172 Cup track toy build

[Leslie Graham]

For what it's worth mark I blanked thr steering box ports and put an incision in my rubber piped loop to release pressure build up.
Engine in and started tonight. Little rattle cold though, will post vid to forum to see what members think

 

[MarkX]

For what it's worth mark I blanked thr steering box ports and put an incision in my rubber piped loop to release pressure build up.
Engine in and started tonight. Little rattle cold though, will post vid to forum to see what members think

ooh 😧 fingers crossed for an easy fix, hopefully just injector releated, does sound a bit more metallic though

 

[MarkX]

Another job I've been meaning to do for ages, tired of breaking push rivets I put a couple of Dzus fasteners to make the bumper quick and easy to pull off

 

[Leslie Graham]

ooh 😧 fingers crossed for an easy fix, hopefully just injector releated, does sound a bit more metallic though

Ah we'll see come Saturday. Now building an Autograss Micra too so it's getting my attention at mo

 

[Gsi2000]

What's the lengths of ur oil cooler pipes or roughly going tomarrow to get some hoses made up. Dnt want the oil getting to Hot

 

[MarkX]

What's the lengths of ur oil cooler pipes or roughly going tomarrow to get some hoses made up. Dnt want the oil getting to Hot

Don't know what length they are, if you can wait until tomorrow afternoon I'll measure them for you

 

[Gsi2000]

Don't know what length they are, if you can wait until tomorrow afternoon I'll measure them for you :smile:

If u can that would be great. Need to get a few miles racked up on this engine make sure everything beds in nicely for its hurting lol

 

[MarkX]

If u can that would be great. Need to get a few miles racked up on this engine make sure everything beds in nicely for its hurting lol

my cooler is 13 row X 280 wide
pipes are 950mm and 1200mm including fittings

 

[Gsi2000]

my cooler is 13 row X 280 wide
pipes are 950mm and 1200mm including fittings :smile:

Leg and went to zero after work got the hoses

 

[Gsi2000]

Leg and went to zero after work got the hoses

 

[Gsi2000]

Rack looped

5pk belt in, all finished, just need a test drive to see what it's like!

whats the size of this belt 5pk???

 

[Leslie Graham]

850 V5

 

[MarkX]

whats the size of this belt 5pk???

 

[MarkX]

Not much to update, not tracking it at the moment as money is needed elsewhere, Clio will be sold later in the year but hopefully get a few days out before then.

AR1s which probably won't make it onto the car lol

The last tack day resulted in this........

Brand new discs and ds1.11 pads wrecked in 5 sessions, so disappointed and no help with the aftermath, £250 worth of brakes fucked in one day 😧 Even worse is my lovely white 1.2s are destroyed, the dust from that day has somehow eaten into them, they're dull and pitted ffs

.......then decided to go back to basics, new discs, backward step to RC5+ pads which I'm finding really good (on the road anyway) new TRW carriers off amazon and genuine calipers off here with 500 road miles done on them, to make sure I won't have issues again, maybe, hopefully, possibly......

I'll hopefully give it some abuse in August :smile:
Still hate epas! yuck

 

[sonny172cup]

Bloody hell looks like ds3000!!! Had my ds1.11s now for 2 seasons and been fine, strange to say the least

 

[MarkX]

Bloody hell looks like ds3000!!! Had my ds1.11s now for 2 seasons and been fine, strange to say the least

yeah gutted, not had an issue with them before, loved them but I'm going to use cheaper stuff now and just have fun

 

[GrahamS]

No Mark you can't sell!
Got knows how those tyres have an E wet grip rating, they're like slicks!

 

[Gsi2000]

Not much to update, not tracking it at the moment as money is needed elsewhere, Clio will be sold later in the year but hopefully get a few days out before then.

AR1s which probably won't make it onto the car lol

The last tack day resulted in this........

Brand new discs and ds1.11 pads wrecked in 5 sessions, so disappointed and no help with the aftermath, £250 worth of brakes fucked in one day 😧 Even worse is my lovely white 1.2s are destroyed, the dust from that day has somehow eaten into them, they're dull and pitted ffs

.......then decided to go back to basics, new discs, backward step to RC5+ pads which I'm finding really good (on the road anyway) new TRW carriers off amazon and genuine calipers off here with 500 road miles done on them, to make sure I won't have issues again, maybe, hopefully, possibly......

I'll hopefully give it some abuse in August :smile:
Still hate epas! yuck

Those tyres are class looking was looking a set myself but can't get them in my size. Hopefully I'll be out in August aswell

 

[MarkX]

Looong few months break, Clio was back on track yesterday, found it difficult to get some clean laps in, but had fun!

 

[imprezaworks]

Were you thinking of selling this mark?

 

[MarkX]

Were you thinking of selling this mark?

