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Agreed with the previous posts. People think there car is a project when they change the alloys, add some silvervisions, paint an inlet and maybe change the suspension. This is NOT a project.
A project is about doing something unique, changing many different parts, a story (f0xys thread)...
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
few new updates.
Noticed there was abit of play in the steering so investigated and found that the steering column was fucked. That has now been replaced. No pics im afraid.
Fitted the control box which will house all the switches and the DASH2...
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
Getting some new ones made up from very thin aluminum. Those ones in the picture, the door handle fouls the cage door bars
Carl
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
gussets
cut away door
terrible pictures but you get the idea. The interior will be getting completely re-sprayed once all the work is done
Carl
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
Since it doesnt look like the engine will be done in time, i re-fitted the ITB's to the standard engine and got the car running. First time it has been moved for 5 months :O
So next week will include:
1. Fitting gussets to cage
2. remove excess...
these deals are cool.
Tom Tom are doing one for there Go series. If you buy a Tom Tom Go and england win the world cup. They will give you your money back.
Carl
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
5 months later and still no engine......looks like were running the standard engine for both Croft track days later this month.
Carl
Re: Cro's 5dr 182 now with ITB's :)
Good work Cro :D The engine bay looks epic and it has made very good power!
Im glad my knowledge and spreadsheet helped along the way ;)
Carl
if you want to strip it etc whats the point in buying a "good example" you might aswell buy a cheap tatty car with crap interior for peanuts, considering you'll be stripping it why does it matter if its a good example?
Aslong as the engine is fine and had a recent cambelt change it will be...
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
trust me, ive been on the phone plenty.
Its not so much the engine builders fault, more his very very slow machine shop.
Carl
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
yeah didnt expect an engine to take 4 months to get built...
once i get the engine back it will take a couple of weeks to get everything sorted then down to TDF for wiring/running in/map
Carl
yeah i run an ITB clio for a track car and a Mk1 focus RS for road.
I find that turbo cars are abit to mental in terms of power delivery. With the ITB's you can feather the throttle much better, you know exactly how much power your going to get and its very progressive. In terms of the turbo...
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
im just fitting the top of the dash from the old shape clio and it fits perfectly behind the bars with abit of persuasion lol.
Carl