MR2 MK3 FL Track Car

Started by Kaveney, October 2, 2017, 14:30

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Kaveney

Will do im at Bedford on the 30/03/19 so will see how they get on then .


Quote from: inside on February 28, 2019, 16:39
Very nice !

Please report how you will like the AR1 tires...

Chilli Girl

I'll be interested in reading how you get on anyway, as you say, it doesn't really matter what colour the top is with it being a track vehicle.  It's just a girls thing, colour co-ordination and all that!  :).  Good luck with it all anyway!
Ex owners of Chilli red facelift 52 reg called Chilli, silver 55 reg called Foxy and blue pfl W reg MR-S called Sapphire. Now 2 less!

KRAMSNEHPETS

Will also be at Bedford on 30th March
2004 Red edition. 2ZZ engine with Rotrex 30 94 supercharger,90mm pulley. Link Storm ECU. Charge cooler. Custom Meggalian exhaust.Uprated fuel pump, regulator and rail.840 injectors.323 BHP at the hubs. Meistier coil overs. Matt under body brace. Front and rear, upper and lower braces,list goes on...

Kaveney

Ok might see you there .

Quote from: KRAMSNEHPETS on March  2, 2019, 10:33
Will also be at Bedford on 30th March

Kaveney

Another small update .


With running a 15 inch on the rear and a 16 inch for a wet set up I have adjusted the rear coilovers to cope with the two wheels sets .


Dry set up at the rear with the 15 inch wheel


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Wet set up / road driving at the rear with the 16 inch wheel


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The fronts are set to there max but as there is so little weight in the front this is them at max that is spot on for me I think .


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And how the car is sitting on the dry set up now .


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Also gave the rear a quick tidy up and spray in Toyota Red .


Old


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New


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Kaveney

At the weekend i did some last bits before the first track day of the year at Bedford next Saturday .


First was to change the oil again for some 15W-50 grade .


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Then to change , flush and bleed the brakes with some Motul 660 fluid .



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Old brake fluid


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Then to change the shift bushing from the speed source solid brass units to some bearing units


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Then to finish off i installed my door bushing units .


They are from the USA and act the same like on the MX5 to increase chassis rigidity by connecting the door to the frame


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Then a quick shake down drive to check everything is ok .


Vid is a bit bumpy as the go pro is mounted to the rear bar and the whole car shakes with the solid engine mounts .


https://youtu.be/Q4puiPyYpko

Kaveney

I was looking at lightweight bonnets but as the stock front and rear bonnet are all ready very light weight there was not much of a weight saving to be had and they are not cheep to buy .


Looking at the stock units there is some webbing that can be removed to save a few Kg .


Rear engine bonnet stock


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Removed metal webbing


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Rear engine bonnet now


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Front bonnet stock


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Removed metal webbing


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Front engine bonnet now


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Only around a couple of Kg but every little helps .

Just looking at the stock weight of the car in pre face lift this was 975 Kg from Toyota .

My face lift that has the 6 speed bigger rear wheels and more bracing but no A/C is around 1000 Kg give or take .

Below is what has been removed from the car and im sure i have missed a few bits off but is just a rough guide as most bits i did weigh but some will be more and some will be less .

So the car should now be around the 879 Kg mark give or take .

WEIGHT REDUCTION   

SPARE WHEEL 12KG
SPARE WHEEL BIN AND LID 5KG
TOOL KIT 3KG
REAR STORAGE BINS 6KG
FLOOR MATS   2KG
WIND DEFLECTOR 1KG
EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD 1KG
EXHAUST SPLASH BOTTOM SHIELD 1KG
FOG LIGHTS 1KG
OLD EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH PRE CATS FOR NEW 3KG
MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD 1KG
OLD STOCK CAT AND DOWN PIPE FOR NEW 6KG
OLD EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR NEW 4KG
REAR STORAGE SOUND COVER 2KG
AERIAL 2KG
ALARM 0.5KG
ASHTRAY 0.5KG
BRACKETS 0.5KG
AIR BAG SENSOR & MODULE 1.5KG
SOUND TAR 5KG
ECU PLATE 1KG
STUFFING FOOT WELL 1KG
MANIFOLD BRACKET 3KG
STRUT BRACE PLATES F / R 1KG
REAR BUMPER BAR 1KG
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG 7KG
LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL 5KG
RACE BATTERY 8KG
FRONT ARCH LINERS 0.5KG
LATCH BRACKET 1KG
FRONT SOUND RUBBER 1.5KG
AIR SCOOP & BRACKET 1KG
ENGINE LID SENSOR BRACKET 0.5KG
OEM AIR BOX + BRACKET FOR NEW   2.5KG
OEM WHEELS FOR OZ ULTRALEGGERA 9.5KG
LIGHTWEIGHT WHEEL NUTS 1KG
OEM SOFT TOP FOR OEM STRIPED OEM HARD TOP 12.5KG
CHARCOAL CANISTER AND PIPEWORK 2KG
BRAKE DUST COVERS 0.5KG
EXHAUST HANGER 0.5KG
HORN 1KG
FRONT & REAR BONNET WEBBING 2KG
   
TOTAL WEIGHT REMOVED 121KG

Petrus

#157
WOW  :D

Impressive weight reduction.
Any chance on putting it on a weighbridge?
Hoping to put mine on next week.

p.s. whereabouts did you remove the sound tar? The rear luggage compartment floor? My appologies if I have missed that in the thread.

