Budget Fiesta Track car!
13-12-2013, 10:05 PM
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Of course! Not sure about track time though!! Are you?
Thanks buddy!
Thanks buddy, how's yours coming along?
Thanks bud! You could pick one up fairly cheap! They're great little car, handle well too!
Yes mate, just put them on to see what the offset was like on the arches. The spare set are on it, these are nice and cosy in my room... Thank you!
Thanks buddy!
Thanks buddy, how's yours coming along?
Yes mate, just put them on to see what the offset was like on the arches. The spare set are on it, these are nice and cosy in my room... Thank you!
13-12-2013, 11:26 PM
#44
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
04-04-2014, 07:48 PM
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Update!!
Been a while since my last update!
Done a few bits, but been concentrating on a road car i've been building from shell up!
Picked up an engine to re build, came with some shawspeed ss4 cams, ARP rod bolts and piper HD valve springs. Nothing major, but will be a bit more than standard 100hp!!
Also got a few parts to with the engine, and throttle bodies when I eventually make or buy some.
Some injectors from a astra gsi, I believe they are 270cc. Couldn't afford to stretch the budget to pico injectors!
Fiesta ST clutch. Standard clutch could handle the power, but may as well put something else in while the box is out. I may put a paddle clutch in yet. But this was free anyways!
Some pistons, rods and rings that have only covered 3k. I can't afford to forge the bottom end, and it's not going to be silly revs so these will do nicely!
And omex 600, that also has a loom that's been wired into a fiesta loom. Which is great as I hate wires!!!!!
Picked up some comp cxr, from steve with the mk3 fiesta cossie. One set were new, and the other were used with some 888's on them. So sorted for tyres and wheels, as the other 888's will go on the white cxr's.
After stripping the interior I decided to smooth some of it, and paint the inside. It looked a bit ratty, so thought I'd give it a lick of satin black!
Got a mk3 rs turbo dash, and cut it up! Didn't need most of it, and wanted to put a dash back in. It's only in with a few nuts as it will be sent of to be flocked at some point!
And a safety devices cage to put in once painted. It's a bolt in one, but I may weld it in - not sure yet!
Bought some new copper lines and fixings to plum the bias valve in, as the FRP rear brakes are better than fronts, and have caused some hairy moments!!
Sold the puma s1600 seats to fund other things, and they were far too nice for the car!!! So in their replacement, one horrifically uncomfortable fibreglass seat. But it saves a couple grams lol.
Shortly after I got some seat pads!!!!
Cage in, to see if it fits!!!
Put some bonnet pins in place of the catch! As I had to climb through the car to open the boot!!
Got some new fibreglass arches, as the old ones I can't even remember what car they were from! And these will be fixed on with rivet nuts and some nice fixings rather than just rivets.
More weight saving/safety purchases!
Poly windows from ACW motorsport.
Drilled the rear poly windows in, but haven't bonded them in, as i'm re wrapping the car, and i'd like some mk4 fiesta sills to go round them to neaten them off!
Haven't had time to do the rest!
Started to mock up some brake ducts. Need some P clips, and some kind of duct to fit around the calliper and drive shaft. I'm sure i'll find something!
It's all a bit of a mess at the moment. But it will get there! The engine will stay as it is for the time being, I just want to get it on track! Then over summer I'll build the other engine.
That's all for now!
Cheers
Done a few bits, but been concentrating on a road car i've been building from shell up!
Picked up an engine to re build, came with some shawspeed ss4 cams, ARP rod bolts and piper HD valve springs. Nothing major, but will be a bit more than standard 100hp!!
Also got a few parts to with the engine, and throttle bodies when I eventually make or buy some.
Some injectors from a astra gsi, I believe they are 270cc. Couldn't afford to stretch the budget to pico injectors!
Fiesta ST clutch. Standard clutch could handle the power, but may as well put something else in while the box is out. I may put a paddle clutch in yet. But this was free anyways!
Some pistons, rods and rings that have only covered 3k. I can't afford to forge the bottom end, and it's not going to be silly revs so these will do nicely!
And omex 600, that also has a loom that's been wired into a fiesta loom. Which is great as I hate wires!!!!!
Picked up some comp cxr, from steve with the mk3 fiesta cossie. One set were new, and the other were used with some 888's on them. So sorted for tyres and wheels, as the other 888's will go on the white cxr's.
After stripping the interior I decided to smooth some of it, and paint the inside. It looked a bit ratty, so thought I'd give it a lick of satin black!
Got a mk3 rs turbo dash, and cut it up! Didn't need most of it, and wanted to put a dash back in. It's only in with a few nuts as it will be sent of to be flocked at some point!
And a safety devices cage to put in once painted. It's a bolt in one, but I may weld it in - not sure yet!
Bought some new copper lines and fixings to plum the bias valve in, as the FRP rear brakes are better than fronts, and have caused some hairy moments!!
Sold the puma s1600 seats to fund other things, and they were far too nice for the car!!! So in their replacement, one horrifically uncomfortable fibreglass seat. But it saves a couple grams lol.
Shortly after I got some seat pads!!!!
Cage in, to see if it fits!!!
Put some bonnet pins in place of the catch! As I had to climb through the car to open the boot!!
Got some new fibreglass arches, as the old ones I can't even remember what car they were from! And these will be fixed on with rivet nuts and some nice fixings rather than just rivets.
More weight saving/safety purchases!
Poly windows from ACW motorsport.
Drilled the rear poly windows in, but haven't bonded them in, as i'm re wrapping the car, and i'd like some mk4 fiesta sills to go round them to neaten them off!
Haven't had time to do the rest!
Started to mock up some brake ducts. Need some P clips, and some kind of duct to fit around the calliper and drive shaft. I'm sure i'll find something!
It's all a bit of a mess at the moment. But it will get there! The engine will stay as it is for the time being, I just want to get it on track! Then over summer I'll build the other engine.
That's all for now!
Cheers
07-04-2014, 03:16 PM
#46
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
Looks good but the rear windows are ment to sit in mk4 seats not bolt in.
also I wouldn't bother with cooling ducts unless your running small brakes, my 300 st170s with ds2500 pads and black diamond combi disc don't fade at all.
Also invest in some adjustable wishbones, I was out Saturday on track and found she needed more camber on the front.
also I wouldn't bother with cooling ducts unless your running small brakes, my 300 st170s with ds2500 pads and black diamond combi disc don't fade at all.
Also invest in some adjustable wishbones, I was out Saturday on track and found she needed more camber on the front.
07-04-2014, 04:15 PM
#49
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
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