It drives! 

 

Still a few bits to fine tune, suspension, PMS shifter and tracking etc but it drives

 

about time we had an update haha .. man I bet thats fun to fling around

2 hours ago, JLawson90 said:

about time we had an update haha .. man I bet thats fun to fling around

only nipped round the block but it wasn’t bad  

had to raise it a touch and definitely needs the tracking doing. 

Has now developed an issue, i had an injector failing (poor resistance) so swapped to a known good one a while back. Tested them again today and had one with poor resistance again so swapped that out for another good one, ran the car to test for leaks then retested them. Same one has poor resistance yet again. 

Not sure whether its an injector issue or some underlying issue somewhere else so need to look into this. 

Its always the same injector (cam belt end) hoping its not wiring as i hate that

 

Edited 27 November, 20196 yr by SNH

Injector issue fixed and running sweet. 

Last part of the puzzle arrived so its now mot ready

Its been a year of ups and downs, head scratching and at times I've questioned my sanity but its finally done! 

Few little bits to tweak once its mot'd but now i can sit back and enjoy it.

In for mot wednesday so i can tax it. 

Insurance has only gone up a few quid over standard all mods declared and a £5k value. They've also sorted me 5 trackdays cover a year for £100

 

That must be a World First. Bicycle carrying track car, handy if you crash you could cycle back to the pits unless you roll it of course.

9 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

That must be a World First. Bicycle carrying track car, handy if you crash you could cycle back to the pits unless you roll it of course.

It will be my daily too so has everyday duties to do

 

Its back on the road! Had an injector fail on the 1st day (wednesday) but its been fine ever since

 

On 03/03/2019 at 19:51, shyVRS245 said:

Flocked to within an inch of it's life. Who needs Alcantara. Should reduce sun glare to a minimum though.

Hell! I just used black chalk-board paint on my Mk2 Cooper S rally car.

600 miles in and some teething issues at the beginning. new leads, coolant temp sensor and coil pack and its all good. 

Bit bonkers for road use and you have to plan your journey to miss some of the crappy potholed B roads but its a laugh non the less

 

Pokey multispokes are sold and I've gone back in time with some oldschool classic kn dytec 5 spokes from back in the day

 

Still 15" but the perfect specs 7x15 et35. 

They went straight to paint to tidy them up i just need to order some accellera 651 sport semi slicks and itll be ready for cadwell in march 

I liked the green alloys shame you moved them on they gave the car some character.

A guy I used to work with back in the mid 90's had KN dynas on a nissan 200sx. Looked very similar to yours iirc.

On 15/02/2020 at 16:24, shyVRS245 said:

I liked the green alloys shame you moved them on they gave the car some character.

 

These are in the paint shop being done the same green as i type this

 

On 17/02/2020 at 18:30, Paul thornton said:

A guy I used to work with back in the mid 90's had KN dynas on a nissan 200sx. Looked very similar to yours iirc.

 

I was always on the lookout for 5/6 spokes and fancied azev A's but couldnt find any in 15" then these popped up and i couldnt resist

 

Its been a while. 

Hope everyone is doing well in the current situation

Me personally I'm furloughed and actually loving the time of. 

I've got a few bits done, new 16mm spacers up front which caused me some headaches with catching but a bit of chopping has sorted that. 

Even more wiring gone and the lower dash has lost even more. 

 

 

Edited 26 April, 20206 yr by SNH

Any idea how much weight you've dropped? How does the suspension hold up with reduced preload effect?

17 hours ago, MarkyG82 said:

Any idea how much weight you've dropped? How does the suspension hold up with reduced preload effect?

 

Its lost about 200kg maybe a bit more up to yet. It was 950kg last time i had it weighed but its lost some more since then. 

Suspension is brilliant and ive not had it setup properly yet so can only get better hopefully. 

Lockdown has seen things get totally out of hand now

 

6kg of excess wiring removed just from the interior loom, all properly de pinned. Took me 3 days off careful planning. 

Complete heater system removed an will be replaced with a lightweight one from t7design. 

Roof vent decided on as it gets pretty warm with only front sliders to let air in (even when it had a heater).

Rest of the lower dash trimmed to a minimum.

Edited 30 May, 20206 yr by SNH

So it seems the equine business mrs and her mate have started during lockdown has got off to a great start meaning we need a van so this little thing is up for sale/swap.

 

I'm after a caddy van (£3500 swap value) or I'll take £3250 for this cash.

It owes me a hell of a lot more and i don't really want to let it go but she sold her x5 to start the business so.its only fair i help out. 

And that's that, the end! 

 

Edited 2 July, 20205 yr by SNH

After all that work you put into it, were you not able to sell it as a runner - or at least as a rolling chassis?