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Agree with rix, the Kumho can be a money pit, both in terms of the cash some will spend to be fastest, and also driving standards, which were, when I last marshalled at one of their races - how shall I put this? - variable. However that could be said of many championships / series, so I don't think ...

Hi, I thought I'd post a quick reply on Dans behalf, as I doubt he's been on the forum for months. The build has stalled at the moment, I'll let Dan fill in the detail when he resumes, but a combination of trying to kick start a business, sloth from suppliers and changes in personal life have combin...

Speaking as a marshal, I wouldn't want to be standing in line with the tow line (usually a wire rope) when the head of the bolt snaps off, if it's as per DanThe's install. With the greatest respect, the bracket is clearly designed to be mounted horizontally, i.e. above or below (or even on the side ...

^^ hmm, well I guess that's what I get for slacking on my reading material. I will take a long steady read of that but one thing that strikes me instantly is the pistons. Those pistons look a lot like ours - I've tried to cut and paste the picture but it wont have it - refer back to page 5 for the ...

Honestly cant see any future in it for you. M20B25 with 'bolt on' mods, i.e. cam, big bore throttle body, remap would probably give 190bhp max. Get more radical and I reckon you can get up to 275 bhp (at least thats what we're aiming at), but at vast expense (I reckon £4 - 5000) if you're starting f...

I haven't had a VAT thing from machine mart for a year or so now, normally make good use of them when they do come though :D Got one through the post this morning, so perhaps you'll get one too. With regards the MIG, get one which will accept a re-fillable bottle for the gas, otherwise you'll be fo...

Our 'old' motor had: Pretty much std cank + rods Lightweight flywheel Custom pistons Modded combustion chambers (sort of, but not, Alpina style). Oversize inlet valves Ported Hartge 6 branch 3 x 45dcoe's Unknown cam Made (iirc) 208bhp at the wheels. Then it went bang (piston broke) Our new motor wil...

Thanks. I'll start having a look around to see what's available as price will be a consideration but I don't want to use some old bit of tat. The reality is that I will simply have to find the softest compound 195 or 205/50x15's that I can. There's a chap, who's often in my class, and runs a really...

The spacing of the M3 bodies is the same as the M20, but you'll need to get an inlet manifold made up to mate the flanges on the bodies to the ports. Doing much the same thing ourselves for our race engine, unless we suddenly find another 2K, in which case we'll get some Jenveys!! Kim Edit: Pleeeaaa...

Is that the one with gas turbine to keep the turbo spooling? V8 turbo Moggy sounds fun 8O :twisted: Yes that's the one. It really creates a draught when it's spooling up on the startline. Never saw the Morris personally, but apparently it was something else! Driven to and from meetings, too, with a...

Try this one for size
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFNnXOAAhWI
Nic Mann, who designed, built and drives this used to hillclimb a road legal V8 Turbo Minor - mental!!
Listen out for the turbine spooling up at around 30secs.

Kim

ross_jsy wrote:Ah balls, you are right. Think I would be in sports libre class with the m50 then

As it stands, yes.
I think that the Midland Speed Champs are offering a class within Libre for engine swapped, steel bodied cars, but you still are lumped in with the pukka sports / racers.
Kim

How a bout an M52B20 with bolt on mods for more Torque than a m42 Engine swap will put you straight into 'Libre' I'm afraid, up against full blown spaceframed racers. :x There has been a lot of discussion about creating an 'engine swapped, standard bodyshell' type class, but the wheels move slowly ...

It's the taking part that counts.... If E30 is the choice, I'd go for a 318iS, if that's not quick enough to be fun, sell the lump on and fit an M52B28. I've seen a couple of those used for hillclimbs, no idea how competitive they are, but they looked to be DANGEROUS :) Fixed that for you. Kim No n...

Do it for a laugh and you might pick up a few 'scalps' along the way. To be competitive you have to be in a hot hatch in up to 2 litre, or an Evo or similar in over 2 litre. We're also building a 325, primarily for circuit racing but may be run in Mod Prod on hillclimbs / sprints, but not expecting ...

Be careful when modifying a 'certified' cage. If you alter the design of (say) a Safety Devices cage (even if this makes the cage stronger) the certification will no longer be valid. This is fine, as long as the construction of the cage complies in all ways to the spec's as laid out in the 'Blue Boo...

