was not sure where this went.. so
With the 1.5 gone s:( :( s:(
new project must take place..
A deal was done with the 1.5 its gone to ayresboy on here for a full restoration to be done :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:
I am and wanting to do many trackdays
As i have the Focus ST is the best road car and family car..
so the mk3 is going to be a tracktoy..
when it arrived last night..
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saying goodbye this afternoon
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This is how it looked this afternoon
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even as a tracktoy i still like my cars shiney and clean.. so couple of hours for a quick clean up and polish.. and a wax.. no idea when it last had a wax bless it..
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taz lives on
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wheels are as normal with a mk3 pretty shot..
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so my old trusty 16's will be going on..
it does not show how well it came up due to it being dusk but its miles better
work to be done.. full service, fit 16's with new tires, new 02 sensor
and lightweight it..
Interesting to see the fade on the nearside how did that clean up for you?
Nice job on the rest of it. :-) :-) :-)
Reminds me that's banana needs some love this weekend. :-) :-) :-)
These banana 2s keep turning up.... Looks great after a clean up
Seen as though I only gave it a quick polish it Cam up really really well
Very impressed s;) ;) s;) just had to show in current weather conditions
Quote from: "s12vea"These banana 2s keep turning up....
It's a sign Steve, you know it is!! s8) 8) s8) s8) 8) s8)
Saw the difference today in the flesh. Nice job Pete.
Quote from: "StuC"Quote from: "s12vea"These banana 2s keep turning up....
It's a sign Steve, you know it is!! s8) 8) s8) s8) 8) s8)
Hahaha it could be ..... Maybe one will come my way one day!
I've been very busy on the car s;) ;) s;)
Found out it has still got the precats in so been busy removing them
All the decals have arrived yet to fit
Changed one of the O2 sensors
And really good clean and hoover inside
New tires on order
Went to do a service but found its got new oil and filters so I have changed the sparks
Also cleaned the maf with electraclean
And big pile of stuff arrive today including the decals and the new steering wheels boss
Found a crac in windscreen so got to get that changed just got quoted 189 so not too bad
Will get some random pics up later
Sorry to hijack the thread, but could I ask where you got the windscreen price from, I need one and that is a great price!
Shame your not closer I've got a screen here. I bought 2 but im only going to use one just need to buy some bond to glue it in.
i looked on ebay and couldn't find any.. thanks though dave
nice new toyota serice bits
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oh look air filter looks band new.. same as oil and filter.. be saving my new ones till next time then
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use this
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to clean
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lots of goodies arrived today
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one manifold
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to remove this
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in very good condition for 104K when people say they have problems after 30k
soon it was like this
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Interesting thread. Keep the pics coming!
those pre cats do look in good condition :-) :-) :-) great work and great pics.
The pre cats were immaculate
And they were still rock solid really took some beating to get them to break up
So at least we know it doesn't burn oil
It's just a little hesitant now....
Well its been a stressful couple of days with kelly tearing her cornea in her eye across her pupil
So been looking after her lots while trying to get the mr2 sorted for the 1st feb..
I have managed to get the brake pads changed and brake fluid changed to 5.1, gave the interior a good clean as it was rather revolting.
Re-fitted the exhaust manifold with new toyota gaskets, new toyota spark plugs and new cat o2 sensor
Fitted the 16's temporarily until the 15's tires come through as don't want to drive round on arrow speeds
Also painted the calipers
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It was ready for its first run out
Which unfortunately was take kelly up to see the eye specialist
firstly she is on the mend, lots of pain but getting better
The mk3, well a bit of a disaster, it drove badly s:( :( s:( coughing and spluttering no power..
Got home, a quick all to Peter Gidden :thumleft:
Then got out my new OBD reader.. o2 sensor another one..
Decided it would be best to change both of them, found out SC do standard toyota denso ones for £45
so went in the ST and picked them up
Fitted.. and what a difference, pulls really well i like it a lot. Can see its going to be a lot of fun on track
It needs the 15's though and defo needs an alignment..
Then this happened..
I was going to go full race car decals.. but seemed wrong as its not, its a cheap bit of fun tackday car, thats all out to be a good laugh.. so we thought this would give everyone a laugh.. also stops it being so yellow and girly
Going to be a lot of fun on track and give the marshals something to giggle at
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love this
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all a bit of fun
Now for getting as many miles as i ccan under its belt before its first trackday friday
outstanding s:) :) s:)
Words fail me... the only thing I can think of is "AWESOME!" s:D :D s:D
Thanks guys
I had a lot of fun fitting it
The decals are mental looking mate... She'll definitely get some looks...
