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Oooooop`s the vent is open, the shopping list begins. Thanks to Rob and all for all there hard work in Developing this chassis, looking forward to putting my 2 pennies worth of effort into it.

Regards, John.

Ps, Hope you dont mind me using some of your Pic`s Rob/Paul

 

This is going to be your new ring tool then John

Sell me your roof vent...... you wont need it

 

Very nice John.

We need to get together, I need to take some tips from you about your rollcage fitting.

 

Hi Kev,

In one Kev, would not consider doing it in any thing less next time.

Are you fitting one for the other half as well then.

Regards, John

 

Hi Matt,

Any help you need feel free to ask, if I cant give you the answer, will find a person that can.

Regards, John

 

Very nice. I am toying with the idea of a RA, but I fancy a 2 door scoob.

 

John your not doing it by half this time... this is going to be interesting

 

Be interested to see the spec on this when its done

Like the look of the wheels

 

To help fund the new project, I will be returning the road car back to standard, some parts will be used on the new car, such as the Lateral FMIC/RAD, Brakes, Gearbox, Turbo, as yet I have not made my mind up about the suspension as yet, will post closer to the day when all is finalised.

Regards, John

 

You should be able to pick up some standard uk turbo suspension easy enough John, you got a top set up on that car now

 

Hi Si,

Top mount now back on the car, just collected a standard radiator with twin fans, so will be changing that over in the next couple of days, see your car is not so standard anymore, been a very busy man of late.

Regards, John

 

Looks a proper and very comprehensive start to the project John. Another project to keep an eye on.

 

A few more pic`s of how much effort Rob and the boys put in to developing this chassis.

 

John, is that the Sparco rollcage or custom cages bit of kit.

 

Hi Matt,

Custom cages Gpn N full multipoint t45 weld in cage, and installed by two fabricators from Prodrive with a few inovations developed by the said company, warning there is a serious amount of work involved.

Regards, John

 

Not standard John but still quite restrained to many


That shell looks the business

 

It looks a pukka job John, that should make it stiff

 

Hi Kev,

One of the best privately prepared shells in the uk, Rob spared no expense and the boys who did the installation/welding spared no attention to detail, they all must be congratulated on the finished product.

Regards, John

 

looks great john bet your a very happy with the work as it looks a top job will be watching your progress with intrest have you got a budget and time limit to stick too or is it anything goes ???

 

A few more pic`s of the amount of development went into this shell/chassis







Regards, John

 

There you go John dropped this into project's for you

This is going to be a good one to watch grow.... it's a great building block to start from

 

Looks identical to the work done on Rob420's hillclimb RA, is it the same outfit doin the work?

oh it is rob's ex, sry didnt read that bit.

 

Cheers Si,

Thought it better to put it here as is rather than start a new thread.


Looks identical to the work done on Rob420's hillclimb RA, is it the same outfit doin the work?

oh it is rob's ex, sry didnt read that bit.

Money well spent on a top class product.

Regards, John

 

Here we go then, looking for some feedback from the race/rally car builders out there with regards to what type of suspension best suits this type of build, the car will be used for track days, the odd hillclimb, SSO, but ultimately a return to the Nordschliefe.

Ohlins

Bilstiens

AST

Regards, John

 

Does anyone out there have any pic`s showing the difference between a closed deck block and a semi closed deck block, would like to understand more about what I would be looking at.

Found plenty info on CDB but very little info on the SCDB, any known technical deficiencies would be of advantage as well.

Regards, John

Happy New Year to all out there, hope you get as much pleasure reading this thread, as I will building this car.

 

One set of pics from Nasioc showing EJ207/257 semi closed deck blocks:



Semi closed deck EJ257 blocks are weak around where the bore supports have been machined to give clearance to the block bolts within the water jacket. They also have very thin steel liners

 

Thanks for the info Tim, pic`s paint a thousand words, now have a better understanding.

Regards, John

 

John - looks good mate - the car looks like mine did a year ago - but a lot can happen in 12 months

Suspension wise, I would consider Exe-tcs - you get what you pay for when it comes to suspension


Engine wise - what are you looking to achieve - not just figures related. If you like the high-revving nature (suited to the track) then a 2 litre semi closed deck block could be the way to go - using STI9 crank and uprated rods/ pistons - always use ACL RACE bearings. This along with an MD321T turbo will give you a ballistic 450bhp on road fuel and over 500 on race fuel for the events (SSO, etc). This is how I ran mine for 2 years and was great fun

 

Hi Terry,

I know very little about the above set ups, who makes them, and would you have a link to any technical data on them.

Regards, John