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Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:16 pm
by Kevin_Mc
feck me, this thing is amazing cutch
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:00 am
by cutch
Cheers mate
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:08 am
by cutch
Some finishing touches before we leave. Still loads to do but enough to run it round the track
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:00 am
by cutch
Arrived down at Will Pedleys haunt!
We arrived pretty late so we stuck the trailer with car straight into the dyno cell and the rest of customers cars etc in the workshop. Will had a wee look over and got ready for the morning
Hopefully everything will be ok this morning on the rollers
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:10 am
by cutch
Getting set up.
When in Rome...........get the van mapped!! :top:
First run
And a boost leak!
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:14 pm
by cutch
Well I didn't plan on coming back to Blackpool!!!!
All for this, many thanks to the guys at Motorsport Developments for writing a chip for me on very very short notice, turns out who ever sold me their "stage 3 package" didn't have the correct chip and it was a stage 1!! Not amused
So back to AET and try it out,
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:49 pm
by cutch
Well it made 355 on the rollers but it's a little lean at top end. We think the heads slightly ported though so this would account for that?! Sadly the clutch gave in so castle Combe is a no go for me. What to do? Get a hotel and go on the pee with Mr Pedley!! :dunno:
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:12 pm
by cutch
Got the exhaust heat wrap on today while the boys were sorting the gearbox
Put my plate on it, can't find the pic.
And got the other cars ready for the Scottish car show
The fiesta is back together and will hopefully be gracing the tracks again soon
The road escos
Started loading the cars including the Ultima
And took the lot to Ingliston show ground
And went back for the series 1
My old saph was sitting beside my two when I got back!!
And I forgot to take a decent pic of the Ultima for you!
So you'll need to make do with a proper pic
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:32 pm
by Kevin_Mc
Ali's Escos is stunning, i'd buy that in a minute if i had the cash.
Didn't know you had a Magenta Saph, i thought it was just the silver one
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:28 pm
by cutch
Didn't have it long, someone offered me more money than I bought it for so it was a no brainer
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:29 pm
by cutch
I went and bought this.....
So I could get the electric power steering out of it
Which turned into a nightmare of a job to do, had to get the grinder out!
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:29 am
by cutch
A wee shot from yesterday at Ford Live @ Knockhill
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:09 pm
by cutch
had a few teething problems!
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:42 pm
by cutch
Right things are moving again. Ordered the ecu and dash!
Went for life racing, syvecs big brother. Basically I'm building this to be ready for anything later on. So this ecu will do the lot and I mean the lot!
Life Racing F88RS ECU
http://www.liferacing.com/wp-content/do ... 0F88RS.pdfPlex SDM-500 Dash
http://www.syvecs.co.uk/products/displays/plex-dash/Once this lot arrives I have some jobs to do and then I am taking the car down to sileck motorsport to have a custom loom made for it. Then start saving for the engine!
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:27 pm
by cutch
Fire extinguisher system is here, now to decide where to mount it
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
Posted:
Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:03 am
by cutch
Latest update
Got some new seats as the others were a bit tired
The car got a wee mention in fast ford.
Put her winter boots on.
And in its new home while I get the next few jobs done
Stuck the tens on the front to have a look
Door off to get better access
To get the dash out!
So I can remove the old wiring
And out of the car, now to clean it all up and prep some bits for paint
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:55 pm
by cutch
Stripped all wiring, hoses, rad and intercooler from engine bay
Got the car up on its stands
To get the exhaust and prop off
Found a broken mount for the back box in the process
Tomorrow maybe get the gearbox and engine out. Then I can get some decent pics for you ossie cossie!!
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Sat Jan 23, 2016 6:31 pm
by cutch
Got my rocker cover and the breather bits bead blasted so I can paint them and hydro dip the rocker
Took off the gearbox mount
And took the lot out
Mounted the engine on the stand ready to prep
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:25 pm
by cutch
Have you ever got to that point where you think feck it and rip everything out to start again! Well that's what happened today, i was trying to clean up the interior and it just wasn't happening. So a wee call to Gibby and the cars going over to his to get smoothed out inside, all the wee holes filled up etc and repainted. So all the brake lines, seat runners peddle box, hand brake, fuel lines etc all came out.
Then I had to get rid of all the fuel in the tank that i had filled up for the last track day! Hard to do with no loom in the car, rigged up the buttery charger to the terminals and pumped it out.
Then an empty shell again
And I finally got a boot lock and clip to hold it in, you wouldn't believe the hassle I had in finding one. Made my day being able to fill that bloody hole in the boot up!
Tomorow the cars going to Gibbys so we can check out some stuff
Re: 2wd WRC escos track car
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Sun Jan 31, 2016 9:12 am
by peterRST
Aye sometimes it's easier to get everything out and take a step back
is this the start of the big power build?