Mechanic's - Track/Street Project
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I take it as often as i can, well when i have the money lol. I used to have an Impreza but sold that a few months sob sob :(
Fitted my performance rear brakes today, also changed the fluid to DOT 5.1 so less chance of fade.
Put a couple of new tyres on the rear, and removed my front fogs as i dont want to have to buy any more.
Next track day is in April, this one is on an airfield near Norwich, with a 3-4 mile track and a 1 mile straight.
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gota custom made rear cage that would look good in that :lol:
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are those the full lether seats ?
i want some :(
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No unfortunatly they are only part leather seats, goona fit my my new front brakes today so should have dam good stopping power…
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would even like half lethers
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@67f5919a3b=james:
would even like half lethers
like my half leather seats back ones have a bit of leather and the fronts don't lol its a bit bizarre
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My brakes are all bed in now, stop very well but they are bloody noisy.
Had a slight exhaust blow on my rear can so decided to weld it up, so put the car on the ramp and noticed that my centre section had also fractured so i went ahead and repaired them both.
Looked at my CAT and it had melted inside and had blocked most of the flow, which i used as a good excuse to knock the monolith out.
Sounds really nice a peek revs now..(rev counter revs over 8000 rpm sure thats not right, got 70 out of second?) will have to try and post a sound clip.
These are the discs i ordered very good +++ Just incase any one wanted a cheaper option.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MX3-1-6-1-8-24v-Drilled-Grooved-Brake-Discs-Front-Rear_W0QQitemZ290211805476QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290211805476Also diagnosed rev problem it was a ECU fault managed to get one off e-bay for £1.50 so hopefully be here soon…
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Fitted ECU and it behaves it self alot better, had to replcae my PCV valve as it was worn and casuing funny idling. Only a few more works till track day will try get some good photos
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Done me track day had a great time, i thought my MX3 was good on the road, but on the track it is awsome.
Had a few good battles, overtook on the straights VR6 Golf, 2.5 vectras, xr2i's, 3.0 Senators. To name but a few but it was in the bends that it really shined. :twisted:
These were nearly new at the start 250 miles of track time and they were a bit scrubbed. :lol:
This was the layout of the course a little over 4 miles long.
Had to tape up me headlamps didnt want any stone chips, looks like a bug…...
Me on the track, had a few more but they were blurry, got a couple of vids just trying to work out how to get of me digi cam.
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that looks like a completely different colour in the last pic!
you did a good job to overtake a VR6!
how much did the whole day cost including track time, petrol etc.?
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is that still with the k8 engine or with a 2.5 ltr swap
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I followed the VR6 round the corner and managed to overtake with exit speed, luckly my girl friend was my co-driver who was showing me what lines to take.
It cost £70 for the day got about 4 hours on the track with open pits. Used 60 litres of V-max.
Still the standard K8, but in negotiations with wilko for his lump so hopefully in the next couple of months should be running a KLZE. :D
At 4.20 you see me on the left trying to keep up lol.
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wow that skyline is FAST! once you get a klze you will see a huge improvement :D
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@8e2571cf4c=Mooneggs:
wow that skyline is FAST! once you get a klze you will see a huge improvement :D
There were a pair of works supras there both running massive power they were doing 180+ on the straights. They sounded like jet engines when the turbos were spooling up.
:shock:
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I don't know if I would trust thse U-clamps to hold in the harnesses…. You could double back the straps and secure it that way like most ppl do, thats how I did mine I show you. Just a sugestion! Reminds me of my gutted 323!
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@58b209638f=lambomx3:
I don't know if I would trust thse U-clamps to hold in the harnesses…. You could double back the straps and secure it that way like most ppl do, thats how I did mine I show you. Just a sugestion! Reminds me of my gutted 323!
I tested the clamps by towing the car backwards across the yard by one. Pretty dam strong lol. I cant loop them as they are treble stitched ends that dont unloop from the brackets.
But like you say they dont look strong but well tested.
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Got my down pipes heat treated with fire coat, started plumbing my oil cooler in.
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Good work :) Did you block the egr on the header? I was hoping to find a bolt to fill it but alas I may have to just weld it shut! Where did you buy your oil cooler?
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I cut the old egr union filled it with weld and screwed it into the new pipe.
Got the cooler from a friend and bought the sandwich plate from Garfy1981.
Bought the pipes from ebay for £20.
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Lowered the car 40mm today, looks alot better. Makes the ride sharper.
Also picked up another set of rims, not sure what Mazda they used to go on?
