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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
ValverInBits
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
I don't get it. You bought the seats or the whole shell? :S
BTW, you read this. You can tow on our 'younguns' licences, Just need a really heavy tow car.
http://www.ntta.co.uk/law/law/driving_licences.htm
I don't get it. You bought the seats or the whole shell? :S
BTW, you read this. You can tow on our 'younguns' licences, Just need a really heavy tow car.
http://www.ntta.co.uk/law/law/driving_licences.htm
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
The seats, its the only pic he seems to have that I could find to hand!
Yeah....So trailer & load has to be less than the weight of the tow car? Talking say maybe 1200kgs+ to be on the safe side...Landy? lol.
The seats, its the only pic he seems to have that I could find to hand!
Yeah....So trailer & load has to be less than the weight of the tow car? Talking say maybe 1200kgs+ to be on the safe side...Landy? lol.
ValverInBits
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
I've been looking into it mate. was bidding on a passat.
Passat B4 110bhp TDI (mighty cheap) - 1500kg braked tow weight, but we'd be limited by the cars weight which is 1406kg - 53MPG and 800mile range. General good barge, and everyone wants a B5 so the B4 is dead cheap.
800kg clio + 300kg light duty trailer leaves you well within limits. I just wondered how much I'd actually use trailer. Id end up buying loads of MOT failures, trailer them home, fix and sell. It sounds like something that would really wind-up the GF and my parents so decided to leave it for the min.
I've been looking into it mate. was bidding on a passat.
Passat B4 110bhp TDI (mighty cheap) - 1500kg braked tow weight, but we'd be limited by the cars weight which is 1406kg - 53MPG and 800mile range. General good barge, and everyone wants a B5 so the B4 is dead cheap.
800kg clio + 300kg light duty trailer leaves you well within limits. I just wondered how much I'd actually use trailer. Id end up buying loads of MOT failures, trailer them home, fix and sell. It sounds like something that would really wind-up the GF and my parents so decided to leave it for the min.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Yeah, the trailer in question is twin axle, no idea how much it weighs. Are there any limits/laws on it has to be a single axle trailer or anything daft?
Yeah, the trailer in question is twin axle, no idea how much it weighs. Are there any limits/laws on it has to be a single axle trailer or anything daft?
ValverInBits
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
not as far as I am aware. I would certinally want a twin for doing any car towing. All you need to do then is balance it up correctly (iirc 60-100kgs weight at the hitch).
edit: should mention that most trailers say what they weigh on a plate on them. 300kg is about the lightest twin axle.
not as far as I am aware. I would certinally want a twin for doing any car towing. All you need to do then is balance it up correctly (iirc 60-100kgs weight at the hitch).
edit: should mention that most trailers say what they weigh on a plate on them. 300kg is about the lightest twin axle.
172 Race Car
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Ref your slippy slidy video, I shat myself watching it at times, Lol
Did you try letting some air out the rear tyres and soften the suspension at the rear/stiffen the front if you can, you need to give it some understeer in those conditions. Also at first you are just letting it spin and getting on the brakes. Mash the throttle and it will pull straight again. like you did at 5:45. The wet is great fun, me and Tony had a right laugh when the heavens opened at Bedford earler in the year
Ref your slippy slidy video, I shat myself watching it at times, Lol
Did you try letting some air out the rear tyres and soften the suspension at the rear/stiffen the front if you can, you need to give it some understeer in those conditions. Also at first you are just letting it spin and getting on the brakes. Mash the throttle and it will pull straight again. like you did at 5:45. The wet is great fun, me and Tony had a right laugh when the heavens opened at Bedford earler in the year
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
813kg last time I got it weighed (with the Superleggeras on), small amount of fuel in
Cool, il check it out and see what it weighs, then go from there
813kg last time I got it weighed (with the Superleggeras on), small amount of fuel in
Cool, il check it out and see what it weighs, then go from there
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
I read most of the thread (it is 195 pages afterall) and must say I'm impressed with your skills.
I'm under the impression that you'd need B+E license to tow pretty much anything that can carry a car. Most car trailers I seen have a MAM of around 2000kg which would make it heavier than lots of cars. If the car has a unladen weight of 2000kg then you would need a license as it would be 4000kg combined? Why do they make it so confusing?lol
I read most of the thread (it is 195 pages afterall) and must say I'm impressed with your skills.
I'm under the impression that you'd need B+E license to tow pretty much anything that can carry a car. Most car trailers I seen have a MAM of around 2000kg which would make it heavier than lots of cars. If the car has a unladen weight of 2000kg then you would need a license as it would be 4000kg combined? Why do they make it so confusing?lol
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Yeah, kept letting them down few PSI at the time, but by the time it got better the weather got worse!
