estelle rally project

[skodanorman]

I like it!

[stig85]

Does anyone know what colour red this car is, I have found a chart and think it may be 8155, where is the paint code located on the vehicle?

[hawkeracing]

From memory its it should be inside the engine lid on a sticker, but I may be wrong. Post on the other forum and you will get the answer and probably the code too.

[charlie m]

Hawkeracing how much were the springs and how much did you lower yours

[hawkeracing]

Which ones? Speedpro springs for a pair of fronts are about £70 (guesstimate) and they were -60mm (you need to space the ARB out to prevent catching at that level). The ones I had made by coilspring uk were -70mm and significantly stiffer and their standard rate is £100+VAT+postage for a pair. The rears were the same price but I don't know now how much lower than standard they are - something like -50mm, but they were the 2nd pair I had made for the rear as I devloped the car.

[skodanorman]

Is it Hipberry red?

[Zlin]

Paint code may also be on a printed label on the front bulkhead near the brake / clutch fluid reservoir - I can't remember if it is hidden behind the black plastic reservoir cover or off to the side.

Smart looking car by the way, like it lots :sun:

[stig85]

Cheers for the help, its Rowan red

Been Mocking up new spoiler today

[charlie m]

good looking little project you have there stig, did you get the hoses in a kit/set if so where from ?

[RSIMPS]

One thing, get the largest filters on the carbs and fit a pre filter ie KN big filters with KN foam pre filters, or get a canister and take the air feed through the back panel and to an air scoop in the rear window. Otherwise you will kill the linners and piston rings if its dusty.

[felicia16v]

One thing, get the largest filters on the carbs and fit a pre filter ie KN big filters with KN foam pre filters, or get a canister and take the air feed through the back panel and to an air scoop in the rear window. Otherwise you will kill the linners and piston rings if its dusty.

The only real way to get clean air in the forestry is like I did with mine before I added the roof scoop we would have to swap K&N filters after each stage and the chase guys would clean them as best they could (had 3 filters), after we could do a whole btrda event and the filter would just have flies in it lol

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/41343-2/north_humberside_rally_2005_0151.jpg

just used flue tube from the roof down thru the parcel shelf to the carbs, do not seal them to it tho .

with the fibreglass birdbath on the pictures from dusty events showed that the dust was being drawn up thru the vents in it from under the car at speed which wasn't ideal..

[RSIMPS]

We couldn't do that as we were historic. The imps tend to run a sealed airbox off the twin webers, then a pipe runs through the bulkhead and into a round KN filter canister, then a pipe goes to the top of the rear window and into a scoop. They then change the filter at every service like you do. I tried running a filter in the rear grill (S100), but that would clog up after 6 miles on a dusty day. Anyway the car is in retirement now, so I don't have to worry about dust and water in the engine bay (that stopped us on the last Astra rally that ran).

[tiny big]

Hello and welcome! I know this car quite well.

What are you plans and intentions with it?

You should know the car rob youve seen it many times good to see it still is alive and looking well.-Jon

[tiny big]

Glad to see my old estelle is still around -it brings back many happy memories of cut knuckles etc when I built this but heck it was fun and went like a scalded cat.-Jon

[GWtaylor]

what happened to this project

[stig85]

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[stig85]

Alive and well

[GWtaylor]

That is mint

What type of rear spoiler? Is it standard rally extra

[stig85]

Thanks. It's a modified CAPRI rs spoiler

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[stig85]

Soz about the repeat photo, stupid photobucket links!!!