My 182 Track Car Project

[Ben NBR Cup]

Certainly coming along nicely

Thanks mate really happy how it's come out it's very dirty at the minute lol

 

[Sam Linssner]

Haha it's definitely on the list of things to buy and want lol
Haha sounds like a good plan to me mate if it makes it go round the track slower I will sell it to you for a good price haha :smile:

Sweet. The boy racer in me wants one. When the weather cheers up we should get a day at Bedford booked. :up:

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Sweet. The boy racer in me wants one. When the weather cheers up we should get a day at Bedford booked. :up:

Haha and me mate love the big wings and look at the positives you will have somewhere to put your food when you are on track days
100% mate that sounds great to me, be nice to have a better look at your car and maybe have a few laps

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Hi all,
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and looking forward to the new year just thought I would show you these T-shirts my dad got me for Christmas I think they are awesome what do we all think to them ? I haven't seen them before

And as it's Christmas here's my Christmas dinner haha

The gravy went on after the picture before people think I am odd
Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Just a small update got some new shiny bits for the car and also did some cleaning of the suspension.
Stripped the B14s down and made sure everything was deseized and cleaned correctly. After Bedford the suspension has dirt and muck in them so a good clean was required before Bedford again on the 4th March
Few pictures of the suspension

I also got myself some PMS solid top mounts and PMS strut brace, such a nice bit of kit I am really impressed with the quality and the fit. All I had to do is grind a bit out the suspension turret because the hole was not perfectly round for some reason not sure if anyone else has had this ? But all is sorted now

Something doesn't look right here haha

And a picture with it all fitted can not wait until I can test these out properly roll on Bedford on the 4th March

 

[Ads29]

I had to do exactly the same when I fitted my pms set up, massive improvement over standard top mounts though aren't they

Great looking car too by the way

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I had to do exactly the same when I fitted my pms set up, massive improvement over standard top mounts though aren't they :smile:

Great looking car too by the way

At least I am not the only one lol I don't know why the standard holes are egg shaped or at least mine were
I haven't driven it yet I am itching to get it back out I need to do the alignment first it will be out the next couple of weeks
Cheers mate I appreciate that

 

[Akay]

Absolutely love this car, spot on.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Absolutely love this car, spot on.

Cheers mate thank you I am getting there with it now more shiny bits to come

 

[Left the forum]

I have just joined the club and about to build my own track car (182). This thread is really helpful - especially with the list of kit you fitted. I am seriously impressed!

If you were to suggest a budget to get to similar spec as yours, (obviously excluding most labour costs), what range do you think it would be?

Thanks!


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[Ben NBR Cup]

I have just joined the club and about to build my own track car (182). This thread is really helpful - especially with the list of kit you fitted. I am seriously impressed!

If you were to suggest a budget to get to similar spec as yours, (obviously excluding most labour costs), what range do you think it would be?

Thanks!


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Welcome
Thank you I have tried to make it as helpful as possible with lots of pictures
I would say you are looking at a price point with the car between maybe £8000-£10,000 (I can not remember how much I have spent) but it can be done a lot cheaper depends how far you want to go
I am sure other people can offer there opinions on pricing as well

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Little update nothing crazy this time.
Running a new set up on the car this year I am running -3 degrees camber and 1mm toe out on the front see how that goes
Also I have got myself some gold reflective heat tap/stickers to have under the bonnet and in the back of the car to cover the holes where the rear seat bolts used to be, looks smart here's a picture

Sorry for the bad pictures
Also treated myself to some wheel wax for the new wheels which hopefully will come Wednesday
The wax I use is spot on I have been told

Also lastly I have got myself some new wheel bags so transporting the new wheels will be clean and easy I didn't get a picture though sorry.
New wheels next week and then Saturday 4th March I will be at Bedford for a track day I will keep you all updated
Cheers everyone I hope you are still enjoying the thread

 

[Sam Linssner]

Buy the wing already

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Buy the wing already

Haha it's still happening mate just needed to sort the top mounts out now I am saving up for it hopefully in the next few months it will be here

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Another update
I managed to get the wheels and tyres just before the track day. I have bought custom painted 15" team dynamics, spec are- 7j all round front ET is 20 and the rear is ET 35 and the tyres are 195/50/15s and they are A048s
Some pictures

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Saturday track day update :smile:
We went to Bedford to do the GT circuit layout for the first outing of the car for 2017. A group of use decided to go myself my dad my mate his dad and another friend with a blue 172 cup and we met @chris-foci and Dave when we got there.
Cars were
My 182
My dads Z4M
My mates MK7 Golf GTI
My mates dad's GT3
And finally a 172 cup
It was touch and go with the weather but it came through in the end having a full day of dry weather. First off I managed to trap my finger in the car door which wasn't a great start (perfect racing driver excuse) haha :smile: got there and straight away got the new wheels on
Pictures-

Ignore the door colour haha

Bit of a group shot. Love how the wheels have come out really finishes the car off well.
The car handled super all day and not putting a foot wrong, the tyres and set up have really transformed the car and was keeping up with much more powerful cars and was good fun racing my mate
I can not wait for the next track day I love this car :smile:
Only time the car let me down was me trying to brake wayyyyyy to late and had to use the escape road but that was me more than the car whoops
We had a great day :smile:
Final picture of the group before we left for home

Hopefully some more mods to come soon

 

[green]

Did the car feel any different running with the et20 on the front? Any rubbing ?

