Project Track Tart

[RichCup]

are the rear springs and adjusters the right way up? or am i being dumb? i swear on the billies i did (albeit ages ago now) the adjuster was at the bottom

Pretty sure they are, I went by the pics in the manual. Not had any issues, and it seems to be the logical way to have em. Springs are defo the right way round, and there are no adjusters anymore, so they must be right lol

Car looks good. Which Bilstein kit is that.

Cheers It's the B14 PSS kit. Non adjustable, but I think it's pretty much spot on as it is. Great for road use and very good in the wet. Would probably want it a little bit stiffer on track in the dry though.

Looking good rich, gona be a propper lil track weapon when its done by the sounds of it!

Cheers! Not sure about 'weapon' as I'm not sure how far I'm gunna go with it lol.

 

[Fred@BTM]

back in the day the billies used the H&R rear platform you see, that's where i'm getting it from, oops!

 

[pagey6005]

No ITBs then lol

 

[RichCup]

back in the day the billies used the H&R rear platform you see, that's where i'm getting it from, oops!

Ah yeh, think the bilstein design is much better tbh!

No ITBs then lol

Not for the time being, maybe when I finish uni tho

 

[D4N13L]

Nice little thread this mate, love the car

 

[r8byb]

looks awesome mate

 

[Tucker]

my favorite car on here.

got any more pics of the car with the exhaust on?

 

[RichCup]

my favorite car on here.

got any more pics of the car with the exhaust on?

:S but thanks

Going to get a few more pics 2moro, will get some then

 

[subarufreak]

like the progress that you have made!

it's very clean to say the least! ;-)

nicely done!

 

[Guppy]

looking good! going in the right directon imo!

cant wait for some better pics

 

[Tucker]

:S but thanks

Going to get a few more pics 2moro, will get some then

haha, i know it's not the flashest,

however most of the modifications are functional, and exactly how i'd mapped out my car in my head, pretty much!

however the budget is proving to be a problem

 

[chrispy.clio]

You have made some really good changes.
I like your buckets
Love it.

 

[RichCup]

Havn't done anything substantial lately, so here's the few bits I've done:

Gave the underside a clean, polished the zaust up, waxed the dampers. Was a bit dirty before!:

Braided hoses:

Had fitted some carbon lorraines, but they were nailing my wheels, so I'm just keeping them for track use:

UNfortunately that means the EBC deathstuffs have gone back in

Gave the wheel bolts and calipers a bit of paint:

Had my wheels refurbed in a much brighter, sparkly silver. Well pleased with em!

Some cool beading!

Changed the standard paper filter for a KTR one:

I've adjusted the exhaust so it sits closer to the bumper, looks perfect now I think!

Painted and fitted my tow eye (cheers Si!)

It's just a dodgy reflection not a crap paint job!

Got a new head unit as my standard one was playing up:

Wasn't keen on the silver trim, so bought a grey one which looks much better

Other than that I've changed the gearbox mounts, made some carbon blanks for the b pillars and fitted some RS mats.

I've got a grp n mount to fit, some carpet to tidy up the rear with and some aluminium sheet to finish off my brake ducts. Hopefully got time to do some of this before PPC on saturday!

That's it for now, bit more progress and some decent pics soon!

 

[Gez]

Really nice car mate. All mods are good and car looks amazing.
As discussed about Bens exhaust, it need to be shorter, Get the hack saw out!!!
nice car mate.

 

[Si]

holla richchump.

i still want to know where these 888'd wheels have come from.

 

[Ali]

That is aweome!

 

[172Ben]

Looks awesome mate!! Love the exhaust

What size 888's have you got on there? 195/50/16?

How you find them in the wet?

 

[Jay Payne]

Look forward to seeing this at PPC

 

[RichCup]

Cheers guys. Seems I've been spending ages on it but not actually achieved a lot lol.

I used to think the exhaust was too long but tbh with it sitting right under the bumper it looks much smaller and it's grown on me tbh.

888's were just temp while my other wheels were being refurbed. They're 195/50/15. I found them fine in the wet tbh, never really push hard in the wet on the road though.

Forgot I'd changed the leads and plugs too as well as sprayed up a few engine bits. Never really got chance to get some decent pics though either due to lack of time or bad weather!

 

[1PBY]

nice work gomez!!! I supose you cup boys have to work overtime to take the focus off the Trophys at these cars shows!!! woohoo!!! woohoo!!!

 

[bomber]

i found the R888 had similar grip in the wet to a bad set of 'normal' tyres in the dry. will see it at PPC too mate

 

[RichCup]

nice work gomez!!! I supose you cup boys have to work overtime to take the focus off the Trophys at these cars shows!!! woohoo!!! woohoo!!!

Says the guy who was desperate for me to detail his trophy so it might have a chance of standing out

Bomber/Burp, will see you guys tomorrow!

 

[1PBY]

Dito see you there!!

 

[Timmay]

mint car mate!

 

[edthedrummer]

Alright chap, thought i'd finally start posting on here,

I was the lad you were talking to whilst waiting to leave the infield at mallory yesterday at the PPC event. Nice to meet you, and nice to see what you've done to the car, its looking mint.

Ed.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Hey m8,

Was good to meet you saturday. Car looked mint
And if you have any more photography questions, feel free to ask!

 

[Jay Payne]

It had a VERY shiny exhaust

 

[172Ben]

888's were just temp while my other wheels were being refurbed. They're 195/50/15. I found them fine in the wet tbh, never really push hard in the wet on the road though.

Might be tempted as some for everyday, as said i never nail it in the wet. But want something more grippy in the dry.

Not sure on the 195/50/16 though, may have to raise the car a little so they dont scrup

 

[Adamio]

Very nice car, can't believe i've not seen this thread before

 

[krewy]

liking the car keep up the good work!

 

[RichCup]

Hey m8,

Was good to meet you saturday. Car looked mint
And if you have any more photography questions, feel free to ask!

You're probably going to regret saying that Cheers though, will definately drop you a PM at some point!

It had a VERY shiny exhaust

lol can't beat a beat of bling

Got a bit more motivation after seeing your beast now too!

Cheers for the rest of the comments!

 

[trailerparktrev]

Lovely car mate.

 

[Tobs]

very nice mate come along way since i sore it standard last year

i had to sell the yozza aswell (just wayyyy to loud haha)

 

[RichCup]

Went to Birchdown on Thursday for the belts to be done, top service!!

Grp N Engine mount fitted:

Made a big difference, no knocking, and pretty much no lurching when on/off the throttle too! Happy days

Oil and filter change (shagged mount in this pic too!):

Also I finally got round to modding the bracket in the arch as it kept catching on my tyres when cornering hard:

I ground off the lip then knocked it up a few mm so it sits a bit higher:

No scrubbing and I can finally push the car more in corners!

Have done a few more bits, but forgot to take pics so I'll upload those tomorrow.

 

[1PBY]

Nice work gomes!!! I will sort some mounts too so I can be like you

 

[m4rkie23]

i think im due some mounts.....after seeing the effect they had on quades cup!

 

[RichCup]

Other stuff from Sunday:

Bought a rear strut brace and painted it met grey. Doesn't do anything but I wanted it to make the rear look a bit less like a van lol:

Also picked up some 15's for the track. I was originally going to just use the turinis, but at least I can use the carbon lorraines with these without having to worry about them eating my wheels!

 

[Jay Payne]

They look like Prada's. What wheels are they chap?

 

[RichCup]

They are, and steelies

 

[Jay Payne]

Really? well dont get your brakes too hot