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 dixon
Regular  Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #126
Unfortunately, with less than a week to go and various hold ups getting the engine together I had to pull out of the first race.Totally gutted, was really looking forward to this weekend, but there’s just too much to do. Shame the race isn’t a week later  |
 Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:58
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bono
Seasoned Pro  Location: Surrey Registered: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,289 Status: Offline |
Post #127
looking good  ________________________________________ ///M5 |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 15:29
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birk
Seasoned Pro  Location: Doncaster Registered: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 7,032 Status: Offline |
Post #128
 top work fella i like how youve coverd up the little dint with that sticker on the back quarter  ________________________________________ Dimma + Gt35 turbo = Solid rear beam mounts £130 07889376885 Dan |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 16:15
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sarthe82
Seasoned Pro  Location: Surrey Registered: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 8,691 Status: Offline |
Post #129
dixon wrote: Unfortunately, with less than a week to go and various hold ups getting the engine together I had to pull out of the first race. Totally gutted, was really looking forward to this weekend, but there’s just too much to do. Shame the race isn’t a week later Bummer! Still, you don't want to rush it, may give you the chance of a bit of testing before it's race debut.  ________________________________________ Steve |
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Posted 22nd Mar 2008 at 16:17
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Yeungster
Seasoned Pro  Location: St.Ives Registered: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 8,532 Status: Offline |
Post #130
OMG How did I miss this thread??? Is this Sandy who had / has the 205 rallye in Cornwall? If so, then I haven't seen him in years, nor Hux |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 04:06
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zac
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds city centre Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2,627 Status: Offline |
Post #131
That's looking shit-hot.  ________________________________________ Hit the limiter in 6th gear at 169mph (GPS - TomTom on the German autobahn). Still pulling like a train too. Cheers- Phase 3 GTi-6 (409hp 'charged weekend toy) - Phase 2.5 Rallye (daily driver) R.I.P Pete Sims |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 04:43
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robjnr
Senior User  Location: bristol Registered: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 929 Status: Offline |
Post #132
shame because i was gonna come up and watch you.only up the road from me ________________________________________ 263bhp 319ftlb |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 19:05
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matsoki
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the garage..... Registered: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 1,192 Status: Offline |
Post #133
Keep reading this thread.....Stunning..  Good luck, have you got a race calender? ________________________________________ Built on 25th November 1998... That was a Wednesday..... Thank God it wasn't a Friday!RIP - Pete Sims |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 19:12
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tog
Seasoned Pro Location: scarborough Registered: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,630 Status: Offline |
Post #134
cool ________________________________________ he who hesitates has lost. |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 20:17
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dr
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inside you are face Registered: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 6,294 Status: Offline |
Post #135
Great thread and and an amazing project.You're nearly there now, best of luck in the racing. ________________________________________ Dan |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 20:57
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smighall
Smeg-all  Location: b*tching and Whinging Registered: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 10,012 Status: Offline |
Post #136
Yeungster wrote: OMG How did I miss this thread??? Is this Sandy who had / has the 205 rallye in Cornwall? If so, then I haven't seen him in years, nor Hux  it is ________________________________________  Seat Leon Cupra FR / 306 GTI6 / Breaking 205 GTI6 / Caterham 7 / Mercedes Sprinter 311CDI LWB Sold: Fisher Fury - Laguna DCI Estate - P1 306 XSI - E30 BMW 325i Baur Convertible - Daihatsu Fourtack - Suzuki GSXR600 - 205 Rallye |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 22:07
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apayne100
Seasoned Pro  Location: llanelli Registered: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,722 Status: Offline |
Post #137
my brother(spiky) said that you are racing tomorrow in coombe is this true as im sure alot of people are off and would like to see it!! im prob going anyway! should be a good day out!________________________________________ The 6 is complete for fun, stress free driving now…..yeah right |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 23:37
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robjnr
Senior User Location: bristol Registered: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 929 Status: Offline |
Post #138
apayne100 wrote: my brother(spiky) said that you are racing tomorrow in coombe is this true as im sure alot of people are off and would like to see it!! im prob going anyway! should be a good day out!is it free for spectators? ________________________________________ 263bhp 319ftlb |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 23:44
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robjnr
Senior User Location: bristol Registered: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 929 Status: Offline |
Post #139
what session would you be racing in? it says its a 'Classic' car race day,where does the 306 fit into this Combe ________________________________________ 263bhp 319ftlb |
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Posted 23rd Mar 2008 at 23:48
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suffolkpaul
Regular Location: Ipswich Registered: 24 May 2005 Posts: 226 Status: Offline |
Post #140
Great build - Ive just been reading up on the CAstle Combe saloon regs. Can i jsut say that £195 per round is incredibly good value when you consider the price of your average track day! £1555 for a season! Best of Luck http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/Saloon%20Season%20Entry%20Form%202008.doc ________________________________________ EX Rallye ownerXsara VTS track slag project. |
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Posted 24th Mar 2008 at 00:42