Hope Kelly gets well soon mate...
Quote from: "pistol pete"love this
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+1, s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
It has been duly sent onto an ex-owner who burnt more oil than petrol! s8) 8) s8) s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s8) 8) s8)
Fitted 15s now
Got some Michelin pe2 from ginetta race series only don't 10 laps each pretty much brand new
4 for 100 quid so they are on the front 195 50 15
And money etc and a weird size and needing rear tires I have 215 45 15 t1r's for the rear
All fitted And painted them black
Just off to go get alignment done
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Well today was first time I really had a chance to play with as now has the new tyre set up
Got on a road I really know well coming home from work
And we'll it's gonna take some getting used to...
The speed is there its good and pulls well in everygear but whereas in the Mk1 you knew what speed you were doing, this I find you have to look down as it's very deceptive as to how much speed you are carrying
The handling is brilliant, I will get bigger arbs and stiffen the suspension but if handle very nice,
But it's the steering I am struggling with its so very light
I'm used to man handling the mk1 round this is so light in comparison I find you just don't get the feedback
But looking forward to brands where I can really get to learn it
Just so soft and light compared to 14years of mk1s
Really like it just got to learn it
Quote from: "StuC"Quote from: "pistol pete"love this
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+1, s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
It has been duly sent onto an ex-owner who burnt more oil than petrol! s8) 8) s8) s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s8) 8) s8)
+2
Well what a day...
Its been awesome.. definatly a trial by fire.
Got to brands it was chucking it down, done all the normal signing on etc
Rain stopped but very wet out on track..
Went out for sighting lap.. instantly noticed the extra grip i had over the mk1 in the wet coming out of druids..
Then out for first session.. couple of sideways moments but nothing too bad, felt very good, back end was a little loose.
Had a good chat with an instructor when i came in and dropped the rear tyres a few PSI
Back out again, the track was now in greasey stage, but car felt good pulled really well and gripped enough to upset the hyudai coupe race cars that were out testing...
had a couple more sessions before lunch, noticed the camera was dying so didn't record any of the last 2 sessions,
Then luch... THE SUN , it came out!!!
and my, that little mk3 is awesome... handled brilliant over the last few session, just building up confidence with it, building up the pace
Loads of grip to play with
The whole car was faultess, never missed a beat brakes never faded, although they did take some warming up
Last stint i had a great time playing with an elise for a few laps before traffic come in between
I must say brands can get a little "busy" so i am really looking forward to bedford in a couple of weeks as that is not so busy..
will upload the vids tonight, plenty of proper race cars out, we had a 355 race car in garage next to us
couple of pics i took
hopefully pete K will have a couple of it on track in the sighting lap
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Will definatly be looking at larger ARB's and someform of suspension at some point
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Looks like a fun session s:D :D s:D
Looks like a good day. Thanks for posting videos!
What brake pads do you run, Have you fitted braided hoses?
Last question...what camera were you filming with?
whats that horrible rattling s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes:
Sorry the rattling is something inside the camera which I am sorting before Bedford on the 20th
It's a £50 hd camera from amazon
I am using pagid brake pads and they were perfect never faded all day
Thanks for the feedback. I've been looking at some cheap cameras recently for track cameras. Going to try one of these MD80 mini cameras.
Pad wide its something I've been agonising over. I've seen EBC greenstuff, yellowstuff and hawk performance. Think I'm going to pick hawk front (they don't do a rear pad) and yellowstuff rear.
But going on your experience, maybe I don't need to spend quite so much!
Looking forward I brands once my car is ready s:) :) s:)
the cars standard, and i pushed the brakes hard in the dry and had no issues at all
wanted to try these for same reason, want it to be a cheap hobby as possible, to be honest i could ask no more from them and they have been perfect..
used these
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will try and find a link for the camera
one of these
brilliant little camera
got a problem and they are changing it with out issue
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Been looking for a camera myself for track days so thanks for the link!
Where / how did you attach it? Most track day organisers wont allow suction cups s:( :( s:(
ETA: oh and how are you solving the rattling? Just adding some padding into the case?
