rapidcossie

I have never really done a full build thread BUT I have tons and tons of pics of the car since I got the thing so thought Id ask if people would be interested in a kinda project from start to current day kinda thing about the car?

Would take a while but could be a decent thread IMO of course

How did it get from this....




to this.......

Staffi

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It got to that with alot of ££££ Euan.....

Would be good to see a thread yes fella........

rapidcossie

FAR FAR too much cash mate

I would be a rich man if i had started with that thing

Ill start sticking a few posts up as I work out what pics go where

Staffi

iTrader: (1)

True,

But would you of had the same BUZZ the old Taxi has given you mate??

Remember, life's to short fella, ..

rapidcossie

Yeah your right mate, I know that I have the fastet car I could afford and I do love it when the needle gets right round in 5th

Mad Matt

iTrader: (2)

Wow, very nice looking car mate.

What were the wheels on the first pic ? And where have you got your mud flaps heh ?

rapidcossie

It all started when I attended a rolling road day at AVA in March 2004

It made a whopping 219 ATW running a collins stage one chip and a magnex







car still has private plate that was on it when i got it.

Loved the car in this spec

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Awesome car Euan, I've still yet to see it!





Team Dynamic - Monza

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

I thought you bought it from down near reading on a T4?

Slevin Kelevra

You always said that u wanted a genuine 500hp cossie.

Can always remember when we were younger thinking a 300hp cos was fast and dreaming of what a 500hp one would go like

After unexpectd problems and setbacks you have never given up on achieving that goal (even after most would have thrown in the towel)

A LOT of people on here dont realise the time, money and sheer EFFORT these cars take and not forgetting skill from all involved @ AVA.

From a clean stage 1 to being in a mag and seeing abuse on the runway twice.

Would like to see every receipt!

Slevin Kelevra

lol @ 219 atw.

Stoo

I thought your car looked ace sitting low like that. Go for it with the post. It'll be interesting..!

Staffi

iTrader: (1)

He's only 6 now isn't he??

I'm fooking old, 42 in August........

rapidcossie

Nah mate it came from a good friend of my dads with 64k and a stage one on it.

He had it for 5 years and only lived 2 miles from me.

You will defo see it at NAT day this year.

It was meant to be ready to take to Croft but it aint worked out.

rapidcossie

what about the skill of the driver

Slevin Kelevra

ha ha staffi

just mean when we first got into cars etc, euans first car was an escort RS turbo was pretty much standard and we thought it was sooo fast !

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Life starts at 40 Pete


I could have swore I remember you posting saying you picked it up from down south

Has it ever been down here for work?

Slevin Kelevra

what??? u mean when toff was driving??

vroooom ptssssh

Go for it Euan! Will be a good read.

Rab

How'd you get home so quick.... Shouldn't you be buftying your S2?

rapidcossie

I did pick it up from down south from a certain Mr Shead but that is another part of the story Rad....


bet you cant wait for that exciting installment

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Ahh, That'll be it then! I remember the pics and thread!

Get on with it then, Will be a good read

rapidcossie

Not long after the rolling road day I asked Colin(used to work at AVA and was heavily involved in the first few years of the car) the fatal question that every cossie owner will at somepoint ask a tuner...........

So how do we turn the boost up

One set of greens from a guy called Phil and a map sensor from a guy called dingy(cheers to RW for sorting this out) and a chip from AVA saw it make 250 ATW on a 4x4 cooler.

rapidcossie

I soon added a T34/55 from turbo technics and a breather system, it looed like this and made 265 ATW on 21 psi if i remeber right

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Looking forward to a great thread

rapidcossie

Next step was a 500 cooler from Pro Alloy and the boost set and checked and it ran 287 ATW and was the most powerful stage 3's AVA had seen on a standard engine.



BUT that was to start to spell the end of the road for the original engine as with over 70k on it now it started to smoke like crazy and burn more oil than fuel

Cutting a long story short it ended up doing what all cossie owners dread!

OOPS!

rapidcossie

SO it ended up in a now very familiar place on the ramps at its second home

Slevin Kelevra

THis is where u become best friends with ur bank manager

rapidcossie

Remember I actually tried to sell it just before it melted as Alan had warned me that this was going to happen?

It had alot of interest but I just couldnt sell it

It would be a very different story if I had.

Slevin Kelevra

yeah you would have had a nice M3 in the drive and a good few zeros on the end of ur bank balance

rapidcossie

Bank balance...........whats that?

WongRS

iTrader: (11)

Great thread, i love this car, no nonsense power and a car that gets used properly

rapidcossie

After a couple of discussions with the guys at AVA we decided on a new spec so started gathering some parts for the build.

The Je's are custom spec so took forever to come from the states, these were decided on due to the strength and weight.

rapidcossie

Brand new 200 block from Moutnune, turns out its a 99 block but none knew about the problems that are now being asscoiated with these now, this was 2005.

rapidcossie

Got the crank checked, and the flywheel balanced etc



big wing sump.





Set of AP's from some guy called DaveEscos



Some new engine mounts to go with the new engine.

rapidcossie

new oil pump.



Head from CNC also took months but has performed well.

rapidcossie

Got a set of clocks with the Stack rev counter seeing as the new engine would have higher rev limit.


Rebuilt T4 from Universal



Its now November 2005.

rapidcossie

After various visits to and from AVA and alot of time an effort gathering parts things start to come together with the bottom end.

rapidcossie

Started fitting brakes and wheels to the car.

rapidcossie

Already had the SPA boost and oil pressure gauge but bought oil and water temp aswell and fitted into a nomad centre pod.