My cossie updated
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My cossie updated
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.......
Would take a while but could be a decent thread IMO of course
How did it get from this....
to this.......
Last edited by rapidcossie; 28-11-2008 at 08:43 PM.
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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
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
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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
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
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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!
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!
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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.
Last edited by rapidcossie; 24-06-2008 at 07:02 PM.
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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!
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!
what about the skill of the driver
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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
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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.
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.
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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!
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!
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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.
It had alot of interest but I just couldnt sell it
It would be a very different story if I had.
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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.
The Je's are custom spec so took forever to come from the states, these were decided on due to the strength and weight.
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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.
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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.
big wing sump.
Set of AP's from some guy called DaveEscos
Some new engine mounts to go with the new engine.
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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.
Rebuilt T4 from Universal
Its now November 2005.