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[Turboboy67]

Dash looks good Luke, I also want to keep the vents on mine,
I remember doing away with them in a previous track car and nearly boiling to death @ RS Combe a couple of years ago

Its bad enough when the poly windows go in, air flow is a must in this one.

The car has already come along way, bearing in mind it was boggo standard when bought last December !!

So in the next couple of months it will be developed further with much more lightening, I have the carbon parts going on, various alloys parts will start to find there way on as well

[luca]

Its like a green house i used it on track at Ford fair last year and had a the standard blower in there but no dash and poly windows.

After finsihing the track sesion i almost keeled over i was soooo hot and lightheaded.

So back goes the dash, which is actually lighter than the old set up of satinless bar and guages

Carbon is a feature of the finihsed article too ha ha

[JamieFRST]

Have you already chopped your dash up? If you need one Ive got a spare in the shed you can have?

[Turboboy67]

Have you already chopped your dash up? If you need one Ive got a spare in the shed you can have?

Perhaps I can relieve you of that a week on Sunday then fella

These turned up today



Competition ones

[luca]

Oooooh cool mounts mate...



What make are they though

[hb69]

These turned up today



Competition ones

beautiful i didnt get a sticker with mine

[ads_t]

I'll give you £200 for them tonight

Sorry shaun i may have to pull out of the sale!!









Only joking mate , dont forget let me know on wednesday about collection!

[Turboboy67]

I'll give you £200 for them tonight

Sorry shaun i may have to pull out of the sale!!
Only joking mate , dont forget let me know on wednesday about collection!

Will do fella

Henry, you need to ask them nicely when you order

[Turboboy67]

So today I have cut and fitted my polycarb rear side and rear windows

Glass...


Out within 5 minutes


Polycarb cut and back in within 30 minutes



I still have the fronts to do but they won't be done until I have sorted slider kits out for them

Also replaced my gearbox mounts with my new comp. Vibratechnics ones

Removed boot popper and all the electrics from the boot

Weighed the car again 850kg

Which considering I have now fitted the cage, I'm impressed with,

but don't worry it ain't stopping at that weight for long

lots more to come off that yet

Taking my wheels off to the powder coaters tomorrow morning

And hopefully my Gaz coilovers will be with me tomorrow evening ready for fitting on Saturday.

One bit of bad news is when I was under the engine I noticed that the water pump is leaking

That will be replaced next week

[bakewell001]

It really is scary how easy those windows come out isn't it...

I take it the polycarb comes in flat sheets but bends enough to take the same shape as the original window?

Cage and paint look really good. Onwards with the weight loss!

[luca]

Loving the colour inside mate

Woohoo your closing that kg gap nicely.... not long now and your be matching mine

[Turboboy67]

Cheers guys,

Yeah windows are very easy to do

That polycarb I got is some tough stuff though

and yes it will bend to the shape of the windows

Weight is coming down well

[heeman10]

This is all going to be good and ready way before it needs to be, good work Shaun The nitrous bottles will add a smidge of weight, but they'll be worth it

[Turboboy67]

Mmmmmm nitrous

[happypaul]

This project is pure brilliance, moved along so fast!

[jonboisescort]

loving the windows where did you get the polycarb from and what thickness is it???

goin to be doin the same to mine and fitting sliders

[Turboboy67]

Have a look back a couple of pages fella, all the info is there,

I got it off of e-bay for a very good price

It is some of the best polycarb you can get, very strong, 4mm thick.

[Brammer]

Again moving like lightning, every time i click on theirs something new finished.

Its on one of those new super diet's, what the overall weight your heading for?? (or have i missed it somewhere )

[Turboboy67]

I'm hoping for sub 800kg mate,

I'm just of down the garage again to do a bit more modifying of the front panel,

pictures later

[Chris 2i]

just read through the entire thread - f**k me you don't hang about!

excellent work

[Turboboy67]

Thanks Chris

Well I 've had the air saw out again

Todays results

Air saw 1 front panel 0





How many people have cut these out






Hatch



Bits I now have no use for


Coilovers on tomorrow woooohoooooo

[Ollybee]

You butcher! Leave her alone!

[Max M4X WW]

Sort of a shame to do this to an RS1800 but at least its still on the road and being used!

[Turboboy67]

Front panel was rusty, hatch is rotted,

The car would of been scrapped if I hadn't of saved it guys

The whole point of me buying it was to use it and abuse it on track,

which is what I'm prepping it for.

[hb69]

i think its good to see what can be done to a mk3, ive not seen many others lightened to this extent.

do you still have the boot strut in there? i think i can just about see it in the pic, extra weight there

[luca]

SHAUN


YOU BUTCHER

[Max M4X WW]

I know! That's fair enough..

Arch liners

[jayrs]

im waiting for him to strip the loom of all the wires that are no longer needed

[Turboboy67]

I've only just begun the lightening Henry

Loom will get some attention Jay

This one actually has 2 struts , I'm gonna lose one for sure

[luca]

Shaun loose the loom get a 1100 loom - sorted

Loose the arch liners though when you do look where the arch liner attaches on the top of the inner wing you will see a small metal tag that protrudes
that little thing....

sliced a 8mm gash in my tyre at combe... any lower and would have split my tyre in two

So cut that straight off.

[Xr_Dub]

haha good stuff arch liners need to go aswell
dnt agree on what a shame its a rs1800,its for racing and it is your car your rules poooooooooow

[rs-tom]

cant wait for my vibratechnics they betterbe as good as ppl make out

[Xr_Dub]

cant wait for my vibratechnics they betterbe as good as ppl make out

there good but you get alot of vibration dude

[hb69]

cant wait for my vibratechnics they betterbe as good as ppl make out

they are

[Turboboy67]

The only thing that puts me off taking the liners out,
is the fact that in wet weather the water spraying in the bay.

I have done it before, but only drove that car in the dry,
this one is bound to be caught in the rain this year,

Anybody had problems in the rain without the liners?

Thanks to Henry btw,
I'm swapping the red harnesses for a pair of blue ones

Might put some piccies up of the coilovers later, I'm collecting them this evening