Russ 16v's Cup Road Racer Blog.

[Bloooor]

who is doing the carbon work?

Probably Ben to save some money

 

[mas]

I pay him well

 

[ben_p]

who is doing the carbon work?

local guy, carbon impressions. seen some of his work and its f**king crazy LOL

 

[JD]

the car is being transported to a local company in the first week of jan... to have..........

carbon fibre Roof - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Tail Gate - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Bonnet with custom air scoop for the charger filter - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre wing mirrors
carbon fibre side skirts
carbon fibre bump strips
carbon fibre 172 mrk2 bumper made
carbon fibre splitter
carbon fibre cup spoiler
carbon fibre fot light brake coolers





its costing a fair bit but boy will it be worth it

marry me

 

[bendee]

f**k me how much is a fair bit lol

 

[paul_h172]

lol the cost of this project must be huge by now!!

 

[Peperami]

weekend went. bad LOL

finsihed spraying the welds cage whilst its in the car, and the f**king paint res fell off spilling 1 ltr of acid green paint all over the newly sprayed interior

oh and the windscreen is covered in over spray.

s**tter. will post pics in a bit.




on a good note.......

the car is being transported to a local company in the first week of jan... to have..........

carbon fibre Roof - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Tail Gate - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Bonnet with custom air scoop for the charger filter - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre wing mirrors
carbon fibre side skirts
carbon fibre bump strips
carbon fibre 172 mrk2 bumper made
carbon fibre splitter
carbon fibre cup spoiler
carbon fibre fot light brake coolers





its costing a fair bit but boy will it be worth it

I hope your cage is good cos otherwise this things gonna flex like a ruler

 

[JD]

lol

 

[kiza1986]

I pay him well

Didn't you say that before lol??

Does the interior look good two tone ben??

 

[Ian_182]

I hope this is all being paid for through company tax...lol

 

[YozzaSport]

tried to reply to your pm ben - but your box is full.

 

[artur69uk]

This is going to be a monster, cant wait to see it finished. Well done Ben!:hail:

 

[ben_p]

weekend went. bad LOL

finsihed spraying the welds cage whilst its in the car, and the f**king paint res fell off spilling 1 ltr of acid green paint all over the newly sprayed interior

oh and the windscreen is covered in over spray.

s**tter. will post pics in a bit.




on a good note.......

the car is being transported to a local company in the first week of jan... to have..........

carbon fibre Roof - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Tail Gate - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre Bonnet with custom air scoop for the charger filter - twin carbon skin
carbon fibre wing mirrors
carbon fibre side skirts
carbon fibre bump strips
carbon fibre 172 mrk2 bumper made
carbon fibre splitter
carbon fibre cup spoiler
carbon fibre fot light brake coolers





its costing a fair bit but boy will it be worth it

I hope your cage is good cos otherwise this things gonna flex like a ruler

?

carbon fibre is stroner than steel, the standard roof skin has no strength. its only the cross bars which are staying put.

 

[ben_p]

f**k me how much is a fair bit lol

with the VAT just under 3k

 

[ben_p]

^fitted btw

 

[Graham Gooch]

Pretty good price tbh.

 

[ben_p]

high five!

 

[Graham Gooch]

Knowsit.

 

[Christopher]

will having all this extra carbon work delay the car?

 

[ben_p]

na, im hoping to have all my work done by first week of jan - goes to carbon guy until end of jan.... from there trialor it to ben.. ben fits the engine in, fits the ecu, nos, ethonol injection, maps it..... drive it home

 

[GarethM]

lets hope it stays to that plan lol

 

[Coby.]

So some point in Feb then Ben?

Think you should organise an unveiling evening, I'd drive over to see it

Andy

 

[jams]

^ sounds like a plan. Can imagine that quite a few people would turn up. Great way to start the year!!

 

[Race2theRedline]

Question for you Ben (feel free not to answer) but do you have an insurance quote for the completed car? I have enough trouble with the premiums on my cars with ‘light’ modifications.

R2TR

 

[TheJesus]

Question for you Ben (feel free not to answer) but do you have an insurance quote for the completed car? I have enough trouble with the premiums on my cars with ‘light’ modifications.

R2TR

insurance shouldn't be that much of a problem, I can add a turbo to mine and it will hardly make a blind bit of difference, it's cheaper for me to insure a modified 172 than a totally standard one with most companies. Only problem for Ben could be his age...

 

[mas]

insurance shoulnt be an issue!!

 

[Imperialblue]

Just read from start to finishh...wow

Absolutely amazing thread, Top Bombing! :star:

 

[Coby.]

He's Insuring it through his company iirc, Sure I read somewhere that his Guy has it Covered in his Company Policy or something!

Andy

 

[TheJesus]

it wont be properly covered through a company policy, doubt they include modded race cars with 20-30k of receipts lol

 

[Coby.]

it wont be properly covered through a company policy, doubt they include modded race cars with 20-30k of receipts lol

Probably Insure it as his Company Delivery Vehicle, Loadsa Space in the back, LOL

 

[ben_p]

Question for you Ben (feel free not to answer) but do you have an insurance quote for the completed car? I have enough trouble with the premiums on my cars with ‘light’ modifications.

R2TR

insurance is fine matey, all set up ready to go

 

[Revels]

I wana see pics of the mess you made when you dropped the paint! lol

 

[ben_p]

I wana see pics of the mess you made when you dropped the paint! lol

i dont, its really gets to me. i think you should leave

 

[stevo172-RWD]

cant wait to try to insure mine lol
no space in the back or the front!
hmmm its a one litre honest hehe

 

[Batman]

i think you should have fitted the cage, had the shell acid dipped then sprayed would have been so much easier then buying all the spraying gear and throwing paint round i know its not easy to spray big areas in a garage

 

[mini-valver]

Acid dipping costs a fortune though. What's the point, it is'nt rusty.....

 

[Batman]

Acid dipping costs a fortune though. What's the point, it is'nt rusty.....

costs about a grand to get done, take into the cost his spent on getting paint equipment, then his on about getting the outside sprayed at some point, could have just had the shell painted in a wild colour and all the engine bay etc would have been mint etc

 

[Race2theRedline]

Question for you Ben (feel free not to answer) but do you have an insurance quote for the completed car? I have enough trouble with the premiums on my cars with ‘light’ modifications.

R2TR

insurance is fine matey, all set up ready to go

Excellent, It's just me that buys things before worrying about the insureance inplications then.

R2TR

 

[Graham Gooch]

insurance is fine matey, all set up ready to go

Excellent, It's just me that buys things before worrying about the insureance inplications then.

R2TR

No I do the same lol.

 

[Middo]

plans sound mint! how much would i be looking at for some carbon air ducts