Weekend car - Accidental....

[Waitey]

Carbon dash next !!

arse of a job to do but worth it. whose carbon is it again ? am sure you said

doors and arches look exactly the same as my old ones

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Carbon NV. Took ages to come but well worth it.

Trying to decide how to fit the doors on now...

 

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mine were just wedged between the body and the cage

they were easy to remove but never came out on road or track

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[Waitey]

10 weeks on.

Old man weekend driver

Track weapon

 

[Cookie]

Little bit of an improvement

 

[JackD]

Track weapon

Looks amazing there! The purple/silver alpina looks nice as well

 

[Waitey]

Looks amazing there! The purple/silver alpina looks nice as well :wink:

FU!

The alpina is awesome.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

God damn I cannot wait to get a house. Something like this will by my first man purchase (followed by a jet ski). Looks so much fun, although I think I'm the kind of person that would rather buy ready done (i.e. Caterham)

 

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stephen its looking good

get those interior pamels carbon !!

dod the half doors wedge in

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[Waitey]

stephen its looking good

get those interior pamels carbon !!

dod the half doors wedge in

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No the cage is too far away from them. I'll have a think how best to fit those later.

At the moment the braking system is favouring the rears, so I've get that to sort next. Along with a tiny oil leak from the oil pressure sensor.

Took it for a quick test drive yesterday and apart from the brakes being crap, the new throttle body and inlet have transformed the throttle response. It'll be interesting to see if its more keen to rev out to the limiter now.

 

[Christopher]

Awesome turnaround!
...makes you realise quite how bad it looked before though.

 

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No the cage is too far away from them. I'll have a think how best to fit those later.

At the moment the braking system is favouring the rears, so I've get that to sort next. Along with a tiny oil leak from the oil pressure sensor.

Took it for a quick test drive yesterday and apart from the brakes being crap, the new throttle body and inlet have transformed the throttle response. It'll be interesting to see if its more keen to rev out to the limiter now.

have you had the car corner weighted and geo checked ?

before adjusting anything on the brakes look there first .

the setup affects how they brake hugely as you know.

look at the spring rates and i can give you some pointers and setup as what most seem to think works does not.

lots of cars are biaed towards sprinting which is often softer to generate grip on cold tyres

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[Waitey]

have you had the car corner weighted and geo checked ?

before adjusting anything on the brakes look there first .

the setup affects how they brake hugely as you know.

look at the spring rates and i can give you some pointers and setup as what most seem to think works does not.

lots of cars are biaed towards sprinting which is often softer to generate grip on cold tyres

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No yet. I wanted it finished first.

My issue seems to be is the fact each brake circuit has its own master cylinder. The fronts are well bled and nice and firm, the rears are still full of air and knackered fluid. This difference in resistance between the two master cylinders is causing the balance bar to rotate in favour of the rears and then they lock. I'll drain and bleed them back up and then I should be back to normal.

 

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ah didnt realise it was on seperate MC's



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[BoatNonce]

Do it.
(This was 6 years ago, f**k me!)

 

[Waitey]

Bloody thing.....

On the upside the new brakes are awesome.

I've gained some pedal travel, so I'll have to relocate the throttle pedal now.

 

[Waitey]

I've been offered all the parts to turbo this for £800 inc new turbo....

Would run 210bhp. Will probs go bang, but it'll go bang anyway right.....

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

I've been offered all the parts to turbo this for £800 inc new turbo....

Would run 210bhp. Will probs go bang, but it'll go bang anyway right.....

Do it

 

[Daz...]

Do it

What he said.

 

[Djw John]

Rude not too

 

[Cookie]

In for a penny...

 

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turbo in a 7 type car is horrid to drive

supercharging works hence a route caterham and ariel took

dont do it

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[TrackEP]

These cars should never be turbocharged!!! screaming NA all the way!!!!!

 

[Waitey]

It seems my starting issues are down to a small fire I've had at some point...

