fantastic build, love what you did to the starlet also, the build quality of cars in Ireland is really something else!
Only got a chance to update this now Trackday last sunday went very well, few minor tings but nothing major. V-tec was only working intermitently in the first session. it was bringing on the Engine Management light but i forgot to bring my laptop. Went out for second session and it went perfect so all was good Went without a problem all day after that apart from alternator packing up half way thru the last session. So all in all a very good day. Car handled brilliantly on the new Intrax, great mid corner grip, made it little stiffer during the day when switched to the slicks (was eating the toyo's off) Great power and spectators say it is fairly quiet from outside so you wouldn't really cop the Honda engine Forgot my camera on the day so didn't get any pics or vids of her in action, but took a few when got her back home that evening. Also ordered up a Kazz diff and Gear X 5.46Final drive for it yesterday as gearing is bit long for the track. I wasn't even getting to the limiter in 4th on the longest section so with new FD i should be nicely into 5th and much better acceleration lower down the gears. Few pics of her that evening [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG]
ive seen this car in the flesh and i have to say the pics dont do it justice attention to detail is second to none.top class car fair play keith
Cheers for the comments lads Very happy with it at the mo, roll on all the devepoment When you out on track nxt Alan?? Have to get the 2 machines out together
Finnally got a vid of car on track. only a incar tho First lap was on cold tyres so dont mind that and had to back off at the end cause oil temps getting bit too hot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7elvOp2hX4
You were fairly getting stuck in there! So anymore comments on the suspension? From the vid it looked very good. Was the car on slicks in the vid and what spring rates are on the shocks? Gearing looks pretty good imo, and would be great on a bigger track. You going to be racing at that track only? If so, then the new F/D would make sense. ITBS next please! After all, the spectators did say it was on the quiet side...
Cheers lads, Suspension feels excellent altho when we spec'ed the spring rates it was for R888's but running slicks already as found R888's to be **** and only last few laps so tink will have to go harder on the springs. At the mo they are Front : Helper Spring = 80/20 Main= 180/80 Rear : Helper Spring = 80/20 Main= 180/60 All in KG's by the way. Most of the Races will be on the shorter version of that track. About minute shorter we'l also be heading up North for 1 race and across to yew guys for 1 or 2 during the season but that won't be till nxt yr. It could nearly do with a 5.83FD instead ot the 5.46 it has but then i would never get off the line (standing start) Very happy with the KAZZ diff aswel, transformed the car out of corners. ITB's not planned for yet. I'm gonna make a airbox right behind the L/H headlight and make up a dummy for light with holes. Air filter at back of engine bay at the mo. It should be alot louder when airbox is made up. I'm also gonna put the new oil cooler at a angle back behind the R/H headlight. Another prob i have is im not using the full potential of the engine, staying in 2 high of gear cuming out of corners when should be down a gear and reving the nuts off it I'm a TDI man but im getting the hang of it
Hello mate, so did u change from the Std DC5 diff to the Kazz diff then?? Still toying with engines for the mk1, build the mountain bike up (4K+ and counting) so now its time for my mk1 to get sorted!
Just noticed this thread, very nice work and components put into this. Loving the tubular front wishbones and steering arms as well, should allow for a ton tweaking to get the perfect setup.
love your build thread !! good to see someone doing something a little different for a change. keep up the good work
@ mk1g60turbo ye i went for a Kazz dif (great piece of kit) I also put in a higher final drive. I went down to 16" wheels aswell so gearing is not just 100% so tinking of getting a full close ratio gear set. Ben busy on a online gear calculator and the gear kit seems to be spot on for the circuit i race on. Still busy doing suspension tweeks with her aswel but heading in the right direction anyways. I keep knocking a second or so off lap times every time i have go out so happy with the progress. I'm looking into an adjustable front anti-rollbar for her aswel, maybe a VW Motorsport item if can be got.
Few more updated pics for yew all I've posted a in-car vid of the last race i was in in the Video Forum New close ratio gear to be fitted over the winter
