My Blue 2002 MR2 - Meeerrk's Track car build (LOCKED)

pistol pete · April 16, 2014, 12:38

awesome work..
gies you 10 days to get to castle combe s:)

s:)

Anonymous · April 16, 2014, 13:51

Yep...fingers crossed for Friday!

Anonymous · April 16, 2014, 16:32

Just had an email via Rouge, passenger seat mounts now on their way so all things going well, should be able to take passengers at castle Coombe too s:)

s:)

steve b · April 16, 2014, 22:17

All looking good :-) :-) :-) . Did the Rogue mounts come with the side mounts or just the strips for side mounts to mount to?

Anonymous · April 16, 2014, 23:38

Yes they come with the side mounts too Steve. £89 each I seem to remember. Nicely made and not too heavy.

pistol pete · April 17, 2014, 14:22

thanks for that was about to pm how muich were they...

Anonymous · April 17, 2014, 19:23

It's been delivered to work but I'm off untill Tuesday...I'll take some pics for you guys

Anonymous · April 18, 2014, 16:56

And it's a big fat fail s:(

s:(

Handbrake has no reserve travel....basically the handbrake lever was too high, what a load of crap!

mattbrown82 · April 18, 2014, 17:12

Hard luck mark. Hope it gets through soon.

Did you ever hear back from Hurley about the sumps?

Alex Knight · April 18, 2014, 19:44

Quote from: "Meeerrrk"And it's a big fat fail s:( s:(

Handbrake has no reserve travel....basically the handbrake lever was too high, what a load of crap!

Any adjustment left?

Anonymous · April 18, 2014, 21:18

Quote from: "Alex Knight"
Quote from: "Meeerrrk"And it's a big fat fail s:( s:(

Handbrake has no reserve travel....basically the handbrake lever was too high, what a load of crap!

Any adjustment left?

I'll have a look tomorrow, just going to check on here if there are any special tricks on these cars.

Anonymous · April 18, 2014, 21:20

Quote from: "mattbrown82"Hard luck mark. Hope it gets through soon.

Did you ever hear back from Hurley about the sumps?

Hi mate, yes - he says he can do something. He has Vinnys old 1zz sump, I just need to send him a 2zz sump (I don't have one yet!) to find out if there are any differences. Seems willing to help and is sure he can baffle it for far less than the current products available.

Anonymous · April 19, 2014, 12:01

Attempt number two coming up ! Booked the retest for this afternoon, lucky they had a space.

Anonymous · April 19, 2014, 21:17

Good to go! Handbrake adjusted and passed MOT!

Not driven it for further than 100yds since December so was good to take the scenic route home. Car felt good, suspension tight and nice grip from the tyres. Looking forward to pushing it a bit soon!

Also finished the girlfriends dressing room (don't you just love long weekends) so I'll be able to do the following this week after work without grief! s:D

s:D

To do ;

- Oil and filter
- Spark plugs
- Decat refit
- Wheel alignment
- Refit small steering wheel
- Book Castle Combe s:D

s:D

mattbrown82 · April 20, 2014, 22:39

Quote from: "Meeerrrk"
Quote from: "mattbrown82"Hard luck mark. Hope it gets through soon.

Did you ever hear back from Hurley about the sumps?

Hi mate, yes - he says he can do something. He has Vinnys old 1zz sump, I just need to send him a 2zz sump (I don't have one yet!) to find out if there are any differences. Seems willing to help and is sure he can baffle it for far less than the current products available.

I recall reading a thread which said the 1zz sump could be modified to fit a 2zz. I'll try and find it and post the link. Could make sourcing the sumps a bit easier.

1979scotte · April 21, 2014, 07:47

Quote from: "Meeerrrk"Good to go! Handbrake adjusted and passed MOT!

Not driven it for further than 100yds since December so was good to take the scenic route home. Car felt good, suspension tight and nice grip from the tyres. Looking forward to pushing it a bit soon!

Also finished the girlfriends dressing room (don't you just love long weekends) so I'll be able to do the following this week after work without grief! s:D s:D

To do ;

- Oil and filter
- Spark plugs
- Decat refit
- Wheel alignment
- Refit small steering wheel
- Book Castle Combe s:D s:D

Good going. No worries for another year.

Anonymous · April 21, 2014, 08:47

Quote from: "mattbrown82"
Quote from: "Meeerrrk"
Quote from: "mattbrown82"Hard luck mark. Hope it gets through soon.

Did you ever hear back from Hurley about the sumps?

Hi mate, yes - he says he can do something. He has Vinnys old 1zz sump, I just need to send him a 2zz sump (I don't have one yet!) to find out if there are any differences. Seems willing to help and is sure he can baffle it for far less than the current products available.

I recall reading a thread which said the 1zz sump could be modified to fit a 2zz. I'll try and find it and post the link. Could make sourcing the sumps a bit easier.

That would be useful...if you can, thanks

mattbrown82 · April 22, 2014, 07:01

The below thread shows the modification to the 1zz sump.

m http://spyderchat.com/forums/showthread ... the-inside m

Hope it helps.

Anonymous · April 22, 2014, 17:27

Steve, pictures of passenger mount with side mounts.

Anonymous · April 22, 2014, 17:28

Quote from: "mattbrown82"The below thread shows the modification to the 1zz sump.

m http://spyderchat.com/forums/showthread ... the-inside m

Hope it helps.

Thanks I'll have a read tonight s:)

s:)

pistol pete · April 24, 2014, 23:57

so you booked combe then??

Anonymous · April 25, 2014, 17:33

Bad news...no!

I found out (say found out, Its been the same date for the last 59 years) its my mums 60th on Monday so expected to go out with them for a meal in the evening, So CC is out of the question on Monday (they are 2.5hr drive away from me!).

Also realised its still SORN, so need to tax it and no point doing that now - I'll pay for the full month but only get the last couple of days! Hadn't considered this.

Finally, since the MOT I haven't touched it, still need to do the oil service & plugs, and get the alignment done. Busy with work and DIY at home.

HOWEVER.....Good news is that I have booked and paid up for Brands Hatch evening Thursday 22nd May with Opentrack - only £85, bargain.

Anonymous · May 11, 2014, 16:13

No real work carried out on the car recently, but been using now and again to bed in brakes.

Must say the car seems to have plenty of grip, the under steer seems far better than it used to (ie non existant).

Booked two track days, May 22nd @ Brandshatch and July 19th (Toyota day) at Blyton via the threads on here.

Trying to find a way to getting good audio from my in car camera, without buying a go-pro!

vinp182 · May 11, 2014, 22:56

I'll have a look for those bolts tomorrow dude.. I took the seats out a while ago tho

I'm thinking of trying one of these as I don't really want the expense of a go pro either
m http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/351051192277?na ... ING_ACTIVE m

steve b · May 12, 2014, 08:25

I got a dog cam from lotus on track £150 works well.