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Time Attack Build Begins (Cage in!!!)
- Thread starter fmp_
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lots
coming along nicely mate, when are you hopin to have it finnished?
nope, no need.
car has to be ready for first round, which is April 5th & 6th.
Engine is nearly ready to go, just waiting on the pistons, as they are a custom GDI spec. So once they turn up will throw it in, run it in, then be mapped to buggery.
I am just waiting on the dash to come back, then once that is in, can sort the fire extinguisher system, and should be ready to cook!
simple, cut the middle rubber out, then hacksaw through the outer shell, then hammer out.
had both sides out and new ones in in about half an hour.
no longer straight chassis? explain more please mate.
As stated in an earlier post, not looking for beuty, looking for quality.
I trust Mark Fish in what he does, and am happy with the welding that has been done.
Golf GTI 16V
lol. Div.
A single run of around 100mm applied locally to the contact points of the cage isn't enough to bend the chassis.
Furthermore, you cannot judge the quality of a weld based purely on visual inspection.
nice first post LOL
Tweaked Leon Cupra R
I didn't judge the "quality" of the welds... just implied that for the size of them the amount of heat that has gone into creating a weld of that size WILL have distorted the chassis. (visually noticable or not)
Usually anything welded with a thickness like that would have to be de-stressed afterwards!
Usually anything welded with a thickness like that would have to be de-stressed afterwards!
Golf GTI 16V
Having looked back, I can see which point you mean.
On an unrestrained member, weld of that quantity would cause distortion.
However, I would expect the construction of the chassis to resist a large proportion of the inherant bending.
I'm sure that whoever installed this cage carried out a proper assessment of the job and its risks to the integrity of the chassis, and wouldn't have undertaken such work had he thought it would have irreversable effects on its alignment.
The point is unless the chassis has been distorted to a degree that renders the car unroadworthy, then argueing about the welds and their effect on the performance of the car is irrelevant.
On an unrestrained member, weld of that quantity would cause distortion.
However, I would expect the construction of the chassis to resist a large proportion of the inherant bending.
I'm sure that whoever installed this cage carried out a proper assessment of the job and its risks to the integrity of the chassis, and wouldn't have undertaken such work had he thought it would have irreversable effects on its alignment.
The point is unless the chassis has been distorted to a degree that renders the car unroadworthy, then argueing about the welds and their effect on the performance of the car is irrelevant.
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Tweaked Leon Cupra R
good point.
Re: Exhaust Wrap or Ceramic
I have seen mention of Camcoat, but has anyone got experience of Zircotec (see www.zircotec.org). They seem to do a much thicker coating than anyone else. I bet it costs more, but is it better? They say they do F1 cars and the like so I guess its good stuff.
I have seen mention of Camcoat, but has anyone got experience of Zircotec (see www.zircotec.org). They seem to do a much thicker coating than anyone else. I bet it costs more, but is it better? They say they do F1 cars and the like so I guess its good stuff.
I've just talked to Zircotec and Camcoat and both quoted me a similar price.
From reading other websites it seems that Camcoat is just a paint and there are reports of it peeling off.......id be mighty upset if that happened after spending good money!!!
So - thinking of giving Zircotec a try. Has anyone out there used them?
From reading other websites it seems that Camcoat is just a paint and there are reports of it peeling off.......id be mighty upset if that happened after spending good money!!!
So - thinking of giving Zircotec a try. Has anyone out there used them?
Right, havent updated in a while, not that i have done much!!
So....
Decided to mount the oil cooler, in prep for the engine to go in. Felt that mounting it to the front cross member would be best, as it allowed good airflow through the bumper, and was a solid beam to mount to.
I had to make up a small bracket to mount the right hand side of the cooler, as you cant get into the beam to tighten the bolts ( as i wanted it to be removable)
Then it was a case of remounting the front bumper.
next i did a bit of work to the interior.
i wrapped all my cabling, to help protect it, and neaten it up a bit. i then routed as much of it out of sight as possible. Most of the rear i managed to run through the inner rear 3/4 panels, which once the carbon door cards are on will hide it nicely.
Next on the list was to fit the manual window winders. Easy and quick job to do!
before:
after:
Now that was sorted i started to fit my door cards.
I bought some off the net (same ones as ben_p got, cant think of the company name) but was a bit disappointed with them when they arrived. they had so much glass fibre backing, it almost made them heavier than the original plastic door cards!!
Luckily my mate joe works at URT (company than specialises in carbon) so he used them to take a copy, and made me some out of super thin, top quality carbon.
They have a few scratches on them, but its function over form, so i am happy. and before anyone asks, the quality of the carbon and labout time that went into them comes in at around £380...... !
After getting the first one on the heavens opened, so i had to abondon!
Car is going in for major work this week tho.
Firstly its off to Mark Fish to have some seat rails welded in. This is due to the cobra extra low subframes not allowing me to adjust my seat far enough over to the centre of the car, which means i am sligtly off set to the steering wheel.
Custom Cages supplied the kit..
Then i pick it up from Mark Fish and take it directly to GDI for the engine to be fitted.
A bit later than schedule, and with a few bits still needing to be done, its gonna be tight, as first round is on the 6th of April!
So....
Decided to mount the oil cooler, in prep for the engine to go in. Felt that mounting it to the front cross member would be best, as it allowed good airflow through the bumper, and was a solid beam to mount to.
I had to make up a small bracket to mount the right hand side of the cooler, as you cant get into the beam to tighten the bolts ( as i wanted it to be removable)
Then it was a case of remounting the front bumper.
next i did a bit of work to the interior.
i wrapped all my cabling, to help protect it, and neaten it up a bit. i then routed as much of it out of sight as possible. Most of the rear i managed to run through the inner rear 3/4 panels, which once the carbon door cards are on will hide it nicely.
Next on the list was to fit the manual window winders. Easy and quick job to do!
before:
after:
Now that was sorted i started to fit my door cards.
I bought some off the net (same ones as ben_p got, cant think of the company name) but was a bit disappointed with them when they arrived. they had so much glass fibre backing, it almost made them heavier than the original plastic door cards!!
Luckily my mate joe works at URT (company than specialises in carbon) so he used them to take a copy, and made me some out of super thin, top quality carbon.
They have a few scratches on them, but its function over form, so i am happy. and before anyone asks, the quality of the carbon and labout time that went into them comes in at around £380...... !
After getting the first one on the heavens opened, so i had to abondon!
Car is going in for major work this week tho.
Firstly its off to Mark Fish to have some seat rails welded in. This is due to the cobra extra low subframes not allowing me to adjust my seat far enough over to the centre of the car, which means i am sligtly off set to the steering wheel.
Custom Cages supplied the kit..
Then i pick it up from Mark Fish and take it directly to GDI for the engine to be fitted.
A bit later than schedule, and with a few bits still needing to be done, its gonna be tight, as first round is on the 6th of April!
ah right, didnt seem to make that clear on thier website. i should of gone for those. Tho i know what i have is proper bo!
i never have done with any of my cars, so i guess it didnt occur to me.
i can always take the strippage to the next level in the future, ie romove maximum material!
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
he's having his other engine fitted, so assume it will go then, i'd hope so anyway lol
Yes indeed! will be gone soon enough!
Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
Door cards look good.
Nippy white cup
Looking great Matt....white FTW 
Chris
Chris
nope, they can run any direction you want. i am guessing due to the oil being pumped through, rather than relying on gravity etc.
F4R'd ITB'd '92 cup racer
Seat Leon Cupra 290
are you going gwood april 21st in this?
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