M4DRST "The Trolley" - Ford Fair 2013
Gob shite! 
23-03-2013, 08:59 AM
#4005
Big thank you to Raj from AUTOFLOCK http://www.autoflock.co.uk/
With getting the car ready for this year and to use on the road again my dash needed a little modification. Raj kindly remade the carbon centre panel. Nice and stiff !!!
With getting the car ready for this year and to use on the road again my dash needed a little modification. Raj kindly remade the carbon centre panel. Nice and stiff !!!
11-04-2013, 03:28 PM
#4009
Virgin
Now the most important factor is changing my pedal box.
I knew the pedal box was not effective as the brakes have never been shit hot just average. With the car being light it scrubs speed off, but without much feed back through the pedal. This was also highlighted on the top speed run.
Yesterday though I was showing a friend how much flex was in the pedal box and whilst the car was on the truck I leaned in and pushed the pedal with my hand.
Due to not pushing perfectly straight the pedal arm bent 45 degrees
I have what has commonly be described as TWIGLET arms - this is not much force....
so once your foot/leg is pushing down it could be a lot worse if hit at the wrong angle.
Now at that point I was like FUCK
So today I started to rip the box out and its going in the bin!!!!
Even the framework had buckled where the cylinders where mounted.
CLICK VIDEO BELOW Of OBP Pedal box
I knew the pedal box was not effective as the brakes have never been shit hot just average. With the car being light it scrubs speed off, but without much feed back through the pedal. This was also highlighted on the top speed run.
Yesterday though I was showing a friend how much flex was in the pedal box and whilst the car was on the truck I leaned in and pushed the pedal with my hand.
Due to not pushing perfectly straight the pedal arm bent 45 degrees
I have what has commonly be described as TWIGLET arms - this is not much force....
so once your foot/leg is pushing down it could be a lot worse if hit at the wrong angle.
Now at that point I was like FUCK
So today I started to rip the box out and its going in the bin!!!!
Even the framework had buckled where the cylinders where mounted.
CLICK VIDEO BELOW Of OBP Pedal box
11-04-2013, 03:51 PM
#4011
Update time
Car is currently at JKM as having a few issues with fueling still to be diagnosed but possibly the fuel pressure regulator.
While that being looked into I thought I would change the rear lights from the smoked items fitted as below.
I contacted a forum member on Fiestaturbo.com who lives in Germany and he very kindly sourced me some lights
and had them sent over to me in super quick time! Thank you to Mirco for all his help.
Car is currently at JKM as having a few issues with fueling still to be diagnosed but possibly the fuel pressure regulator.
While that being looked into I thought I would change the rear lights from the smoked items fitted as below.
I contacted a forum member on Fiestaturbo.com who lives in Germany and he very kindly sourced me some lights
and had them sent over to me in super quick time! Thank you to Mirco for all his help.
Last edited by Luca; 11-04-2013 at 03:53 PM.
11-04-2013, 04:46 PM
#4016
PassionFord Post Whore!!
so was the regulator the problem all the time and not the fuel tank?
lights are nice but not sure how they look with the carbon boot, i like the ones on there now.
lights are nice but not sure how they look with the carbon boot, i like the ones on there now.
11-04-2013, 09:05 PM
#4024
Yes in answer to your question 11.74 is my quickest at Pod on legal treads.
On my last visit to Pod I managed a 12.0@ 134mph then my box ripped in half later in the day, so I didn't get to try with the slicks :cry
If someone beats the time I might get back into it again but for now I got what I wanted and enjoy track days far far more!
11-04-2013, 09:24 PM
#4027
you cant fix stupid
11-04-2013, 09:27 PM
#4028
I took my old FRST to an MOT with euro RS lights fitted and it failed due to the fog light being white and not red.
So you need to switch back to standard lights for the MOT. Maybe you can fit a red bulb or spray tint the reverse lens on the euro lights red.
Last edited by fiend; 11-04-2013 at 09:28 PM.
11-04-2013, 09:38 PM
#4029
Reverse light is not needed for the MOT.
I took my old FRST to an MOT with euro RS lights fitted and it failed due to the fog light being white and not red.
So you need to switch back to standard lights for the MOT. Maybe you can fit a red bulb or spray tint the reverse lens on the euro lights red.
I took my old FRST to an MOT with euro RS lights fitted and it failed due to the fog light being white and not red.
So you need to switch back to standard lights for the MOT. Maybe you can fit a red bulb or spray tint the reverse lens on the euro lights red.
11-04-2013, 09:45 PM
#4030
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Get some red light tint and get the clear bit painted red with a few coats of clear coat on...
Red bulb will pass if you decided to leave them...
Red bulb will pass if you decided to leave them...
12-04-2013, 06:06 AM
#4034
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12-04-2013, 09:25 PM
#4036
Advanced PassionFord User
plus that ford badge must weigh a ton 
13-04-2013, 08:46 PM
#4037
Had a few hours on the car today, so nice easy job first.... fit the lights.
Then on the inside i sorted out my cock-up on the dash panel.
Since the car has only been used on track I didn't fit the LED warning lights.
Now the car will be used on the road this year I bodged the panel, looked so bad Raj from AUTOFLOCK kindly sent me another one to fit properly.
OLD ONE - with the sticker temporarily stuck with tape to save the sticky back for its final fit.
NEW ONE -
Nice to have a tinker again, been a long time since I spent a whole day at JKM playing cars.
Then on the inside i sorted out my cock-up on the dash panel.
Since the car has only been used on track I didn't fit the LED warning lights.
Now the car will be used on the road this year I bodged the panel, looked so bad Raj from AUTOFLOCK kindly sent me another one to fit properly.
OLD ONE - with the sticker temporarily stuck with tape to save the sticky back for its final fit.
NEW ONE -
Nice to have a tinker again, been a long time since I spent a whole day at JKM playing cars.
Last edited by Luca; 13-04-2013 at 08:58 PM.
