hi guys
been viewing many projects on this forum for a while so though i would share mine with you guys too
just something i am doing in my spare time for a friend / workmate
the car was built by chris birbecks and used by luke pinder
it was quite a well specced car
-puma 1400 kit car engine ( basically de stroked 1700 , designed and built by swindon race engines originally )
-pectal t2
-ricardo 6 speed dog box
-s1600 4 pot alcons 304 mm discs
- ka challenge proflex coilovers
- puma bias pedal box
- the rest was standard ka challenge spec
since my friend has converted it to a sadev 5 peed sequential gearbox from fiesta r2 due to poor reliability of 6 speed ricardo
also converted it from standard puma inlet manifold to throttle bodies for better drivability
it had a few niggles and issues and had not been properly rebuilt for a while so i offered to help out
and as it normally does it has kinda got of hand !!!
first jobs i was asked to do
- make an airbox as it was on those terrible individual foam trumpet filters and when you closed the bonnet it basically blocked the trumpets
- also sort re occurring electrical issues
but everywhere i looked it had been bodged or thrown together
things like handbrake sticking on as no bushes or bearing in base
battery moved into boot but used original wires so a bare connection under bonnet
cheap box section seat mounts with nut and bolts holding seat to it
and the list just goes on and on and most of the things were done by a supposed professional rally prep company
i seen some shocking things in my 12 years of working in the motorsport industry but i still get surprised by lack of care or attention to detail
i will add more photo s soon