AK
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the initial focuss of this car seems to have taken a tangent....
cheap budget track car 
seam welded, multipoint caged, MSA spec racer 
D'oh
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broster
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looks like its going to be another impressive car adam, top work!
whens the serious work going to start on the engine!!
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AK
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not for a while.... Needs to be at or under 300hp for the first series i want to try.
Plans for 400'ish on the standard 2.0 are being made though.
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broster
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standard as it standard internals?
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AK
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standard forged internals, yes
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sand-eel
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I think I've asked this before, but forgot about it.
What makes time attack different to any other racing series? Is it because they have no power limit? It seems some have much more power than others and its how much money you want to spend.
[Edited on 12-06-2009 by sand-eel]
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AK
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Its not strictly door to door racing. Its cars on the track at the same time trying to get the fastest lap. So first past the line isnt really the aim
there are classes.....
Club - 4wd, NA over 3.0, NA under 3.0, RWD & FWD. - Thel are all on track at the same time.
Club Pro - bigger budget teams with more safety regs and free'er reign on mods.
Pro - big budget, pro drivers etc
Club Pro & Pro run on track together.
Club is really open to anyone as long as the car meets the regs, and you as a driver are suitable (i.e not an ex touring car driver ).
There is no limit on power/weight but cars are pre-judged before hand..... and as has just happened, the front runner from club has been moved up to Club Pro as he was too quick. Won the first 3 rounds, all within 5% of Club Pro winning time.
As with any motorsport though. Depest pockets normally wins.
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Olsrey
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More about the fun than winning no?
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AK
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yup...
I have no chance of winning in the Impreza at Brands.
I'm about 300hp down on the leading impreza. I'm trying not to come last 
The skyline does ok though. Fee has scored points at all rounds so far, 9th, 5th, 7th.
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AK
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Some more pics of the work on the Impreza:
Mounting points welded onto the floor:
Stitch welding:
Door bars being welded in:
Rear mounting fully welded in:
And onto the main hoop:
Dash bar refitted:
Turret tie ins:
Going back together:
The car is actually finished just now, but I've not got any pics of it all back together yet.
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broster
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looks good, lots of pipe in there!
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AK
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aye... hopefully i'm still lighter than a standard car with all the weight saving, then weight gaining
prob about 45kg gone back in.
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Wrighty
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is that a guess at what the cage weighs in at? id love a cusco bolt in, but dont really wana add any weight!
iv just done lightend pulleys on mine, they rekon fitting them is the equivelant to removing 45ish KG in weight from the car , would cancel out what you just put back in?
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AK
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Finishing off the seat mountings:
And all done!
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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too much dash tbh
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Fee
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Need the dash to do Club Time Attack
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IvIarkgraham
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ah right
i'll let you off then
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AK
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more of it will come out, but you need to keep the main dash stucture as Fee said.
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AK
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steering wheel with quick release boss (ebay special )
Seems to stick a fair distance out, so will have to wait and see what its like. Can easily just revert to wheel on fixed boss alone if its to close to me
[Edited on 16-06-2009 by AK]
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DannyB
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How much was the wheel and boss mate?
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DAZ1985
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AK
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wheel was about £70, went for a 65mm dish rather than the 95mm.
Quick Release Boss was around £35
Got the 'normal' boss with the car as a spare.
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DannyB
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Not a bad price, is it good quality?
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AK
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dunno....
only time i'm going to get so see/test all this is when i fly back to uk then take it down to Brands
last minute - never!
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DannyB
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Ah of course, forgot about that I might look into one of them, have you got a link for that one?
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