[trackday_prep] My 205 GTI-6 Supercharged Track Car

[smckeown 1]

also place some gaffa tape over the positive terminal of the battery.

[VisaGTi16v 1]

How much was that gel battery, do you know its weight and whats the amp output or whatever its called that you get on normal acid batteries? cheers

[Spiky 37]

How much was that gel battery, do you know its weight and whats the amp output or whatever its called that you get on normal acid batteries? cheers

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Varley-Red-Top-30-Ra...VQQcmdZViewItem

 

 

though i only paid £35 for mine

[VisaGTi16v 1]

hmm only 3kg lighter than my standard battery but smaller which is good. Not sure but I think as its a gel one, I may be able to get away without a battery box if mounted inside the car for sprints/hillclimbs saving some money. Wont get one at that price though! How did you get yours for £35

[Spiky 37]

yeah, no box for me as it gel inside, i have seen other second hand ones around 80, and friend got me this one.

 

not sure about you not needing a box though? guess it might be ok

 

mines just a fun track car

[Spiky 37]

well after taking it for a driver after fitting the new oil pressure switch,

 

it confirmed i had major oil surge issues

 

the sump was battered and push up and it was previously fitted without it's spacers

 

so i bought a agti-6 sump which is std with a gate :cool: (cheers discostu)

 

but then i found i didn't have the extra 2 long bolts nor did the oil temp sensor transfer over to the news sump :wall: but again thanks to discostu

 

fitted the sump and no leaks , well yet

 

so here are the last pics before it get trashed tomorrow

 

 

 

 

[smckeown 1]

get yourself a think auto early warning oil pressure switch. the OE light just tells you if the engine is already nackered, rather than if your oil pressure is low

[dommorton 0]

Just got a set of those for my spare wheels too

[Spiky 37]

well it survived it's first track day

 

tyres are superb, and brake are fantastic,

 

power level is crap just wont rev over 4000, well does but slowly

 

so GTI-6 engine in 2-3 months

 

issues of the day comprised of coming out of a corner to find my throttle stuck open at full chat , but was just a pipe blocking the throttle

 

then after two sessions while waiting for lunch break, opened the header tank to find and horrible states of affairs

 

so in the afternoon i did about 50 laps taking out as many passengers as possible

 

car was great, and drove home

 

 

just dumped the water and it just turns out be a big manky old waters and rusty, so will flush the whole system

 

 

AWESOME is all i can say, gave it abuse ALL day and it drove home

[Discostu 6]

Bet u wudn't have been able to do that in u'r Cossie

 

Looked like u had fun, wish i had my car tho

[Spiky 37]

i would have

 

except, it WOULD have been a Head gasket, or turbo, or diff or gearbox...pmsl

[smckeown 1]

glad it went well.

 

you should get into the habit of doing more pro-active maintenance. Thinks like oil chganges, coolant changes, brake fluid changes etc should be done/checked before each event. The more pro-active you are the less chance you will have issue son a track. The last thing you want is to go home early etc.

 

Got any vids then ?

 

cheers

sean

[Mikey G 3]

Glad you had fun

[Spiky 37]

Glad you had fun

 

 

aii

 

cheers for advice of flushing, it was the answer,

[Spiky 37]

here are some pro and and non pro pictures from the day

 

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[Spiky 37]

glad it went well.

 

you should get into the habit of doing more pro-active maintenance. Thinks like oil chganges, coolant changes, brake fluid changes etc should be done/checked before each event. The more pro-active you are the less chance you will have issue son a track. The last thing you want is to go home early etc.

 

Got any vids then ?

 

cheers

sean

 

 

only just saw this,

 

yeah ya right,

 

i was on top of everything, but never gave the water system a second thought

 

it's done now, so another tick in the list of things to do and done.

 

next job is 309 setup front and rear, well once i rip it off my 309..lol

 

sorry no vids

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

iv never done a track day but after reading this i realy want to!!!!!!!! my car is up to track day spec just never done one, this year i thgink i will

[Spiky 37]

dont be scared of the track, just make sure you check everything before hand

 

as you can see, i forgot about the water system, but everthing else was checked and i had a reliable track day

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

dont be scared of the track, just make sure you check everything before hand

 

as you can see, i forgot about the water system, but everthing else was checked and i had a reliable track day

 

im very tempted, sounds daft but do you just need a regular lisence? what other sort of things would you recomed for a first timer??

[Spiky 37]

as long as you have a licence

 

you'll need a helmet, open or closed face it dont matter

 

you dont need rollcage buckets or harnesses, but depends on how you drive...... lol

 

check and fix any oil/water leaks

 

make sure brakes pads have loads of life, same as tyres

 

check suspension of leaks or weak parts

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

as long as you have a licence

 

you'll need a helmet, open or closed face it dont matter

 

you dont need rollcage buckets or harnesses, but depends on how you drive...... lol

 

check and fix any oil/water leaks

 

make sure brakes pads have loads of life, same as tyres

 

check suspension of leaks or weak parts

 

cool thatnks for the advice though i may need cage and harnesses hehe

[Spiky 37]

had a nice break away (cyprus) now home, i thought it time to start my GTI-6 conversion

 

here is the car as it stood 2 hrs ago

 

 

 

and now this is how it is, just need the engine lift now and can pull the engine out, one one bolt left in the gearbox

 

ordered a full set of grp N (or A cant remember) mounts for the engine and the rear beam

 

 

 

more updates over the weekend when the engine is removed and the bay cleaned ready for the new engine

[Discostu 6]

Woohoo, i'l have to pop up for a nose around soon

 

Got me some gti-6 brakes yet then? lol

[Spiky 37]

did you not get those others?

 

brakes are around, but you need to pay 150 for them

[Spiky 37]

well making some more progress, paul helped and deleived the engine from his place,

 

 

here is the old engine

 

 

both of them

 

 

and here is what my dirty engine bay now looks like, already for a good clean

 

Edited July 17, 2007 by Spiky