budget touring trackday/drift project

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Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:55 am

rix313 wrote:Looks familiar :D
Looked good in the pictures so just copied it :o:
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Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:08 am

Seats arrived

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Will get them mounted and weld in a rear strut brace over the weekend to take the harnesses .
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Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:25 am

I would get those pointy bits cut off Jake, looks dangerous to me!

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Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:59 pm

Yeah Dan they are going they end up right behind the seat and i don't fancy them in the back.
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Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:18 pm

Paint brush was out today

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Hoping to get this fitted soon

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Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:40 pm

Got the 4mm polycarbonate windows in the 4 doors, 3mm pvc foam door cards, carbon wrapped the panel under the heater controls and carbon wrapped a blank for the clock hole.

Had wrap spare so tried a door handle too.

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Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:43 pm

If you find the footwells a bit slippy, skateboard tape helps!
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Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:56 pm

Jimbob wrote:If you find the footwells a bit slippy, skateboard tape helps!
I have foot plates for the drivers and passenger side on order but good tip .
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Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:25 pm

Enjoying this build. Like where you placed the check panel in the dash..
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Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:16 pm

G-Bear wrote:Enjoying this build. Like where you placed the check panel in the dash..
Cheers
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Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:22 pm

Fitted some footrests and a battery gauge

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Also wrapped the rest of the door handles with the spare 3m 3d carbon i had lying about.

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I have ordered so 4d carbon wrap for the bonnet and tailgate so thats this weekends project then its time to start saving for gaz coilovers
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:05 pm

Went a bit mental with the carbon wrap

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Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:36 pm

Looks much better than my attempts :o: what wrap did you use?
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Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:01 pm

rix313 wrote:Looks much better than my attempts :o: what wrap did you use?
Just cheap stuff off ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Black-4D- ... 27d75d1f1c

I'm happy with the results ,it's not perfect but was my first time and it will do the job.


Just done the bump strips while i was watching the city game

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Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:02 am

This looks like my kinda thread. I am interested in some engine pics if possible and I can't wait to see how you sort out the cage.
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