Looking fast. Ready for Cadwell? This Alan Mann racing Escort has the arches you need. 

2 hours ago, nbJubilee said:

Looking fast. Ready for Cadwell? This Alan Mann racing Escort has the arches you need. 

Almost cambelt just left to do and front strut brace 

Today's latest arrival, let's hope it fits and the wiper motor doesn't get in the way (in other words let's hope the company sent one for a rhd car and not lhd as they're a German company )

 

 

Edited 30 March, 20179 yr by Hyphons

More stiffer ooo er 

Just now, TrevorB33 said:

More stiffer ooo er 

Nothing wrong with a stiffy if it's for good reasons  

Got the brace fitted today with the help of @Updown789 definetly feels like it's made a difference, will find out at Cadwell at the end of the month

 

 

 

Everything just fitted back on right, with exception to the drivers side scuttle, which doesn't sit flush anymore but it doesn't bother me.

Edited 8 October, 20178 yr by Hyphons

It's stiff

It isn't pretty but it works, makes an awesome sound past 4k rpm and feels like it's picking up the revs quicker now too, I think what I'll do for track is have a cold air feed go to it, but for day to day no air feed to it, partly because I don't want it getting rain soaked but also because the air around it isn't getting really hot after ragging the car about, it's warm but not enough to concern

 

 

Just uploading the dry session from Cadwell, but whilst that's going here's a damp session -

 

 

I was pleasantly pleased with how well the Nankang's gripped in the wet, although @BJB540 thinks the Federal RSR's have better wet grip so once the Nankang's are used up I'll be giving those a go.

Video from the dry session which was the last one of the day, worked out some nerd statistics in that I averaged 64mph with an average lap time of 2.03 over 6 laps, bit miffed that I didn't get under the 2 minute mark but there's a goal there to achieve for next time.

 

 

Bit of third person action from Cadwell before someone dumped fluid all over the track

 

 

 

Yes, my lines going into some corners were absolutely terrible at this point, with exception to going into Gooseneck, which wasn't terrible, just terrifying 

Looks like you had a great time

Rather excited to get this part fitted that just turned up from the Czech Republic

 

 

 

 

Nice, will be good to see it fitted

Update! I actually bought something for the car, OEM Alcantera flat bottom steering wheel with white stitching and white illuminating buttons (when it's all be wired up) from a Superb, Octavia and the new Kodiaq

Blyton on 22/6/17?

46 minutes ago, pip_vrs said:

Blyton on 22/6/17?

@BJB540?

5 minutes ago, Hyphons said:

@BJB540?

Sound good to me. Will check I can be free on Monday at work!

Free bed for the night, or two if needed

On 6/9/2017 at 21:01, Hyphons said:

Update! I actually bought something for the car, OEM Alcantera flat bottom steering wheel with white stitching and white illuminating buttons (when it's all be wired up) from a Superb, Octavia and the new Kodiaq

That is such a nice wheel. I'm jealous

This doesn't look normal

 

 

It's still oozing out oil onto the floor as I type, which will explain the racket it's been making the past few days which got exceptionally worse today.

 

I'm going back to the H&R springs and just bought myself some Blistein B6 shocks for the front, the rears are going to stay the same as the rear shocks absorbers are only a few 1000 miles old, I'm undecided on if the rear springs will change out to H&R as I've taken weight from the rear so it may end up sitting higher at the rear that front so having the adjustability will be useful for that.

Today's antics with @Updown789 consisted of tidying up the seat base and changing the seatbelt configuration up

 

So we went from this

 

 

To this..

 

 

And finally this..

 

 

Which as you can see, means the seatbelt is actually going to now hold me in 10x better than when it was just over the top of the seat and the seat base looks 10x better than it did before too. 

Edited 8 October, 20178 yr by Hyphons

Good work

Long time no speak...

 

So much work done, good job David!

Bet that base weighs more than the car  at least its low down

Whats leaked in your arch?

Edited 27 June, 20178 yr by pip_vrs