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Old 18-11-2005 | 07:40 PM
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Ok got a motorsport Ecos ... no frills jobby

lovely car ... interior isn't the best but just had engine rebuild and aiming to get it stage 3 chipped (currently stage 1)

thing is ... can't decide whether to rip the interior out and fit a roll cage, cobras, harnesses etc and make it a full on track toy

or leave it alone and just tune the engine ... keep it as a good example of what it is

what do I do (even Mrs won't help and she has an opinion on most things)
Old 18-11-2005 | 07:45 PM
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Do you want to drive it as a comfortable everyday road car or just a once/twice a month job ?
Old 18-11-2005 | 08:15 PM
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only gets used as occasional / show car and track days
Old 18-11-2005 | 09:34 PM
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Rip the interior out jimbob
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only gets used as occasional / show car and track days
Think youve answered it in that statement already.

Junk the interior and if your intending on using it as a track day toy, go the whole hog and get the cage etc in there!

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Originally Posted by wildheart
Rip the interior out jimbob
knew you'd say that ... got a nice cage lined up hopefully
Old 19-11-2005 | 05:51 PM
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Rip the interior out jimbob
knew you'd say that ... got a nice cage lined up hopefully
AVE IT!!!
Old 19-11-2005 | 06:55 PM
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follow your gut feeling! I would only keep my escos looking as standard as possible, but I would love to have another one stripped out & caged for track days!
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What cage have you got lined up?

Full or half cage!?
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full custom through bulk head to strut tops,
Bilstein coilovers how much they cost and where from?
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have a word with dingy about the bilsteins but expect it to take a year or more before you get anything from him

Is that cage from someone i know
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