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Did the car feel any different running with the et20 on the front? Any rubbing ?

Well I used to run the standard 16s with a spacer so the track width is still the same but for me it feels much better than standard and it looks better in my opinion, also I had to clear the coil over because I am running -3 degrees and standard et the tyre would rub on the coil over
I had no rubbing all day they were fine my 16s used to rub under hard cornering in the inner arch but these don't

 

[NorthloopCup]

Well I used to run the standard 16s with a spacer so the track width is still the same but for me it feels much better than standard and it looks better in my opinion, also I had to clear the coil over because I am running -3 degrees and standard et the tyre would rub on the coil over
I had no rubbing all day they were fine my 16s used to rub under hard cornering in the inner arch but these don't

I'm genuinely amazed as you've altered the scrub radius massively mate!

 

[JamesBryan]

ET20 penmouth:

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I'm genuinely amazed as you've altered the scrub radius massively mate!

Everything seems to be spot on I am having no trouble with them and its drive really nice

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

ET20 penmouth:

Yeah I know it's a big ET but it's only like having a 15mm spacer on a standard wheel

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Small update I have finally managed to get the doors to match the rest of the car this has been bugging me since fitting them. Now I can take pictures of the car with confidence it's looks good
Some pictures

You can see the poor colour match before we start

The prep work shows the problems under the paint a lot of orange peel causing the colour to change
Now with some fresh paint

Just having a think now what to modify next @Sam Linssner the spoiler is coming at some point lol

 

[Sam Linssner]

Small update I have finally managed to get the doors to match the rest of the car this has been bugging me since fitting them. Now I can take pictures of the car with confidence it's looks good :smile:
Some pictures
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You can see the poor colour match before we start
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The prep work shows the problems under the paint a lot of orange peel causing the colour to change
Now with some fresh paint
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Just having a think now what to modify next @Sam Linssner the spoiler is coming at some point lol :wink:

Great job matching the paint on the doors. How do you find the white interior? I like the look of it but have been warned that its hard to keep clean.

Yes! Have you thought about the mounts on the fiberglass tailgate? That's what is putting me off at the moment as fiberglass parts and getting close on the list.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Great job matching the paint on the doors. How do you find the white interior? I like the look of it but have been warned that its hard to keep clean.

Yes! Have you thought about the mounts on the fiberglass tailgate? That's what is putting me off at the moment as fiberglass parts and getting close on the list.

Cheers mate
Personally I haven't found it too bad I run rubber floor mats (you know the anti slip mats you find in a tool box) which helps massively I do fancy the carbon fibre floor trays you can get on eBay. If the floor is painted right with a good layer of lacquer it just wipes clean with a wet rag, it's just keeping on top of it. I would defiantly have a floor mat of some kind

Well I have spoken to BYC themselves and he runs a fibreglass boot and he runs the big wing and all he does is run bigger spreader plates on the back to spread the load and he has had no problems but I know what you mean
But I think I am going to go for it

 

[Sam Linssner]

Updates? @Ben NBR Cup

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Updates? @Ben NBR Cup

Nothing as of yet mate the car needed a new clutch and both car insurances are due so once they are payed I can start looking at spending the pennies again haha
How's your coming along mate ?

 

[Sam Linssner]

Nothing since I updated my thread. Letting the bank account recover.

 

[MarkT]

Subscribed! Nice car.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Nothing since I updated my thread. Letting the bank account recover.

Fair play mate I don't blame you mines been used a lot lately as well just not on the car unfortunately
Plus the cars off to the Nurburgring in august so I need to get the car ready for that as well

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Nothing really exciting has been happening on the car lately just been enjoying driving it but it has however had a new clutch I wasn't happy with the last one it felt like it was starting to slip and the release bearing had seen better days so a new one was purchased I went with the standard Valeo clutch because I have heard good things about them.
Some pictures of the job we decided to take the rad out, front panel, bumper, bonnet, subframe, the rack off the subframe to save messing around with that
I am glad I took the rad out the anti freeze had gone dirty with black bits in there so that was flushed through and fresh stuff put in

Health and safety box ticked with the jack on the engine haha (yes it has a soft pad so it wouldn't damage the sump)

Something missing here

Success!!!!!!!!!

And the new clutches fitted

More playing to come

 

[BashRacing]

That box doesn't look like a jc5 130 to me the clutch cable mount and the tdc sensor mount looks different,
@Ben NBR Cup @NorthloopCup any ideas?

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

@bashracing what box do you think it is ?

 

[BashRacing]

I'm not sure Ben, scenic, laguna
Hopefully Mark will shed some light

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

That's fair enough mate I would be interested to know

 

[BashRacing]

easiest way is to look at the id marker on the bottom of the box

circled in red

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

@bashracing I will have a look over the weekend see what i can see I am interested to see what box it has
Is it a good or bad thing to have potentially a none JC5 box

 

[NorthloopCup]

That box doesn't look like a jc5 130 to me the clutch cable mount and the tdc sensor mount looks different,
@Ben NBR Cup @NorthloopCup any ideas?

Some of the 130's had that extra brace piece where the crank sensor mounts mate tbh. I think the clutch cable looks different because the bracket for the cable isn't fitted.

 

[Sam Linssner]

Brands hatch Indy on the 27th. Book it!

 

[Christopher]

Looks far too clean for a track car! Haha. Love it.