My Cup gets the interior it deserves at last.

[MarkCup]

I spent today at Rentech annoying Mike and Dave while they did this...

First things first, out with the driver's seat

Bucket of lard

Brackets fabricated

Bucket of lovliness

On with the wheel, boss and spacer

It's a bit of a reach to the stalks LOL

New front brakes ready for castle Combe on Saturday

Foglights (and carbon thingy) removed

Seat and harness go in

Ready to go home to weigh all this

A nice little finishing touch

Then before I could get back on the road, the clutch broke. Thanks for the lift to the train station Mike.

Bugger.

 

[Merk]

LMAO Lovin the dci badge mate.

 

[Marky_]

Nice touch with the badges

Hope you get a nice new clutch fittet by Saturday then!

 

[Davey C]

Now that is a proper track car!

 

[myleS16]

Daft question!, why did you need to put the spacer between the wheel and the colum?, is it because the new seat sits you further back?.

 

[sh33n]

Looking purposeful!

Do passengers just have to hold on for dear life in the standard seat then? lol.

 

[Quade]

Ditch the passenger seat for another bucket seat and even more weight saved! Looking good. Would love to know how much that cup seat weighs?

 

[Ali]

Bout bloody time wee guy! How you managed to do that many trackdays on those seats is beyond me!

 

[FlameR]

wrong section

look sweet though! I need some decent buckets in mine

 

[my172]

Like the touches! Looks like even more of a track weapon now!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

nice mark, should make a nice difference. now sort the body roll out

i true working class hero is that bus

 

[trailerparktrev]

Pisser about the clutch, Mark. I think the sill plates should be next on the to be removed agenda.

 

[Timmay]

looking good

 

[Hazza]

Aren't dynamique wheels very heavy?

 

[cat171]

Much much better now Mark

You need to send your old s/wheel to renault now & congratulate them on the immense quality of it

 

[Hazza]

Much much better now Mark

You need to send your old s/wheel to renault now & congratulate them on the immense quality of it

^
lol - DO IT!

But hold that thought, i think we should all get together, and hand in our deformed steering wheels to Renault and see the look on their faces!

 

[Ben.]

looking good

glad too see your still using the dynalique alloys!

 

[ben_p]

cool, not too sure on the subframe though!

 

[dave b]

good stuff ,you'll still get nowhere near my OLD TIME though at combe ,rflmao.
Im hoping to get back to combe in may with extra weight saved and a few tweeks to spec and im looking to be the first ever mg zs to go sub 1.20 lap.
Dave.
p.s looking forward to your vids ,lol.

 

[Chris n nic]

nooooo please tell me that was tounge in cheek?!

Chris

 

[Weeman]

mark, re that spacer, i bought a snap off from driftworks, fits solid as a rock with no movement, and lets you pop it off for security, will give you the same extension as that. About 70 quid I think it was. I have an OMP wheel, so it'll fit the boss you have on that one I think.

 

[Weeman]

P.S passenger one needs to go aswell, My bmw seats were waAAAAAAAY over 20 kgs each, and my omp rs's about 6 LOL

 

[dave b]

nooooo please tell me that was tounge in cheek?!

Chris

who me?

 

[jon_r]

bus

 

[Paul.]

LOL @ DCI badge:evil:

 

[DrR]

Fit as.

I always find the steering wheel to close to me, and if you move the seat back can't reach the gearstick, bloody thing lol.

 

[dave b]

bus

thats not very nice ,how can you call marks car a bus?

 

[Weeman]

"Shed" then if one prefers

 

[R20 CWH]

surely your sub 950kg's or so?

 

[DebV6]

Much better now!

 

[mas]

What seat is that mark? Imola S?

 

[Steviant]

Needs a cage!


Good effort, although I would recommend 4 point harnesses for the amount of trackwork you do.

 

[jon_r]

bus

thats not very nice ,how can you call marks car a bus?

pmsl!

 

[capturedbyjames]

glad it's gone to a good home!
I like the idea of leaving a standard seat in there, helps distribute a bit of weight n all!

 

[MarkCup]

Daft question!, why did you need to put the spacer between the wheel and the colum?, is it because the new seat sits you further back?.

To get comfortable with leg reach to the pedals, at 6ft 1in without a spacer the wheel's too far away.

Would love to know how much that cup seat weighs?

I'll find out properly as soon as I get it all back.

Much much better now Mark

You need to send your old s/wheel to renault now & congratulate them on the immense quality of it

I'm seriously considering doing that, with a well worded letter.

good stuff ,you'll still get nowhere near my OLD TIME though at combe ,rflmao.
Im hoping to get back to combe in may with extra weight saved and a few tweeks to spec and im looking to be the first ever mg zs to go sub 1.20 lap.
Dave.
p.s looking forward to your vids ,lol.

With all this and a few technique and line changes since I was last there, I reckon I've got 2-3 seconds improvement.

Still leaves me 5 seconds off you though

P.S passenger one needs to go aswell, My bmw seats were waAAAAAAAY over 20 kgs each, and my omp rs's about 6 LOL

When one comes up cheap, or for no money at all, I'll have one. Until then, passengers get a standard belt + CG Lock and grab handles.

surely your sub 950kg's or so?

With everything gone (carbon thing is surprisingly heavy), as well as the wheel carrier/tyre foam and fog lights, I think I've taken out a good 35 and maybe almost 40 kgs. The steering wheel and seat/bracket is a struggle on its own.

What seat is that mark? Imola S?

I think it's an Imola 2...that's what the cover says, but I was told the cover was a recent replacement IIRC so might be a different model. It's got low side leg bolsters, is made of Diolen (whatever the f*** that is) and weighs in at 5-6 kgs.

Needs a cage!


Good effort, although I would recommend 4 point harnesses for the amount of trackwork you do.

What would 4 give me over 3?

thats not very nice ,how can you call marks car a bus?

pmsl!

LOL

Here's what I put in weighed;

Add 2kg for the bracket and fixings, and that would give me a kerb weight of around 935 kgs.

So around 190 bhp per ton.

:approve:

I'm tempted to drop the steering rack out and get a manual one next. I've driven Mike's and it's more than manageable; would give me weight, better steering feel, and maybe a few bhp?

 

[mas]

Shaweeeet

 

[Jay Payne]

nice badges

 

[Djw John]

Yeah new pass seat and then the manual rack imo. Great stuff though. I assume you've already removed all the tar sound deadening?

 

[Jay Payne]

not much to remove on a cup, his has about 4sqcm iirc

 

[Christopher]

good stuff