Sunflower Ph1 172
woooh... was watching something when you messaged me last night. Roll on the weekend!!
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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
woooh... was watching something when you messaged me last night. Roll on the weekend!!
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Good work Jord! Look forward to seeing some decent pics/vids of it running.
Mk1 F4R
Good work jord.. and you can thank me with a few beers over the weekend 
Should be a good weekend, we can see what the 2 freshly rebuilt mk1 f4r's can do
Should be a good weekend, we can see what the 2 freshly rebuilt mk1 f4r's can do
Finished a few jobs yesterday evening so it was pretty much ready bar the alternator. Bled the brakes through again, dropped the mineral oil and filter then replaced with new, did the tracking and fitted the williams wheels with slicks.
So I picked up the refurbished alternator this morning and fitted it when I got down to the car this evening - all is OK..
Then re-fitted the front bumper after a bit of trimming and tidied everything up, ready to go for Mallory now
So I picked up the refurbished alternator this morning and fitted it when I got down to the car this evening - all is OK..
Then re-fitted the front bumper after a bit of trimming and tidied everything up, ready to go for Mallory now
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Mean as f**k! No vids?
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Just gave me some BS about privacy settings, lol NVM. Good work anyway
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah it does, sounds great!
You at FCS?
You at FCS?
Sunflower Ph1 172
This weekend is going to be awesome... look forward to seeing the floptastic bumper at 140mph
What on at mallory? Its only 10 miles up the road from me might be worth a trip out.
Evo 5 RS
love it, nice work getting that engine back together.
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
I took way too many pics.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
How'd it run Jord??
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
oh yeah, forgot about that... haha - at least I managed to be somewhere else everytime it needed bumping.
Sunflower Ph1 172
Head for Chamonix just over the border, the roads up the alps are unreal..
Think I might start using the Passat on track more, the roofbox was great for downforce...
Awesome!
I see the LOLvlo rearing up behind you aswell
TrackCar & F30 330d
Haha, weapons!
Jord, how did the slicks compair with 888's now you've used them both?
Jord, how did the slicks compair with 888's now you've used them both?
Trophy Turbo :)
Glad you back Jord!!!
Pm me your number have some issue si need to see if you can help with
Pm me your number have some issue si need to see if you can help with
Right... As you will have seen the engine/car was finished, run in and then taken to Mallory. Had a bit of a nightmare with something playing up when we initially tried to run it in, along with the alternator stopping charging. Got that rebuilt and tried again, still wouldnt not run properly. Turned out the crank sensor connector was loose, so a bit of fiddling and a cable tie later all was well. Put around 100 miles on it down our private runway and everything was OK, no bad noises, no smoke and best of all pulling well.
I also cut the lower grill out of the bumper..
...and it was pretty much ready for Mallory with a day to spare. I drained the mineral oil and replaced with normal stuff, along with a new filter. Bled the brakes and did the tracking.
The day before Mallory I went to fetch the trailer, then the Clio, and took it back to my house to fit the newly painted bonnet (talk about last minute). I literally left the car on the trailer and welded two brackets onto my cage in the scuttle panel for the rear pins to go into. It all fitted well and left for Mallory...
As with the last two years at Mallory/RTOC National day we camped both nights and made it into a weekend. The Passat pulled the Clio with ease, returning over 40MPG which I was suprised at..
Its nice to have a bonnet without a big split down the front, and I much prefer the pins this way round. Last thing to do was fit the new front pads in the dark once I arrived... opted for some CL RC5+ this year...
On the morning I gave the pads a quick bedding in on the sighting laps, came back in, checked the oil level and tyre pressures and left it at that. Took it out and gave it the full beans from the word go. The engine pulls a lot smoother and harder than the last, really is so much better to drive. Kept on top of checking the oil level during the day and it never moved, always a good sign. I did have a slight issue with the starter motor f*cking up, so I fitted my spare which ended up being f*cked also so resorted to bump starting it all day (Cheers Ian/Wilky/etc ).
First impressions are the RC5+'s are some way better than the previous DS2500's, like them a lot. The Dunlop slicks (thank god the weather was great as I didnt have another set of wheels) are on another level to R888's too, really really good to drive on...
Couple of clips 'on board'...
Packed up on the Sunday and loaded everything back up for the drive home...
So yeah... everything went great. Two weeks until Cadwell now, just got the starter motor to sort and a few things to check over but at the moment I am really happy with how its turned out after the what now seems pretty normal - last minute rush.
More soon!
I also cut the lower grill out of the bumper..
...and it was pretty much ready for Mallory with a day to spare. I drained the mineral oil and replaced with normal stuff, along with a new filter. Bled the brakes and did the tracking.
The day before Mallory I went to fetch the trailer, then the Clio, and took it back to my house to fit the newly painted bonnet (talk about last minute). I literally left the car on the trailer and welded two brackets onto my cage in the scuttle panel for the rear pins to go into. It all fitted well and left for Mallory...
As with the last two years at Mallory/RTOC National day we camped both nights and made it into a weekend. The Passat pulled the Clio with ease, returning over 40MPG which I was suprised at..
Its nice to have a bonnet without a big split down the front, and I much prefer the pins this way round. Last thing to do was fit the new front pads in the dark once I arrived... opted for some CL RC5+ this year...
On the morning I gave the pads a quick bedding in on the sighting laps, came back in, checked the oil level and tyre pressures and left it at that. Took it out and gave it the full beans from the word go. The engine pulls a lot smoother and harder than the last, really is so much better to drive. Kept on top of checking the oil level during the day and it never moved, always a good sign. I did have a slight issue with the starter motor f*cking up, so I fitted my spare which ended up being f*cked also so resorted to bump starting it all day (Cheers Ian/Wilky/etc
).First impressions are the RC5+'s are some way better than the previous DS2500's, like them a lot. The Dunlop slicks (thank god the weather was great as I didnt have another set of wheels) are on another level to R888's too, really really good to drive on...
Couple of clips 'on board'...
Packed up on the Sunday and loaded everything back up for the drive home...
So yeah... everything went great. Two weeks until Cadwell now, just got the starter motor to sort and a few things to check over but at the moment I am really happy with how its turned out after the what now seems pretty normal - last minute rush.
More soon!
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Not sure, it was making a right racket when trying to engage. The same noise happened with my spare after fitting it (so im hoping they are both knackered) and that its not my flywheel! Going to check it with a car battery one evening this week and see if engages/spins up fine off the car, if it does I will check the flywheel..
TrackCar & F30 330d
Good little write up Jord. CL pads are great arnt they, just keep an eye on them as some people have had the RC5 + pads and they were a bad batch and crumbled off the backing plate.
I cant wait to use my slicks now if they are another step above 888's.
Whitleys line on one of the corners! 5th pic up, Haha
I cant wait to use my slicks now if they are another step above 888's.
Whitleys line on one of the corners! 5th pic up, Haha
172 Race Car
Dan/Jord, What gerabox, flywheel, starters are you using? All 172 stuff? Just a thought but it could be a mismatch of parts, starter not ngaging properly and failing prematurely
Looking good Jord, Looks like u need more front camber tho, now its not on the road you can. We went through 7 Valeo/Volvo alternators last year, gave up and stuck a genuine cup one on. They dont like the revs see.
Shame u were using the chicane at the end of the back straight, lake esses is a great corner
Looking good Jord, Looks like u need more front camber tho, now its not on the road you can. We went through 7 Valeo/Volvo alternators last year, gave up and stuck a genuine cup one on. They dont like the revs see.
Shame u were using the chicane at the end of the back straight, lake esses is a great corner
