It'll be a while before i can afford it so that's no problem.

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Goldie the track car.

Thanks.

I'm only after a charger itself, want to have a crack at mounting it all and what not myself. Don't think you'd be happy to take the little amount i'm prepared to pay for a charger.

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Thanks Tim, your xsara held it's own very well.

I got the exhaust off today and bird-s**tted it back together, hopefully it will hold itself together for Oulton park. I cut a bit of box section up and used that to brace the shell of the box to the pipe.
As you can tell from the pictures i'm not a welder.

IMG_2613 by Steve Count, on Flickr

One of the rear hangers had started to come away again, had issues with it before, so i had a go at sorting that out whilst i was at it.

IMG_2616 by Steve Count, on Flickr

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Goldie the track car.

How did you get on at Cadwell mate? Did you see my mate in his DC5 Integra?

I briefly spoke to him and he said you parked up next to him in service area, but he didnt see you on track.

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1999 China Gti6 Supercharged [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<
2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout]

Little update, went to Oulton park the other day. The car ran pretty faultlessly all day, had a little issue getting it into 2nd whilst locked up at one point and the gearbox feels even notchier than before so i'll probably source another and stick that on during winter.

I fitted a couple of cheap nasty demisters from ebay before the trackday since i seem to have blown almost all the filaments in the windscreen, these heaters do the job eventually, but they are only really a temporary measure until i sort out a new smaller heater matrix.

IMG_2743 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2745 by Steve Count, on Flickr

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PC watercooling rads are nice and compact....and cheap...

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- Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM me
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Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces.

It's about 1-2 years old now, had it done just after i'd painted the interior.
To be honest i think it's the alternator that caused the filaments to go, i think it's kicking out too much voltage as it was over 16v from memory when i checked ages ago with the engine idling.



I've got a new little matrix sorted already, its for a kit car and was only £8, i just need to make an enclosure for it and mount a couple of pc fans to it then plumb it in, just havent had time to make a start yet and didn't want to rush/bodge it to get it ready in time.



Thanks mate, was nice to meet you too. Just a shame your passenger session wasnt too long.

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Got a few plans up my sleeve, just waiting on some steel coming into work before i make a start.

I'm going to go back to a standard alternator, probably get rid of the power steering pump (maybe go for epas from a 106 or the like). Maybe fit an xsara rack if i find one for sale.
One of the drive shafts is knocking now so i'll replace that when i change the gearbox.

A few little suspension tweaks are lined up too, just need to design some bits and machine them when i get time.

There feels to be some play in the engine mounts when changing gear harshly, so i'm probably going to make a solid bottom mount.

Hopefully a new exhaust system too, this one goes down to 2" in places and much bigger in others.

After that i'd like to either stick a high comp engine in with throttle bodies and cams, or slap an Eaton M62 on it, but thats a long way off yet. At the moment it's quick enough for what it is and most importantly its reliable enough to drive to and from the track. Next year i'm hoping to trailer it to tracks so can afford a little less reliability.

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Can't really tell i've got it on to be honest.

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Small update time.

I've bought and fitted a phase 1 Xsara VTS rack.

IMG_2827 by Steve Count, on Flickr

I swapped the gti6 ram over to that rack, poured in as much power steering fluid as i could then fitted this to keep it all in.

IMG_2828 by Steve Count, on Flickr

I was never happy with the old aux belt setup how i had it, so thought i would go back to a standard alternator and fit an electric power steering pump, so i bought one, when it arrived i felt the weight of it and immediately decided that i would probably never fit one of them to the car, hence the lack of power steering now.

I've made some spacers to help correct the geometry between the hubs and the steering rack, but that little project is still not complete, i need to get/make some longer track rods or make some adjusters so there is enough thread being used on the rose joints.


I've also been working on making some tubular wishbones so i can have some more caster, since i didn't really want to start chopping away too much where the topmounts mount and moving them backwards. I'm only half way through developing them at the moment and wanted to wait until they are finished before putting up any pictures but i said i'd do an update this weekend so here they are.
They still need a fair bit of work / re-designing of certain parts, but on the whole they are getting there.

IMG_2779 by Steve Count, on Flickr

Raiding the scrap bins

IMG_2782 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2841 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2784 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2800 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2867 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2864 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2866 by Steve Count, on Flickr

IMG_2870 by Steve Count, on Flickr

Like i said, there is still a lot of work to be done before i'm happy with the setup, i did a test fit of them today as shown in the pictures and i've got a few alterations to make, but on the whole i'm pretty pleased with the progress.

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Cracking update!

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230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

I forgot to mention, i also made a solid lower engine mount bush. Only got the one photo of it before fitting though.

IMG_2833 by Steve Count, on Flickr

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