New car...again....Kit car content

[Donny_Dog]

Love it.
Steering wheel does look like it is from a Saxo owners facebook group. What are you getting instead? OMP trecendo or something?
Would look great with some TD Pro race. What wheels options have you got?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

MOT passed with flying colours. Garage was mint and got me to do some of the testing with him. He said it's one of the better built ones he's had come in.
Was pissed up in the garage after the England game till 1am this morning, and then back in there at 6am finishing bits off.

Donnington park this afternoon to get a feel for it!

Love it.
Steering wheel does look like it is from a Saxo owners facebook group. What are you getting instead? OMP trecendo or something?
Would look great with some TD Pro race. What wheels options have you got?

Yeah it'll be some sort of OMP/Sparco wheel, and yeah pro race 1.2s probably. Bit samey samey as all the other kitcars, but they suit them well.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Proper jelly mate that looks awesome now.

Wish I could look past the dogshit exterior choices of some of the westies on eBay and do what you've done!

Completely transformed and I bet that will be epic at Donington

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Proper jelly mate that looks awesome now.

Wish I could look past the dogshit exterior choices of some of the westies on eBay and do what you've done!

Completely transformed and I bet that will be epic at Donington

Yeah i think you need to buy on engine/build quality etc with these, and just ignore what they look like. Then put the time in to make it look exactly how you want it to.


One thing though, it's a f**king pain in the arse to put fuel in!! The filler neck is at a stupid angle so you have to trickle it in, otherwise it just goes f**king everywhere!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Yeah i think you need to buy on engine/build quality etc with these, and just ignore what they look like. Then put the time in to make it look exactly how you want it to.


One thing though, it's a f**king pain in the arse to put fuel in!! The filler neck is at a stupid angle so you have to trickle it in, otherwise it just goes f**king everywhere!

Was that your original plan or did you get lucky?

Any downside to buying something with a bigger name like a Westie?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Was that your original plan or did you get lucky?

Any downside to buying something with a bigger name like a Westie?

Yes mate, I just wanted a throttle bodied Zetec car, no matter which it was and what it looked like. I don't think anyone under the age of 60 would of bought mine based on its original look

No idea about the likes of Westfield/caterhams mate, @Waitey and @harvsurrey are your guys for them

 

[Owen]

Fair play Jimbo, you’ve really transformed that! Glad the hard work paid off and it’s sailed through the MOT mate.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Fair play Jimbo, you’ve really transformed that! Glad the hard work paid off and it’s sailed through the MOT mate.

Cheers Owen

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Looks great now. A change of wheels and new steering wheel will finish it off perfectly.

I really would like something like this at some point. It's an itch I need to scratch.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Looks great now. A change of wheels and new steering wheel will finish it off perfectly.

I really would like something like this at some point. It's an itch I need to scratch.

If you've got the space to keep one, and have a daily, then just do it mate

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

So after it's MOT this morning I came home for a few hours kip, and then set off for the evening session at donnington.
Really enjoyed it, but it certainly wasn't ready to chuck straight on the track! But at least I now know the niggles that need ironing out.

Could only do short stints on track before water temperature was sky high. The gauge is probably massively inaccurate, but it showed 120 degrees at one point. Bit of hissing, and a bit of coolant passing by the rad cap, but left to cool and all was good. Will look into flushing the cooling system, and making sure it's all bled properly etc.

Alignment is miles out, so a proper set up is needed. Also need to get my NS2Rs on.

It made it there and back drama free though, so I'm happy with that. Only problem is, I now ache like f**k!

Anyway, some pics

Oh and yes, the gay MOT friendly plates need to come off

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Looking good. Side repeater wiring in the mud guards is shocking though lol

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Looking good. Side repeater wiring in the mud guards is shocking though lol

Lol that was a rush job this morning to get them fitted before MOT. Will be sorted

 

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looks really nice

let me know what the geo readings are and we can look at what may suit how you drive.
The temp thing is a concern as seen this happen alot with poor cooling setups on zetecs
i suffered similar for a while and i am going to say it sounds from the header tank pissing water it did get very hot .

i will look back at your pics and tell you what i think but a big decent rad is a must (look on waiteys thread he has had to do the same)

glad its gone well it looks stunning


as for the question above about westies and looks

here are my before and afters , always buy on build quality and mechanical spec

and the yellow pic is part changed because it had the cage added at that point and no screen .

it came with roll bar and full screen and doors

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[Ol’ Tarby]

Cheers @harvsurrey appreciate the comments. I did a bit of reading last night and apparently Zetecs do like to run hot, and 100 degrees is ok, but it certainly rose above that.

