Re: My mk1 track car blog
Wahey, so at the new rate it should be done about the same time as petrol runs out
Wahey, so at the new rate it should be done about the same time as petrol runs out
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F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
cheeky!
but quite true :dapprove:
i'm trying, honest.
i felt a bit guilty for not updating for a while, so i did a bit of work last night on the carbon fibre gauge panel, all ready to go in the car and be wired in, then i can put my oil filter back on and fire it up for the first time in about 4 months!!
*btw i will be removing the coil pack plug and cranking the car over to make sure i have oil pressure (after fitting oil cooler) before firing it up properly* (handy little tip for anyone working on the oill system)
started off by cutting the original gauge holder
then cut a piece of cf to the correct size
then with my new hole cutting drill extension thingy attached.....
i thought to myself 'jesus christ that looks a bit savage for cutting cf, more chance of it cutting through my bloody leg!', so i tested it on a piece of scrap
and then did it on the real thing
and with the gauges in place
bingo bango!
more updates soon (yeh right! maybe another few months lol)
Wahey, so at the new rate it should be done about the same time as petrol runs out
cheeky!
but quite true :dapprove:
i'm trying, honest.
i felt a bit guilty for not updating for a while, so i did a bit of work last night on the carbon fibre gauge panel, all ready to go in the car and be wired in, then i can put my oil filter back on and fire it up for the first time in about 4 months!!
*btw i will be removing the coil pack plug and cranking the car over to make sure i have oil pressure (after fitting oil cooler) before firing it up properly* (handy little tip for anyone working on the oill system
)started off by cutting the original gauge holder
then cut a piece of cf to the correct size
then with my new hole cutting drill extension thingy attached.....
i thought to myself 'jesus christ that looks a bit savage for cutting cf, more chance of it cutting through my bloody leg!', so i tested it on a piece of scrap
and then did it on the real thing
and with the gauges in place
bingo bango!
more updates soon (yeh right! maybe another few months lol)
Jamie86
ClioSport Club Member
RS175,595,205gti,172
Re: My mk1 track car blog
Wow just read this thread from start to page 27
Some serious dedication go into this project top stuff
Liking the doorcards a lot thinking some will be heading onto my *cough* 205
Also if you can let me know how to get the GF to want to help with "car stuff" like you have done that would be the best xmas present :S haha
Wow just read this thread from start to page 27
Some serious dedication go into this project top stuff
Liking the doorcards a lot thinking some will be heading onto my *cough* 205
Also if you can let me know how to get the GF to want to help with "car stuff" like you have done that would be the best xmas present :S haha
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
lol cheers guys, it amazes me sometimes how much work i have done when i look back to the start of this thread
jamie - dunno mate, she just likes cars and likes to help out now and again, her dream car is an escort cosworth (not the usual ferrari etc etc you might expect). i have even managed to teach her about certain mechanical things, like the difference between a turbo and a supercharger, how to tell the difference between engine oil and gearbox oil (ie one makes you retch lol), what a sequential gearbox does and what heel toeing is and how it helps. not bad eh?
Darmon - cheers for the kind words but if its a benchmark for quality of work you want, never mind my project, show your mate beaniemoo's thread. makes me look like a chimp with a spanner!
lol cheers guys, it amazes me sometimes how much work i have done when i look back to the start of this thread
jamie - dunno mate, she just likes cars and likes to help out now and again, her dream car is an escort cosworth (not the usual ferrari etc etc you might expect). i have even managed to teach her about certain mechanical things, like the difference between a turbo and a supercharger, how to tell the difference between engine oil and gearbox oil (ie one makes you retch lol), what a sequential gearbox does and what heel toeing is and how it helps. not bad eh?
Darmon - cheers for the kind words but if its a benchmark for quality of work you want, never mind my project, show your mate beaniemoo's thread. makes me look like a chimp with a spanner!
