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Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion PM sent...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Very much so - ive been done over dozens of times on this forum. Although this time I thought I could trust the person as it was a good friend of someone I know on here. Obviously we've lost out this time, lucky the engine wasnt too expensive... 8nm on the four...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Haha back to the good ole days. Just skimmed the head with my air powered sander and some 500 grit.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Picked up an engine on Saturday, had the sump off and one of the mains caps to check everything was all good before buying. Turned over fine by hand, decent compression, etc - all seemed good. Decided to take the rocker cover off once we got it back to re-do the...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion That's the least of the problems :dapprove: Pissing around with f*cked engines now!

Not always... depends on the oil/coolant pathways on the engine. My oil and water was mixing slightly, but the car was still perfect. Only when I removed the head it was just two of the small pathways were leaking into each other. Headgasket looks fine on the pics above... but it could be...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Indeed... should be delivered here today mind.

Linkage will be the same, it will just be the lever (and possibly a pin on the gearbox end). To remove you need to undo the linkage from the lever underneath the car, then behind the heatshields you will see the lever goes into the gear stick housing from underneath. Its held in with a big...

The sleeves have moved in my pics (i.e. they are in the wrong position) The sleeves should be flush up with the inside of the wishbone, then tack welded on the outer edge. I just ran 3 x half inch welds equally spaced round the wishbone on all of them. Then the bush goes in and sits flush on...

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Mid next month!

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project Thanks for the comments! Oh, and I now have a new tow car :boring: Now just waiting for the weather to improve so I can do a few bits to the car before deciding on some track days!

Rob mentioned this before Liam... His was 100% ABS with 259mm vented disks, 1.2 16v... Wierd how they dont seem to fit, have you tried to put them on yet over the disk with pads in and bolted to the hub before swapping the hoses over?

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Could well be used to it, whenever it locks up it just seems to be the fronts too. Although another thought the rear calipers could be dodgy, they are original after all - still, I get plenty of brake dust on the back. Never really trail brake to be honest, so...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Very weird how mine works fine then... I guess he will have to suck it and see.

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Was purchased from a lad we know on here who had originally bought it off someone else on here. He was told it had been rebuilt etc, so had it fitted to his car. Only to find reverse didn't work so had it taken back out. Don't think he got as far as driving it...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Well, according to the person it originally belonged to on here in the first place it was 'rebuilt' not long ago, but reverse wasn't working. Although that hardly explains f*cked syncros and components on lots of the gears!

Yeah, just want to tidy the bits up that need doing really, servicing etc. Its a really smooth ride inside so don't want to go messing with it and make it bumpy as hell like the Beemer was lol. Ive had the dash out to replace the heater matrix, which had previously leaked from the looks of it...

Someone had been at a few of the wires on mine with crimps beforehand, so Ive re-done them with solder and heatshrink. I just cut the loom tape back upto where it joins the main loom, removed it from its huge box that's usually under the floor then put it up the side of the glovebox, next to the...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Yeah I know hes on about a load valve, but I cant say ive ever seen one on a cup. Never seen anything located towards the back, where abouts is it? Funnily enough Fred since fitting it last winter I hadn't spun in 2010, explain that one ;) Thinking about it the...

Yeah, the CCM module under the passenger carpet... Ive relocated it since I had the dash out lol

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Nothing extra on the rear beam on a Cup for bias, its in the master cylinder as far as I know/going from people Ive spoken to. I run a 172 cup master cylinder on a modified 172 servo on my Mk1 with direct lines to the back and its spot on :)

The sleeves do move quite a bit if not tacked, mine did over a years use on track. Although it sort of shows some (well, a lot) of the stuff on this forum is b*llocks as I was told not to bother, then this happened. Whipped them off, adjusted, welded and refitted. Done another 16 months without...

You can swap the CV joints Nath, ive removed a few from 172 shafts, not hard to do really. You just need to get the right new CV... with yours being a trophy you will have the bigger hub/bearing anyway I think, only seen one when I had 480bhp's hubs once. So I'm guessing if thats the case then...

Being German and such good designers the whole dash and heater box has to be removed to replace the (commonly leaking) heater matrix. VW quote some daft book time of 9 hours to do the job, although I had the dash out in 30 min's going in blind - they must just want more money. Although, I had to...

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Me and Adam have had a few days off from it, Robs soundtrack of - 'Cant do it' - is still ringing fresh in our ears. You CAN do it. Lol.

£1k - the price I sold the BMW for, so really it didnt cost me anything. BMW owed me half that... Not sure on the name of the color, looks similar to my old Mk2 clio though! Its a 110 SE, drives well :) Trailer has been around for a long time, its there when I need to use it ;)

The BMW went yesterday, then straight onto the VAG... Although, I decided to strip it already :boring:

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion DynAcup you mean? ;)

Re: 1.2 Track car Conversion Wonder which wiring pro had that idea :eek: Missing pics of quite a few of your other parts too?

They would do, just make some subframes to fit, I did with my Mk2 as all the ones 'on the market' were rubbish/really high