I was going to say the same about camera mount.
mount is very easy comes with a Handle bar mount and loads of others... but i used that to go round the bar for rear view mirror
that way its not in the way you cant really seat it and its securely mounted.. its out the way enough that i leave the mount there permenatly
As for the rattle my friend has one the same and his does not so its just my camera, i have told the seller about it and he has offered a full refund for me to send back so its not really an issue...
Just ahve to buy a memory card..
it gives a really good picture for the price and mounts easily and easy to use...
only thing it doesn't do is if its set back so you can see inside the car you won't see outside as its brighter, so do have to do it so it see outside... doesn't like dark inside car and bright outside, but its not an issue where its mounted,
That sounds like a good solution, thanks! Might have to order one myself s:) :) s:)
So what other track days do you have planned? I've got a bit of work to do before I'm ready but would be interested to her what events your planning maybe tag along
Well my next one is week Saturday (22nd)
At Bedford so not far from you
I don't have a passenger that day so come along and say hi I'll take ya out
My mate will be there in his mk1 supercharger too so he will take you out
Will be a good day
Then I am at Blyton 28th march
That'd be brilliant, I will check the diary (or should I say check with the mrs s:) :) s:) )
Unfortunately we are busy that weekend s:( :( s:( I'm subscribed to your thread though, so will keep an eye on your track bookings s:D :D s:D hopefully be able to join you on one or two with mine before the end of the year s:D :D s:D ... Just noticed 28th March, that might be do-able
blyton is right up manchester way, so its a bit of a trek..
but have no fear there with be several bedford and brands before the end of the year..
hoping to do one a month s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
Well that's been loads of fun
All now stripped clutch fluid changed and brakes bled again as had slightly spongy feel when at brands
Rattley heat shield removed too
And it definitely feels lighter on its feet well chuffed
Brakes feel great very strong
Clutxh bite still very high( might have to see I'd rogue can fit me in Friday) but it now returns a lot quicker as it should
I did put a stereo in for some comforts for the long journeys but its not too loud in there no sound deadening has gone the 1.5 was miles louder
Overall very chuffed anyone need any interior parts for a mk3??
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Nice work! How much do you think all that weighs?
Have no idea
Will see if I can work it out
Quote from: "Meeerrrk"Nice work! How much do you think all that weighs?
For reference, Markiii created this (http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=12479&p=152748&hilit=weight#p152748) for weights. s8) 8) s8)
See if you can add it up before Pete does! s;-) ;-) s;-)
Maybe upto 30kg? (Including the lighter manifold) worth it in that case!
Really enjoying this thread, well done Pete.
thanks people
well last few mad bits get done before bedford
1st was clutch, ended up putting it in a local garage to have it changed with this weather i didn't want to get stuck outside in the rain
when changed the clutch plate was fine, but looked to be the original, guy said most likely the pressure plate had got weak
and yep, soo much nice now a good bite and feel to the clutch now, so much happier with it
Also go the seats in.. very please and comfy
passenger one sits higher but not worried and drivers is pretty low, i have managed to use the original seat runners to get these to fit, so still able to use the original seat belts too
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Great work Pete, Seats look great, very interested in how you used the original runners, any welding? Do you think the sitting position is higher than before, in quite talk so wouldn't want to sit higher.
Anything else todo before Bedford? Is it the GT track?
Looking good! Random question, but does the car have more or less rattles when it's stripped out to that extent? Part of me thinks there must be almost nothing left to rattle, but if there is anything then you are going to hear it!
Hi buddy
Well I found the seat bases have 4 bolts which I made small plates to me them to the 4 on the seats
The back of the original just unbolts
I'll get some photos next time I take them out
Nothing more to do as I'm sat in a hotel 5 miles from the circuit s;) ;) s;)
Hope all goes well today!!
Looks like brilliant fun.
Sorry been super busy
It was awesome just awesome
Highlights were outdoing a e36 m3, mates 3.5v6 mk2 couldn't keep up in the twisting
And the fast on straight but terrible driver in the atom so done that too
Quick vid my mate in the v6 following
My vids to come soon currently uploading....
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Nice smooth driving! Car didn't give you any problems? How are the brakes holding up?
Did you feel any difference with the weight taken out the interior?
Hi.. noticed the weight quite a bit on track, especially as i didn't have my mate in the car this time...
Brakes were prefect as was the car.. it got hammered all day and never showed signs of anything other than wanting more,
running standard suspension and it was fine(yes in the pics a bit of body roll), was still more than enough to upset the bigger cars, and i managed to melt my front and rear tyres
Here is its last run with my mate in the car
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you look at my channel the others are there too..
