My PH-1 172 Track car - Blog

[Waitey]

Well after selling my mint shell to Daz on 106owners so he can make his XSi 16v Van i needed a new track car.

Found this in Wales. 350 miles from me. Brought it home on Sunday. Love it. To top it off it did 47mpg!

Going to make it a bit more track orientated after i fix the broken exhaust.

Dirty after a 350 mile drive

Cleaned

Interior

Things to do:
New throttle cable - Ordered
Fix the exhaust
Harness'
Custom Cage
Oil Change
CL CW5 Brake pads
New rear disks
Swap IK for a O.E. airbox

Track it!!!

 

[Waitey]

Also need to fit front Tow eye and get rid of the tar adhesive.

 

[Guppy]

Loved this when Kieron owned it. Hope you give it the thrashing on track it deserves!!!

 

[Russ_16v]

sweet mate, looks smashing, how much did you pay and whats the miles?

 

[Waitey]

Well since the box has gone bang big style. I'm in two minds what to do with it lol

I've bought a 30k box to fit to it regardless.

 

[Waitey]

Old box lol

New box

 

[Nafoff]

hope the change over goes well

don't let this dampen any spirits...

 

[Waitey]

Lets be honest Neil. It's going to be a right ball ache lol

I need another STD exhaust too. As this one is rotten to f**k. ATM is got about 300 screw driver holes in it from me poking rust.

 

[Nafoff]

i can't say i know the car tbh, but if its a track car then you can do what you want with it

i reckon its worth speaking to daniel on here, he may have some bits to help you

 

[Waitey]

Update

This is the last week or so's work. Only been doing an hour or so here and there becuase the bloody thing pisses me off so much. Its like bodge central in that engine bay. Either stuff is rounded, snapped or just not there at all. I've spent the earth at Reno buying new clips etc etc

Moved into my workshop......

lol at the paint job under here. Its all sat in paint stripper as we speak

Start removing items.

Ahhh good old mini sledge hammer

f**ked top mount thead which took the most god like air gun i had to undo

As it stands now. Yes it is very unstable as it is lol. Still it makes working on it interesting! Especially when it rocks back and forth when you undo stuff!

The ever expanding clio took kit. Who needs spanners?

 

[Millsy]

lol, look sketchy sat on the trolley and the alloy lol.

good progress though

loving the "clio tool kit" i need me one of them, then a can of petrol and a box of matches to complete the kit!!

 

[Waitey]

LOL the trolly jack was a late addition.

I only had it on the alloy for most of today but got fed up with it rocking back and fourth lol

 

[Millsy]

pmsl crazy fool!!

 

[Waitey]

lol undoing the 3 bolts holding the drive shaft in was great. I was fully under the car and having to bench press it back to its ballance point all the time.

 

[GarethM]

pmsl ^

glad you got those strut top bolt undone ok lol