It's running the raceline water rail so hasn't got a header tank. It's probably running the original coolant from when it was built 7 years ago.
There's certainly a LOT more to do before it's ready to stand up to track abuse

 

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i will be honest it was the raceline rail that gave me exactly the problems you have.

i ditched it for the dunnel option.

yes they run hot but

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[Ol’ Tarby]

i will be honest it was the raceline rail that gave me exactly the problems you have.

i ditched it for the dunnel option.

yes they run hot but

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Just looked at the dunnel rail and it's not that expensive. Will do a bit more reading up and I'll probably swap to that if it is going to be the better option

 

[Pep]

Looking good.
Who did you book the evening trackday through out of interest?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Looking good.
Who did you book the evening trackday through out of interest?

It was with circuit days mate. Get free pics aswell with them

 

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right had some more water temp thoughts as i bullet proofed mine .
1 bin raceline rail , you will find loads of overheat stories online and drilling the stat is a bodge (its to do with the rail having no bypass circuit)

2 know your oil temps , hot oil especially on track drags up water temps , from memory 115 degs is optimum oil temp , so think about running an oil cooler (i did)

3 3 core ali rad , and decent fan , so it cools properly.

those were areas i got sorted and when i did had no issues even on hot track days and decent long runs.

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[Waitey]

Worst case is your HG is gone and pressurising the system and adding heat...

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Worst case is your HG is gone and pressurising the system and adding heat...

Shouldn't be on a 2k mile old engine?

I took it out for a good thrash yesterday and temps never went over 90 degrees.
I'm gonna get the lead for the ECU and plug in and see what temp the sensor is seeing. Then do a coolant change and see what happens

 

[Waitey]

Shouldn't be on a 2k mile old engine?

I took it out for a good thrash yesterday and temps never went over 90 degrees.
I'm gonna get the lead for the ECU and plug in and see what temp the sensor is seeing. Then do a coolant change and see what happens

Has it ever being apart. If so it could be.

Mines not going over 85deg but it still spewing coolant out and it’s only done 700 miles since build!

 

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its what i had fine on road but track work is a different league of load.

minute i hit track temps rocketed

its a flawed design the raceline rail

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[Ol’ Tarby]

Has it ever being apart. If so it could be.

Mines not going over 85deg but it still spewing coolant out and it’s only done 700 miles since build!

I don't think it has, no

I think I'll just swap to the dunnell rail I think, and chuck an oil cooler on

 

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and look at the spa water/oil temp gauge ,

one that takes a direct feed not one that works off sensors if your tracking alot




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[Mr R.]

Looks fantastic mate, such a great turn around.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

So I'm roughly 300 miles in now since the MOT the other week.
Each time I drive it, there's something to fix afterwards. It's nothing major, just bits of trim falling off etc lol. Oh, and the Speedo sensor has fell off!

Went to work in it on Friday (100 mile commute) and it was really hard work. Granted it was all sat on the A50, but f**k me is it horrible on long journeys. It was 30 degrees+ aswell so it was mega hot with your feet pretty much cuddling the engine.

I really need to get out on some country road blasts in it once I've sorted the little niggles.

It gets so much attention on the road though. From people waving as you drive past, to other drivers giving thumbs up and asking about it at the petrol station

 

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owner experience is fab , people always chat and wave .

Agree on long journeys having driven across Europe.
the rain is worse than heat

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[Bunje]

ive only just seen this thread. ve been following on locostbuilders though? youve made a cracking job of it mate.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

ive only just seen this thread. ve been following on locostbuilders though? youve made a cracking job of it mate.

Cheers mate. I should update my thread on there aswell. Just a pain in the arse posting pics on there

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Picked the rear diffuser up from the paint shop earlier. It's civic type r nighthawk black as that's what he had laying about.
Matches the arches perfectly! I'll try get it fitted tomorrow

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Few pics from yesterday. Went to a small car show at my local pub. It gets so much attention!
(These were taken on the way home. To be used in the impending for sale advert...)

 

[Jack!]

Why are you selling?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Why are you selling?

It's just not for me. I want something I can use more.
I've enjoyed tinkering with it though, and it is fun when I do actually get to drive it


Advert here
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/292701409039

Priced high, and coming up to winter. Looks like I'll be keeping it till next year ?

 

[dann2707]

What a great advert. Very well written mate.

Love the car s'o much. My only gripe is the rear number plate looks huge compared to the rest of the car. Almost look's like it need's a 3/4 plate or somethin'g. (I know you'd be pulled instantly lol')

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

What a great advert. Very well written mate.

Love the car s'o much. My only gripe is the rear number plate looks huge compared to the rest of the car. Almost look's like it need's a 3/4 plate or somethin'g. (I know you'd be pulled instantly lol')

Mate, the front looks even worse...

Still got my MOT plates on. Haven't got round to swapping them yet lol

 

[dann2707]

Can't see a car mate just two skips

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Can't see a car mate just two skips

b**ch x

 

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best way round mot regs is a stick on plate on the bonnet

completely mot compliant

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