I thought i would put a few pics up of my old 3dr


























































rear beam mounts



oil cooler

Gated system sump













Now some basic specs

A1 Rallysport engine 400bhp est

Rs500 Inter cooler (Gen)
T34 turbo with 360 degree bearing cut back blades
Webber XO38 injectors
3 bar map sensor
Pectel racing engine loom with L8 ecu and pectel baby board
Grp A uprated fuel pump/wiring
Grp A coil
200 block ybp , wrc spary jets
long studed x 10
Wrc gasket quad gasket ,
Grp a spec ported polished 2wd head with matched inlet plelume
Cosworth racing pistons
Kent cams with verniers
Isky double valve springs
standard crank
standard rods
balanced
lightend 2wd flywheel
7.5 litre Gated Touring car sump
up-rated hi pressure/high flow oil pump (2wd because of the spray jets)
Grp A Tarcel oil separator with return to sump, breaths bothsides of the block
19 row oil cooler with thermo sandwhich plate opens after 80 degrees
Pace alloy radiator
lots of areoquip fittings and braided hoses
Areoquip fuel lines
GrpA K&N filter
Samco hoses
Mongoose 3" exhaust with 4"tailpipe


Running gear

T5 gearbox rebuilt Tal/Dome motorsport ,shot peened & polished gears new kit
(T56 6 speed maybe fitted not sure yet ? )

Ap racing 6 plate paddle clutch with AP racing pressure plate

hydraulic clutch actuation Reyland converstion

balanced probshalf

uprated Gkn drive shalfts with new bearings

Early Grp A rear beam with rose jointed trailing arms (Gravel spec)
with solid mounts

7.5 Gripper plated lsd diff shot peened & polished crown wheel and pinion 3.65 ratio

Suspension

909 Tarmac Bilstein coilovers front with 12" springs and 2" helpers

909 Mag Gravel rear Bilstien coilovers with 16" springs and 2" helpers jointed top and bottom

909 Top mounts

Adjsutable tca's front with nylon anti roll bar bushes

rose jointed rear anti roll bar links

front Tarcal strut brace with map sensor bracket on

Omp rear sturt brace a bit shit

Brakes

Fronts AP 6 pot CP 5555(min) with 356mm x 36 mm x 48 vain (solid)

Rears AP 4 pot CP 5200(rears) with 330mm x 32mm x 48 vain (solid)

hydraulic handbrake to be fitted soon as

Interior

1/2 leather recaro seat, Rs 3 spoke steering wheel ,

SPA gauges x 3

charge air temp/Boost

oil pressure/oil temp

Fuel pressure/water temp

Kenwood MP3 player Top of the range 2yrs ago

exterior

Rs 500 bumper

Rs500 splitters

Rs500 rear fin

Rs500 rear spoiler

Rs500 fog light grills

Rs500 air dam top and bottom for the i/c

Wheels & tyres


Road wheels

RL 7.... 8" X 17" fronts with Goodyear GD3'S 215/40/17

RL 7.... 8" X 17" rears with Goodyear GD3'S 235/40/17

X 2 sets

track wheels

RL 7 Grp A fittment 8"x17" fronts with Dunlops slick 235-610-17

RL 7 Grp A fittment 8"x17" Rears with Dunlops slick 235-610-17

another set of RL 7's Grp A with 235-610-17 Dunlop wets


over all weight 1250 kg with spare wheel , 3/4 tank fuel on weigh bridge



i will add some more new pics as i have just got the car back from A1 Rallysport

I would like the thank the following peeps for making the car what it is

A1 rallysport

Reyland

Zoo

Tal

Dome

Ahmed

Harvy Gibbs

Lee @ Rapid fit

thanks to everyone all involed with the car over the yrs

cheers Marco

 

Car looks stunning Marco.


Glad you got it back and look forward to see you on track with it.



Dave.

 

lol Cracked me up that bit mate!

Wicked spec on it, and it just looks timeless! Do you still own it as you say its your 'old' 3dr!

Awesome car!

 

Awsome car Marco!!!!! Be nice to see her back in action, mate!


Im still waiting for that passenger ride

 

Awsome car Marco made better cos you can drive it

 

Dan

sorry , yes i still own it




Rhys

I will mate


Cheers mate


cheers Dave

I'm hoping to have the car ready for Aug , run in by that time

the car is at another garage having the geabox re moved fitting new clutch/bearing ,we are taking the diff off and sending to it Dome to be checked over . just to make sure everything is ok

The brackets and bells are getting anodized dark blue , then we are putting boots on the all the rose joints .

Checking all the nuts/bolts and lock wire some bolts that hold the diff in place

hopefully thats should be it for a yr or so

cheers Marco

 

Sweet!

 

top car

 

Proper car, no bling shit or stuff that isn't required, just built for driving

 

love this car looks the nuts

 

A few old pics from the early 90's







marco

 

 

Looking good Lenny
You never know i might have one one day

 

 

Interesting read Marco

Well done to all involved, carnt wait to blue thunder back on the track

 

no comment

 

hopefully mine will be as nice as that one day

 

thanks lads

 

Nice motor mate

 

Thanks kev

engine shots not that buffty










Rear brakes





marco

 

propper car

 

Lovely car

 

3drs are THE cossies... and yours its one of the best examples...

 

old skool sex

 

I fookin love that thunder!!!! I hope to get a ride in it one day. (ahemmm maybe in August and on track! LOL)

 

sooooooperb

 

Quite some specs you've got there m8

 

 

Just had another read and note the new pics!

Simply stunning, what a car you've got there mate! 356mm brakes a fookin massive!

 

nice car mate

 

cheers lads

 

This has been my desktop pic for a couple of months. Love it.

 

very nice

 

brilliant

 

a couple form super rally day aug 05







a few from donnigton this yr aug 05



marco

 

Really nice love it!

Is it a RS500?

 

Superb motor mate, remember seeing it ages ago in a magazine, was what set me off on 3dr's

 

Hi Trev

it's not a 500 but i fitted the rs 500 bits on because it has better down force on track

Marco

 

And it looks better with them one.



Dave.

 

Dave

true aswell