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Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project clutch/gear issues all sorted....having a bit of a problem with the battery, not earthing properly so its not charging etc, need to sort that tommorow....Horn also fitted into the passenger arch, all working. Major priority at the moment is getting the...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project yep....RAF Marham weekend. Well, its on the road, tax'd, insured....drives pretty nice! :D ...still, cant change gear properly, no wipers fitted, loads of little things....but at least it drives :cool:

any updates on this?

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Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project if you look on the clocks end of the speedo cable, you will see 3 wires going to a white connector. yellow white and black. splice into the black, and earth it to the bodywork somewhere, which is adding another earth... not passing through mate, my...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project update from today.... seat bars all welded in, few other bits tidied up. drivers seat fitted, standard seatbelt (gotta drive to get some eyelets for the harnesses, lol)...also swapped the alternator from the blue one to the hybrid, no more squeeking now :)...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project yep, quite a few in there

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread there will be a difference, 172/182 wishbones will sort your problem, id put money on it!

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread balljoints all the same inc some megane and some scenics

Not my car, just posting on behalf of someone else. This is a 182. When ignition is turned on to position 2, the fuel pump starts (like it should), but dosent go off, like it normally would. It just keeps on whirring and whirring and whirring indefinately. Then, when you start the engine, the...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project more done today....seat bars finally got level and to the right profile after a bit of playing around, just need welding now... They are 3mm sheet steel bent to the shape of a channel, then shaped to fit... Also, cheers to Winston for donating me a...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project tuesday hopefully

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project bottom end maybe, dosent want to run at all :S

hubs/brakes/wishbones/driveshafts will fit onto the valver subframe no probs ARB wont fit, subframe wont i dont think (not 100% though) Gearbox will fit with a bit of modification, mount needs one hole drilling to fit chassis IIRC also i think the speed sensor comes out of the gearbox and the...

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread brap....mega widetrack for us y0!

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project Bit of an update, spent from 10am-7pm today on it.... Engine bay sorted nearly (Bar elbow for induction)... As there is no wiring inside (mostly) now, the bits that are needed some through this grommet... The extent of my 'custom' loom, about 4 runs...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project ive no idea, pmsl. I had a bit of a play with a fiesta ST before....he wasnt impressed an old clio was edging past him....after that its been tapping, then it got worse, and worse, and worse....and I managed to get it home. Tried to start it again, took...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project oh well the blue valver runaround just spat its dummy out and started playing up. Had to drive 20mph all the way home with a very loud clattering/racket going on under the bonnet....I thought it was a tensioner on the cambelt, but noway would that make this...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project the end is a long way off, lol....i dont think there is an end...ha

JiGGY is so riggy these days, lol

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Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project lack of updates yet again, but meh been hard at work! Engine bay tidied up, ECU mounted, cables all tidy. Front bumper re-fitted, bonnet pins setup, etc. Spent a while profiling the seat bars I had made (70x30x3mm channeling) to fit the floorpan, welder is...

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread too bad i couldnt get the thread out of the box today ;) guys off till next week too, so you wudda been farked with mine!

customcages (where i got my cage from) sell 1.5m lengths (45mm dia, 3mm wall) for like £11 a piece

saw your message when i woke up this morning, laptop still on......i must have fallen asleep, lol

its just a crankcase breather/vaccum mate, usually would go to the back of the airbox

yeah, i think they most definatley are....its the same on valver/williams valver rack isnt really wide enough to take the williams widetrack, but saying that 90% of people just wind the track rod ends out until its long enough....hardly any thread remains holding it in though, not ideal...

wishbones are bigger im sure....hubs may be 'deeper' size wise too

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project ;) sorry about the lack of decent updates, been busy trying to get loads done! Wiring is there now, everything working, all tidy inside, can only see two runs of conduit (clocks and stalks)....OBD port is located above the pedals, too... Finished a few...

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread its spread from that williams steering rack I gave him ;) "Welcome to Mk1 Ownership."