Search results

Guess what happens when you are feeling smug about your suspension design all being finalised... There was a rumour circlating that the rules were going to change for 2018! Then the bombshell. Maximum width had been reduced. For all Club spec cars the maximum limit was 100mm from the waistline...

Next up on the design list is to sort the engine and gearbox. I wanted to use a standard RX7 flywheel and a twin plate clutch (using the Honda Splines) but the gearbox choice eliminated any off the shelf solution. The RX7 uses a really large 320mm flywheel and the Honda EP3 a 300mm flywheel...

Yeah his prematurely terminated RWD project and the Renault powered spaceframe T16 I've known him since we were both buzzing round in more normal 205's but this is the first time we've got to work together.

The simple steering route would be to have the rack in a similar position to standard but theres a few disadvantages to this. As you adjust camber you would have to recorrect the toe. We could switch the setup upsidedown but the lower ball joint has to cope with a lot of loads and we would...

So this is where things get interesting. Cameron wanted to have trailing brakes. No real benefit other than it looks 'Racecar' so why not! Unfortunately with a bit of maths it looked like the Ackerman angles would be rubbish due to the steering rack having to sit too far forward Shame but we...

Due to the simplicity of the design we decided to keep the Lotus Wheel bearings as they are bolt in. Trackside repairs will be simpler.

First port of call is to get some measuring done and properly design the front suspension. We have driveshaft clearance to overcome as a move to double wishbone would mean the coilovers will mount on the wishbone. There are two options. Create a fork over the driveshaft to mount on the lower...

Yes. One of our long term residents. Its been cut in half now to shorten the wheelbase. The owner needs to get the Audi 80 front end so he can do a proper Group B Rally replica. That got acid dipped at the same time as my 205. About 50% came back lol

To do the dirty work, and to bring my doodles, thoughts and concept to life it was time to bring in a proper engineer. Cameron from Saloonlibre was brought onboard and the shell taken to his workshop The plan was to push the rules as far as we could. To correct the geometry for such a wide car...

I've had to back away from doing much physically so far. I'm not skilled enough nor do I really have time. I can however pick a rule book apart and come up with some wild ideas to create an engineering knightmare. So I did just that lol... The cage came back to haunt us later but thats a few...

Probably the end of last year we sat down with some strong coffee and started to brainstorm what we were going to do with it. We've been sponsoring a few drivers in Time Attack so this seemed a great platform to build something cool We threw some basics that had to be met. a. It had to be...

Then it got acid dipped and left to gather dust at the back of the unit.

and the rear...

There was a championship called Eurosaloons. So I bought a few goodies and started getting work on the shell. The shell went on a diet and Satchell Engineering custom suspension was duely purchased. Full rollcage added. s**t happened. Work was expanding and meant a full time job so we got so far...

This is going to be a long one lol We've been working on a car for a few months and as its now starting to take shape I'll start posting about it. This is a story that started many years ago and the idea was what started the business off in the first place. Lets start a business to get money to...

They run a 400lb front spring and 275lb rear so for track use need a heavier duty ARB to get the turn in. If you have a daily you have to compromise one way or another. The other option is to go for something like the BC racing DS coilovers. Downsides are the weather protection is not as good...

Though a word of caution. If you are going to strip out the car completely because race car; the Bilstein B14 rear springs do not go low enough.

I think if you are serious about doing track days then coilovers are really the way to go. I think you will struggle to control the roll through high speed corners especially if using sticky tyres. As you use the car daily I would go for the most comfortable coilover option, the Bilstein B14's...

How much for all of them lol but seriously a PM on way :D

Yeah I was a bit worried it was not going to match expectations lol. Its because they use the similar backing plate retension hooks but they certainly are so much better. I'm not a fan of advertising off a sponsored race series where there is no choice of anything else as you cannot get a guage...

My picture is prooving quite useful lol The benefit of the Powerflex yellow is you can potentially remove it between trackdays to soften the harshness of the mounts. Dont try that with the black mount though as theres so little flex they are an absolute bugger to take out.

They will figure something out with the engines. Petrol turbo engines are not going to disappear any time soon

We've been selling these a while and they are a bit different to the CL Brakes. CL Brakes will give instant bite, whereas these need a little bit of heat to get them at optimum temperature. By this nature they are a little more progressive on the pedal so arguably a little easier to modulate...

Glad to be of service :D

Pointless to bin it. Like I said. You can add some flex by drilling the bush. :D Thats free!

You could use a drill and put some holes in it. Powerflex black really is only for dedicated track cars.

Nothing for the Renaults.

Meister R are not the same as BC and Yellowspeed. Internally I would rate them a better quality damper for their valving