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Loving the induction kit and the arch gap on this beast

cool.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Cheers matt, hope so, sorted a few bits out tonight and should have the gearbox back friday

looking rather nice

Re: Project 172 Trophy Red Megane 225 Powered Heavy Track Car just read through this mate, looking good i must say....

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Cheers Ive decided im going to get the gearbox rebuilt with agency as then it will virtually be a brand new box as nearly all of the parts need to be replaced, even some of the gears themselves lol... costly but well worth it.

what do they look like?

on what dci? 80? 100?

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Im going to be putting a standard 172 gearbox in but one that has the speedo drive on it.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion The whole box is fooked, have posted up in the wanted section for another box so with a bit of luck someone will help me out... then can crack on with the conversion

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Just got off the phone again with agency transmissions and there is a huge list wrong with the box lol.... 3rd and 4th selector plates are broke 3rd and 4th hubs are broke 3rd and 4th gears are BADLY worn syncro rings are all badly worn 3rd and 4th syncro hubs...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion I also thought that the 172 cups just go straight from the master cylinder to the callipers? Well abit of an update, Agency Transmissions have just rang me back as i sent the gearbox off to get rebuilt but its going to cost way too much to get it fixed as it...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Haha lol, 5 mins of a job, i still have to wipe all the brown stuff off that was left behind so you only did half a jobn lol ;)

dont keep it yellow mate looks horrible ruins your car

LOL

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion I CAN DO IT.... I CAN DO IT... LOL

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Yeah i know, With abit of luck the engine should be in at weekend but im just waiting for the gearbox to come back from agancy transmissions.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion I was thiniking about doing it for a while, i toyed with severl ideas from buying a mk1 to buying a mk2 ph2 172, but i wanted something that was going to be a project. Im loving doing it tbh

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion This arrived for me on friday.... Powerflex dogbone bush.... not fitted the bush yet will do then when the engine is in.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Hmmm i wonder lol.... Sure i have put all the pics up, ill double check in a min

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Cheers mate, its getting there now mate, Still loads to do but its moving along now at a steady pace. Just waiting on the gearbox to get sorted out now. Cant wait to get it up and running. Abit different since you last saw it lol

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Once the interior wiring loom had been cut down off all the things that have been removed, cd player, interior light, electric windows ect ect.. it was time to re-fit the bottom dash. I have relocated the UCH to where the passenger airbag was Then...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion After fitting all the suspension, subframe, hubs, discs, callipers... ect.... It was time to start to pipe up the brakes. As the car is going to be used mainly for track i have decided to get rid of all the ABS, which ment getting a 172 Cup master cylinder. After...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion HI, no dont think im going to run ITB's or anything yet, just running a standard 172 engine. Cheers for all the comments guy's got loads left to write up tonight, so will be another late night lol. Will get some pics of my recently bought yozza sport exhaust too...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion As for the brakes i ordered a set of brembo HC discs And a set of Ferodo DS2500 pads Got those fitted to the car aswel Thing started to pick up as we got alot done, working on the car til stupid o'clock nearly every night.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion After removing the engine it was time to strip everything else that wasnt sport related off the car ( basically everything barr the shell). Took a while but got there in the end lol. Standard exhaust removed Couldnt get the exhaust off in one piece so had to...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion After re-furbing all of the parts that came off a 172 i painted them all and started to piece back togeather the subframe.. I ordered a set of Powerflex bushed for the wishbones and a new set of wishbone bots and nuts I then files out the wishbones so that...

Right i think its about time i started a project thread for this as i have been planning and gathering parts for the last couple of months. As some of you may know i have previously done 2 trackdays in my 1.2 last year and i think its time for a bigger engine. OUlton park sept 2010...

Very nice

Good effort john