Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]

[Christopher]

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Awesome day though... at least there's nothing you can't rig up!

Cheers for the passenger rides dude... i got the clean laps though

 

[Robclio98]

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looks liek you had fun bud

 

[Mark One]

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whiteley told me about this, hope the damage aint too bad dude

 

[Naith]

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'car looks like its been sick'


LOL

 

[f0xy]

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The current fix...

 

[BioHzrd]

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Lol gafer tape FTW !

 

[B5 BDJ]

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lol, ghetto fix! gaffer tape FTW.

aint going to be to expensive to fix is it?

 

[f0xy]

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two of the mounting points on the inside of the bumper itself have snapped off.....gotta think of how im going to sort it yet lol

 

[dunlop]

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I saw one mk1 with bonnet pins though it.

 

[Hutchie]

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Lol! Unlucky mate, Good to see the car being used as god intended!

as a plough :S


hutchie

 

[Mark One]

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nice fix!

 

[B5 BDJ]

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as a plough :S

lol

 

[superbenji88]

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didnt know Santa worked at Oulton park

good to see you got it all sorted for the track day

 

[Bloooor]

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I'm currently LOL'ing at the pic :approve:

 

[Brett]

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What was it like to drive on track then jord? how does it go compared to 1*2's?

Whats the plan for the front bumper? respray etc or just fix it and leave it.

Is the car suposed to be a track **** or do you want it mint aswell?

 

[f0xy]

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it was pretty good, handled nice, bit slippery at times but im putting that down to the spec 2's on the front, wont be getting those again anytime soon...

front brakes kept locking up also, think that might have been down to the tyres also, locking up caused the two offs lol

im gona rig it back on for now, be reet!

 

[ForceIndia]

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Looked and sounded good, seemed rapid too.

 

[jams]

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Thanks for the rides yesterday dude. Bit of a weapon you've made yourself there!!!

 

[fuel_slut]

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Spec-2's are epic in the dry with a bit o heat in them, but they just cant cope even with the slightest damp.

 

[172bagss2]

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Spec-2's are epic in the dry with a bit o heat in them, but they just cant cope even with the slightest damp.

They get nice and sticky - until they fall apart :dapprove: At croft earlier this year I could literally pull chunks off mine when they were banging hot...

Main prob with them is the tyre walls are too soft. Good road tyres though (esp for £121 for 4 fitted! - for 195/50/15s)...

 

[Max46]

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Wicked thread Bud keep up the good work!

Gower

 

[Ollie82.]

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My god Jord. Haven't spoken to you for a while so reading this thread has been an epic catch up.
Glad to see you made it to Oulton. So you coming down this way after Chrimbo?

 

[f0xy]

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yeah should be, will speak to you on msn at some point

 

[Christopher]

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[*Danny*]

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you found out whats happend with the non-start problem after you txt me??

 

[dunlop]

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im guessing something bad from christophers post...

 

[Whiteley]

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+1

 

[Winston]

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f**king DIE!!!!!! MK1... DIE!!!!!!!!

 

[fuel_slut]

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So shall we just keep guessing for a few days or is someone going to shed some light?

 

[Guppy]

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So shall we just keep guessing for a few days or is someone going to shed some light?

+1

 

[Christopher]

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Cambelt or tensioner has failed...

Cranking the bottom end fails to turn the cams.

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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Cambelt or tensioner has failed...

Cranking the bottom end fails to turn the cams.

A stone from the gravel trap maybe?

 

[Christopher]

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Good thinking... maybe

 

[Guppy]

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Cambelt or tensioner has failed...

Cranking the bottom end fails to turn the cams.

indeed

poor Jord is all i can say tbh............

 

[Christopher]

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Aye, he text me before. Waiting for the RAC

Mk1's Die

 

[Bloooor]

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Sick of this!

*Hugs Jord*

 

[Hutchie]

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by the sounds of things

FAIL

 

[f0xy]

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cambelts snapped, towed home before once again......

cams dont turn over with engine (dizzy cap off, rotor dosent turn....inlet cam dosent turn when looking down oil filler hole either).....came round a corner, started tapping loudly for a split second then died.......wont re-start.....

no idea why, cant even be arsed to look tonight, belt is less than 1k miles old, same with tensioner and the idler....f**k knows!

 

[Guppy]

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ask santa for a new lump!

chin up lad, it will be worth it

 

[Mark One]

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dude. wow. Gutted. that is really very unlucky. Could a stone from the gravel trap get through the cambelt gaurds?