Got a quote for getting rear arches cut out and replaced. Contaced both Hadrians Panels £47.50 & VAT each side and Cleveland Panels who are cheaper at £34.65 & VAT Has anyone experience of getting this job done? I take it the panels fit properly - have already checked that I'm getting facelift part...

nickso wrote:Well I think I still have both arms in the shed, If you need any measurements off them let me know.

Cheers, I'll get back to you if I do.

Kim

Thats exactly what no one would believe. Both hubs are disc but different sizes. I couldn't be arsed sussing out the difference between the two. I did suspect it was ABS or non ABS though. Thats what we seem to have, although cant be sure due to previous modification / butchery - might mean a trip ...

Thanks for the replys. Sorry to be dim, but I've got no real experience with E30's other than our own. Which models are fitted with rear discs and 4 stud drive flanges? :o: We'll then need to get an entire lefthand rear corner off of one of these, as the hub carrier is different on each side of our ...

Thats the exact problem that we've got. Going 5 stud for us isn't really an option, as everything else is set up for 4 stud, including the uber expensive and lightweight split rim wheels. We need to get hold of a complete left hand rear corner with the correct (larger) bearing and 4 stud drive flang...

Posted this in technical help a few days ago, with no response, so thought I'd try on here. Hi all, Having a few 'issues' with our 325 at the moment, and need some clarification if possible. Just to explain what the confusion is, we're rebuilding a 325 racer, which has Porsche calipers on the back (...

Hi all, Having a few 'issues' with our 325 at the moment, and need some clarification if possible. Just to explain what the confusion is, we're rebuilding a 325 racer, which has Porsche calipers on the back (new brackets welded to hub). Dan wanted to 'off' the handbrake mechanism, which we dont need...

Apologies if its a repost, but saw this and felt the need to share.
E30 fitted with IRL V8 motor and F1 gearbox.

Used for hillclimbing on the continent.

Enjoy!!

Kim

Yes - the Series Production Class A3 regs. dictate any capacity 1800cc > 2600cc; same block & head as production cars, internals incl. valve sizes are free as is normally aspirated induction. So - head work, high comp. pistons, cam & carbs/ TBs are all there to be made the most of, plus remap. IMHO...

Both the 2 litre block and the 2.5 litre block are identical,except for bore size. Not strictly true. The core used in casting the B20 is different to that used in the B25, so the casting thickness for the cylinder is thicker in the B25. Having said that, I've overbored a B20 block to 84mm with no ...

Remember peeps, before investing heavily in 17" rims, that BTCC is moving away from 17" rims, starting this year (2011 season) and will be 100% off them by 2013, when all cars will (should) be to NGTC regs, running 18" rims. In the meantime, go for it! Keep an eye on front lower balljoints, that was...

bike ones tend to be rated a bit higher too. I'd use the word 'different' rather than higher. :D Theres a good article in the current MSA magazine, which is available online through the following link: http://www.msauk.org/site/cms/contentCategoryView.asp?category=508 Theres no need to spend loadsa...

Brian,
Ref your problem with the Ledas:
In case you're not aware, GAZ offer a rebuild service on Ledas - in my experience very quick turnaround and not expensive. They did the fronts on my sons 205 and they will be doing all 4 on the E30 when money permits.
Kim

For race suits try AWS - they're the manufacturer, so no middle man to pay!!

Kim.

The theory is that the narrower tyre on a given rim will have slightly better sidewall stiffness and therefore better turn in and less tendancy to 'go off' due to heat generated by sidewall flex. Toyo have a detailed setup sheet which has been put up on here at least twice, so I wont do it again, bu...

kimbo wrote:Hi,
We've done it on the E30 racer we're currently building.
Kim.

Did too!!

Kim

I dont understand why? So that if If I need to get the motor out quickly in the paddock during a race weekend, I dont have to beg an engine crane and lift the motor 5 feet in the air to do it. :eek: With the front off, the motor could be removed by two people with a length of scaffold tube, one eac...

Finally managed to upload pictures of the mod described above.
Hopefully all self explanitary.
Kim

Hi, We've done it on the E30 racer we're currently building. Trying to upload images via Photobucket, but its running really slowly at the moment :x , so I'll try again later. In a nutshell, we cut off the two main upright sections near the bottom (leaving enough metal to drill fixings in the remain...

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