The first few times in the video I could have rescued it with some gas yeah, few other people mentioned it...although sometimes the wheel just whips round near enough striaght away, before I would have chance to get on the throttle...so surely it would have not pulled round?
Unfortunately I cant adjust the damping on the shocks at the moment, but may be able to play with the rear next year if Chris wants to sell me the rear dampers that hes ran this year
Yeah, kept letting them down few PSI at the time, but by the time it got better the weather got worse!
The first few times in the video I could have rescued it with some gas yeah, few other people mentioned it...although sometimes the wheel just whips round near enough striaght away, before I would have chance to get on the throttle...so surely it would have not pulled round?
Unfortunately I cant adjust the damping on the shocks at the moment, but may be able to play with the rear next year if Chris wants to sell me the rear dampers that hes ran this year
ValverInBits
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Thats great news then. Why do they make everything so confusing?:dapprove:
Thats great news then. Why do they make everything so confusing?:dapprove:
TrackCar & F30 330d
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Your still only 20?!!!!
lol, those seats will look much better than the old Sparcos. I did think about the trailer thingy too, sounds like a good idea but its a bit of ball ache sorting it all out.
A cheeky 106 would be a nice runner round.
Your still only 20?!!!!
lol, those seats will look much better than the old Sparcos. I did think about the trailer thingy too, sounds like a good idea but its a bit of ball ache sorting it all out.
A cheeky 106 would be a nice runner round.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Cool.
Yeah, lol.
TBF anything with Tax and MOT to last me until Feb/March will do! 106/Polo, anything old that runs lol.
They're yours when my new stuff turns up
Cool.
Yeah, lol.
TBF anything with Tax and MOT to last me until Feb/March will do! 106/Polo, anything old that runs lol.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Micra's don't break though. My Mums got one on a V plate and it drives like new, no rattles at all.
Looking at Pre-1995 106's at the moment
I definitely could not live with a Micra, hate the shape of them with a passion lol.
Micra's don't break though. My Mums got one on a V plate and it drives like new, no rattles at all.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Im talking M reg and earlier
...heads to eBay.
Im talking M reg and earlier
...heads to eBay.
172 Race Car
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
'mazin
Can drop an Evo3 lump in there when your done with it
1995-PROTON-PERSONA
'mazin
Can drop an Evo3 lump in there when your done with it
JDM Dc2
172 Race Car
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
A great 'car' that you just use to get around in. very very comfy. Ive spent £12 on mine since I bought it and it passed the mot no probs.
Its also got a massive boot for lugging big chunks of Clio around (mostly what I use mine for)
A great 'car' that you just use to get around in. very very comfy. Ive spent £12 on mine since I bought it and it passed the mot no probs.
Its also got a massive boot for lugging big chunks of Clio around (mostly what I use mine for)
JDM Dc2
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
has that proton had one 98yr old lady owner and only 50k on the clock and T&T... AND can do 51 mpg... doubt it lol
has that proton had one 98yr old lady owner and only 50k on the clock and T&T... AND can do 51 mpg
... doubt it lolRe: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Alot more than the Proton. And its purple, so automatically = fail.
Alot more than the Proton. And its purple, so automatically = fail.
JDM Dc2
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
ermm cant remember and cba spamming jords thread up even more lol
ermm cant remember
and cba spamming jords thread up even more lol
172 Race Car
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
My Loton is Purple but the V5 says silver so its fine
172 Race Car
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Why worry, at least 100 pages of the 195 are spamermm cant remember
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Exactly my point, his V5 says purple.
You dont want to see his thread, 79 of his 80 pages on the Fiesta site are spam. Although, mines only bad due people replying 'x' (3) times in a row when there is an Edit button
Enough now though, lol. Il do a proper update as usual when more stuff happens this week!
Exactly my point, his V5 says purple.
You dont want to see his thread, 79 of his 80 pages on the Fiesta site are spam. Although, mines only bad due people replying 'x' (3) times in a row when there is an Edit button
Enough now though, lol. Il do a proper update as usual when more stuff happens this week!
Chav Rocket
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
was this at oulton late the other day? i wondered what pikey was driving it tbh:rasp:
Either way its far far far far cooler than your current whip...
LOL.
was this at oulton late the other day? i wondered what pikey was driving it tbh:rasp:
JDM Dc2
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
no mine aint got colour coded bumpers LOL andd its R reg not N
yeh i managed to get there in time for a couple of passenger rides... and pikey!? lol
no mine aint got colour coded bumpers LOL andd its R reg not N
yeh i managed to get there in time for a couple of passenger rides... and pikey!? lol
