Post #101
My god that exhaust has a serious amount of craftmanship, pukka project fella________________________________________
97 Sigma Blue GTI-6
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 reaperman
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 Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 04:34
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro  Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
Post #102
I had a Maniflow on my old A serie engined Mini. They have a very good rep in the miniworld I believe. ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 04:47
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dixon
Regular  Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #103
Bono - it was £580, not too bad I thought.Forgot to add, I fitted the new brakes yesterday and ran the braided lines throughout the car. Just need fluid adding and bleeding now. The fronts:  I forgot to take a pic of the lines, will do that when i'm in there next. And the boot pins:  Oh and as for the interior and engine bay spraying... it took rather a few cans!  And finally a finished piston!  |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 05:44
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
Post #104
I'm looking forward to seeing thison track Dixon. I hope you let us all know when your going to be racing. Castle Combe is pretty close to me ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 05:48
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #105
Thanks. Easter monday will be my first race hopefully!Dates should be: Easter Monday – 24th March May Day – 5th May Spring Bank Holiday Monday – 26th May Dunlop Motorsport Festival 19th/20th July Historic 2 Day – 2nd/3rd August Summer Bank Holiday Monday – 25th August 13th September Carnival – 4th October |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 05:50
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Carl Chambers
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Post #106
They look like solid discs on the front but surely their not!? The rest is looking great though! ________________________________________ Carl Chambersemail; pugnacious.peugeot@yahoo.co.uk . C.M.CHAMBERS CARS Peugeot Specialist Tel; 01379 586101 after 6.30 or 07889 082466 anytime. pugsport-racing.co.uk |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 14:34
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fletch
Track Head  Location: The nearest Shell garage Registered: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 12,273 Status: Offline |
Post #107
Great build  |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 14:49
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fletch
Track Head Location: The nearest Shell garage Registered: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 12,273 Status: Offline |
Post #108
gkz 206 wrote: They look like solid discs on the front but surely their not!? The rest is looking great though! Look at the top of the disc. Looks vented to me... |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 14:49
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rallyestyle
Seasoned Pro  Location: London Registered: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 14,990 Status: Offline |
Post #109
fletch wrote: gkz 206 wrote: They look like solid discs on the front but surely their not!? The rest is looking great though! Look at the top of the disc. Looks vented to me... Ditto  can just about see something going on ________________________________________ Just Drive It |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 15:36
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #110
Yeah they are vented, just the funny angle I took the shot from. |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 19:26
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puglover
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Post #111
any pics of the steering clip mate? |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 19:31
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dixon
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Post #112
Oh yes, sorry I took a sort of pic but completely forgot to upload it.I'll post it up when I'm back home later. |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 19:39
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roodbwoy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leamington Spa Registered: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 4,100 Status: Offline |
Post #113
that is looking rather sweet mate.something about white cars recently, i really like them! good project! ________________________________________ ---James Hamilton james@roodbwoy.com Photo Website quote: Lexus lights do not fit on a GTi6. If you install them, your cambelt will immediately snap. |
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Posted 19th Feb 2008 at 19:42
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #114
puglover wrote: any pics of the steering clip mate? Are these pics any good?   It's a bit tight round the back, but may be able to get other angles when I next get underneath it if they're not. |
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Posted 20th Feb 2008 at 23:00
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #115
Picked up some more bits on Friday to finish the brake lines (will get some pics of it all at the weekend), connectors for fuel lines and other farty little bits and pieces.Oh and a new battery   Bought a Dremel last week which made much lighter work of finishing the boot pins and cut as much of the inner boot skin out as I could.  Then moved on to the bonnet pins. Well chuffed with the end result of them, they look ace...   |
