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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
All sorted! Fully re-wired from fresh, everything is now working and its fully driving
Re-located fusebox behind the clocks, nice and tidy now when the dash top is back on - cant see any of it
Engine back back to normal...
Better photos and proper update soon!
All sorted! Fully re-wired from fresh, everything is now working and its fully driving
Re-located fusebox behind the clocks, nice and tidy now when the dash top is back on - cant see any of it
Engine back back to normal...
Better photos and proper update soon!
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
looks spot on ron
looks spot on ron
Mk1 F4R
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
cool glad its all sorted now
cool glad its all sorted now
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Apart from your passenger side driveshaft covering all my wheel and arch and brakes in CV grease...yet more work to do!
Apart from your passenger side driveshaft covering all my wheel and arch and brakes in CV grease...yet more work to do!
R26
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Love this car alot dude, all the hard work youve put into it really shows
Love this car alot dude, all the hard work youve put into it really shows
Mk1 F4R
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
omg aghhhhhhhhhhyh ill have to ask ryan to get one in asap
omg aghhhhhhhhhhyh
ill have to ask ryan to get one in asap
TrackCar & F30 330d
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Well done mate, good its all up and running, Its a good feeling to eventually fix an annoying problem
Well done mate, good its all up and running, Its a good feeling to eventually fix an annoying problem
Ollie's Silver Cup
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Just been having a read through the thread; very impressive
Just been having a read through the thread; very impressive
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Will post a few pics in the next couple of days, pretty much has everything bolted back on now.
Cheers for the comments!
Onto the next problem... lol.
My N/S driveshaft thread (that the hub nut goes onto) has always been f*cked, and its always been a pain to get the nut on/off it. I considered cutting a few threads off the end of the shaft to make a fresh and hope it would be OK, but instead managed to get a scrap driveshaft from Whiteley that had a decent thread on the end...
Great I thought, il just swap the CV onto my shaft and all will be well. After speaking to Matteh, he showed me a picture of a Williams Driveshaft Outer CV Joint, and the circlip that holds it together...
To which I assumed a 172 shaft would be the same, so I got most of the grease off the 172 shaft but could not see a circlip in sight. By this point I was covered in grease and gave up...anyone removed the outer CV from a 172 shaft before?
Will post a few pics in the next couple of days, pretty much has everything bolted back on now.
nice one, glad you've sorted it
I really do love this car, even with all the probs you've faced I reckon you do too!
Love this car alot dude, all the hard work youve put into it really shows
Well done mate, good its all up and running, Its a good feeling to eventually fix an annoying problem
Just been having a read through the thread; very impressive
Cheers for the comments!
Onto the next problem... lol.
My N/S driveshaft thread (that the hub nut goes onto) has always been f*cked, and its always been a pain to get the nut on/off it. I considered cutting a few threads off the end of the shaft to make a fresh and hope it would be OK, but instead managed to get a scrap driveshaft from Whiteley that had a decent thread on the end...
Great I thought, il just swap the CV onto my shaft and all will be well. After speaking to Matteh, he showed me a picture of a Williams Driveshaft Outer CV Joint, and the circlip that holds it together...
To which I assumed a 172 shaft would be the same, so I got most of the grease off the 172 shaft but could not see a circlip in sight. By this point I was covered in grease and gave up...anyone removed the outer CV from a 172 shaft before?
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
All that work and your gearknob's still loose!
Looks awesome mate.
All that work and your gearknob's still loose!
Looks awesome mate.
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Apparently some of them had a circlip that was the same, but ive not had chance to have another look yet...
Few proper pics from earlier now its mostly rebuilt...
Nearly hidden most of the wiring/boxes - fusebox gone from the passenger underside as mentioned earlier. One or two small boxes left to hide then its all tidy
More updates soon!
Apparently some of them had a circlip that was the same, but ive not had chance to have another look yet...
Few proper pics from earlier now its mostly rebuilt...
Nearly hidden most of the wiring/boxes - fusebox gone from the passenger underside as mentioned earlier. One or two small boxes left to hide then its all tidy
More updates soon!
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
indeed, unfortunately it's the wrong CV... however the machining detail looks similar to yours and I still think it's a case of selecting the correct sized hammer....
indeed, unfortunately it's the wrong CV... however the machining detail looks similar to yours and I still think it's a case of selecting the correct sized hammer....
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
can you confirm that the williams CV has 25 splines
can you confirm that the williams CV has 25 splines
'92 172, Lotus Elise
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
cheers, that's what I hoped it was, and my 172 CV should be 25 inner 23 outer
cheers, that's what I hoped it was, and my 172 CV should be 25 inner 23 outer
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
a massive credit to you....truely sick
a massive credit to you....truely sick
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Amazing pics. Can't believe how much it's changed.
Just awesome mate, a credit to you. It's come a long way since Bricktek kicked in.
Amazing pics. Can't believe how much it's changed.
Just awesome mate, a credit to you. It's come a long way since Bricktek kicked in.
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Had a new one here for the past 6 months with a weld on-pop off boss, but just not had chance to get it tigged onto the column yet!
Had a new one here for the past 6 months with a weld on-pop off boss, but just not had chance to get it tigged onto the column yet!
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Does look awesome, still been following this from day 1, and followed the 1.2 before that!
Not tempted by some protection for the footwells? When I had mine stripped I went straight through the paint and it looked s**t after a short while!
Does look awesome, still been following this from day 1, and followed the 1.2 before that!
Not tempted by some protection for the footwells? When I had mine stripped I went straight through the paint and it looked s**t after a short while!
Re: Mk1 F4R'd Track Car Project [2010 Winter Rebuild]
Grip-tape on the way at some point! Also still got to add padding to the cage and a few other things to tidy up etc.
Was taken out end of 2008, never had anything really - any bad bad rain and its not driven. Light rain isnt bad if the windows are open, hasnt steamed up really - only one session in late november at Oulton. I keep meaning to sort something but just have not got round to it yet!
+ More money lol, not just yet...
Have you still got that Cup master cylinder by any chance?
Grip-tape on the way at some point! Also still got to add padding to the cage and a few other things to tidy up etc.
Was taken out end of 2008, never had anything really - any bad bad rain and its not driven. Light rain isnt bad if the windows are open, hasnt steamed up really - only one session in late november at Oulton. I keep meaning to sort something but just have not got round to it yet!
+ More money lol, not just yet...
Have you still got that Cup master cylinder by any chance?
