RB 182 Cup
I thought that I would start a thread detailing the build of my Ph1 172 Tarmac rally car. I know that Hollister has a thread going about his rally car build, but my car isn't going to be anywhere near as competative as his, as I have not got the budget. 
The independant throttle bodies and 6 speed sequential box will have to wait!
This car is going to be built loosely around group N regs, so pretty standard mechanically. Over time I will modify the car more, as funds allow. For now though, I just want to do all the time consuming shell prep, and get the car ready to compete, so that I have a good solid base to build from in the future.
I never meant to buy a 172 to build into a rally car, although I have always thought about it for years. I was actually looking for a Metro GTI on ebay (told you the budget was small!), and thought I'd do a search for a 172. Anyway, I ended up winning this:
My mate collected the it for me today, and it was the first time I'd seen the car. Apart from the damage to the engine, detailed below, its in really good nick!
The cambelt had snapped, and the previous owner was told he needed a new engine. The head was in the boot, and has been partially stripped, so we dug it out and checked it over.
The pistons are all fine, and on closer inspection of the valves, only the 8 inlet valves apear to be bent. I am going to change the exhaust valves as well, as a precaution though. All the bits to repair the engine have now been ordered, and when the new valves are lapped in the head will be sent off to be skimmed and pressure tested. Then the hard work will begin!
As it stands now, unaware that its gonna be ripped apart, and thrashed!
Oh, and my last couple of rally cars:
I will update this thread as and when things progress. Thanks for looking!
The independant throttle bodies and 6 speed sequential box will have to wait!This car is going to be built loosely around group N regs, so pretty standard mechanically. Over time I will modify the car more, as funds allow. For now though, I just want to do all the time consuming shell prep, and get the car ready to compete, so that I have a good solid base to build from in the future.
I never meant to buy a 172 to build into a rally car, although I have always thought about it for years. I was actually looking for a Metro GTI on ebay (told you the budget was small!), and thought I'd do a search for a 172. Anyway, I ended up winning this:
My mate collected the it for me today, and it was the first time I'd seen the car. Apart from the damage to the engine, detailed below, its in really good nick!
The cambelt had snapped, and the previous owner was told he needed a new engine. The head was in the boot, and has been partially stripped, so we dug it out and checked it over.
The pistons are all fine, and on closer inspection of the valves, only the 8 inlet valves apear to be bent. I am going to change the exhaust valves as well, as a precaution though. All the bits to repair the engine have now been ordered, and when the new valves are lapped in the head will be sent off to be skimmed and pressure tested. Then the hard work will begin!
As it stands now, unaware that its gonna be ripped apart, and thrashed!
Oh, and my last couple of rally cars:
I will update this thread as and when things progress. Thanks for looking!