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Posted 27th Feb 2008 at 04:30
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #116
Then went nuts with the dremel and started cutting out all the passenger door internals and metal.  Didn't get time to finish that though, will do that when it's back from Cornwall. First cut to the bonnet :?  Lightened flywheel  Then took the car back down to Colins on Sunday, so the engine can be finished and put in. I'll be going down to help on Fri/Sat so more updates then I expect. Ordered the stack guages today too which should turn up tomorrow |
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Posted 27th Feb 2008 at 04:31
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pete_rallye
Seasoned Pro  Location: Yorkshire Registered: 12 Dec 2002 Posts: 5,253 Status: Offline |
Post #117
So it's gonna be a 1.8 with gti-6 head, is that right? Any guesstimates on power and weight?________________________________________ Oulton Park in a BTCC 306 vid 1Oulton Park in a BTCC 306 vid 2 Lap of the 'ring |
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Posted 27th Feb 2008 at 04:39
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #118
Still the 1.8 head, but has had the touch of Mark Shillaber!Weight, uhm I really don't know. I've done everything I possibly can within the regs to cut it down to as low as poss. Sub 1T would be good. Will be set up on corner weights once the engine is in in a week or two and will find out then. Power wise, another sort of unknown. But 220-230 is I think a reasonable tarket as we are looking for a good usable spread of power and engine durability too. Rev limit of about 8.5k. Again hopefully know in 2 weeks. |
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Posted 27th Feb 2008 at 04:52
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rich-6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bottoming out! Registered: 06 May 2007 Posts: 5,306 Status: Offline |
Post #119
Why don't you just buy an angle grinder for the door skins, Itl be better for the Dremel________________________________________  RIP Pete Sims |
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Posted 27th Feb 2008 at 05:51
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #120
Oh I don't plan on doing the whole door with the dremel, just had a few mins spare and cut out a couple of bits with the hacksaw and dremel so I could pull all the window motor etc out.I don't have an angle grinder, hense why it's at that state for now. Will get round to chopping the rest out and then cover with some light door cards when I have time. More bits turned up yesterday:    And I'm now a fully fledged racing driver (aparently!) lol  |
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Posted 29th Feb 2008 at 05:11
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puglover
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Post #121
thanks for that pic. seems you have lost the clip all together though  not to worry anyway thanks. car is looking fruity |
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Posted 29th Feb 2008 at 05:25
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #122
Sorry the updates have be few and far between, been up to my eyeballs with work and the car. A brief (ish) update of the progress over the past 2 or 3 weeks…Managed to find the gearbox I've been looking for on ebay a week or so ago so I can rob the Final Drive from it. So one night after work I went up to Manchester and back to pick it up. Yes I did say Manchester!! Been to Merlins (yes, again!) and picked up yet more bits: New SPA plumbed in fire extinguisher (easier and almost same price as sending off my Lifeline one to be refilled!). Neck brace. Reflective material to line the exhaust tunnel and stop my shoes melting. Novice sticker, door numbers (83) and tow stickers etc. Picked up the Wheels and tyres last week:  Lightweight 17"x7.5 Team Dynamics Pro race wheels (as used by the BTCC I think) with buffed 225/35/17 Falcon tyres. http://www.teamdynamicsracing.com/competition_wheels.htm |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:19
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #123
Here's a few pics from Sandy (the engine builder) of the engine during assembly, nearly together!! Some of the pictures are taken carefully to avoid the detail, sorry, but I can't give it all away! :-pPiston/rod assembly  Valves  Head  Crank/rods/oil pump  Pulley end  |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:21
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #124
Due to the timing getting very close to the race I’ve been driving down to cornwall to help as much as I can and finish off the stuff I needed to do so when it come back it’ll be ready for the race. Went down just over a week ago by myself, then last weekend dragged a mate with me for 2 days and even managed to convince the other half to come with me yesterday to T-cut, polish and fit the stickers!Anyway, here’s a few updated pics to get some idea. Not all cos I’ve taken hundreds at various stages… Trial fit of the wheels:   Studs and tapered nuts for them turned up today so can get them on properly. Gauges fitted:  Dash panel:  Brackets for bias valve and kill switch:  |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:22
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #125
Reflective material in exhaust tunnel so I don’t melt my shoes!: External pull cables mounted:  Small baffled fuel tank to sit beneath the boot:  And some of the stickers on:   I’ve also fitted the fire extinguisher, harnesses and other bits inside but forgot to take pics of those. |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:24
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