literally we will keep going unti its in the lower 1200's loads more weight has come out but thats all for next update and i mean some serious weight, going to bin front crossmember if i can.

 

Mondeo ST diesel, lots of torque, comfortable, nice looking and under £8k could even go for petrol and have 4 wheel drive if youcould afford the fuel bill.

 

Free lander 2.0 diesel, not the best on fuel but 40mpg gotta beat the hell out of a Scoobatron!

 

im liking the sound of a ford cheap cheap to run cheap to maintain less than 8k. gotta buy my brakes in the next week or so im going to be skint for a couple of weeks there had better be some good tv on build gotta be getting close to 27k inc the car and its got no engine or body panels yet. press on thats what plastic is for

 

i think you will find it hard getting close to 1200kg in a uk hawkeye mate, good luck thow anyway.

andy h

 

any pics yet?????? lol

 

please dont buy zafira they tow jack, if your pulled by the plod they will weigh your trailer fully laden and campare that with your tow vehicle's kerb weight. if the kerb weight is lower then you will have to disconect. and did i read rite your 25? remember check your licence to make sure you can tow that weight as you may have to take another test, similar to the ones some caravaners have to take at the mo. a bmw 5 series is a good weighty item freelanders can be quite light to. you need to do some maths before you buy the towcar. scooby + trailer KG = kerb weight of car you need to buy. please read the cars manual and look for kerb weight before parting with the cash!!!!!!

 

its not a uk hawkeye its a jap spec c

 

im looking to get an audi a4 quattro estate ticks all the right boxes heavy 4wd and a quite nice car. im on the hunt. cheers for the advice

 

no no no no piccies going up until kits completed in a few weeks been asked to keep it on the hush until its finito

may stick just one taster up in a couple of weeks, other bits to come though so there will still be updates

 

very sorry

i do think it will be quite hard to get close to 1200kg, in a jap spec c, with all the goodies that your having on it.
this is just my opinion

 

yeah the quattro should be ok remember though check kerb weight before parting with the cash just incase. and remember your licence!!

 

you could try and find what weight the roger clark team ice car was , that was extreme lightening they even took out the triple skinned sills etc. i dont think its possible on a normal budget to get to there weight but add 50/100 killos should give you a idea of the weight you can get

 

TeamICE - Frettatilkynning: Roger Clark Team ICE Impreza blitzes world record

 

ill look into the licence thing tomorrow and find out the exact weights these various cars can take think someone posted me a link on all the weights ill look 2 moz.
the kit is very thin and all panels behind the kit have been cut away or removed and replaced with lightweight panels all doors totally gutted and latice braced, plastic windows and rear screen plus everything you have previously seen bolt in cage not a weld in splitters and spoilers carbon fibre inside everything is kevlar or carbon, crossmember removed oem seat mounts removed bracing in boot removed boot floor removed lightweight dash and im 11 stone, it wont weigh much

 

thats gonna be a top TA car matie..

mine was in for a bit of love and care last week.. and what a top job they done too.

 

i know its not a very good comparison but these are the things i have taken off mine to save weight and also saving achieved.
wrx type ra ltd import kerb weight 1270kg gc8

removed.
windows replaced with lexan
struts replaced with lightweight coilovers
all interior removed
carpet removed
sound deadening removed
all doors cut out on inside
all bottom part of dash removed
fuel tank removed and replaced with lightweight one
boot floor cut out
mirrors removed and replaced with carbon
all clocks removed and wiring and replaced with stack
all air bags removed
all wiring and air bag controlers removed
steering wheel removed and replaced with light weight one
battery removed and replaced with lightweight one
all air con and pipework and wiring removed
all heater unit and pipework and wiring removed
all elec window motors and support bars removed
all seat subframes removed
all seat belts removed front ones replaced with harnesses
front seats removed and replaced with carbon seats
rear screen removed and replaced with polycarb 4mm
all door locks at rear removed and bolted doors shut
spare wheel and jack and wheel brace removed
bonnet removed and replaced with carbon and then cut out the underside

i am sure i have missed loads off but you get the jist

total weight of car now when corner weighted 1128kg

this may help or may not

andy h

 

You can get a lot more out of a classic than that Andy, without going extreme.

 

every single thing on that list has been done and i mean every last thing, plus all the strengthening in the boot lid and the oem seat mounting tunnel (bar that runs horizontaly under seats)l has also been removed. front wings and rear wings are thin fibre glass and my doors are totally hollow with any exterior paneling under the kit removed. and my crrossmember has gone these bits on top of that list i know its going to be light i would have compiled a proper list but you saved me the hassle

 

Andy,

Can i ask where you sourced the polycarb windows from? Looking for a set for mine. (rear, quarters & doors).

 

this is where i got mine
SUBARU IMPREZA WINDOW KIT (22B, P1) --- Plastics 4 Performance

 

plastics 4 performance, same as above is where i got mine awsome quality good prices

 

i was going to re use my old steering wheel in this car so after work i popped to merlin motorsport to grab a snap off racing boss , and i ended up buying a new steering wheel aswell. ah well new car new bits n all that

 

your probebly quite right steven,
i am going to leave it as it is for now thow, as it has been corner weighted,
thanks

andy h

ps; i will have the graphs for you pretty soon mate, just need to mend the rollers first, edmy has got the turbo spooling very good , eg; it hits 1.9bar @ 4180rpm on rollers, so i would think it would spool even sooner on the road

 

hey all.
bit quiet on the car front at the moment while darren sculpts the subaru into a more aerodynamic shape, will drop a teaser pic when moulding has finished and its going into primer.
been thinking recently about buying a driving simulator my mate has an x box one but since gran turismo 5 is coming out soon on ps3 and i also have a lap top so i can get the proper sims of the tracks like the race teams use. ive been told these programes are as good as it gets to learn circuits, plan is learn each track week prior to time attack round have a day with phil in my car to get lines perfected and back on the simulator until the round. i went on a silverstone sim at the touring cars on sunday it was f1 though the touring car one was slower and you didnt get to sit in the car like you did with the f1 simulator, so i went on the f1 one and killed myself repeatedly never mind here is what i am looking at
GameRacer - The Future Of Racing Games

 

lol hope you have a lot better luck on track than you did on the simulator!

 

might go check out some life insurance and a funeral suit
i just want to buy it coz of gran turismo 5 really

 

Any news or more importantly more pics?

 

no frustratingly not car has been gone for over a month now and progress has been made but not anywhere near the speed i had planned, the month i said the bodywork has already elapsed and the finishline is no where close.
engine has arrived at the clinic and all the other bits are there too, just waiting on breaks and fire extinguisher and thats it. once car gets back to clinic just a cae of putting it all bk together and hope to get it completed and some testing done before weather goes crap

 

its a pity, but nothing like this ever goes to plan wont be long

before the weather goes cr@p?!?!!? Have you looked outside??? Really looking forward to seeing this done!!