Russ 16v's Cup Road Racer Blog.

[Renault_Boy01]

looking good, i would spray the checkerplate black though i suppose it would scratch easily

 

[ben_p]

yea was gona do that... but like you said it will scratch... oohhhh it could be poweder coated?

 

[Renault_Boy01]

expensive though.

seeing as you've spent lots on the car anyway you might as well do it :rasp:

 

[ben_p]

yea cant be more than £50

 

[Renault_Boy01]

go for it,

are you going to fit a foot rest for your passangers ??

 

[Jay Payne]

where did u get them plates from? custom job?

 

[ben_p]

where did u get them plates from? custom job?

sum lad off here, i have the rears still if you want them

 

[Turner]

Footrest look good mate,lol
But i think you could do with a new accelerator pedal
All in all i love the way this is coming along,keep up the great work mate

 

[ben_p]

lol pm'd

 

[MattT]

Awesome stuff Ben, can't wait to see it finished and in the flesh.

 

[MT AUDIO]

powdercoating shouldnt be that much for the sheets,my strut brace was only 20 quid.
looking good ben

 

[Fred@BTM]

careful with the Alcon clutch plate, they stopped using them in the cup racers because they explode

were they using the paddle though? though they used the organic?


hope not anyways for £350 for just the plate

yep, all cup racers use paddle clutches, they switched to Helix after the Alcons blew up

there is another make (can't remember off thetop of my head) i'll find out

 

[PYE21]

I wouldn't be using the chequerplate, its far to slippy for my tastes. Just use griptape on the floor.

Like mine.

 

[Fred@BTM]

grip tape definatley!

 

[artur69uk]

I have used grip tape on my car because im trying to keep the weight down!

PYE21 who flocked your dash?

 

[PYE21]

Central Blast Cleaners in Banbury.

 

[jon_r]

Ben should the cage not have a horizontal bar between the B pillars above the v which touches the floor?

 

[ben_p]

I wouldn't be using the chequerplate, its far to slippy for my tastes. Just use griptape on the floor.

Like mine.

looks sweet pal.

where is the grip tape from

 

[ben_p]

Ben should the cage not have a horizontal bar between the B pillars above the v which touches the floor?

not sure, the omp didnt come with any instructions.. tried emailing them and got no luck,

i just did a quick search on the net and took some ideas from other cars LOL

 

[geesus69]

i fancy some of that griptape

could get it from my brother in law as he owns a skatepark unless its anything different to what you would use on a skateboard?

 

[mas]

nice, love this car, its so great

 

[ben_p]

think it would be the same stuff! chuck some my way ha

 

[McBunny]

double sided sticky tape and sandpaper FTW

 

[geesus69]

think it would be the same stuff! chuck some my way ha

i'm gonna ask him if he can get big sheets of it as it usually arrives pre cut to the sort of size of a skatebaord, the backing to it is uber sticky!!

double sided sticky tape and sandpaper FTW

:lolup:

 

[artur69uk]

^I got mine from a building merchant in sheets of a meter by a meter @ £4.99 each........

 

[ben_p]

i can get it on ebay but its all only 9" wide for skateboards!

 

[Batman]

grip tape from skateboard would sit together pretty seamlessly and also not you can get it in different colours

 

[fmp_]

get CAMO grip tape!!!

 

[ben_p]

lol

 

[bendee]

nice one ben.

But ergh to the chequerplate!!!!

1993 anyone?

i totally agree the stuff looks s**t imo its proper tacky grip tape ftw

 

[geesus69]

oooh look at the pretty colours :clap:

 

[ben_p]

lol the camo is cool as f**k

 

[BenR]

camo ftw!

and you told me griptape was s**t last night.

 

[Batman]

skateboard grip tape has to be the best it wont just peel up or bubble if it gets wet either and is easy to put down smoothly

 

[Graham Gooch]

Flocked dashes are sex

 

[r516vt]

Good project, are you designing and plumbing the fuel system yourself? If you want 3-400HP and intend to use only 4 injectors, then you will need to be looking at injectors rated @ 550cc/min + in reality.

 

[BenR]

Not enough for a usable safety margin.

We have 630cc/min injectors.

 

[Christopher]

any build pics yet, Ben?

 

[BenR]

I wont be releasing it here stage by stage unfortunately, but the details will be available in another one of my build articles on my website when complete.

 

[ben_p]

500 hp FTW!