AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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engine
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AK
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30a cable.... was the best shite i could find .... will get some better, more suitable (red or black sleeving too)
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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would u want to swap those seats for some sparco sprint seats and some money your way?
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Lucky B
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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
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Are you getting a box for your battery?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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go to a welding suppliers and get some welding earth strap for the battery cable. its hwat i use, and its cheap!
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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and get a battery tray like htis
available off ebay for cheapness
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AK
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Location: Aberdeen City
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its got a 1/4mile day first... so will just be going with 1 seat  the harnesses weigh a fair bit, more than the seat 
Sound deadning was a fair bit too... have it in a couple of poly bags... so i may weigh it if i'm very bored.
battery tray/box : Its secured as it is... so dont see the need. May think otherwise of it clunks my coupen when it stacks into a wall though.
On the battery, (ORIG POSITION) the neg had three wires....
One to earth on scuttle, 1 into loom, and another larger one.... that when pulled, wasnt connected to anything! It had a braken ring connector on the end What should that go to? The bigest earth wire from battery terminal?!?!
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broster
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starter motor
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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it still works
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AK
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its starting to look like a bucket again
Will prob attack some bits n bobs with an angle grinder tomorrow am. The work on the pug in the afternoon i think
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broster
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it will do, mine is missing the earth off it, but the started is attached to the engine/box which is attached ot the earth
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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hoping to get lower than mid 13's this time.
The engine has about 20bhp more, maybe upto 20kg lighter.
Will run the front at quite low PSI after a few test runs, and will see if i can get slim jim steelies in the back.
Really need to free up the rear platforms to raise the rear to get more weight on the front too!
Will re-fit the ARB for the track day too
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AK
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will attempt to clean more of the sticky shite out today.... really is a messy job.
And raise the bonnet rear
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AK
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mapping: just been having a blether on the phone. We are going to try and get another MOT friendly map made up for it.
Lean it off,and raise the idle speed.
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Rhino
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sounds like good progress is being made, although when i was reading through i was waitin on the fire damage pic after the heat gun and white spirit!
use oven cleaner or something to get all the sticky shit off.... might work? 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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white spirit works well, a bit better than Gunk. Its just a fuckin awfull job that should be done by someone else
Got the bonnet done
Trim is nearly ready for 1/4mile spec just need to whip out the door bars  and remove the wingmirrors
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AK
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interior
both buckets... broom broom
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
going to try and get a group shot of all 6 cars on sun morning before heading off to hopefully sell the 205
Was just gonna suggest that
Corsa's looking good (as is the skyline  think it's the back view that made me think this )
Porkie's looking good too
How much power is it runnign now (the corsa), wasn't it only making about 190bhp last time
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M6RKK
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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what track car do you prefer ?
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AK
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its 190lb/ft, and about 205bhp
i think they are conservative figures, and needs some tweaking i think once its done some more miles. Really need it to be road legal to get some tame miles under its pants
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by M6RKK
what track car do you prefer ?
205 is much easier to drive......
brakes are imediate, and dont fade. Susp is quite forgiving. Handles really well, and is quite progresive on power.
Corsa feels and sounds like it wants to kill you
I think its just a case of getting to know the corsa.....
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
both buckets... broom broom
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/3231/two_trackcar.jpg
only difference being one has cot 2k
the other 20k
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Tom
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Good way to make his day
You will have to tame the corsa there must be something about it you like to have bothered or is it just fond memories of the 1.4
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i do like it.... but its no where near as suited to being a track car as a 205.
Simple de-blinkered fact.
I have always liked it, always will.... just the hassle
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A1EX
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Registered: 29th Mar 00
Location: Turku, Finland
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cud the engine not go in the 205 with a bit of tinkering?
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