[trackday_prep] Trackday Pug

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Awsome. Black wheels required IMO.

I agree, but they don't make you fast. lol

 

Its on the to do list, along with slicks and sorting of the cooling/oil cooler.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

sod black wheels, better tyres!

Haha the very very old Yoko's never missed a beat.......!

 

Given all the bad press they surprised me. I only hit the lock stops twice, once through hall bends and once through charlies granted in the wet..!

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Looks fantastic stu! The colour really works for me, as a practical colour to be used and abused!

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Forgot to mention the best bit,

 

 

It spits flames.......!

[andy-mac 4]

looks good stu , yes slick's will make a big difference to car

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Good day at Cadwell on the 29th May.

 

Probs the wettest trackday I've ever done, steep learning curve but great fun.

 

No end of red flags but we managed to keep it on the island.

 

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Not the best of vids but here goes.

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Cadwell booked for the 13th July.

 

Praying for a dry day everyone I've done this year has been wet, can't wait to bolt the slicks on.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

It went so well until.....

 

100mph+ spin on my own oil

 

 

 

 

Yup, dead engine eventually traced to bad mapping...

 

 

 

 

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Soooo.

 

I sourced another motor from jackherer which involved a 9 hour round trip after work a couple of months back.

 

New cam belt and tensioners fitted so hopefully it will be good to go again soon.

 

I couldn't live with the boat anchor of an engine mount so it had to go....

 

I knocked up my own fabricated version.

 

[welshpug 1,661]

was it running too rich or something?

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Timing.....

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Dropped the engine and finish welded the engine mount tonight.

 

 

All painted now. Engine should be back in tomorrow

 

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[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

 

PAS stripped off now, 15kg saved

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Weighed in at 760kg

 

Still easy weight to remove too, std auto bonnet is being changed to f/glass.

 

Thats with over half a tank too :-)

Edited November 11, 2014 by stu8v

[Alan_M 66 1 Cars]

Great build.....760kg!

 

Can you give me details of the suspension please, the front legs really.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

The front struts are just cheap Gaz coilovers.

 

Nowt special. Intially unkown front springs now with 280lbs to see how it goes?