Looking forward to blyton on the 28th march..
pics from the day
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loved it was a great track car. definatly made teh right choice with it
will get some bigger ARB's somepoint, and as its a budget track car unless i find some coilovers cheap ill get some springs for noe, cos lets be honest its all about having fun, no need to throw money at it.
and belive me i had a lot of fun doesn't have to be the quickest car..
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Some fantastic pictures there, was that a professional photographer on the day?
I agree about the suspension, I just bought some tein springs for £100 from eBay. You'll be fighting me for he Coilovers if some come up at a good price s:D :D s:D lol
Thanks for sharing the pics and video, great to watch s:D :D s:D
no worries
yeah i was thinking about the teins too.. they will do the job.
Don';t see the point of throwing 700+£ on coilovers when thats whats the car is worth i just wanna have fun s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
Arbs on standard suspension is a really good compromise, I ran the car for a while like that and loved it.
Looks like you had good weather, how many other cars were there? I did a trackday at Bedford a little while ago and really enjoyed it, its perfect for the winter as even if the weathers bad there's not much to hit if you do leave the track. For a cheap upgrade I'd really recommend the Tein springs, think I paid £120 from Camskill and they totally transformed the experience on track without compromising ride comfort on the road
How's it going dude, any new mods or track outings?
Hi
Looking at getting some tein springs when I have the money
No changes at the mo although I am getting a full carbon fibre bgw for doing some car detailing next weekend so will be fitting that next week s;) ;) s;)
3 weeks till Blyton
Then end of April will be combe
Hoping Snetterton after that
I'm looking at doing one at snetterton in may with the MX-5, would be cool to meet you there!
sounds good.. ill be looking towards the end of may i expect...
I have got a new strut brace today...
fitted and it does make a good difference too
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also took the spare wheel etc out..
and here is mine and andys cars together s:) :) s:)
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Loookin goooooood!
need to take you out on track ... then we can really try it out s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
I've got one of those braces to fit too. Glad it makes a difference s:D :D s:D
Got the rear wing fitted.. really pleased with it.. may even help on the long sweepers... seems to have made a difference when i tried it out on a very private long sweeping round thing
and at last got my steering wheel fitted feels a lot better
after they were fitted went out for a few hours with my mate ben.. such a hoot to drive and gets soooo many looks
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I'm not a fan of wings on these cars but it actually seems to suit it!
Just noticed you've got the same seats as I have s:) :) s:)
What size steering wheel did you go for?
I bet you get some looks!
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That must be a pig to handle on an anti-clockwise circuit s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Thanks people's
I'm not a fan of the rear wings of this style either
But and it's a big but
I love it on this car it just suits the whole essence of the car.. Just to have a laugh
And a good run today proved how neutral the handling is now feels so good love it
Wheel size is a 330 I think may be 350 I'll have to check I've had it so long now
but will prob try get a smaller one some point
Thanks mate, got a boss but still not ordered a wheel, need to measure original one and work out what I may want
to be honest.. small as you can.. the steering feels very lights, was chattin to a race intructor who uses a mk3 he has done both drain and remove fuse of the power steering
or he said another is a small a wheel as possible as the steering does feel very light on track..
Interesting....Matt sells a non powered rack for these cars, must be a common annoyance
136 track miles under its belt today
It was awesome
Where did you go,Nurburgring? Lol.
Blyton park s;) ;) s;)
It got a pasting all day bless it and it was just brilliant
A mate managed spin it massively even got it on vid so that'll be up tomorrow.
Just such a hoot of a car
Glad to hear you had a good day and the car was no problem.
Did you notice any of the changed you've made since last time?
Front turn in was miles better and again the rear a lot more planned, tyres for hotter quicker
Very nice neutral balance
My last run really going for it (come in and go straight back out
Very sideways moment
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And my mate phils big off
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That looked like great fun.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
some of my pics from castle combe..
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maybe just the picture angle. But it seems to me that you have quite alot of roll? I have seen some bits posted about the suspension, is there a problem with it? I dont remember seeing MR2s roll that much in the turns?
Mine rolls a fair bit, even on TTE springs. OEM dampers.
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Some great pictures! Real shame I couldn't join in the fun
it looks worse than it is.. trust me it hangs on.. melted the tyres well s:) :) s:) ..
its completly stock suspension
I find i go in my seat before the car does haha
The mk2 seats really hold you well, 10x more comfy than the mk3 seats in my opinion too!
