Japan Racing - JR Wheels JR3 16x7 ET40 4x100/114.3 Bronze
Rear:
Japan Racing - JR Wheels JR3 17x8 ET35 4x100/114.3 Bronze
Do keep in mind that I ended up with a 16mm spacer on both fronts. I expected using somewhere around 10mm to get the offset back correct, but actually ended up with 16mm to make the spokes clear the brake caliper on the front! I fitted 205 section front tyres (AD08R) and it drives fantastic on road and track. Not noticing any adverse effects from the slight change of front offset
Went to a rather sunny Donington GP day yesterday!
The car was running really really well - someone asked me about my superchargerā¦ pah! 
and someone else said that my Honda swap sounded awesome as it went past themā¦ Both looked shocked when I said it was just the good old 2ZZ NA
Anyway, the car went so well that it actually stopped stoppingā¦ Iām pretty sure I boiled my brake fluid. The pedal felt like it went a tiny bit further on the way down to the Melbourne Hairpin, then basically went with very little resistance right down to the bottom when I went to slowdown for Goddards so I got it round the corner somehow and drove into the pit lane with very little braking effectā¦ Iāve always been late and heavy on the brakes, but Iām assuming itās just because my RBF660 fluid needs flushing?.. I checked the fluid and it said there was around 1% water in it, so Iāll change it anyway, but I was surprised it happenedā¦ This was after hammering it for around 20 laps. I just have the standard brake setup with Pagid RS14s
Donny is hard on brakes - in a previous life, the brakes on my Talbot Sunbeam road saloon racer were smoking due to overheating after a 20 min qualifying session there
Good stuff, 20 laps of Donny is a good stint so I reckon most braking setups would have something to say about that! Is it fair to say you got some pedal back after it all cooled down a bit?
Oh, okay - I thought it was maybe failing a bit prematurely - good to know itās not considered terribly unusualā¦ I might try to reduce my tendency towards so much heavy braking, but those RS14 pads work so well, itās a shame not to exercise them fully, lolā¦
Yes, I let it cool down and the brakes worked just fine again - but I started to not trust them (understandably) so ended the day a bit slower than I wouldāve likedā¦ 
Iāll get the fluid changed and see how I go again
Every time I go on a track day now, Iām just thinking āGah! A close ratio gearbox would be SO goooooood!!!ā 
Yeah Iām not really speaking from experience as I get car sick way before 20 laps of Donny 
My brakes are generally still with me at the end of my sessions (I have RS14 and ATE200 fluid) but I probably manage 20mins at the most.
It was the full GP circuit, which seems quite tough on the car versus the National circuit, so Iām not terribly surprised, I supposeā¦ Itās between 1m55 and 2m per lap (for me at least, lol!) on that layout, so Iād been out for quite a while - just really trying to give my engine a thorough shakedown after all the gremlins Iāve had to fix with it since the dealers made a hash of itā¦ I usually do much shorter stints, so I donāt suppose it would normally be an issue, but it was just so much fun! Engine temperature didnāt even go over 87 degrees! (until I stopped in the pits where it crept up past 94c)
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