[Trackday_Prep] My Track Toy

[welshpug 1,661]

why is the steering column off? the 205 is probably the easiest car I've ever changed a clutch cable on

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Pmsl it just went from the odd thing in the way to unbolt everything lol. Maybe my fingers are too fat.

[welshpug 1,661]

Hehe, guess its only 4 nuts anyway!

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

True, undid master cylinder also lol.

 

Need to swap the throttle cable next lol.

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Car now running

 

Onto cage and bucket seats next.

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Cage in

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Welded the cage in

 

[andy-mac 4]

building a great wee track car here

 

get it to handle and good brakes and you will be pushing faster cars out the way

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

building a great wee track car here

 

get it to handle and good brakes and you will be pushing faster cars out the way

Thanks.

 

Its got spax shocks and uprated front sprints but standard 1.9 brakes with braided lines and uprated pads and handles pretty well. May look into arbs at somepoint.

[welshpug 1,661]

Needs better dampers then O_o

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Most likely yes lol. But would be nice to drive the thing

[GLPoomobile 958]

Completely off topic, but I was just looking at your Imprezza with the 6-pot engine after reading the bit about the SVX on Shed Of The Week. Very nice

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

[alexcrosse 124]

Need some brakes then...

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Need some brakes then...

knew that was coming

[alexcrosse 124]

Must have been on your mind!

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

pmsl

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Cage is completely welded in now.

 

started welding in rails for bucket seat and quickly realised that the bulge in the transmission tunnel stops the seat going over to the right far enough and putting the seat on top of the bulge mean helmet too near roof lining and cage.. so cut the bulge on the drivers side and turned it over and started welding it back in.

 

Not sure whether to do the same on passenger side or just put the seat further back or further to the outside to miss the bulge but driver seat is now in line with peddles and steering wheel.

 

Simon

[welshpug 1,661]

Seat further back anyway, personally would do the same on that side.

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Drivers seat rails finished today and harness bar welded in. Getting there

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Seats and harnesses all now in. Maiden voyage and all appears okay, need to do the alignment due to the 309 wishbones but otherwise all good.

 

Stuck it on the dyno to check it was running okay, last time I think it made 167 which was when I first bought the red car and it hadnt run for a few months in anger. Since done two trackdays and 600odd road miles and been shifted to the other car.

 

I need to tidy up a bit and paint the floor but trackday looming so that can wait.

 

Simon

[welshpug 1,661]

wow.

 

same guy do the cage in that as the 309?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I'm no cage expert, but is that just welded to the boot floor?

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

No his cage was too cheap to ignore on ebay, unknown origin and was bolt in. Think I gave £120 for it. Seems fairly light. We then welded it in and added the harness bar.

 

The new gearing is fun. Tops out about 105mph lol.

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

I'm no cage expert, but is that just welded to the boot floor?

Yes. Have considered adding to it but its welded rather than bolted

Well say just welded, its plated and welded