Even with the teins I found body roll was a fair bit more than id like
its perfect for what i am using it for.. having a good laugh..
surprises everyone that goes in it s:) :) s:)
It's good you're having a laugh with it! Just shows these things can def hold their own! How's the engine holding up?
To be honest since doing the precat and lambda sensors I've not touched it
Works out combe I done around 100+ miles at full chat
And Blyton I did 132 miles plus whatever I have done at all the others her tracks..
Oil is still clean... All touch wood of course.
After lydden will be getting a service
But even the tyres and brakes are faultless
Tyres have been melted so many times and I brake soooooo late cos it's more fun
The zombie car just loves it where it's so light on its feet.. It was the idea of doing it cheap. I've defo had my money out of it now
Ive got the choice celica leathers or cloth mk3 the cloth ones grip your clothes but i find them a little uncomfortable.
Good on ya Pete. Glad you are enjoying it s:) :) s:)
Pete, just noticed your steering wheel.. is it the kode one? How do they hold up in terms of flexing? Been looking at them for a while now.
Quote from: "parker455"Pete, just noticed your steering wheel.. is it the kode one? How do they hold up in terms of flexing? Been looking at them for a while now.
I love it.. no flex..
i have had 2 now (different cars), and yeah first couple weeks you get black marsk on hands as they bed in, after that they are okay..
no flex.. abuse it on track and its fine.. my personal fav wheel ive had..
Ah sweet I'll buy one for road use then. I've just got a small sparco one for track use! Found on ebay for a tenner locally haha
no big updates...
Had an awesome run out at castle combe.. car was faultess and loved it (as did i, late breaking into quarry)
on monday went to BHP at lydden
with the new go-pro, no happy with the placement of the camera so need to play with that, and Ben wasn't there to remind me to stick the camera on the topw bar for 2nd run as we discussed..
It was also a free for all, overtake where ya want etc etc, just mayhem, so for both runs i took it easy as people just didn't know how to use their mirrors, especially a puma and mx5, as the golf and GTV found out (see 2nd vid)
I didn't mind but held back from going around some people as although i don't mind loosing the mk3 if it gets hit or something, but if i can avoid it i will.. defo decided to steer clear of the mx5 that had no idea what or where he was going
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It may be doing our scotland trip in a few weeks but we will see
tyres lasted well, 6 track days.. off to find some track tyres now.. these have turned blue when cold now
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Shame lydden was a mess, it's a fun little track. Where is the 2nd vid, does a golf get hit?
I tried my camera in the same position as yours but I got no usable video as the light coming in the windscreen was so over exposed, maybe because i have a hard top? Also the sound was pretty bad. Maybe I need a go pro!
What tyres are you going to get, R888?
haven't decided on tyres yet..
Sprint series guy i know highly recomeneds the nankangs track tyres. his lap times between them and full slicks is .8sec.. so we shall see..
but i have a spare maragoni so may get another of them and wear them out first..
i had that problem with my original camera which evetually died.. no golf didn't get hit.. but could see the mx5 getting close..
One of my work mates is going to lend me his go pro to try this week so I'll see how that goes.
As for tyres, I've read good things about them too, although never tried them. I had r888s on my locoblade which was not really comparable with the roadster.
I've currently got AD08s, not tried in track yet but on the road they feel excellent
i'm not too worried.. as mine is as cheap as possble just for a laugh.. so if track tyres are double the price, and gain me a couple of secs i'm not really too fussed. i am just having fun.. if i crash it i don';t want to worry i have lost loads in suspension tyres etc./..
On the plus side.. oct 27th is my bday. just got email confirmation my wife has booked me to go round silverston GP trackday for the day.. with a garage.. silly expensive.. but its my bday presnet from her.. something to really look forward to
Totally understand, sensible.
