Inferno 182
Thought I might post some pictures of my other car up, it tends to create a reaction one way or the other.
I really bought the 182 as a stop gap until this is finished but to be honest, can't see myself getting rid of the 182 now.
Anyway, the car is a 1962 Rochdale Olympic. British, glassfibre monocoque kit car, pretty rare, only about 120 left. This is what they normally look like -
Very 'cute' - a bit like a Porsche 356 mixed with a chubby E type.
I started off just planning a restoration but inspired by great modern sports cars and reading Evo mag every month, the plan has evolved.
This is a picture of my actual car from a while back, nowhere near finsihed obviously (excuse the quality, taken on phone) -
As you can probably tell, a fair bit of modification has been done to the body, all in the name of it fitting around the new running gear. Stll not finished on this picture with front wheelarch and front section incomplete but you get the idea. (ignore the instrument binnacle on the roof, that is not a design feature!
Mods include; BMW E30 suspension and brakes, rear axle and LSD.
K series from a Lotus Exige, tuned by Scholar Engines, 1.9 block, throttle bodies etc. 248bhp. 177lb/ft. Emerald ECU.
16" split rim alloys made by Image.
Hella LED round rear lights (as now found on new Farbio car)
One off Smiths instruments, made to my own design - inspired by TVR minimalism.
Interior being designed from scratch but to include Lotus Elise seats, Wooden Moto Lita steering wheel. Trimmed in maroon leather. Kept mininam, inspired by Porsche 550 Spyder.
Final kerb weight should be under 750kgs - making performance interesting!! I have no idea how it will drive yet but it is being buit by a race car engineer so I trust that it will handle and cope with the power.
Please - no one ask the cost, I am in denial!
Hope this doesn't seem like showing off, just interested to see what people think. It is my labour of love but has been going on longer than I care to admit.
Cheers
I really bought the 182 as a stop gap until this is finished but to be honest, can't see myself getting rid of the 182 now.
Anyway, the car is a 1962 Rochdale Olympic. British, glassfibre monocoque kit car, pretty rare, only about 120 left. This is what they normally look like -
Very 'cute' - a bit like a Porsche 356 mixed with a chubby E type.
I started off just planning a restoration but inspired by great modern sports cars and reading Evo mag every month, the plan has evolved.
This is a picture of my actual car from a while back, nowhere near finsihed obviously (excuse the quality, taken on phone) -
As you can probably tell, a fair bit of modification has been done to the body, all in the name of it fitting around the new running gear. Stll not finished on this picture with front wheelarch and front section incomplete but you get the idea. (ignore the instrument binnacle on the roof, that is not a design feature!
Mods include; BMW E30 suspension and brakes, rear axle and LSD.
K series from a Lotus Exige, tuned by Scholar Engines, 1.9 block, throttle bodies etc. 248bhp. 177lb/ft. Emerald ECU.
16" split rim alloys made by Image.
Hella LED round rear lights (as now found on new Farbio car)
One off Smiths instruments, made to my own design - inspired by TVR minimalism.
Interior being designed from scratch but to include Lotus Elise seats, Wooden Moto Lita steering wheel. Trimmed in maroon leather. Kept mininam, inspired by Porsche 550 Spyder.
Final kerb weight should be under 750kgs - making performance interesting!! I have no idea how it will drive yet but it is being buit by a race car engineer so I trust that it will handle and cope with the power.
Please - no one ask the cost, I am in denial!
Hope this doesn't seem like showing off, just interested to see what people think. It is my labour of love but has been going on longer than I care to admit.
Cheers
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