Icemans Britcar Endurance project 182

[IcemanUK]

So the big strip continues with a nasty surprise.


Engine out then

Nice set of cams and solid bucket lifters

Oh Poooo, wrong fuel used here methinks!!

That's what it should look like.

This rebuild just increased in costs by £600 Pooo

 

[Martin.]

Wow this looks interesting. Looks like a beast! Subscribed!

 

[Fred@BTM]

erm what's wrong with the piston? looks fine

 

[IcemanUK]

erm what's wrong with the piston? looks fine

Looks melted

 

[Neal 182]

Looks more like an injector to me as its only the one piston but hard to tell from pics Fred can't even see it lol

 

[Jack-C]

What times has this car done round brands?

Looking forward to seeing how you get on with it.

 

[IcemanUK]

Looks more like an injector to me as its only the one piston but hard to tell from pics Fred can't even see it lol

I do know it was mapped for V power and run on 95 but that it also was running very rich too. Either way it needs a new set of spitons now and then a good map and setup.

 

[JackJack]

Mental how much money he must of spent building it and then not looked after it properly.

Nice car though.

 

[Kenny.s]

That's seen some pretty severe detonation! The other piston looks like its showing some signs of detonation too. What do the plugs look like? What ecu is it running? Obviously not been monitoring knock.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Beast Mark :approve: a bit of tlc and it will look brilliant I've not doubt

 

[IcemanUK]

That's seen some pretty severe detonation! The other piston looks like its showing some signs of detonation too. What do the plugs look like? What ecu is it running? Obviously not been monitoring knock.

Yes I agree, one plug lost a prong and its on a MOTEC. Troy will map it for me at NMS like the Clio, he is also doing the interior loom for me again. More pics for you.



Very messy wiring

Nice pedal box

Engine in bits ready for putting back together after a good clean

An Audi and some Clio. I am running out of space LOL

The offender, nice Arrow rods though and nice dash in background

Stripped ready for paint prep

 

[Kenny.s]

Just a thought but is this not worthy of its own thread?

Good progress though, are you taking the windows out before you paint the inside? Make life a whole lot easier.

 

[IcemanUK]

Just a thought but is this not worthy of its own thread?

Good progress though, are you taking the windows out before you paint the inside? Make life a whole lot easier.

I have masked them all up now

As for its own thread I guess it sort of is. Be a ball ache to move it all now.

 

[Kenny.s]

Hmm, it is of course entirely up to you but for all the time it takes I would get them taken out, a window company will do remove and refit for a reasonable fee. Another point to note, the tubes directly behind the windows are the bits your going to see when you look in said window, if you don't get a decent finish on them everyone will see it.

The guy who did mine said it was one of the trickier cages he's done and there's no way he could have done it with the windows in.

 

[mark123]

As for its own thread I guess it sort of is. Be a ball ache to move it all now.

You could just get admin to change the title, seeing as you've already started in here now.

 

[frenchthing]

Did you leave the front screen in too??


Your painters are gonna hate you! Lol

 

[IcemanUK]

Question:

Can you paint with 2 pak isocyanate using a good quality carbon mask or is it a must to use air flow?

 

[mark123]

I wouldn't do it after doing a bit of research on it myself.

 

[IcemanUK]

I wouldn't do it after doing a bit of research on it myself.

f**k it ill get the local shop to do it. Block crank and head back now. All sound and standard.

 

[MG cup]

 

[MG cup]

You'll spend loads of money on consumables and gear to paint it yourself Mark, not worth it IMO if its just one job your doing.

Is that an air con condenser I see in the bottom left ???:S

http://www.picturemoi.com/Audi S3 project/pics5/DSC_0064.jpg

 

[Fred@BTM]

can see the det now, was looking at the spot on the crown not the edge LOL!

 

[Tony Hunter]

Tunnel vision.

 

[JackJack]

You'll spend loads of money on consumables and gear to paint it yourself Mark, not worth it IMO if its just one job your doing.

Is that an air con condenser I see in the bottom left ???:S

http://www.picturemoi.com/Audi S3 project/pics5/DSC_0064.jpg

Oil cooler? I presume we are looking at the same thing.

 

[MG cup]

Oil cooler? I presume we are looking at the same thing.

Nope, further to the corner than that, it looks like a clutched pulley to me, usually fitted to AC.

 

[IcemanUK]

Nope, further to the corner than that, it looks like a clutched pulley to me, usually fitted to AC.

That's a little oil cooler for the power steering system.

I spoke to the bodyshop in peterborough and they will collect it for me so just have to put the front shox back in and wheels on and they can have it. What do you thk about me getting them to do the engine bay white and also the outside of the car too?

As for thread title I dont think I should change it as most of this thread is my Clio. Hmmm what to do what to do.

Fred follow the finger

 

[MG cup]

Wrong spy, further down.

Throwing white over it is easy to do all at once/cheaper and easier to touch/patch in when you bash it. Shows off sponsors good too.

Mine will go white when/if it gets some gravel/race petina.

 

[Kenny.s]

Guessing that's the power steering pump pulley?

 

[MG cup]

Maybe with the flexi hoses connected, just curious why a car of that spec looked to have air con.

 

[IcemanUK]

Maybe with the flexi hoses connected, just curious why a car of that spec looked to have air con.

Ah yes power steering pump buddy.

 

[IcemanUK]

Ok question for you engineers. The pistons were made special for this engine but what stops me putting a standard set of forged in it? What am I missing??

 

[MG cup]

Compression ratio you want, custom valve clearance required???

 

[IcemanUK]

Question

How many lires of fuel per minute does a 300 bhp race car use?

 

[frenchthing]

Thats a hard question to answer.. It all depends on the engine efficiency .. in theory it should be under a litre i think but as most of the fuels energy goes into producing heat rather than all power i'd guess closer to 1.5litres/min

 

[Tony Hunter]

Thats a hard question to answer.. It all depends on the engine efficiency .. in theory it should be under a litre i think but as most of the fuels energy goes into producing heat rather than all power i'd guess closer to 1.5litres/min

I would agree, our's uses about 1ltr/min

 

[Fred@BTM]

Ok question for you engineers. The pistons were made special for this engine but what stops me putting a standard set of forged in it? What am I missing??

specially made? speak to CP, Omega/Accrilite, JE etc etc or RST tuning, no reason for you not to use off the shelf items unless the block has been bored?

 

[IcemanUK]

specially made? speak to CP, Omega/Accrilite, JE etc etc or RST tuning, no reason for you not to use off the shelf items unless the block has been bored?

I think its to do with it being a AXX block with a golf 16 valve head on it. Ordered them now.

 

[IcemanUK]

I would agree, our's uses about 1ltr/min

So 60 min race with 2 mins in the pits I need minimum 60 litre tank then.

 

[Tony Hunter]

I wouldn't fancy having less. Would you?

 

[bmh.01]

I think its to do with it being a AXX block with a golf 16 valve head on it. Ordered them now.

Are there any ID letters on the head? Just out of curiosity for what it actually is more than anything. Should stamped into a machined surface somewhere usually the timing end cover gasket face.

Would imagine its a 1.8t 16v head of some variety.