Wow camera and track day?...she's a keeper s:D :D s:D
yeah she is... just had our wedding anniversary (8Years)
she lookis after me and my car obsession..
and has been joinging me on track now and loves it
her idea of family car when our little girl was born was a rally spec impreza
Haha love it! s:D :D s:D
I guessing the gtv took to the grass to get passed the mx5? Mx5 should of been black flagged at least, he nearly caused 3 crashes
Hence why I stayed behind him
Through he was just dangerous
So made the desicion not to go past
Quote from: "pistol pete"yeah she is... just had our wedding anniversary (8Years)
she lookis after me and my car obsession..
and has been joinging me on track now and loves it
her idea of family car when our little girl was born was a rally spec impreza
Girl after my own heart. Ill swap her for my husband. Comes with 2 free broken motorbikes... s;) ;) s;)
I just found the 2nd video with the mx5 - that guy was a complete tool, what a terrible driver. I think if you come across someone like that again do a couple of slow laps to get some space. Problem with Lydden is it's quite small so you quickly catch up again
Wasn't too worried about getting quick laps.. Was just enjoying watching the tool and knew he would be on vid and wanted to share
after much umming and arring
me and the roadster my be parting ways..
i want to go into the sprint series, but the roadster needs a cage to do that, plus hard top, plus coilovers really.. so the cost is mounting up, where if i get a mk2 or something else toyota hardtop no need for rollcage, at the level i'm at that suits really..
i would love to have done it in thei as love the car, but money just won't add up
its here if anyone is interested in it, or ill be putting all interior back in and stickers off and bunging it up for sale s:( :( s:(
love the car, ill be continuing track days, but now also picking up sprint series..
Mk2 turbo is the way to go!! I'm telling you that you'd love one! Been driving my mk3 and it's just not doing it for me anymore
If you want to sell that steering wheel too mate I'd be interested in it!
oh yeah i have had plenty of mk2 turbo's i have a rev 3 on my drive i use reguarly..
I want something easy and cheap like the mk3 so sticking na to keep the reliablity..
keeping the wheel.. i loves it..
Exciting times! Keep us posted s:D :D s:D
Wicked I didn't realise! Looks good, the mk2 NA are cheap as chips!
Well here to hoping you guys can help me a little here..
I have founnice s reg rev4 mk2 na for 900 no idea when clutch was done and completely bogo standard.. But know them like back of me hand. But never set my world on fire but would do the job
The other option I have been given is a ae101 levin with a 20v 160hp 4age engine already with coilovers new brakes fast road clutch and it weights in same as a mk3 so stays lightweight
But I don't know loads about them.. But looks like fun, is fwd though but. Could be set up really nice it's 1200
Your opinions would really help ta
I'd personally stick with RWD but I suppose it depends on a) personal preference b) what series you want to enter it into
Id stick RWD too. The one you mentioned above sounds decent though at that price with the bits in it. How tuneable are those engines?
I'm a sucker for the mk2 though, that's just me. My mk2 turbo was £1200 with a bunch of bits on it too.
The series I'll be in to start with it'll be standard to keep in street class.
Just suspension upgrades.. Start stripping I'll go pro class so want to see what pro class is before I jump to that s;) ;) s;)
Mx5 roadster coupe. Only 179 made for japan tho.
Then I couldn't use it in Toyota sprint .series
Will really miss the roadster love it so much more than I expected to
Haha oh yeah. Doh! Search harder for somewhere to weld a hardtop on and fit a roll cage.
Why not run the roadster in the most basic class for a while and upgrade it when you can afford it?
Didn't matter on class the roadster had to have a msa compliant Rollcage.. Due to softtop and nope hardtop wouldn't cut it either as it's no stronger as made from fibreglass
I have its replacement now and cost me less than. Roll cage and still got the mk3 to sell On s;) ;) s;)
Well Its time to part ways with the roadster
s:( :( s:(
Very sad i have got very attached to the car, and handles and drives brilliant also nothing wrong with it..
I want to move onto the Toyota Sprint Series, unfortunatly the roadster is the only car that HAS to run a roll cage
So that would be minimum of 600+vat+fitting for roll cage (so well over a grand) for a decent MSA regulated one so i could move onto racing if i wanted to, Plus a hard top £400+ Plus Fitting kit, Then coilovers £700.
It was just starting to add up.
So with not having loads of money at the mo decided to change to a car with a hardtop, that way i could start off running it in street class and evolve from there as money allows
First of was looking at a 20v levin which would have been awesome, but if i needed a body panel or anything a bit different, same again it becomes expensive.
Remember this whole project is about doing it cheap but still having fun..
So after a chat with Mr gidden.. Off i hunted for a mk2 mr2.
I wanted a non-Tbar, Preferable a rev3 plus, NA engine
and wanted it under a grand with Tax and test..
A fair amount to ask but was sure i must be able to find a good rev 3..
And i tell you what.. its actually hard to find a good one out there..
