Great work. Good to finaly see the old corsa stuff get used.
Really liking the pedal setup. Looks proper! Fancy doing mine later in the year? lol
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Great work. Good to finaly see the old corsa stuff get used.
Really liking the pedal setup. Looks proper! Fancy doing mine later in the year? lol
would love to have the space to roll over like that,
Top build and great fabrication :thumb:
I'll be amazed if it gets within 50kgs ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
lol lol Oli you are sure of your self arn't you - If trackday's car was 740kgs then mine should be lighter and i think i have a chance at being within 50kgs of your 640kgs....
Oli, was your car weighed when it was corner weighted or on a weighbridge ?
Both :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
And James, who says mine will be 640kgs ;)
Who says i wont be within 50kgs of you....lol
Fair play then, what does Lee's weigh then ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
I assumed his would be a bit lighter with the carbon doors etc..
Looking good James keep it up.
Quick update from tonight - nothing ground breaking though...
Started cleaning the underside
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Saved myself another 0.4kgs losing these little feckers
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Resulting in this
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And this soon to be parting company with the shell lol
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And continued cleaning (and saving weight by removing funking under seal :roll: lol)
The end result looking like this
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As above looking great, got a rough idea when it will be done?
Lee 303 are you talking about JB???Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
I should have it done by the end of time :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jay
you sound like a bunch of women talking about all this weight loss :p
To alter power to weight ratio you have two options... alter power or alter weight.
So weight saving is worth considering (not to mention the handling benefits of being lighter and the fuel consumption on a long run lol the last bit was a joke for all you haters lol)
Yes, identical cars really except Lee has carbon doors and I didn't think his was as light as Olis, my mistake thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
Why remove the spare wheel well? Didnt someone work out it weights funk all.. Or if it for better under body flow?
It weights considerably more than the 2mm piece of ali sheet replacing it,Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
it will allow for me to fit a centre mounted exhaust that is lighter than a conventionally routed exhaust due to less bends equalling less pipework equalling less weight and an under car diffuser a la Dar if i get round to it lol
Cool. Good work.
You can also bolt your fuel pumps & swirl pot to the Ali plate to make it all very accessable and removable as one unit if you so desired.
It's all the little bits that add up, he was running standard pedal set-up (don't think he's weighed it recently), he has 16" wheels, he has door-cards iirc, etc etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
And James, don't forget improved braking and reduced wear on components :cool: On the fuel consumption issue, i managed 53mpg when running mine in driving to Newquay and back at 56mph lol
Good work though dude, it's gonna be a featherweight for sure :thumb:
Lee303 is on a proper pedal box setup by tilton or someone, very basic wiring, aim dash etc.
But also has twin mirrors, roof scoop, larger dia brakes, thicker shafts, heavier box, steel wings, etc etc... ;)
Oli, see your pms on Mig.
Good point Oli about the braking and reduced wear, thats a very respectable figure for your consumption too! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Cheers for the positive comments BTW :thumb:
whats all this??Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
They're called PM's for a reason ;)lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
Yer thats fair enough...but get them off my wip! lol
Here a little update for tonight - i haven't got a great deal done due to having to make the dinner for myself and the missus :roll: combined with a general lack of enthusiasm after banging my head right on the corner of the garage door giving me one funk of a head ache! And finding some thing rather annoying last night - details below....
Here the damage to sed skull it was through a hat too!
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Got my front hub carriers and rear axle sand blasted today i think they came out well for £15 for the lot!
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Then i painted the axle in acid etch primer ready for a top coat, i'm leaving the hub carriers as they are until i find out about having them machined out to fit the VW bearings.
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Here is a comparison of the nova and cav steering columns. The Cav item is 0.5kgs heavier than the Nova item and should go in quite easily with a little persuasian.
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I also made up the basis for the spare wheel well blank, the fold is to go up against the rear panel its made of 2mm thik ali.
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I cleaned up the under bulk head area and primed the bare metal, then sealed the seam
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While i was there i wipped these off every little bit counts!
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Then got board and messed around with the dog lol
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Now here is the sh/t bit i found these lurking under the scabs of rust on the O/S sill (i haven't had a good look at the N/S yet as its facing the floor).
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As you can see there are some (about 5 in total) very small holes along the sill. Most of the material surrounding the holes has thinned so i will be replacing the O/S sill and probably the N/S also at this rate!
Spare wheel well alloy 2mm? won't 1mm suffice? lol.
Ouch head injury looks nasty!
Can't you get in trouble for messing about with your dog? lol
I thought this at first but after looking at 1,2,3mm sheets of ali the 2mm was the preferred option as 1mm just felt to thin!Quote:
Originally Posted by John H
Its good to see some one has picked up on the technical content...:tard:Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
I'm loving the build mate and watching it closely, that little foot note made me laugh thats all
This is going to be some build mate! Really impressed by the pedal support/s - Top work.
Erm the holes in the sill are drain holes dude, they are ment to be there, but may have rusted amount them.
Why the cav colloum? Adding weight?
beams and hubs look good, are the hand brake guilds the normal ones?
Looks a nasty cut there!!! not good
Bead blasting looks well, good price too.
Btw you do know the sills have a few drain holes in them normally...? (hope im not stating the obvious lol )
Not really worth changing the sill for tiny bits like that...
Edit-Never saw Benns post.....
Its ok i knew as soon as i typed it some one would pick up on it but thought funk it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
Ash thanks for the comments i hope it will be a right tool
And in response to both Adam and Benn i haven't got this far not being able to distinguish the difference between drain holes and rust holes lol....if you see the first there is a drain hole in the very right corned its both larger and rounder! Considering the damage is worse now than the pic as i gave it a 'prod' with a screw driver and the fact that most of the sill is really thin i will be replacing this one if not both.
Both sills have been ordered btw :thumb:
First comment answered above :thumb: lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
The cav column is adjustable so you can achieve optimum wheel positione once seated in the car!
The axle is an early MK1 item so they have different H/brake cables :D