scientific steve Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Is it just my eyes or is there a kink in the H brace on the near side back? If it is I was just wondering if this would cause any issues in the steering set up? Bit of a pain about the zorst Fee, I'm sure you guys will have it sorted in no time though Link to comment
RA Dunk Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 just need you back in one noo min Link to comment
scientific steve Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 He he he, some folk just dont let up I've still got a flat four lad, just that it's more for croozin than cornerin Link to comment
paul555sti Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 He he he, some folk just dont let up I've still got a flat four lad, just that it's more for croozin than cornerin Steve you could maybe go this route in the future. http://bbs.scoobynet.com/general-technical...plitscreen.html (sorry for the thread hijack Fee. ) Link to comment
scientific steve Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Steve you could maybe go this route in the future.http://bbs.scoobynet.com/general-technical...plitscreen.html (sorry for the thread hijack Fee. ) Aye, sorry for the hijack Fee Looks like they've spent an affy lot on that VW, looks very nice and an early one at that too. You can tell by the smaller rear (hatch) door Just dont see the point on going to a turbo, water cooled engine on one though. Lots of things to go wrong there on top of having the scooby knock too Link to comment
Fee Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thats the car sounding better and possibly feeling a bit perkier too Of the possible 6 studs/nuts for the manifold only 1 was tight! Replaced the missing stud and nipped up the rest. No blowing felt and a much less ticky sound. Also patched the hole in the down pipe and redid the gasket with some gasket paste at down pipe to centre section as you could see soot on the underside of the car. Not overly fussed on quality of those repairs as it'll as be getting replaced! EVO coolent pipe of and silicon one on. Not the best fit, but much better than the Evo one that was just hanging on. Really handy having the ramp to sort things out Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Are you going to heatwrap the headers, or are they of good enough quality to justify getting them Zzircotec'd? Link to comment
Fee Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Aim to heat wrap them at some point, same with the downpipe etc. Link to comment
fai17 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Nothing like getting dirty with it eh Fee! See you at Knockers soon. Link to comment
TrackScotland Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ptfff.... I wish I've finally re-registered after my user accout vanished when the forum changed many moons ago. No more getting confused who's who. This is my car, Fee is now resposible for its bigger and meaner stable mate! hehehe. She is currently getting stressed about it not being finished for round1! Link to comment
cullenmin Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Fee/Adam, I see you have removed the rear wiper going by your items for sale... 1. Was that the mechanism aswell yes? 2. Save much weight doing this? 3. Did you get some kind of blanking plug to fit in the hole in the window? 4. Any leakage? 5. How much weight do you think you have saved by removing everything from the rear of the car? I'm full of questions but I'm interested in weight reduction as that may be my next array of modifications. Cheers Rich Link to comment
Fee Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) Sorry for the slow reply :/ The rear wiper was removed, as was the motor and its bits of nearby loom. Id does weigh a fair bit, maybe 2kg off the top of my head. The hole left by the wiper is plugged with a rubber bung. We have heaps lying around, but i'm sure one from the boot floor fits! Hole is also handy to drain water from leaky lights if its outside in rain. Rough guess around 40mm diameter. Weight Saving - I havent had time to weigh and log all the stuff thats been removed, but its a fair bit! Sound deadning alone is prob about 15kg, rear seats dont weigh much but as always it all adds up! Still need to relocate the battery, remove the aircon rad etc. Lots to still come out! Trimming the loom is my fav part! Oh... airbag steering wheel weighs a ton, and the wee ECU for it behind the centre consol get GTF too! Update on the car.... More weight saving, and tinkering. All the trim is out, roof lining etc. Boost gauge and DCCD re-located for now. popped its track cherry. Serviced it before hand, some nice 10w60 oil.... bled the brakes and fitted a materclylinder stopper. Managed to do some 64s laps at knockhill in the damp on Japanese road tyres. Quite impressed with that Car was very wild early on till i got to grips with its characteristics (and also clicked the diff settings up a bit to have more torque to the fronts) on track: vids Getting it ready.... hopefully for TA at Brands new seat arrived Omp Highprofile mounts dont quite understand (from the pic anyway) why they have 8 bolt holes... sure i'll work it out when i see em. 3" Revolution downpipe, and system. Again.... thats a very strange wee bit of exhaust there! Edited May 22, 2009 by Fee Link to comment