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #141
Unfortunately I won't be racing tomorrow as the engine isn't quite ready yet Will be there with my stopwatch though keeping a close eye on the other runners. But have got my entry in for the next one (5th May) so I'll def be out then and hopefully for the rest of the year if nothing goes wrong. robjnr - I'm competing in the Castle Combe Saloon Car Championship which is based solely at castle combe. The names of the race meetings are normally dictated by the visiting championships. The Combe Saloon cars are all a max of 10 years old. suffolkpaul - Yeah not bad value at all to enter really, but can get a bit expensive if you want to be competitive. (which hopefully I will be if I'm good enough!) |
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Posted 24th Mar 2008 at 02:48
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #142
Dates: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 24th Mar 2008 at 02:54
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stue306
Scarface Pilot  Location: Bet356.com Registered: 30 Mar 2003 Posts: 8,929 Status: Offline |
Post #143
might venture down for the may 5th event,your car looks awesome man,im liking that a lot________________________________________ R.I.P pete,see you at the crossroadsso i dont forget  [url =copyandpastelink]type a clicky title[/url] p2 gti-6, scooby wagon'restoration project' |
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Posted 24th Mar 2008 at 03:08
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khj100
Senior User  Location: York Registered: 30 Mar 2003 Posts: 11,171 Status: Offline |
Post #144
Fantastic thread Alan; the car looks absolutely awesome.Good luck tomorrow. In class C, you're up against my 2nd cousin Darren Hay in the MGZR from last year. I'd like to come along to at least one of the events this year, so maybe get to meet you one day! EDIT: Just re-read that you're not racing tomorrow  ________________________________________ Trackday, trackday, trackday |
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Posted 24th Mar 2008 at 04:13
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andyd306
Senior User  Location: unknown Registered: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 935 Status: Offline |
Post #145
cracking car! |
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Posted 10th Apr 2008 at 21:56
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rallyestyle
Seasoned Pro  Location: London Registered: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 14,991 Status: Offline |
Post #146
suffolkpaul wrote: Great build - Ive just been reading up on the CAstle Combe saloon regs. Can i jsut say that £195 per round is incredibly good value when you consider the price of your average track day! £1555 for a season! Best of Luck http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/Saloon%20Season%20Entry%20Form%202008.doc Screw the supercharger, for that price it would be criminal not to go racing  Cars looking great by the way I can't wait to see what it does on track You gonna have a club sticker somewhere ________________________________________ Just Drive It |
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Posted 10th Apr 2008 at 22:11
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millic333
Seasoned Pro  Location: Clapham, London Registered: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 2,071 Status: Offline |
Post #147
Such a great deal of effort has gone into this. Shame you didn't get to the first race. Let us know how the progress is going for the next one. Would love to come and watch across the season. ________________________________________ sharland wrote: Your life is like an action movie. And I want in. CARL. |
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Posted 16th Apr 2008 at 19:49
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dixon
Regular Location: Chippenham Registered: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 167 Status: Offline |
Post #148
I went down to Cornwall early Tuesday morning to help finish getting the car together and put the last bits to the engine. We got it all pretty much ready to go in the morning, all plummed in with all the fluids and fuel topped up. It looked really good, and massive credit to Sandy's work as all the one off stuff and fabrications looked fantastic and everything was spotless (Wiring in the cabin as well as the engine bay its self). And then… … a bad leak on the back of the block revealed itself. It could be a crack, it's hard to tell, but the engine is coming back out and potentially needs to be rebuilt into another block. It's a grave disappointment after all the effort over the last few weeks, but hopefully Sandy can turn it back around soon enough. Here's the engine bay as it approached completion:  Was a long long day yesterday and a dull drive back home.  : Got the chassis all set up and corner weighted though while it was bolted together and fluids in briefly and while I was there so could sit my arse in too. Which provided a slight glimmer of a silver lining to the day as it was a very plesent readout indeed! Anyway a couple of pics... New fuel tank:  Tastey bits while they were in one peice:  It's got a nice stance:   (bumper will be sprayed white btw) But once we realised it was a no go, we set straight to stripping it all back down again (after a few minutes depression brake) all ready to come out.  Which is now how it stands Full credit and a lot of respect to Sandy for hanging in there though and a big thanks for all his hard work, I don't know how he does it! This one project has tested my resolve beyond belief and I've had a realitivly hands off envolvement. It shall live soon... |
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Posted 18th Apr 2008 at 22:06
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rich_w
Seasoned Pro  Location: Havant, Hampshire Registered: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,412 Status: Offline |
Post #149
Hard luck mate I had something similar - after spending 2 years and probably £8-10K developing the Rotrex supercharger conversion on my car I drove 300 miles to Manchester for the ECU mapping, only to spin a big-end on the dyno!! I then had to pay a few hundred quid to get it recovered home - I had no AA cover or anything. To add insult to injury they put a hole in sump when lifting the car up on the spec on the recovery truck  I rebuilt it, used decent rods, bearings, and oil, and returned to Manchester - then drove home with 391 BHP / 282 ft/lbs It will be worth it in the end Chin up ________________________________________ Contact Details:rich@lynxpowerengineering.co.uk 07732 822546 |
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Posted 18th Apr 2008 at 22:19
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redrallye
rimjaw  Location: At the limit of adhesion Registered: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 28,753 Status: Offline |
Post #150
Gutting....________________________________________ Team "310bhp/tonne" Team "Old Skool Kool"  Team "Faster than a standard 6. No really, both of them are" |
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Posted 18th Apr 2008 at 22:29
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