[race_prep] Philfingers Tarmac 8v To Mi16 Road Rally Project

[philfingers 5]

just seen this,

 

great looking car matey , lots of nice touch's on there

 

Thanks, I'll update when I stop spending so many hours on it!

 

Phil

Edited February 11, 2009 by philfingers

[Spiky 37]

cool

 

look forward to them

 

 

p.s. off topic, you can fit and remove a pedbox while the engine is in place, as i did it last night, to repaint my pedal box

[aCe 0]

Looks like a right track weapon. Look forward to seeing it in action!

[felix2566 2]

Like the car very much, done some nice things to it!

 

I tried to send you a PM but your inbox is full!

[philfingers 5]

Fecking arse. Spent a few hours masking off and tried to paint the wing and lower rear quarters today. Damn paint on the wing reacted so will need to come off again- damn it! Hoped to have it mostly done this w/e. On a good note I did roll it out the garage on it's own wheels yesterday and refitted the seats and door trims. week's task, to re-paint the wing!

[SPGTi 2]

Phil, It will be all worth it in the end. I will have to pop over soon to have a look at the new mudflaps

 

Steve

[SPGTi 2]

The car looked and sounded good on Saturday night. Any running problems ? Also was the speccie point any good ?

 

Steve

[philfingers 5]

Sorry Steve just seen this.

Not really. 309 arms i think the bushes are u/s. Need to sort the R/J'd ones out and get them fitted really. 309 arms were only an interim measure.

Gave it a lot of stick through the lanes and it was fine. Got home and there was coolant steaming out of the bonnet. turned out to be the thermostat housing take off. My home made rubber gasket blew out. Fixed and sorted now. Night and day difference to the 8v engine. Similar power top end but so much more tractable.

 

Here a pic with my hammerite sprayed gold wheels!

 

 

Phil

 

ps will update project thread when time permits.

Had to drop gumpguard 35mm at the front to clear the Gti6 sump and spacer plate

[bensonmi 4 2 Cars]

glad to see it went well! did the sumpguard catch the floor much or did it work ok? its looking nice now too

[philfingers 5]

thanks, I will try and do some updating this w/e

 

I had to drop the sump 35mm at the front. It's got an ally bar in there at the moment as I'm only trying it for size but needs a thicker spacer. it's on Tarmac front suspension at the moment. it will sit higher on the gravel stuff when I find the £280 for new inserts it needs

 

So much better than the 8v I had before. better on fuel, more powerful (just) and so much more tractable

 

Phil

[edbar 6]

Looks really good phil, Hammerite wheels work surprisingly well!

[bensonmi 4 2 Cars]

Looks really good phil, Hammerite wheels work surprisingly well!

 

they do look good,but after seeing a white 205 with kawasaki green wheels at a rally recently,that is what id be going for,it looked lush!

[philfingers 5]

thanks guys! mostly there now. Few finishing off bits to do,

 

Phil