 

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what are the issues ?

every time i have had starter motor issues with 7' s and elises i have fitted a brise and never looked back

the caterham one they do means you can move the solinoid away from the exhaust which mostly causes the click of death

http://www.brise.co.uk/Caterham-C890510PGR.html

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[Waitey]

what are the issues ?

every time i have had starter motor issues with 7' s and elises i have fitted a brise and never looked back

the caterham one they do means you can move the solinoid away from the exhaust which mostly causes the click of death

http://www.brise.co.uk/Caterham-C890510PGR.html

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Its got the K click.

I'll make a direct 12v shunt for the solenoid. The original rover set up only gives about 11v to it.

 

[Christopher]

F20C it, then turbocharge it.

 

[Waitey]

F20C it, then turbocharge it.

Well, after a lot of measuring a K20A would fit. I can have a bellhousing cast in aluminium to fit my type 9 for £500.

K20a with ECU = £800
Loom = £200
K pro = £300
Bell Housing = £500
Manifold = £500
Mounts = £200
Other bits = £500

£2500 ish for a running 220bhp K20 conversion with me doing it. Not too bad, but for £2500 I could build a 210bhp + forged K series which would be 50kg lighter than the K20.

 

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Its got the K click.

I'll make a direct 12v shunt for the solenoid. The original rover set up only gives about 11v to it.

the issue is usually heat on the solinoid hence the shield wrap that has been burnt by the manifold

try the direct feed but i did that go a caterham last year

it was fine for a bit

it also now has a brise , they just work

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[Christopher]

Well, after a lot of measuring a K20A would fit. I can have a bellhousing cast in aluminium to fit my type 9 for £500.

K20a with ECU = £800
Loom = £200
K pro = £300
Bell Housing = £500
Manifold = £500
Mounts = £200
Other bits = £500

£2500 ish for a running 220bhp K20 conversion with me doing it. Not too bad, but for £2500 I could build a 210bhp + forged K series which would be 50kg lighter than the K20.

That's not actually that bad. At least with the Honda K, it'd love the abuse as well.

 

[rich_h]

K20 every day of the week for me! You've done a great job on this, a real transformation.

 

[Waitey]

That's not actually that bad. At least with the Honda K, it'd love the abuse as well.

I missed dry sump off, so add another £800 for that. £3300 is big dolla for a conversion.

 

[Waitey]

Re wire done. Fires up like a beast now.

I really want a new manifold for no real reason...

 

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I missed dry sump off, so add another £800 for that. £3300 is big dolla for a conversion.

plus it's a really tall engine and if i am honest there are much better ways to 220bhp with more torque better gearbox options and way less hassle than honda

and if you want silly power, supercharge a 2.3 duratec at least it has torque




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[Waitey]

plus it's a really tall engine and if i am honest there are much better ways to 220bhp with more torque better gearbox options and way less hassle than honda

and if you want silly power, supercharge a 2.3 duratec at least it has torque




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It's no taller with a dry sump than my current K is.

A built 2.3/2.0 duratec is about the same money.

Base 2.0 duratecs are cheap, the bell housing is only £200, bodies and cams on a std bottom end would give 200bhp and 170lb/ft.

A ford ranger 2.3 with bodies and cams might do 210bhp/190lb with the same effort.

Or I sell this one and buy a higher engine spec'd one.

 

[Clio_fool]

Or you could just run it as it is through summer and get some fun mileage done, and sell or upgrade over winter.

 

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2.3 is 210 stock and fairly easy to see 250

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[Waitey]

Far sale....

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/westfield-se-1-8-vvc-160bhp-£9495.809924/

 

[JB21]

Haha, did it even see a track?

 

[Waitey]

Haha, did it even see a track?

Yeah its done two trackdays now.

Done just over 1000 miles in it, which is good going for me!

 

[JB21]

Yeah its done two trackdays now.

Done just over 1000 miles in it, which is good going for me!

Very good for you, next project?