hello, been a long time since ive posted anything on here so I thought id show what ive been up to
owned this car a while now and don't want to part with it so inspired by a few builds on here I thought track day car
first thing to do was a novice track day
only real preparation was changing the oil before and the usual checks, car handled ok but id already spent a bit on that, also after 20 mins tuition my driving improved no end
came to the conclusion the car was far too heavy and too hot under the bonnet
set about removing some weight so out came the stupidly heavy recaros, carpets, stereo and airbags, the exposed wiring bugged me so wrapped it all in harness tape
It was then time to find some ebay bargains
managed to get some old cobra imola 2 locally for £140 and some b5 recaro subframes for £40 posted, seats only weigh 5.9 kg each ! the subframes keep the seat belt buckles so I can use belts on the road and harness on the track
next was a new wheel, found a really nice momo competition for £60 and went with an 'ebay special' boss
I really wanted some black 4 point harnesses but gave up trying to find any reasonably priced but found some red sparco 3 point clip in type for £30
next up decided I didn't need any aircon so that got ripped out and decided it was finally time for an fmic, another 'ebay special' but couldn't really fault it for the price, the tiny mounting bits didn't look up to the job so welded up a frame to mount it to
with this lot done I headed off for another track session
felt a lot quicker this time and seats were perfect but the car also felt a bit flimsier with the trim removed so it was time to stiffen things up
sold my old recaros and that money just about covered a safety devices rear bolt in cage
fitting still meant welding in the box mounts so before that I removed every piece of sound deadening, which was surprisingly heavy, once it was in I painted everything satin black to tidy it up
other issues were the not so flat floor and struggling to reach the gear knob so back to ebay for a floor plate and made an extension from an old socket and a bolt
also found a suitable bottle to relocate the washer fluid to the boot
another issue I had was reflection of the shiny black rear shelf on to the rear window so got some blackboard paint
only one way to test these mods off to oulton park again, this time though it wasn't a novice day so being on the track with properly quick race cars took a bit of getting used to
my conclusion was the cars coming along nicely, my driving needs improvement and I should take spare brake pads with me next time
this will be an on going build with hopefully my driving and the car improving over the coming months/years
owned this car a while now and don't want to part with it so inspired by a few builds on here I thought track day car
first thing to do was a novice track day
only real preparation was changing the oil before and the usual checks, car handled ok but id already spent a bit on that, also after 20 mins tuition my driving improved no end
came to the conclusion the car was far too heavy and too hot under the bonnet
set about removing some weight so out came the stupidly heavy recaros, carpets, stereo and airbags, the exposed wiring bugged me so wrapped it all in harness tape
It was then time to find some ebay bargains
managed to get some old cobra imola 2 locally for £140 and some b5 recaro subframes for £40 posted, seats only weigh 5.9 kg each ! the subframes keep the seat belt buckles so I can use belts on the road and harness on the track
next was a new wheel, found a really nice momo competition for £60 and went with an 'ebay special' boss
I really wanted some black 4 point harnesses but gave up trying to find any reasonably priced but found some red sparco 3 point clip in type for £30
next up decided I didn't need any aircon so that got ripped out and decided it was finally time for an fmic, another 'ebay special' but couldn't really fault it for the price, the tiny mounting bits didn't look up to the job so welded up a frame to mount it to
with this lot done I headed off for another track session
felt a lot quicker this time and seats were perfect but the car also felt a bit flimsier with the trim removed so it was time to stiffen things up
sold my old recaros and that money just about covered a safety devices rear bolt in cage
fitting still meant welding in the box mounts so before that I removed every piece of sound deadening, which was surprisingly heavy, once it was in I painted everything satin black to tidy it up
other issues were the not so flat floor and struggling to reach the gear knob so back to ebay for a floor plate and made an extension from an old socket and a bolt
also found a suitable bottle to relocate the washer fluid to the boot
another issue I had was reflection of the shiny black rear shelf on to the rear window so got some blackboard paint
only one way to test these mods off to oulton park again, this time though it wasn't a novice day so being on the track with properly quick race cars took a bit of getting used to
my conclusion was the cars coming along nicely, my driving needs improvement and I should take spare brake pads with me next time
this will be an on going build with hopefully my driving and the car improving over the coming months/years