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
very true, i have tried to keep it as functional as possible, with the odd bit of glam here and there
and i've seen vids of you on track......... i'll have to work mighty hard to impress you! but i will try :approve:
benchmarks are set by the cars on the track lol.
level of work goin into em is all well n good......but its how they perform that really matters imo...keep up the good work tho. ul have to take me for a spin wen its finished.
very true, i have tried to keep it as functional as possible, with the odd bit of glam here and there
and i've seen vids of you on track......... i'll have to work mighty hard to impress you! but i will try :approve:
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Jamie86
ClioSport Club Member
RS175,595,205gti,172
Re: My mk1 track car blog
Good stuff! Took me long enough to explain to mine not to switch the car straight off without letting the car idle for a while (Was a turbo'd Fiat Seicento)
So I take it your hoping to get it on the track for '09 at somepoint
Good stuff! Took me long enough to explain to mine not to switch the car straight off without letting the car idle for a while
(Was a turbo'd Fiat Seicento)So I take it your hoping to get it on the track for '09 at somepoint
172 Race Car
Re: My mk1 track car blog
And by doing so you will fill the cylinders with un burnt fuel.
Id disconnect the crank sensor, that way you'd have no spark or injector pulse.
*btw i will be removing the coil pack plug and cranking the car over to make sure i have oil pressure (after fitting oil cooler) before firing it up properly* (handy little tip for anyone working on the oill system
And by doing so you will fill the cylinders with un burnt fuel.
Id disconnect the crank sensor, that way you'd have no spark or injector pulse.
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
thats the plan, will have to see how many track days i manage to get done
nothings wrong with them, just couldnt be bothered working out how to wire them up
fuel pump is on a toggle switch inside the car, so that will be ok won't it? car hasn't been started in a few months so there shouldn't be any pressure in the lines still, should there?
So I take it your hoping to get it on the track for '09 at somepoint
thats the plan, will have to see how many track days i manage to get done
what's wrong with the original gauges that give you oil level as well?
nothings wrong with them, just couldnt be bothered working out how to wire them up
fuel pump is on a toggle switch inside the car, so that will be ok won't it? car hasn't been started in a few months so there shouldn't be any pressure in the lines still, should there?
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
i tell you what, Quaife engineering don't hang about! ordered a new gear knob at 3pm yesterday and it was delivered at 9am this morning, had to try it
original
quaife white nylon
i wasn't overly keen with the feel of the round one that came with the short shift, so went for one from quaife that they supply with their gearbox setups
much better! :approve:
i tell you what, Quaife engineering don't hang about! ordered a new gear knob at 3pm yesterday and it was delivered at 9am this morning, had to try it
original
quaife white nylon
i wasn't overly keen with the feel of the round one that came with the short shift, so went for one from quaife that they supply with their gearbox setups
much better! :approve:
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
it's work in progress
i haven't finished yet, need to wire up my new gauges, after that it can all be tidied up and tucked away
your wiring is
it's work in progress
i haven't finished yet, need to wire up my new gauges, after that it can all be tidied up and tucked away
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
fit the gauges last friday, just need to wire them up (yet more wiring!!)
and then went to sort out my oil cooler setup for the last time only to find i don't have a deep 23mm (i think thats what size it is) socket to tighten up the bolt
so resorted to tidying up the garage instead, boooooring!
fit the gauges last friday, just need to wire them up (yet more wiring!!)
and then went to sort out my oil cooler setup for the last time only to find i don't have a deep 23mm (i think thats what size it is) socket to tighten up the bolt
so resorted to tidying up the garage instead, boooooring!
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
right had a few toys turn up over the past weeks, and a few hand tools that should make my life easier!
ast adjustable solid top mounts turned up today, time will tell if they fit lol (i like trying new things)
lifeline 2000 mechanical fire extinguisher
some 25 and 26mm sockets (these were surprisingly hard to source as i needed both deep and shallow, managed to find a supplier in ireland who had them all in stock, means i can now fit my oil cooler sandwich plate properly)
collected all four valver steel wheels, just need to get the tyres removed so they can be sandblasted, then off for powdercoating (still not sure what colour)
and i have got next week booked off work to get some maintenance done on the pug and to get cracking with the clio, praying its not snowing like it is today
i will take pics of next weeks progress
right had a few toys turn up over the past weeks, and a few hand tools that should make my life easier!