Some very strange machines and modifications. but i wanted as close to stock as possible
Came across a black rev4 which ticked the boxes and a rev 3 but one was to far away and would have took me over budget (set myself the grand including pick up costs and wanted to stick to it) the other turned out to be a T-Bar.. no good
Then i came across a little gem amoungst the rough
Rev 5 In Sonic Shadow. my second fav colour scheme on a mk2 (after cosmos blue)
on autotrader, well in budget
spoke to the guy, really nice genuine chap, just bought a PZ RX8 as an upgrade and the mr2 had been sat at his grandads house for 3 weeks since
Mot'd Till oct, Tax'd till sept
Standard car, said was selling cheap because of rusty rear arches and ABS fault light.
So £30 train ticket and off i went yesterday to cambridge.. That place is just full of bikes and students
Morgan picked me up in his RX, lovely car and off we went
It was the first time he had seen the mr in a week and his grandad was charging the battery, so the car was stone cold not started in 3 weeks
Oil coolant all perfect, no leaks, no rust on the sills at all and never been welded
toyos on the front and contisports on the rear so good tyres
Love the red dials on the rev 5
started up straight away now hesitation, sounded good
the rear arches.. well errmm you'll be hard pushed to see where there is any rust, a pin prick bubble, thats it
took it for a drive, and very solid, one of the most stable mk2's i have been in (i always complain they are a bit twitchty and unstable compared to my planted mk3) but this one felt good
So the deal was done how much as i here you ask.. £860!!!
Then the fun starts, Cambridge to south kent friday afternoon leaving at 5 i knew this journey would test the car. espcially hitting dartford crossing..
But it was all clear drove pretty much straight through, front caliper is holding on very very slightly so will free that off this week.
Popped in and saw pete Kyte on way home, just couldn't believe how clean it was
Got to ashford and gave it a blat down the back roads i know.. It feels good, definatly not as nimble as my mk3 but most definatly more grunty from the engine,the back end is a bit more snappy the the feel of the mk3, all new things to learn.
Fuel economy was just superb, put my focus to shame, Filled up at cmbridge, hardly moved by the time i got to ashford, use a bit through back roads though
Overall i really like it, very chuffed with it and for what i want it for i feel its to good for but never mind s:) :) s:)
My main aim is to get it handling perfectly and how i want it
Will keep you updated
Ill stop rambling now here are some pics s:) :) s:)
Its in desperate need of a clean and looks a lot better in flesh
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I was going to leave as is.. but its my track car so i gotta decal it..
Any suggestions?
Looks sweet mate! Glad you went down the mk2 route, it's far cleaner than mine haha that's for sure.
Looks like a great but, almost a shame to track it!
Will you be running it at the blyton day?
I do love a mk2. You need to put a trd kit on it pete s;) ;) s;)
Yeah it'll be at Blyton and the sprint series day after...
As for its to good it really is that good. I keep looking at it thinking it's pretty
But I have my st as my baby
This is a 800 track car.. So stickers and bgw to get it to the track feel
not been on here thought i would let you know how i'm doing
STarted the toyota Sprint Series at woodbridge on sunday
what a good day.. loved every second of it
started off with practice runs..
well let say, new car, new tyres and new track.. it tried to spin out, somehow caught it
Will get a vid up later..
really enjoyed the track itself, changing surfaces levels of grip being an airfiled..
Layout of the track was brilliant
after my first timed run of 2.39. i wanted to improve
gradually i did
QuotePeter Mason
2:39.52
2:37.79
2:36.92
2:35.56
2:34.59
2:33.18
2:33.13
2:33.28
because i was only car in my class i set my self a goal..after first timed run there was a guy called Guy in D-Pro fully stripped with R88s etc who set a time of 2.33.9 so i wanted to beat that as he was running 2.33/2.34 consistant
When i got to that point i was very chuffed i had achieved what i set out to do.
Happy with the car so i have seen some track time, but i do want to do suspension work, the original shocks are showing their age
And won a trophy so happy dayz
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brake dust killing the new paint s:) :) s:)
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Bring on blyton
Anyone thinking about doing the series.. DO IT :thumleft:
Looks great!! Well done for the results too, impressive. I'd love to get involve in something like that.
