1994 172'd Mk1 Valver Track Car

[olly_mango]

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looks mint mate, just read the whole project and its come a hell of a long way.

Look forward to seeing it at Marham!

 

[Whiteley]

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Bit of an update. Cage arrived earlier this week having taken SEVEN weeks to come from OMP through YB Racing. I'd avoid YB for anyone looking at cages, spend a little more and by from somewhere that has a phone number, comms were CRAP.

Anyway, plan was to get it welded in tonight, hasn't happened in full. We've got part way there but have come across a fair few problems over the evening. Quality of the cage is very average and I'm pretty disappointed for £400 tbh. I'll not go into fine details but here are a few pics of the nights progress.

OMP's finest:

A use for a renault jack? Yep, footplates didnt fit without mass butchering.

Picked up a new waterpump too

On the plus side though, it looks feckin cool and will no doubt do a good job should I feel the need to roll it.

Thanks again Daz for skills and patience.

(A slightly disheartened) Chris

 

[Aluco]

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Cage looks seriously cool dude

 

[f0xy]

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Nice update....thats quite a way out up front

 

[Herdie172]

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never seen this thread before, however its awsome! Wish i had the resources and talent to do this. can't wait to see the next update!

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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Nice update....thats quite a way out up front

Quite a way out, is a nice way of putting it! :banghead:

Daz

 

[1PBY]

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thats startin to look awesome!! keep it up!

 

[Whiteley]

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Cage looks seriously cool dude

I agree

Nice update....thats quite a way out up front

Yep, not very good considering what it costs. Will get there though.

never seen this thread before, however its awsome! Wish i had the resources and talent to do this. can't wait to see the next update!

Thanks mate

Quite a way out, is a nice way of putting it! :banghead:

Daz

Be fine! Got some more bolts today too.

thats startin to look awesome!! keep it up!

I'll do my best, coming together now though.

 

[Tullyvernon]

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Love the cage! looks lethal, hope you get it fitted alright

 

[matty w]

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i've got the same cage mate and i know there not brilliant but the likes of safety devices are £1200 so 3 times the price

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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i've got the same cage mate and i know there not brilliant but the likes of safety devices are £1200 so 3 times the price

Did your not sit properly either? can you PM Chris if you have any info (whiteley)

 

[Mark One]

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Be fine! Got some more bolts today too.

Tell me your not bolting the cage in? I don't get the point of that. Weld the fcuker down and be done with it.
Cage itself looks alreet mate, just the box mounts are a bit :S

 

[f0xy]

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I hope the CustomCages one ive ordered isnt an arse to fit

 

[Djw Dave]

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looking good that mate.

 

[Whiteley]

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Tell me your not bolting the cage in? I don't get the point of that. Weld the fcuker down and be done with it.
Cage itself looks alreet mate, just the box mounts are a bit :S

There are holes and captive nuts in the cage and footplates, so I may aswell add them and weld it aswell rather than leave a load of open holes.

 

[rich_h]

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It's looking good Chirs! When I'm in Lincoln I'll pop over and have a look at some point if that's ok.

 

[Mark One]

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There are holes and captive nuts in the cage and footplates, so I may aswell add them and weld it aswell rather than leave a load of open holes.

grand:approve:

 

[Whiteley]

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It's looking good Chris! When I'm in Lincoln I'll pop over and have a look at some point if that's ok.

No worries at all! Be good to see you! Give me a shout.

 

[matty w]

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Did your not sit properly either? can you PM Chris if you have any info (whiteley)

couldnt tell you,i left it to my mate to fit who's a welder/fabricator he never said anything

 

[Guppy]

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Seems alot of cage for the money tbh.

You'd only get a show cage in a 1*2 for that. Look's impressive though

 

[Whiteley]

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Update time.

Had a fair few more parts delivered to work in the past week, they love me.

Bilstein front dampers and lower springs, Williams fitment.

GAZ adjustable rear dampers

4 Toyo T1r's to go on the Williams wheels when I finish refurbing them

A pair of 172 front hubs and calipers. I need to get the hubs modified to accept Williams shocks before they can go on the car, and clean it all up too

Anyway, we carried on with the cage for a 2nd night and things went alot better. I'd made up a harness bar to sit in the rear section of the cage so that was welded in

The rest of the cage was then welded with minimal fuss, bar the underseal setting alight at any opportunity. Bit of a pain but can be re-sealed easily. Welds need a little fettling to look prettier but it's all in and bloody solid.

