Monocraft 2017 target 300bhp

[paul.mcgrath]

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Nearly finished...

[paul.mcgrath]

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[paul.mcgrath]

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[s12vea]

Nice progress

[manos3003]

Looks good. Another Monocraft in the making  s:D s:D

[paul.mcgrath]

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Custom made adapters by Stuart @ Watfields.com

[manos3003]

Custom made adapters by Stuart @ Watfields.com

That's now changed your PCD. Is that 5x114.3?

[paul.mcgrath]

5x112 35mm width , 2 part spacer , fronts are rubbing on full lock sadly ..... trying to find a pair of 18" for the front with 225's should solve the problem ,
then lower it to suit once the Meister coilovers settle

[manos3003]

Interesting. See if you can post up some pictures that describe this a bit better. Looks like you might need to toy with the geo of the car quite a bit to get it there. It will be very sensitive to camber/toe setups so you might need to fettle some.

[paul.mcgrath]

what would you want to see ?

trial and error build as I'm a total mechanical idiot ..........

my ideas and see if its possible to be done by people that know what to do , so I'm open to any suggestions or input .......

[manos3003]

what would you want to see ?

trial and error build as I'm a total mechanical idiot ..........

my ideas and see if its possible to be done by people that know what to do , so I'm open to any suggestions or input .......

2 things I would want to see:

• Profile angle at full lock
• close shot at current ride height (as close to wheelarch as possible)

a friend who put 18" on his time attack car had to modify suspension arms heavily

[paul.mcgrath]

Ok , i'll sort that for you later

[paul.mcgrath]

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[paul.mcgrath]

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[manos3003]

Hmmm you might want to re-shape your wheel arch liners slightly, doesn't seem you're fouling on the actual wheel arch from what I see here.

Could do with some lowering and check the spring pre-load is even left and right.

[paul.mcgrath]

Its the outside part of the tyre that's hitting the inner arch/bodywork when turning if that makes sense , liners have been removed so its hitting the arch structure.... Maybe could try 215's to help but an 18" wheel would do the job

Meister coilovers have been fitted from the group buy but no adjustment as yet

[manos3003]

Its the outside part of the tyre that's hitting the inner arch/bodywork when turning if that makes sense , liners have been removed so its hitting the arch structure.... Maybe could try 215's to help but an 18" wheel would do the job

Meister coilovers have been fitted from the group buy but no adjustment as yet

You might have to grind and patch-weld the arches themselves then, if you go for bigger wheels you'll need smaller profile. Don't know if your back can take the bumping   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

You will have to adjust the coilovers to your liking, ride height and damper settings. As said before make sure you pre-load left and right sides evenly  s:) s:)

[paul.mcgrath]

Bigger ....... 18" is smaller for the front , yeh and I've had two back operations  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:  .....

I was thinking that I would have someone professionally set it up for me , other suspension bits will need to be done I'm sure after all its a 17 year old car

[Leethesparky]

I have the lips ground out on my inner arches and welded, so they are completely flat. 215/40/17 are the absolute max I can get on and still get full lock, they are missing by about 2mm. So if you work out the diameter of those and base your 18's around that. You will miss

[Leethesparky]

You can see in this pic

[paul.mcgrath]

thanks for the pic , have flattened the seam as you have but your side skirt is sitting further back than mine  , more flush with the beginning of the arch , have to look into that , 18's with a 215 or 225 should do the trick and adjusted with coilovers , seems I'm collecting wheels now for a hobby ..... staggered Rotas and 2 of each Audi wheels  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

[Leethesparky]

Yeah my hobby too,  I've got a collection of tyres behind my shed that rubbed lol just gave away 4.

My sideskirt does sit flush back, and it's important it does to get the lock clearance

[paul.mcgrath]

Its not that bad but noticed its slightly forward of yours , doors are rubbing on side skirts aswell so a bit of adjusting here and there then a full match up re-spray of doors, roof, bonnet and engine cover , thought I could get away with it but it doesn't quite match , I see in your thread you're going to build a new 1zz , have you found many forged parts in UK ? Parts I've seen are all from MWR

[manos3003]

Its not that bad but noticed its slightly forward of yours , doors are rubbing on side skirts aswell so a bit of adjusting here and there then a full match up re-spray of doors, roof, bonnet and engine cover , thought I could get away with it but it doesn't quite match , I see in your thread you're going to build a new 1zz , have you found many forged parts in UK ? Parts I've seen are all from MWR

You can get forged parts from many tuning shops around here in the UK. Speak to Fensport and other related companies, see what they have to offer.