Love the wheels!!
This design is véry delicate though. Not the strength but the ´spokes´ going all the way to the rim.

Looking forward to your experience with the reduced unsprung/rotating weight and the door spacers.

Kaveney

I will look to get the car on a weighbridge at some point to see what it really is .

The sound tar is from the rear and under the carpet in the front .

Regards

Quote from: Petrus on March 28, 2019, 06:43
WOW  :D

Impressive weight reduction.
Any chance on putting it on a weighbridge?
Hoping to put mine on next week.

p.s. whereabouts did you remove the sound tar? The rear luggage compartment floor? My appologies if I have missed that in the thread.

Love the wheels!!
This design is véry delicate though. Not the strength but the ´spokes´ going all the way to the rim.

Looking forward to your experience with the reduced unsprung/rotating weight and the door spacers.

Petrus

#159
Quote from: Kaveney on March 28, 2019, 08:39


The sound tar is from the rear and under the carpet in the front .

Regards

Thanks!

When taking the aerial out, had a look at the sound deadening stuff. Unsure about it. It lies below the axles so actually counteracts  roll.
My aerial is only 1 kg. though   ???

Kaveney

On Saturday i had my first track day of the year at Bedford GT track .


The car drove spot on and we had a great day .


There were some really nice cars and very friendly people and the weather was great nice and warm and dry and sunny .


Noise test was done and was ok at 95 DB


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Random pics from the day .

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We did some sighting laps then a few sessions each then went for lunch at the Fox and hounds pub .


We came back and did a few more sessions before we called it a day at 4.00 PM for the 3 hour drive back home .


The car drove spot on and the Nankang AR-1 tyres were amazing


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The only bad part was that the Go Pro did not seem to record that well and only recorded one session in the morning so is missing the out braking and back end stepping out at hangar hairpin .


https://youtu.be/z4fyZxCv8KY


james_ly

Brakes held up well then?
MR2 gone<br />GT86


Kaveney

Yeah really good but was braking too early most of the time .

Quote from: james_ly on April  2, 2019, 14:03
Brakes held up well then?

Kaveney

And today the MR2 has been picked up ready for its new life up north with Phil ( JB21 ) and ends my 2 years with this little gem :(

Car all loaded up and ready to be picked up by transport .

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The car has been transformed from when we picked it up as a stock 1ZZ Mr2 back in 2017 to the 2ZZ track focused car it is now and i have spent many hours and cash getting it to where i wanted .


We have had some great days in it and has been to a few different tracks and across Europe to the Nurburgring and back .


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After Bedford the Mrs was still not happy with the RWD set up and thought she would spin the car if she was pushing on and only had one ( very slow ) session and said she was nervous of the RWD set up on track .



I loved the set up and the car feels great and quick on track and with the new Geo settings is much more friendly on the limit and did not have any moments even when pushing on but as we do our track days as a teem its not fair that she is not enjoying the car even tho i am and keep on saying that the car is amazing and so well set up .



The car is very track focused and is hard work driving 3 + hours to all the tracks we want to do as well as Germany so this was a factor as well .



I think the below vid at 5 mins in is the one that spooked her last year .



https://youtu.be/oAm_pbJW8HA




Our first track car was the little Saxo VTS and Lucy loved this and was happy with the FWD set up so this FWD set up is what we will be going back to .



https://www.cliosport.net/threads/saxo-vts-as-a-track-car.803723/



This brings us on to what we will be looking at for the replacement to the MR2 so our third track car .



I have just put an order in for a new daily car so my current daily Fiesta ST will now start its new life as our track only car .


https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=1676822


I will start another build log on this as the car will need some track upgrades but the drivetrain is all ready sorted with regards to the power , torque and Quaife LSD all ready fitted and i hope to have all the other bits done like oil cooler , baffled sump etc done by July and get back on track for the second half of the year .

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Dudi

#165
In my opinion you'd be better off spending some time + money on driver tuition rather than a new car. A fwd is potentially less spin happy but she could still understeer off into the barriers or lift off oversteer.

Driver mod is better than a car mod.

Edit - only just realised you've already sold it!

james_ly

New owner very fortunate to get such a sorted car!
MR2 gone<br />GT86

JoeCool

Yep, a shame to see a good car go! I'm also annoyed that I only just realised yu had matching 15" Z ultra leggeras to my 16" ones... we could have done a swap and both ended up with the correct stagger!!

Anyway, I hope your Fiesta does you proud. Is the new owner of the MR2 going to join us?
2ZZ '02 Roadster

JB21

Quote from: JoeCool on April 22, 2019, 20:25
Yep, a shame to see a good car go! I'm also annoyed that I only just realised yu had matching 15" Z ultra leggeras to my 16" ones... we could have done a swap and both ended up with the correct stagger!!

Anyway, I hope your Fiesta does you proud. Is the new owner of the MR2 going to join us?

Still could maybe...

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