PH1 Flamer.

[LewisTaylor]

Cheese car friend looks good, although depressing how little weight it saves, but iif like you say you done it coz it looks awesome then who cares

Btw I have my Recaro Pole Position now

 

[dmallett]

Cheese car friend looks good, although depressing how little weight it saves, but iif like you say you done it coz it looks awesome then who cares

Btw I have my Recaro Pole Position now

I have actually set my car diet weight, i want 930kg with a cage.
Im unsure if that is doable with retaining the dash as it is,

Pole positions ftw

 

[Rhys Beal]

I have actually set my car diet weight, i want 930kg with a cage.
Im unsure if that is doable with retaining the dash as it is,

Pole positions ftw

930kgs sounds doable.

You have your ally bonnet to go on yet and get that front bumper off and get cutting more holes!

Also you have loads more tar patches to come off yet and glass still in place where poly carb needs to be!









....oh and your exhaust has too many heavy silencers:rasp:

 

[dmallett]

funny you say that, the tar behind on the rear pannels came out today! That doenst leave any that i can see! unless im missing some? (excluding the roof)

Alloy bonnet, slam pannel, roof lining, carbon door cards, manual windows, poly carbs, properly gut the boot, gut the doors, drill holes! so many ways to lose the weight still


My exhaust can stay as it is for now, untill it snaps in half or something

 

[Rhys Beal]

They are 3 more patches of tar under the windscreen and under the bonnet

 

[dmallett]

They can stay there lol

 

[Rhys Beal]

931.7kgs then

 

[dmallett]

Can i get to them easily? Im not busting my ass here! Also see in the picture where i cut two holes on the b pillar? Was thinking about making that into big oval.

Is that a good idea?


the reason for 930kg, is after fitting my new induction (currently being built in my shed) it should be roughly 200bhp per tonne

 

[Rhys Beal]

I thought that would be the reason

Huge amount of work to get to the patches mate.

Personally I would leave them as a pair of holes

 

[dmallett]

Ill leave them then and the holes as they are!

just been looking at my wheels, all 4 tyres are fitted the same way lol. So ill have to go get them changed dont know why i didnt realise earlier...

 

[Adam G]

If all else fails on the weight saving Dan, take a few psi out of the tyres lol.

 

[dmallett]

I lose plenty when I turn up on track lol. Ill save loads of weight, lots to go soon, plus I enjoy cutting my car up

 

[dmallett]

SO my tyres are fitted the right way, it was me having a special moment

Stuck the front two on, looks alright. Need to paint the centre caps white and fit them or get some others at some point.

Will stay like this untill i get back from the ring, then I shall run the F1's full time.

PS. i know my cars filthy!

 

[Rhys Beal]

Looks good that Dan

 

[dmallett]

Cheers They are far from perfect, need sanding down by someone with a lot of patience as they are rough as hell. Unfortunately im not the person to do that.

 

[Rhys Beal]

lol that doesn't surprise me

BTW where did you get your subframes from for your seats?

 

[dmallett]

The paints ok for the record, its just the state of the wheel beneath the paint haha.

ebay probably, dont buy them. They are wonkey!

 

[Rhys Beal]

Scott's are alright though. Just got to space up one side. It's only for the next couple of months of track days then they will come back out

 

[dmallett]

Needs to be spaced up nearly an inch, which is mental. Might chop them, grind the edge off and get it welded back together.

Or get weld in rails.



I might have a different batch to scott or something? wouldnt be nothing to do with it being a ph2 i would imagine.

 

[Rhys Beal]

Get the welded in tubes, they are stronger, lighter and sit good and low

 

[LewisTaylor]

Looks aawesome on the F1's

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Looks proper mean in the last few pictures. What sort of cage are you looking at? Dash dodger or the full monkey gym?

 

[dmallett]

Cheers!

Will be the safety devices 6 pont. It will miss the dash. There's not many pics of it on here, but has door bars, a x in the back and harness bar. That makes it sound like any other cage lol.

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Apart from the fact I have no rear carbon cards and standard seats our cars look quite similar, especially withy my anthracite track wheels on. Mine must be the poorer sibling lol.

 

[dmallett]

Costs are mounting up now I must admit lol,

Did you have yours at brands on the bank holiday monday?

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Costs are mounting up now I must admit lol,

Did you have yours at brands on the bank holiday monday?

No I came down in the company car as its a diesel and a bit more user friendly than the Clio.

 

[dmallett]

Took the car to the Ring this weekend, worked fine untill we were coming back and the throttle was sticking/jerking my car back and forward.
So this weekend ill sort the throttle body, fit nimbus heat shield and clean the inside as its pure filth.

Few pics. (Im sure there will be a proper media thread up of the trip soon)

The best and biggest pizza place ever.

My door handle snapped off whilst there.

Got home and fitted the F1's all round and dropped the rear 15mm, also got rid of the 15mm rear spacers for 5mm spacers.

After a £6 clean,

My new induction thing, very similar to one that was tested on my car and made decent gains. Sounds brilliant too.

 

[Bren Rogers]

My oh my..

 

[LewisTaylor]

I actually love your car Dan

 

[dmallett]

Cheers needs a polish as it got covered in various drawings / writing

Cars getting tatty round the edges now, soon sort it

 

[dmallett]

Swapped the throttle body for another one tonight and my problems seem to of gone, ideally i want to get like a refurbished one if thats even possible? if anyone has any info let me know

The old one has hardly any spring back in it, both the little bolts in the middle and half way in and the heads (star keys) are rounded.

Also been considering making a PAS cooler, cant see why this wouldnt work using some stainless tube and bending it as i can do this for free.
Technical diagram below. (white would be the hose, yellow the tubing)

Ive also fixed my bumper on properly self tapper hold it up where it was dropping and is still quick release, fitted the nimbus heatshield also.

 

[DannyR]

I'll refurb one for you for £5!

 

[dmallett]

Define refurb!

 

[DannyR]

Take it apart, clean it up and put back together

 

[dmallett]

But i cant take mine apart, i have cleaned it 3 times and left it soaked in various cleaners nothing seems to work.

Is it possible to replace the spring?

 

[LewisTaylor]

Take it apart, clean it up and put back together with lots of cable ties

Edited for accuracy

 

[theduck]

Love this car, also love pinochios!

 

[DannyR]

You can take it apart!

I promise to use at least one cable tie I'm that price too

Pinochios is fuckimg awesome

 

[dmallett]

Danny you are making me feel special,

All i can do is take the throttle body and throttle position sensor off. Cover with spray, clean off and repeat. Spray spring.

Am i missing something?

 

[Correy]

I've got a fully working throttle body from my phase 1. Covered 44k in excellent working order before having it removed f