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1400 rally car shenanigans
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if you need a resonably priced engine contact me through my profile i will then work you out a price.
Does anyone now prices to get an engine rebuild? Just like a ballpark figure?
Hopefully getting my exhaust on in a few weeks, will get pictures soon.
And will be ordering a enclosed induction kit soon too
Honed bores, light skim & a full set of bearings and gaskets was about £330 on my CG13 mate as a ball park figure
Haha I don't take offence to that, I agree with you! I've just turned 17 so I'm out of the juniors now, so I'm sort of glad that I can do what I want to the car! But the road car is my focus right now, once that it sorted, I'm hoping to do some single venue events and maybe even a cheeky Epynt next year!
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Thats a fair point, I'll bear that in mind. I'll probably just move up to a 1.4 championship...
Might see you on some
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Got some money saved up at long last...
Big question, power or handling? As of the moment i have no upper or lower strut braces, but i also have a completely standard engine.
Should i go for an induction kit and a manifold baxk exhaust (as per my regulations) or for induction kit and strut braces?
Big question, power or handling? As of the moment i have no upper or lower strut braces, but i also have a completely standard engine.
Should i go for an induction kit and a manifold baxk exhaust (as per my regulations) or for induction kit and strut braces?
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Of course I'll say handling... you need weight saving as and where you can if you can...
How much you got saved if you dont mind me asking. I can help better then
Uhm dunno... Stripped some stuff, still got bit's to do i just don't know what bits can go etc and i also hate touching wiring as i often break it
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Leave the wiring be just incase
Go for handling. You're limited in your class as to what you can do power wise
Yeah, i just want noise though
ill have to do a bit of both i guess.. Sprint coming up at Blyton this weekend or next i think, ill see what improvements on time i can make with strut braces or something
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Lower brace first. Custom X brace would be better tbh
Make it noisy then
Lower brace would be good, thought of it before but i reckon it would hit on my underbody stuff.. Ill figure something out i guess
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I train on dirt so uaed to slides, it just happened for no apparent reasonYou'll get used to it
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Should get out on all surfacesI train on dirt so uaed to slides, it just happened for no apparent reason
Will be able to come out with you soon
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Should get out on all surfaces
Will be able to come out with you soon
Sign up for the next year's sprints? I got a good 20 miles driving today for 75 quid
Oh, and costs for track hire, £160 for a junior for a full day's hire. If you wanted to do it as well at the same time, it would cost you £80, then £40 if someone else wanted to do it if you get what I mean.
Owner said he'd like only track day cars at the least, full on rally car's are fine, and that he'd also want someone who could act as a 'trainer' for insurance purposes.
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Sweet. We need to round up the msc track car crew then
Its the same as price our test day I found out
We wanna get a list of confirmed peeps and split the cost.
£160 for you, £80 for me and £40 for the rest seems unfair :/
I guess we would total it all up and just divide by who goes really, he said he'll try to get me a fair price. What licence do you have?
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National A race licence
BARS and ARDS tested too Will be a National B next year... focusing on the micra
That's a bargain that!Sign up for the next year's sprints? I got a good 20 miles driving today for 75 quid
Oh, and costs for track hire, £160 for a junior for a full day's hire. If you wanted to do it as well at the same time, it would cost you £80, then £40 if someone else wanted to do it if you get what I mean.
Owner said he'd like only track day cars at the least, full on rally car's are fine, and that he'd also want someone who could act as a 'trainer' for insurance purposes.
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Coming over for it Paul?
I'd be pritty tempted if I can change my final drive first
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National A race licence
Will be a National B next year... focusing on the micra
The owner will be happy enough for you to be my 'mentor' for the day, I'll pop him an email when I now who else could make it? Would be great if Paul could make the long trip over
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Standard 1.0 box would do mate. Your current setup would be spot on for Blyton
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Awesome, just being on the motorway, 6k for 70mph would be a bit of a strain at the minute lolStandard 1.0 box would do mate. Your current setup would be spot on for Blyton
Hoping the Oulton park track day happens next year as that's doable with a 5.1
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Yea I can imagine that'd get annoying quick. Standard 1.3 box for travels?Awesome, just being on the motorway, 6k for 70mph would be a bit of a strain at the minute lol
Hoping the Oulton park track day happens next year as that's doable with a 5.1
Aye Oulton park is looking favourite
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That or il go 1.0 facelift box
Sorry for the high jack Huggy
No worries
It's car related anyway
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I was gonna mention gta5 but that's car related tooNo worries
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Rockingham junior stages yesterday (sat 7th):
1st in my class and beat a couple of adults to If I remember correctly
Anyway, cleaning the car down today and checking everything over I just thought I'd share how cheap the running of the car has been for me.
5 tyres at 60 a tyre (175/55/13 yokohama A539's). These have lasted me 3 rallys and 3 sprints (majority of which I've won my class, so I am pushing it) still have 4mm tread left.
Break pads/disks: first rally I just left what was on the car when I brought it on, braking was amazing, outbreaked many a Peugeot 205 gti long story short there's still life in them.
Fuel: £60 of Shell optimax (four 1/4 tanks ish) has been all I needed.
Also managed to get 10 good quality tyres cheaply (if anyone needs some 165/55/13's give me a pm)
No crashes mean no repair bills.
No more than £500 spent on consumable for a good years racing, obviously this doesn't include entry fees etc but it just shows how cheaply competitive rallying can be done.
1st in my class and beat a couple of adults to If I remember correctly
Anyway, cleaning the car down today and checking everything over I just thought I'd share how cheap the running of the car has been for me.
5 tyres at 60 a tyre (175/55/13 yokohama A539's). These have lasted me 3 rallys and 3 sprints (majority of which I've won my class, so I am pushing it) still have 4mm tread left.
Break pads/disks: first rally I just left what was on the car when I brought it on, braking was amazing, outbreaked many a Peugeot 205 gti
long story short there's still life in them. Fuel: £60 of Shell optimax (four 1/4 tanks ish) has been all I needed.
Also managed to get 10 good quality tyres cheaply (if anyone needs some 165/55/13's give me a pm)
No crashes mean no repair bills.
No more than £500 spent on consumable for a good years racing, obviously this doesn't include entry fees etc but it just shows how cheaply competitive rallying can be done.
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