T26 WRC - Frayz Engineering WRC S8 TARMAC SPECIAL - aka THE BOMBER
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From: "Engineering Perfection in Essex"
Just a pie in the sky thought??
Anyone have any ideas as to what my car would be worth if I put it up for sale.
Complete as it is 44k miles, 573bhp.
Anyone fancy it?
Anyone have any ideas as to what my car would be worth if I put it up for sale.
Complete as it is 44k miles, 573bhp.
Anyone fancy it?
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Like I've said before mate. Its only worth what someone is willing to pay. The sun of its parts far exceed that value and the quality of which it has been assembled is better than many others.
If I get the right offer it will go.
If not then it will be broken or I strip it and cage it as a track animal.
I agree 20K is alot of money for a bugeye sti. But this isn't the run of the mill car and anyone who has seen the build will know the amount of attention that has gone into its build.
If I get the right offer it will go.
If not then it will be broken or I strip it and cage it as a track animal.
I agree 20K is alot of money for a bugeye sti. But this isn't the run of the mill car and anyone who has seen the build will know the amount of attention that has gone into its build.
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Well, I've had a go in this Car and in a word..........OUTSTANDING! 
Simply the fastest thing I've ever been in. It's not only quick in a straight line but the cornering ability of this car is astounding.
Is it worth £20K? All day long in my opinion.
Take an STi bug to any tuner in the land and I seriously doubt you will get a car anywhere near this standard for £20K. Hell, I reckon you could spend double that and still not have a car of this performance and quality and I think that's the real key to this build, the QUALITY.
Brilliant car, I take my hat off to you Frayz.
Simply the fastest thing I've ever been in. It's not only quick in a straight line but the cornering ability of this car is astounding.
Is it worth £20K? All day long in my opinion.
Take an STi bug to any tuner in the land and I seriously doubt you will get a car anywhere near this standard for £20K. Hell, I reckon you could spend double that and still not have a car of this performance and quality and I think that's the real key to this build, the QUALITY. Brilliant car, I take my hat off to you Frayz.
Hope you dont mind fella, but ive pilfered your setup as inspiration for my underbonnet fuel swirl system .... can only hope it turns out half as pretty as yours did!
Having a swirl pot, catch can and smaller washer bottle made as we speak.
Having a swirl pot, catch can and smaller washer bottle made as we speak.
No wukkas .... ill probably post with a link to the reshell build thread on uklegacy when it all kicks off .... reshelling my track car after a fire so going from standard car to fully finished in a week mid may.
Catch can, swirl pot and washer bottle will look something like this though.
Catch can, swirl pot and washer bottle will look something like this though.
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From: "Engineering Perfection in Essex"
Hi chaps,
Been pretty quiet around the forum recently. So just thought id post a little update of some small refreshments on the car.
Rear Brembos have been refurbished in black/yellow to match my APs up front.
Rear diff guard got a freshen up
Rear ARB, brackets and links also got a jolly up with some fresh powdercoat. All fitted up with new stainless fasteners and new rear pads in the calipers.
None of this can be seen but at least I know it's all reasonably tidy again for the summer.
Also have some more bits and pieces going on but will update when I have more to show.
Cheers, frayz
Been pretty quiet around the forum recently. So just thought id post a little update of some small refreshments on the car.
Rear Brembos have been refurbished in black/yellow to match my APs up front.
Rear diff guard got a freshen up
Rear ARB, brackets and links also got a jolly up with some fresh powdercoat. All fitted up with new stainless fasteners and new rear pads in the calipers.
None of this can be seen but at least I know it's all reasonably tidy again for the summer.
Also have some more bits and pieces going on but will update when I have more to show.
Cheers, frayz
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Seems to be working much better mate
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Update time.
Took the old girl out for a drive last Saturday and upon coming home I gave her the usual inspection. Found some oil mist on my inner wing that I identified as PAS fluid.
On investigating further I found that my HP PAS line was leaking a small amount of fluid through the core of the hose.
I removed it before it failed, caused a fire or worse.
I took it to my hydraulics shop for a second opinion. They were very helpful as always and put the failure down to heat, and the hose being used slightly outside its rated pressure.
The shop made me up a brand new heavy duty hose there and then free of charge.
I've also been cutting the car up again. Although I'll let the photos do the talking here.
More to come soon
On investigating further I found that my HP PAS line was leaking a small amount of fluid through the core of the hose.
I removed it before it failed, caused a fire or worse.
I took it to my hydraulics shop for a second opinion. They were very helpful as always and put the failure down to heat, and the hose being used slightly outside its rated pressure.
The shop made me up a brand new heavy duty hose there and then free of charge.
I've also been cutting the car up again. Although I'll let the photos do the talking here.
More to come soon
Took the old girl out for a drive last Saturday and upon coming home I gave her the usual inspection. Found some oil mist on my inner wing that I identified as PAS fluid.
On investigating further I found that my HP PAS line was leaking a small amount of fluid through the core of the hose.
I removed it before it failed, caused a fire or worse.
I took it to my hydraulics shop for a second opinion. They were very helpful as always and put the failure down to heat, and the hose being used slightly outside its rated pressure.
The shop made me up a brand new heavy duty hose there and then free of charge.
I've also been cutting the car up again. Although I'll let the photos do the talking here.
More to come soon
On investigating further I found that my HP PAS line was leaking a small amount of fluid through the core of the hose.
I removed it before it failed, caused a fire or worse.
I took it to my hydraulics shop for a second opinion. They were very helpful as always and put the failure down to heat, and the hose being used slightly outside its rated pressure.
The shop made me up a brand new heavy duty hose there and then free of charge.
I've also been cutting the car up again. Although I'll let the photos do the talking here.
More to come soon