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Project: Chav
- Thread starter Djw Dave
- Start date
Dedicated crail wheels on the back ftw!
Gets the back out easier than most rwd things at the mo.
Since Knockhill have puy up the dates for trackdays this year We started to crack on with a few bits and bobs needing done to trackchav. I doubt if it'll ever be fully finished, but we'll keep at it.
We removed the k and n and replaced it with a ph1 box with ITG panel filter, fitted a smaller battery (the one with the car was huge and held in by a ratchet strap) and made the fue box water tight. No cost as all these parts were taken from a 1.2 we scrapped a few weeks back.
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Money spent: £283.28
Weight 980kg
We removed the k and n and replaced it with a ph1 box with ITG panel filter, fitted a smaller battery (the one with the car was huge and held in by a ratchet strap) and made the fue box water tight. No cost as all these parts were taken from a 1.2 we scrapped a few weeks back.
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Money spent: £283.28
Weight 980kg
Track day sneaking up on us pretty quickly now. I've got a list of stuff to do before, so been going through them, nothing exciting: Moved a fuel pipe as it was wrongly connected from the last engine change (not by us i must point out), fixed the exhaust heatshields back into place, front tow strap fitted and track tyres put on track wheels. Not many pics but like to keep this update.
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This is a brilliant thread, really wanna see this car in the flesh....
I'll be the tow car
I'll bring the rope.
It really is a shed. But it's getting there. It's a laugh and thats all that matters at the end of the day.
Yeah didnt take long to remove anyway, be a waste on my current suspension set up i think lol
Can't make it any worse. Told you I'll look after it and save you finding storage space for it. Only take 10 minutes to swap it round at knockhill
Can't make it any worse. Told you I'll look after it and save you finding storage space for it. Only take 10 minutes to swap it round at knockhill
It defo cant make it worse your righ there, the cup fronts, 1.2 rear shocks and -60mm cobra springs are working well.
Managed to do a few other bits this evening, made up some door pullers to close the door from some bits lying around from a old trailer. Then fitted my big gay pink sunstrip. The car has no visors so it does kinda need it(TBH it was £1.75 and will probably be getting changed for a black one)
I've not done much with either of them recently. Been off ill this week, hating every min of it. About a week till the track day and it's still lying in the yard, although now it has a flat battery and wont start.
Bit more work done to the chav this week.
There has been a slight oil leak around the back of the sump since Dave bought it, obviously not ideal, especially when going on track. So the sump was cleaned up and resealed, seems to have worked well. Dave got his health and safety on to clean it all up.
Bled the brakes on Thursday night which was going nicely until a bleed nipple snapped at about 10pm So on Friday night we chucked another caliper on and finished bleeding them all, old fluid was minging so a nice worthwhile job.
Looking a bit more, er interesting these days too,
It even got "washed" We used the no bucket method and a steam genny that is more used to cleaning artics. Still, less dirt on it now than before so thats what counts!
And its all about the details/sponsership
Cheers
John
There has been a slight oil leak around the back of the sump since Dave bought it, obviously not ideal, especially when going on track. So the sump was cleaned up and resealed, seems to have worked well. Dave got his health and safety on to clean it all up.
Bled the brakes on Thursday night which was going nicely until a bleed nipple snapped at about 10pm
So on Friday night we chucked another caliper on and finished bleeding them all, old fluid was minging so a nice worthwhile job.Looking a bit more, er interesting these days too,
It even got "washed" We used the no bucket method and a steam genny that is more used to cleaning artics. Still, less dirt on it now than before so thats what counts!
And its all about the details/sponsership
Cheers
John
Attend the first track day with chav on Sunday. She did really well, surprising most people. I opted out of the very last session as i noticed a slight drip of oil (Looks like it's from the box) and not wanting to waste others days she retired, doing a total of 75 track miles.
The Track day went really well, i managed to spin on the very first corner on the very first lap, from pit lane to gravel pit in around 20 seconds, was red faced at that one. I really didn't think about warming up my aging Dunlop semi's but probably should have done more than drive it from the trailer to the holding area then onto the track.
I had another spin (same corner, but alot faster this time!!) it had started to rain and again didn't manage to get the tyres up to temp.
I have to say, totally hooked now. Having it on track has highlighted a few things that will need to improve but i'll continue to make it better as I go along. She's now being stored at a mates farm untill I can sell my Mk4 and mk2 Golf's and clear out the garage of random parts, untill this has happened she will be taking a back seat.
Back on track soon!!!
Night before and getting some fuel
Track pics
After my off(s)
A better write up can be found here
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...om-the-inaugural-Djw-Boaby-Tapp-d-CS-trackday
The Track day went really well, i managed to spin on the very first corner on the very first lap, from pit lane to gravel pit in around 20 seconds, was red faced at that one. I really didn't think about warming up my aging Dunlop semi's but probably should have done more than drive it from the trailer to the holding area then onto the track.
I had another spin (same corner, but alot faster this time!!) it had started to rain and again didn't manage to get the tyres up to temp.
I have to say, totally hooked now. Having it on track has highlighted a few things that will need to improve but i'll continue to make it better as I go along. She's now being stored at a mates farm untill I can sell my Mk4 and mk2 Golf's and clear out the garage of random parts, untill this has happened she will be taking a back seat.
Back on track soon!!!
Night before and getting some fuel
Track pics
After my off(s)
A better write up can be found here
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...om-the-inaugural-Djw-Boaby-Tapp-d-CS-trackday
You mis-spelt off in the last pic
Aye, the old girl did well, you win for £/fun by far, great wee car!
Aye, the old girl did well, you win for £/fun by far, great wee car!
They really are! I think he guessed where the apexes where by looking at the clouds
Very! I've got sidemounts to go in once i've cleared a few other things up.
Popped down the farm where it's being kept. Started first time and still drives. God i love these wee cars!
Keep an eye out for its mighty knockhill return. In 2015.
Optimistic!