ast adjustable solid top mounts turned up today, time will tell if they fit lol (i like trying new things)
lifeline 2000 mechanical fire extinguisher
some 25 and 26mm sockets (these were surprisingly hard to source as i needed both deep and shallow, managed to find a supplier in ireland who had them all in stock, means i can now fit my oil cooler sandwich plate properly)
collected all four valver steel wheels, just need to get the tyres removed so they can be sandblasted, then off for powdercoating (still not sure what colour)
and i have got next week booked off work to get some maintenance done on the pug and to get cracking with the clio, praying its not snowing like it is today
i will take pics of next weeks progress
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
right managed to get some time on it recently
firstly i bolted up my mocal sandwich plate and second sandwich plate for the oil gauges, wasnt a straight forward job as its pretty tight for space in that area already
then wired up the gauges, turned ignition to see if they work, think it might have a bad earth as i dont think its 20 deg or has 10 psi of oil pressure lmao
then as some of you may know i took a gamble and got in on the ast top mount group buy, had no idea if they would fit a mk1, curtis didnt see any reason why not although he couldnt tell me 100% as it hadnt been done yet
safe to say they do fit, 1st mk1 to have them fitted?? 8)
used my trusty ebay special impact wrench to get the top mounts off
removed the coil over and replaced the standard top mount with the ast unit
and they camber they give on maximum setting, yeh baby!!!
so there you have it, might not update it weekly, but i think this one is definately worthwhile
right managed to get some time on it recently
firstly i bolted up my mocal sandwich plate and second sandwich plate for the oil gauges, wasnt a straight forward job as its pretty tight for space in that area already
then wired up the gauges, turned ignition to see if they work, think it might have a bad earth as i dont think its 20 deg or has 10 psi of oil pressure lmao
then as some of you may know i took a gamble and got in on the ast top mount group buy, had no idea if they would fit a mk1, curtis didnt see any reason why not although he couldnt tell me 100% as it hadnt been done yet
safe to say they do fit, 1st mk1 to have them fitted?? 8)
used my trusty ebay special impact wrench to get the top mounts off
removed the coil over and replaced the standard top mount with the ast unit
and they camber they give on maximum setting, yeh baby!!!
so there you have it, might not update it weekly, but i think this one is definately worthwhile
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
right peeps
despite my best efforts (i can only throw so much money at this shell before calling it a day) i am admitting defeat against the rust :dapprove:
although we have cut out inner and outer sections of the sill and welded in new metal, i'm still not happy with it, and not confident that a) it will pass an MOT without ALOT more work and b) be safe if an accident should happen
soooo its time to remove everything and start again :rasp:
new shell should be here fairly soon, those of you who know what it is, please keep it under your hat for the time being, just until it lands oop north
time for a new project thread? maybe, although i feel bad for this one, but it has taught me alot, there's a fair few mistakes i wont be making on the next one thats for sure
right peeps
despite my best efforts (i can only throw so much money at this shell before calling it a day) i am admitting defeat against the rust :dapprove:
although we have cut out inner and outer sections of the sill and welded in new metal, i'm still not happy with it, and not confident that a) it will pass an MOT without ALOT more work and b) be safe if an accident should happen
soooo its time to remove everything and start again :rasp:
new shell should be here fairly soon, those of you who know what it is, please keep it under your hat for the time being, just until it lands oop north
time for a new project thread? maybe, although i feel bad for this one, but it has taught me alot, there's a fair few mistakes i wont be making on the next one thats for sure
Re: My mk1 track car blog
Ah well, sounds like not a bad plan. When you getting the new shell?
Ah well, sounds like not a bad plan. When you getting the new shell?
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Re: My mk1 track car blog
yep
ooh its like a game, who can guess what it might be (people who already know cannot enter!)
yep
ooh its like a game, who can guess what it might be (people who already know cannot enter!)
Re: My mk1 track car blog
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Awesome mate
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Awesome mate