Started on the seat mounts next. I'd decided how I was going to do this a long while back but wanted to leave it until the cage was in to make sure nothing interfered. Got some 40x4mm steel off a fabby mate of mine which he cut to length. Marked everything up, checked straightness, double checked, and tacked in.

Welder man

Cut some angle to size which were to be welded to the floor to brace the rear overhanging part of the seat rails. Absolutely solid with these in.

Welded the seats fully and also the centre crutch strap eye bolt. I was going to have 2 eye bolts with them being 6 point harnesses, but there was an ideal looking hole already there in the original seat mounts so we used that instead, perfectly in the middle.

And (molegripped) in

Love them!

And finally the usual 'current status' shot.

Chris

 

[f0xy]

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nice update!

 

[ordinary]

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Wow... awesome build... i'm new to the forum and thus your project... bloody fantastic job! The price parts and the even the cars themselves makes projects like your well attractive! A cheap 2003 ph2 is about AUD$13K (about 5K-ish pounds).

And are a pretty skilled operator too - what do you do for a living?

Striped and yet road legal you say?!?! The UK must have seriously flexible rego rules!

In Australia i almost had to pay a fine for not having the back seats in the car - that was all that i removed!

Cant wait to see this beasty on the track - i can trust that you will have plenty of pics when the time come

 

[Adey.]

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in fairness us brits do have it really easy with regards to what we can do to our cars

 

[Djw Dave]

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Got skilz! Looking great mate. Keep up the great work!

 

[kie1an]

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Wow... awesome build... i'm new to the forum and thus your project... bloody fantastic job! The price parts and the even the cars themselves makes projects like your well attractive! A cheap 2003 ph2 is about AUD$13K (about 5K-ish pounds).

And are a pretty skilled operator too - what do you do for a living?

Striped and yet road legal you say?!?! The UK must have seriously flexible rego rules!

In Australia i almost had to pay a fine for not having the back seats in the car - that was all that i removed!

Cant wait to see this beasty on the track - i can trust that you will have plenty of pics when the time come

lol at nearly getting a fine for removing the rear seats cage is looking very solid :approve:

 

[Whiteley]

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Cheers people

Got some paint tonight so will do the rest of my Williams wheels and make a start on tidying then inside up ready for paint.

 

[Tullyvernon]

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great job lad, good progress as usual, looking forward to the next update!

 

[Whiteley]

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Thanks mate.

Spent most of today (my 20th birthday! :star in the garage starting to prep for paint.

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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weirdo

 

[Bluebeard]

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Loving the work dude.

Really really not looking forward to the cage bit of my car. So much so I may not even bother.

 

[Brett]

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Haven't realy been followin this thread however I will be from now on. This is a realy good project mate, when you hoping to get it on track then?

 

[Whiteley]

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Loving the work dude.

Really really not looking forward to the cage bit of my car. So much so I may not even bother.

It was a fair amount of work, but 100% worth it IMO. Looks amazing too now with a bit of paint on.

Haven't realy been followin this thread however I will be from now on. This is a realy good project mate, when you hoping to get it on track then?

Cheers. First track outing will be Marham 19th April I believe. I want it on the road well before then though for to get some test miles on it.

 

[fuel_slut]

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Looking good mate. If I had the space and time I wud love to rebuild my MK1.

 

[clioGT]

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really nice work


want to this to my rsi, too

 

[bing_17]

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Looking good mate, good to meet you at the RR day too.

Chris.

 

[Fred@BTM]

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looks cool, but don't know if its just me, but the cage looks low at the front and over the head?

 

[Whiteley]

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Looking good mate, good to meet you at the RR day too.

Chris.

Cheers bud, you too.

looks cool, but don't know if its just me, but the cage looks low at the front and over the head?

It's sat right up against the shell at the front of the roof so its about as high as it can go. It'd be nice if it hugged the A-pillars and roof a little better but I think it's pretty well in as it is

Sorry for lack of updates recently. Ive got some done but no pics.

 

[Fred@BTM]

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just double check (bit late now) the cage in pinky was high up and i still smacked my head off it all the time (with helmet on)

 

[Whiteley]

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Yeah I've had the seats all mounted and sat in and it is a bit tight. Seats can go down and inwards slightly if needs be too. Cage padding sorted as well.