What mods have you done to the mr2?
none s:) :) s:)
at the moment
full service with yellow stuff pads and new wheels and tyres
still has all original suspension and exhuast..
all will change as i develop it
Nice cheap fun! Would love to see go pro footage s:) :) s:)
Currently converting then uploading
Will put on ere in the morning
Worst thing about gopro....the post processing!!
oh i Hate windows 8..
Was sorting out all the vids converting etc, decided to do an update and lost the lot,
So i will have to ge them back off the camera again.. grrr
I have managed to upload one
my first time round the track, untimed practice run
and most likely my slowest lap by quite a way
m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB49PpemBjA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB49PpemBjA) m
Nice video, pretty big slide well held s:D :D s:D
As requested the proper vid
m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyH3mUa27I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyH3mUa27I) m
Well i have a nice list on the way now for the car
HSD Monopro coilovers
m http://www.driftworks.com/hsd-coilovers ... 0-w30.html (http://www.driftworks.com/hsd-coilovers-toyota-mr2-dualtech-monopro-sw20-w30.html) m
picking up tomorrow
Toyo Sports Exhaust
Braided Brake lines
Front and rear ARC anti roll bars
sizes are 24mm and 25mm
should make a nice difference s:) :) s:)
Looks fun! Not much to hit is there, good venue for beginners.
I want to play!
will i'm back so ill probably keep this thready updated now s:) :) s:)
I won the series and now in C-Pro
fully stripped the mk2 and i loves it..
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got the weight down to 1060kg
I've seen some of your YouTube vids but hadn't realised you had won
Quote from: "Meeerrrk"I've seen some of your YouTube vids but hadn't realised you had won
Yeah plently more vids on there now..
won last season and doing well for this season
you should come join
Well been busy tho eve
Sorted a sticking rear caliper
Changed stereo
Found no speaker on drivers side so fitted a nice pair of kenwoods
Removed hard top fitting kit
Cleaned
I've not read your thread before Pete; looks like you're having loads of fun!
In the photos above, what is the yellow single seater? I have no knowledge of cars of that era, but there is something about them that appeals to me very strongly... also the GT86 looks awesome, much better than stock with some agressive offset wheels s:) :) s:)
...and of course your Zombie Breakout Response Team mk2 looks like a hoot! I'm not a fan of 3 spokes, but in the picture where there is a bit of a motion blur making the spokes look chunkier I actually really like how they look!
Thing are moving on..
cage is in and welded in .. Happy days very chuffed.. coded welder from work came down and done the welding for me.
after it had cooled put on some seam sealer let that dry then refitted the cage
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Also big news... ALL of the exhaust manifold bolts came undone... big shocker.. wasnt expecting that!!
so will be getting on with that and the gearbox this weekend..
awaiting patrick to get back to me about what clutch options he has.. Hurley have also been helpfull with clutch selection.. we shall see what i order this week..
wifey ordered a steering boss for the Paj (she didn't like the huge wheel).. so now has a new wheel in that
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Also test fitted one of the mirrors.. could not believe how much the olds ones weighed
looks good will just make a small plate up to cover the other holes left (functional not for looks)
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Also order something for the front off of here..
jobs for this weekend.. torque up the cage.. refit the seat, wheel and extinguisher
Get exhaust off and start dropping gearbox ready for new TRD LSD box..
got some nice lightweight lights arrive today so can get rid of the heavy pop up lights..
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i am sure they are rubbish road lights but my car never sees the road or the dark
so will get them fitted, might not do the gearbox dependant on monies for clutch and lightenend flywheel.. we shall see..
few other updates from eariler on in the year
back in march..
Well snet was interesting
running semi slicks in a very very wet day..
this wet..
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like most had a small spin
and on the last run had a huuuuge spin..
but car was fine its just covered in mud now...
But did come away with a trophy and i have moved from 26th last year to 15th this year overall at the same course.. beating a lot of people i was no where near last year.. but its very hard to tell as was sooo wet
car felt brilliant..(just a little slippy)
can't wait for blyton now..
small spin
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great pic
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also has a facebook page
m https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pistols- ... 0272127049 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pistols-Zombie-Sprint-Page/1548040272127049) m
and youtube page
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Nice updates! Looks a lot more serious from when I saw it at Blyton last year s:) :) s:)
yeah it has moved on a LOT since then s:) :) s:) s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
great thread!
s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "pistol pete"yeah it has moved on a LOT since then s:) :) s:) s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
Pete do you wear a race suit in your class? Is there anything you recommend to do before joining pro c ?
Will you be at Cadwell for the last event this year?