Up to date pics of my track car!

[Struggler]

Been building a track car out of my ph1 172 while im at uni and dont need a car to drive. Been working on it all easter and this is how it stands now!!

full thread here: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...roject!-(bit-of-a-read)&p=8600992#post8600992

thanks, C+C welcome!!

Sorry, went a bit overboard on the pics, wasnt sure which to upload so i just did loads!!

this is still a working progress so there are a lot more mods to come!

 

[Sam@NP]

Re: Up to date pics of my track car! maybe not 56k friendly!!

Sort the harness mounting out mate

LOL jk! Lovely looking car, whats the spec list?

 

[172Ben]

Apart from harnesses not being mounted and fitted correctly.

Thats nice

 

[Sam@NP]

The mounting places are 3mm steel and theres a plate on both sides of the shell. do you not think this is sufficient??

God Ben ...

 

[172Ben]

Have a read when you have time http://www.schrothracing.com/sdocs/2009_Competition_Instructions.pdf

 

[Struggler]

was meant to read the mounting PLATES are 3mm steel....but the same thing!!

cheers guys but i was really hoping i wouldnt be asked for a spec list...

ive been typing for ages updating my project thread but ill write a spec list after ive had some dinner!!

and Ben, i see no reason for crossing, but please feel free to educate me! (without turning my thread into a harness debate please!! theres an active one right here for that!! http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...s-Half-Cage-and-Airbags&p=8600802#post8600802).

 

[ScarySquirrel]

That looks AWESOME! The wheels really suit the car.

 

[Will.]

Lovely car. In fact it's amazing!

 

[Wests Renault]

nice, interior look tidy

 

[crombie1]

i hate silver cars but i have seen a few silver ph 1s lately and im actually looking for 1 myself, nice job

 

[Struggler]

Spec list

Suspension
Gaz GHA coilovers
Eibach camber bolts
Ktec Camber shims
whiteline ARB
Goodridge Braided lines*
Renualt rear discs/pads
Brembo HC front discs*
Carbone Lorraine Front pads*
Pure motorsport solid topmounts
powerflex wishbone bushes*
powerflex ARB bushes*
mk1 non-PAS rack/column*
Speedline vega (valver) wheels with parada spec2 tyres

Engine
STANDARD POWER!!
Vibratechnics Mounds
Polybush Dogbone
Green cotton airfilter*
Ktec decat*
magnex centre section
odessy battery behind drivers seat*
valver alternator
R19 alternator brackets to bypass AC and PAS

Interior
Stripped out (duh)
painted white
custom harness bar
OMP 4point 3" race harnesses
Custom start pannel with battery isolator
Sabelt cup racer wheel with quick release boss*
manual window winders**
poverty spec dash top**

Body
Aerocatch bonnet
catched boot
poverty spec mirrors
poverty spec foglight blanks
1.2 badges*
silvervisions
sunstrip (no visors)
rear wiper removed
arial removed
black badges

* - Items owned but not yet fitted
**- Items not yet owned but on "to do" list

i think thats it for the spec for now, as you can see theres still a lot of work to do. ive been focusing on the interior atm so im glad its appreciated. when i come back in the summer ill be sorting the front end and engine bay!!

 

[Italian_Job]

That thing s fantastic!!
no perspex windows then?

 

[JackJack]

Like that apart from the wheels.

 

[Sam@NP]

When is its next outing, how come you are running standard pads?

 

[Daniel]

Love it! Wheels really suit it.

 

[Struggler]

very mixed opinion on the wheels!! i only put them on because they already had the paradas already on them, but theyve since grown on me!!

No perpex windows just yet!! i want to keep it road legal and road bearable!! plus ive got to work to a budget! hence the standard power!!

im only running standard rear discs and pads, didnt see the point in putting money into the rears as the do so little. and as above, on a budget!!

As for outings, the next and first outing will hopefully be in the summer funds and project completion dependant, ill be doing brands as its quite local to me.

after that im not sure, im a full time uni student so not really going to have a chance to use it that often unfortunatley term breaks only but ill try to get to as many sessions as i can afford!!

 

[daveski]

Love it.

 

[guysy]

Very nice, clean and functional inside too which finishes it off perfect.

 

[chriscummins7]

Looks very purposeful! Bet it's fun to drive

 

[Budgie]

Looks good.