Yes still am, it'll be stripped though, I think it's the only way I can get half decent money back out of it, in no hurry at the moment, X is broken again and I don't have the urge to fix it until I do a couple more track days, then I need to clear some metal from my driveway and maybe have a life again lol That said, I've a new Transit Connect lwb coming in two weeks and I've been looking at wheels for it, I'm very ill indeed :fearscream:


Rusty fastest lap from yesterday

 

[imprezaworks]

Be a shame to break it, but like you say it's the way to recoup some monies

 

[Leslie Graham]

You were going well mark, keep her lit on the track and keep the fun going!!!

 

[MarkX]

You were going well mark, keep her lit on the track and keep the fun going!!!

As I said before, nothing rash being done, it'll be around for the next couple of track days then see how things are. Glad you're not getting too disheartened with your Clio woes!

 

[Leslie Graham]

Not at all, every time i have to strip something I find something new to cut away!
Won't get a chance to get to Clio for another couple of weeks as Brads Autograss car has to be finished for next Sat (10th Sept) for his 1st race.
Was thinking of a 129 box but to be honest, i'll be happy enough if she runs as is. Was going well enough, for now anyhow.
Cheap fix hopefully and look at it more in depth over winter.
Couldn't believe the change of cars on track even from this time last year. Fewer recognizable faces

 

[MarkX]

Not at all, every time i have to strip something I find something new to cut away!
Won't get a chance to get to Clio for another couple of weeks as Brads Autograss car has to be finished for next Sat (10th Sept) for his 1st race.
Was thinking of a 129 box but to be honest, i'll be happy enough if she runs as is. Was going well enough, for now anyhow.
Cheap fix hopefully and look at it more in depth over winter.
Couldn't believe the change of cars on track even from this time last year. Fewer recognizable faces

isn't the only difference between the boxes 5th gear? I though 1st to 4th were the same? Yours has made a huge step with the extra weight gone and slicks, you'll eat me through the corners now
I've noticed so many new cars/faces at the last couple I've been too, pretty good driving standards last weekend though :up:
All the best with Autograss :stig:

 

[JKING3008]

Saw you went for the CL RC5+ On the front, I'm running the CL RC6 on the front and RC5+ on the rear.

Are you running standard rear pads?
Car looks awesome btw

 

[MarkX]

Saw you went for the CL RC5+ On the front, I'm running the CL RC6 on the front and RC5+ on the rear.

Are you running standard rear pads?
Car looks awesome btw :smile:

thanks :up:
yes, Standard pads on the rear, not really sure there's any point in anything fancy tbh but open to suggestions! I've run DS1.11 on the front before and they were awesome, recently been swapping between some cheap mintex and the RC5+ which are ok, but didn't give me any real confidence on the brakes at the end of the back straight lol, they didn't fade but didn't bite like I'm used to :grimacing:

 

[Leslie Graham]

isn't the only difference between the boxes 5th gear? I though 1st to 4th were the same? Yours has made a huge step with the extra weight gone and slicks, you'll eat me through the corners now :smile:
I've noticed so many new cars/faces at the last couple I've been too, pretty good driving standards last weekend though :up:
All the best with Autograss :stig:

I'll have to have a look into it, maybe flash it up on the forum for advice.
Have to admit, building the Autograss car to extremely strict (because of junior racing) rules makes the Clio a more attractive proposition.
If it turns out to be clutch only i'll probably uprate, the slicks would have no doubt taken their toll on it.
Only a shame I didn't get more driving time. Reckon there's another 15kg to be lost through battery and possibly even fuel tank. Fitted a complete stand alone system on Brads car as per rules (piece of piss). The weight of the plastic Micra tank was a lot heavier than expected!!!
Worth a winter thought anyhow...

 

[Gsi2000]

 

[Gsi2000]

 

[Gsi2000]

 

[MarkX]

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Holy f**k Conor, you ok???? Is that at the chicane? Rear tyre looks iffy

 

[Gsi2000]

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Holy f**k Conor, you ok???? Is that at the chicane? Rear tyre looks iffy

yea at the chicane done it right this time

 

[Cupman29]

That looks nasty, hope you awere ok!
What suspension and tyre setup were you running? Did you hit a Kerb or cut the corner before the corner?
Shows you how easy it can happen.

 

[MarkX]

yea at the chicane done it right this time

Bit of a shocker! Is that just pick up or has the offside rear tyre delaminated? What the plan now, cheap shell and start again?

 

[MarkX]

Well, it feels like a lifetime but it's time to dust off the cup and have some fun again, track time tomorrow! Just fitted a used set of pagid RS4-2 to see what they're like and removed the fog surrounds and stuck on some black mesh to hopefully get maximum air in there.

 

[MarkX]

Fantastic day on a treacherous circuit, quite a few offs and red flags, dried a bit then rained even harder and then ran into darkness, fun!

No, that's not the right line there 😂

 

[MarkX]

 

[imprezaworks]

Love the top pic