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1400 rally car shenanigans
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Ermmm you can...
You are allowed to go 25% above the largest engine (petrol or diesel) as sold in the UK.
So 1348cc + 25% = 1685cc - Thus a GA16 should be fine, although the extra weight of the GA lump may mean you don't do it.
If the Diesel was ever sold in the UK (was it?) then even bigger lumps would work.
You are allowed to go 25% above the largest engine (petrol or diesel) as sold in the UK.
So 1348cc + 25% = 1685cc - Thus a GA16 should be fine, although the extra weight of the GA lump may mean you don't do it.
If the Diesel was ever sold in the UK (was it?) then even bigger lumps would work.
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I think £14.5k can be better spent.
GA is only 30kg over the CG and gives a fair whack more torque. Few cheap and simple mods see 120hp 120lb/ft of torque.
Think you could achieve that and have £13.5k spare
How dya think H701 could be rallied?
Or get a motorbike. They're pretty cool I think
GA is only 30kg over the CG and gives a fair whack more torque. Few cheap and simple mods see 120hp 120lb/ft of torque.
Think you could achieve that and have £13.5k spare
How dya think H701 could be rallied?
Or get a motorbike. They're pretty cool I think
GA16 isn't that much heavier than the CG me and @h701micra workd out, the extra hp and torque outweighs the additional kg
edit just seen andys post
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You didn't use the GA box
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Be interesting to find out the differenceBarely any difference tbh, diff housing just a hair longer
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Decided to bling up the engine bay...VHT wrinkle paint, in blue obviously.
Bought a cam cover of eBay, was cheap and thought why not?
Looked tatty...
Lots of Mr Muscle oven cleaner and a wire cup later we had a vaguely clean cam cover (Did clean it up more but no pics)
Painted it up with some cheap black VHT.
Practise polishing up the raised area, excuse the c+ck up in the middle
And then after careful masking, several coats of VHT Wrinkle plus blue were put on and heated a lot of between coats. Not an uber wrinkly finish, but it's not fully dried yet and there's a knack to using it that I don't posses...
Cooking Cover:
Finished cover:
Then decided to paint battery hold down, due to boredom....Much more wrinkly, painted it a different way:
Bought a cam cover of eBay, was cheap and thought why not?
Looked tatty...
Lots of Mr Muscle oven cleaner and a wire cup later we had a vaguely clean cam cover (Did clean it up more but no pics)
Painted it up with some cheap black VHT.
Practise polishing up the raised area, excuse the c+ck up in the middle
And then after careful masking, several coats of VHT Wrinkle plus blue were put on and heated a lot of between coats. Not an uber wrinkly finish, but it's not fully dried yet and there's a knack to using it that I don't posses...
Cooking Cover:
Finished cover:
Then decided to paint battery hold down, due to boredom....Much more wrinkly, painted it a different way:
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Nice job mate
I like that a lot that would look awesome in mine lol
How much would a small fee be including the little bit extra for painting?
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Looks really good the way it is I reckon, maybe see if you can carbon wrap the airbox for a more motorsport look which would look immense
It being replaced soon... Getting a proper intake setup, just need money
Money would help, I'm just going to stick with a K & N panel filter in mine for the time being.
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Ahhh see that's where you're going wrong you don't want ponies you want stallions (no homo)
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Big, raging stallions....
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Destined for the F1000 crowd
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Looks really good the way it is I reckon, maybe see if you can carbon wrap the airbox for a more motorsport look which would look immense
No idea if you're still interested, but selling just the plane unpainted cam cover on ebay
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=331234392093&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web
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Well one bulb is blown and the other lights still working
might just go for it, make the back end like 500g lighter
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What light(s) are you removing ? (Always looking for new areas to save weight on
Pics above... Looking to remove the number plate light surround and one of the lights
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Had a brilliant day at the Wolds rally, 1st in class by 2:13, and would have placed 21/33 if I was in the main field.
Few good photos,
Managed to clip a few haybales a good few times, then had a 'good' clip. Poor Navigator stuck in the car whilst me and mechanic tried various things to push the wing away, finally settled with a hammer
Few good photos,
Managed to clip a few haybales a good few times, then had a 'good' clip. Poor Navigator stuck in the car whilst me and mechanic tried various things to push the wing away, finally settled with a hammer
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Tried that but it's either very tight or not the right approach :/ will give it another shot tomorrow and see
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7mm "brake caliper" allen key and a ring spanner, not an open end
Turn the allen key only, clockwise to crack the seal then use the spanner
And then just put the rubber back in between the two washers I guess
Thanks
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Sorted out the issues with the suspension, also took apart the other side and greased everything, no more annoying squeaks
New rubbers on the exhaust, doesn't rub anymore.
New pads, obviously followed by the quick bed in processes for the weekend.
Drilled the light into the boot after the main boot handle became loose... Ripped it off, cut off one light and bolted in the other crude but works
Boring update, mainly here to remind me what I've done...
New rubbers on the exhaust, doesn't rub anymore.
New pads, obviously followed by the quick bed in processes for the weekend.
Drilled the light into the boot after the main boot handle became loose... Ripped it off, cut off one light and bolted in the other
crude but works
Boring update, mainly here to remind me what I've done...
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Bloody hell where to start...
Fitted a tacho dash (green digital one)
Re-did the wiring for my spot lamps (think I did it wrong but can do it again later)
Wired in the map light for my navvy (definitely wired properly...)
Got the suspension sorted out by Andy @h701micra. Sitting nice and low now as well as a fair bit stiffer and I gained an adjustable panhard rod
Almera airbox fitted
Coil air feed fitted to the airbox
Cut and shut the carbon canister mount to get it lower to clear the airbox.
Another boring update, just keeping track of what I've done. Pictures will come in a bit
Fitted a tacho dash (green digital one)
Re-did the wiring for my spot lamps (think I did it wrong but can do it again later
) Wired in the map light for my navvy (definitely wired properly...)
Got the suspension sorted out by Andy @h701micra. Sitting nice and low now as well as a fair bit stiffer and I gained an adjustable panhard rod
Almera airbox fitted
Coil air feed fitted to the airbox
Cut and shut the carbon canister mount to get it lower to clear the airbox.
Another boring update, just keeping track of what I've done. Pictures will come in a bit
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Took a class win and won the Silverstone Junior championship at the Rockingham stages 2014!
Conditions were damp so tyres were at 28 front 27 rear (Yokohama A439's). Had circa 12mm preload on springs and had 15 'clicks' on the front dampers and '20' on the rear. Car was set up loverly, minimal understeer and slightly twitchy at the rear... This is just for me to refer back on later
Will get pictures and videos up later
Conditions were damp so tyres were at 28 front 27 rear (Yokohama A439's). Had circa 12mm preload on springs and had 15 'clicks' on the front dampers and '20' on the rear. Car was set up loverly, minimal understeer and slightly twitchy at the rear... This is just for me to refer back on later
Will get pictures and videos up later