Get a fuel rail guard back on there though.

Stove it up the arse of someone and you could well know about it!

 

[northy]

very nice but those Ph2 wheels weight a ton!!!!

Seems a shame imo

 

[Hoofy]

Have you chopped the stiffeners beneath the seat to fit your seat rails in??

 

[Tony172]

that looks awesome, im looking for a ph1 to turn in to a track car they look aggressive!!

 

[Struggler]

very nice but those Ph2 wheels weight a ton!!!!

Seems a shame imo

they dont weigh any more than my oz f1's, i may consider changing to suppalaggera's (sp) at a later date when the tyres die on these!!

Looks good.

Get a fuel rail guard back on there though.

Stove it up the arse of someone and you could well know about it!

this is the same set up as all of the itb, plus the ph1s had the fuel cut out switch.
ill probs dig it out and refit it in the final build though.

Have you chopped the stiffeners beneath the seat to fit your seat rails in??

theyre not really stiffeners, theyre only spot welded in.
they act as seat frames more than anything else. but a rear cage is going in soon, and will more than likely evolve into a full cage for the final result!

 

[joshhicky]

Love it, think them wheels go really well with it.

 

[Hoofy]

theyre not really stiffeners, theyre only spot welded in.
they act as seat frames more than anything else. but a rear cage is going in soon, and will more than likely evolve into a full cage for the final result!

They are stiffeners.... spot welds doesn't mean it's not structural, most car bodies are spot welded together. We welded in a box section between these 2 ribs on our race car to maintain the rigid structure, looks like this:

 

[dmallett]

Really like the carbon air bag blank, fancy making me one

Car looks brilliant mate, and the interior is lovely!

 

[Struggler]

cheers dude.

but carbon airbag blank??
what carbon airbag blank??

 

[Djw Dave]

Looks excellent mate. Much better than mines.

My first outing is 22nd april. Hoping to get a few more bits done to mines and actually make it.

 

[Djw Dave]

Do you have a pic of the boot shut with the pins? I quite fancy doing the same thing.

With something like these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270921210727?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[Struggler]

theyre the pins i used,

and what do you mean? boot shut with the pins??

like this??

 

[Djw Dave]

theyre the pins i used,

and what do you mean? boot shut with the pins??

like this??

Perfect!

Was just to get the idea of how it looked. I'll get a couple of sets ordered up then.

 

[Struggler]

i think they look awesome tbh, i need to tighten mine up as the ring rattles with the exhaust note! lol

 

[mr.pink87]

Looks good. Would even look better without centre caps on the wheels and the aero-catches fitted the right way round

 

[Struggler]

i tried them without centre to begin with!! wasnt a fan tbh.

and as for the catches, there was nothing in my instructions stating that they had to be the other way round, and i can find plenty of examples of them mounted in this fassion on race cars, even one in the aerocatch home page banner!! lol. im sure theyll be fine!

 

[mr.pink87]

Hmm, thought i read it somewhere in the instructions. Should be alright then. Looks great without the caps imo. Ph-quick sticker is awesome aswell. Could be a reason to get myself a ph1 at a later date.

 

[dmallett]

cheers dude.

but carbon airbag blank??
what carbon airbag blank??

FLOL! its not there, i thought it was something shiny

I Should probably head specsavers...

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Looks great that does. A 172 ph2 bumper would sort the rear out.
But It's a waste of a good budget I guess.

I love the look of ph1 172's.

Did you buy it with full exterior etc????

 

[Ash87]

looks smart, bet your itching to get it on track now

 

[Struggler]

Hmm, thought i read it somewhere in the instructions. Should be alright then. Looks great without the caps imo. Ph-quick sticker is awesome aswell. Could be a reason to get myself a ph1 at a later date.

i found the pic advising against having them this way around when i looked online after you said it!!
but if its ok for the audi R8 gt car, then im sure itll be fine on mine!!

ph1s are where its at, i always liked the ph-quick sticker on them!! lol

dmallett, defs specsavers time im looking for a poverty spec dash with a tray instead as obvious removal of airbags is an MOT no-no!!

cswalmslet, check the project thread i linked!! i bought it as a bog standard MOT failure for £500!

and ash, i so want to drive it, it actually hurt, ive sat in it and made car noises on more than one occasion!!