If I can't read a tape measure properly, maybe I will be soon!!!
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If I can't read a tape measure properly, maybe I will be soon!!!
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Progress is going quick, if a little scary... So different to when it had the V6 bodykit on 
Keep us posted
Keep us posted
Hell yeah!
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Wow. i wasnt sure if it was a clio in the first pic. bet it was interesting chopping through it
edit, just saw it with the vee kit... flol at the arch difference. do people who make *s**t* vee reps chop their rear arches out??
edit, just saw it with the vee kit... flol at the arch difference. do people who make *s**t* vee reps chop their rear arches out?
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Ah thats alright then
Ford Fiesta Zetec-S
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BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Any news Neil? Hope you haven't hit a hurdle
No, been waiting on the roll cage to arrive from France. Got some more work done, so time for the next installment.
First of all another pat on the back for K-Tec Racing. Got my lovely new Oreca roll cage to me faster than they said it would be. Top marks Shaun and the guys.
First job when the cage arrived was to weld it together with parcel tape to see how it fitted the scooby floorpan.
Really pleased how well it all fitted together.
Next job was to put the cage into the Clio shell, and tack weld the main and front hoops together, then pull it out from under the Clio, to weld it properly, and use it to help measure the critical dimensions when welding the two halves of the Scooby floor together.
First of all another pat on the back for K-Tec Racing. Got my lovely new Oreca roll cage to me faster than they said it would be. Top marks Shaun and the guys.
First job when the cage arrived was to weld it together with parcel tape to see how it fitted the scooby floorpan.
Really pleased how well it all fitted together.
Next job was to put the cage into the Clio shell, and tack weld the main and front hoops together, then pull it out from under the Clio, to weld it properly, and use it to help measure the critical dimensions when welding the two halves of the Scooby floor together.
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Ah you used the wrong tape, duct tape is much better in a roll...
Next job was to see how the rear half of the scooby floorpan fitted into the Clio shell. Once more, out with the trusty grinder, line it up, and start chopping. After a morning's work it looked something like this.
Another angle
Still amazed at how well it fits together!
Finally today I have welded the inner wing strengtheners that I removed to make fitting easier back into the shell, having re-shaped them to fit around the Subaru rear inner wings and strut turrets.
Feels good to be assembling, not dismantling.
More soon, so stay tuned!
Another angle
Still amazed at how well it fits together!
Finally today I have welded the inner wing strengtheners that I removed to make fitting easier back into the shell, having re-shaped them to fit around the Subaru rear inner wings and strut turrets.
Feels good to be assembling, not dismantling.
More soon, so stay tuned!
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looks very good, glad its all coming together
A bit more progress now, got the front part of the floorpan sorted to fit under the Clio. It's quite amazing just how well the two fit together. Good job I have the V6 bodykit, though, I don't think standard wings would work!
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Wow, that's really quite good
Keep up the good work
Keep up the good work
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Hillclimb and rally I think. Definitely hillclimb though.
Hillclimbs and Sprints in the SW of England.
Will be running in Sports Libre class.
will have to get everyone along to a sprint when its done
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Please do
Although it's a shame St. Eval is no longer, was a great event if a little tyre-abrasive :dapprove: Eventually the single seaters en masse said sod that and the entries dried up.
Chivenor is supposedly a great event.
Although it's a shame St. Eval is no longer, was a great event if a little tyre-abrasive :dapprove: Eventually the single seaters en masse said sod that and the entries dried up.
Chivenor is supposedly a great event.
it will be coming soon, and will try sort a meet and some free tickets if i can
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
You could look at www.pentilliefestivalofspeed.com later in the year but it's very high roller.
We plan to be there. Hope to competing with the Clio, and have static stand for the V-Storms.
May do Chivenor, will depend on what tyres I end up having the budget for. If its the hillclimb Avons, then no, 'cos a sprint will f*ck them big time! If I end up with Dunlop rally tyres this year, then yes, may well do Chivenor.
Bit more progress to report this week. I have been working on the roll cage, as I am in the fortunate position of being able to work on it outside the car! All the welds have been completed on the main part of the cage, with the added bonus of being able to do it outside the car. Makes like easy!
It has taken me a bit of time to get the front triangulation from the main cage to the front strut tops in position, as besides working out where the tubes needed to go through the front bulkhead, it needed to be tacked onto the main cage legs, lined up, tacked together, then removed so that the tubes could be welded together completely (impossible in situ), and then tacked back into place to weld in the front support plates, and weld the bracing tubes onto the plates! Simpler than it sounds, but a bit of a time consuming faff! A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is the end result!
How it looks under the bonnet.
It has taken me a bit of time to get the front triangulation from the main cage to the front strut tops in position, as besides working out where the tubes needed to go through the front bulkhead, it needed to be tacked onto the main cage legs, lined up, tacked together, then removed so that the tubes could be welded together completely (impossible in situ), and then tacked back into place to weld in the front support plates, and weld the bracing tubes onto the plates! Simpler than it sounds, but a bit of a time consuming faff! A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is the end result!
How it looks under the bonnet.
A quick photo from yesterday as a teaser, bolted the front end together to see exactly how many bits of tube are going to be needed to stop the fibreglass wearing away on the floor!
this going to be smart as when its done but a still say it should be put on the road lol
Pop in and see us anytime.
Sorry to disappoint, but it will be far too delicate to be used on the road.
You will just have to wait for the in-car videos from events and track days!
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
Too delicate for the road? It's being raced! (I get you )
Looking good, although the edges of the wheel arches make it look like the holes are cut out for corsa headlights
Keep 'em coming!
)Looking good, although the edges of the wheel arches make it look like the holes are cut out for corsa headlights
Keep 'em coming!
I feel we have reached a milestone with the project now. So far most of has been destructive rather than constructive. At long last I have started reconstruction work. The rear half of the floorpan has been aligned carefully, various fill in panels and strips cut, and actually welded in. Whoopee!
Photo has come out rather small, will try again.
Been working on the front end now, had to cut the original Subaru top front chassis rail off, as it was too wide to allow me to fit the Clio V6 front wings. I bought some 4" U section from my local steel stockists, and fabricated some new, narrower chassis rails. End results here.
More progress, been welding more than anything, so not too many exciting pics to show. However last week we spent some time thinking about the problem of the cooling system. As the Clio engine bay is shorter the the Subaru, and the bonnet line lower, radiator position was undecided.
Had a dummy engine dropped in, to see how much space we had.
Also temporarily dropped in the intercooler, again, just to see how much room.
Looks wicked from the front!
Not enough room for the radiator, but that was expected from the initial measurements.
Radiator will end up here, using the V6 side ducts to get the air in, with several large mesh filled holes in the rear hatch to let the air out, as in rallycross cars.
Someone mentioned access to the spark plugs earlier in the thread. Even though there is a subframe to be made to hold the intercooler and front panels on, Subaru owners eat your heart out, couldn't be simpler to get at these!
Had a dummy engine dropped in, to see how much space we had.
Also temporarily dropped in the intercooler, again, just to see how much room.
Looks wicked from the front!
Not enough room for the radiator, but that was expected from the initial measurements.
Radiator will end up here, using the V6 side ducts to get the air in, with several large mesh filled holes in the rear hatch to let the air out, as in rallycross cars.
Someone mentioned access to the spark plugs earlier in the thread. Even though there is a subframe to be made to hold the intercooler and front panels on, Subaru owners eat your heart out, couldn't be simpler to get at these!
This is actually awesome.
The main question though... unequal or equal length manifold when finished?
Standard headers initially, running out of budget fast now!
Will probably stick with unequal length - better sound imho lol!