gambler Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Looking good. See you at Brands Link to comment
tommo9375 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Good thread and nice looking trackcar you've got there.I'm thinking about getting a classic for a track car at the moment so any tips/info ,do's & don'ts to help me out would be much appreciated.Looking forward to reading more about your project Link to comment
Fee Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Do's and Donts..... DO make it as light as possible. Do make it handle and stop BEFORE going for more power. DONT spend money on daft stuff that isnt really needed. Link to comment
Fee Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Looking good. See you at Brands Fingers crossed Whats the spec of your car? What power/torque/weight etc etc. With the current power and susp/brake setup I think i'd be doing well (me personally, not the car) to get under 60 at KH. What size of wheels and R888's are you running? Link to comment
bob wrx Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 nice work! can you post pics of the exhaust as cant see them! is it the revolution system you have? which tailpipe have you gone for? Link to comment
Fee Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 doh... i need to log out as Fee Adam Link to comment
TrackScotland Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) exhaust pics are on page2, but only in the box. Not sure when it'll be fitted. Its the smaller 'scoobysport' type tailpipe, not the large garish 5" slash 'jap' one. Just hoping the exhaust will be nice and quiet to keep noise police at tracks happy. Edited May 22, 2009 by TrackScotland Link to comment
bob wrx Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 exhaust pics are on page2, but only in the box. Not sure when it'll be fitted. Its the smaller 'scoobysport' type tailpipe, not the large garish 5" slash 'jap' one. Just hoping the exhaust will be nice and quiet to keep noise police at tracks happy. lol how did you take that pic? looks like you have 2 right feet? theres a group buy on aberdeenscoobies just for revo exhaust and gonna get one as my hks is too loud! was just wondering what tail piece might look like so it take it thats the 100mm rond one then? Link to comment
TrackScotland Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 yep, Thats Fee's feet.... no idea! Link to comment
bob wrx Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 if you go back on page to it actually looks like somebody is lying under the box! Link to comment
gambler Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Adam - Im currently running about 400bhp and not sure what torque.Was really struggling for power at knockhill at the weekend. Exhaust manifold gasket had been blowing and the car was down on power and majorly in low down torque. It eventually blew right off in the final. Weight is about 1200kg. As the car has a heavy 6 speed box and a cage. Possibly running more power for silverstone. Im running 215.45.17 r888's. Thats as wide as i can get without them rubbing on the wings or suspension strutts. Link to comment
TrackScotland Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ok, cool.... thats answered my query about 225's then! May try them in the future once I've flared the arches a bit 215/45/17 it is for now then! Link to comment
TrackScotland Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 More updates - to make it up to MSA blue book standards for multiple series'. Fancy a round or two of TimeAttack (basically to MSA regs), and some rounds of the Nippon Challange - MSA regs. Hopefully with the new downpipe and exhaust the car will still come in under 300hp or my plans for the GT300 class in the Nippon are scuppered Dont fancy racing it in the GT500 Might need to get some changes to the map done So.... bought.... OMP FIA 495mm HighProfile side mounts for seat OMP FIA weld in seat frame bars LifeLine FIA 2.25 plumbed in extinguisher MSA approved Rain Light 2x Master cut off switches (1 for cabin, 1 for exterior) Car is away getting FIA Multipoint cage welded in as of today I have the BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD (fee)! She organised this for my birthday Type 1B below. I'm also considering buying one of those arch rolling things (arm with a skateboard wheel) to roll the aches, maybe even flare them, to get some 225 tyres under the arches. Anyone got any tips before I dive in and wreck my lovely clean arches? Link to comment
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