ah okay not so bad, yes we were still fitting the tailgate when your dad turned up, was a bit manic, they normally arent sealed though. Glad you got to the ring evenutally though.

Loud in there?

Yep got there eventually Bic!

Joeboy - yeah its bloody loud inside now, had to wear ear plugs on the drive over lol

Love this pic from Andy on the drive over to the ring.

love this car josh, its improved so much since even a couple of years ago.
just the little things to do now hey...

cant wait to go back over there, i want to lap my face off!!!

awesome, mean and moody shot ;D

Yep just the little bits and bobs to tidy up and spray te interior!

It's crazy how much the boundaries get pushed forward each year with these little French hot hatches, and obviously the credit for the last couple of years has to go to dad. I need to get that video off Alex of me harassing that new focus rs for 1/4 of the lap before he let me passed, and that was only my second lap of the weekend so wasn't really that quick-of-a-lap.

Cheers Bic!

I gave her a good clean last week will get some pics up this afternoon :)

oo josh love it, glad you had a good trip to the ring!!

Yeah it was ace Andy!

Few ring pictures....

Nearly on 3 wheels!









This is my personal favourite...

Looks awesome man :y:

Your bonnet looks a different shade of mango in the 'ring pictures?? Maybe just the light though.

I'll sort that vid out asap josh lol

looks epic mate!

Yeah thats prob because it hadnt been washed for 6months lol.

Alex - nice one pal.

Jayyoung - cheers mate, its nearly there now chassis wise, just needs a bit more lightening (brackets to drill out, sound deadening to come out from behind the dash and more CF) and the interior sprayed which we will do next spring.

Looks awesome in the photos mate!

Nice pictures :y:

Interior as it stands now... (obviously not complete yet)



CF Roof :D

If im being honest this is my favourite saxo on the site! 100%

Jealous :(

the carbon roof is such a QUALITY part, it really gives that extra touch that makes it stand out above the rest. get that cage and the inside painted and it will be sex.. with any sort of engine spec change i would think another mag feature could be in order lol

Jp
Your car is stunning

That roof is beautiful

Thats a huge compliment mate, im not so sure, im pretty sure I could name a few that are better as a complete package, Dannys for one!

Lol

Yeah I agree with you there pal, im really happy with how the roofs come out, it was funny when it was raining, its so bloody loud inside lol. Engine im planning changes, just its going to cost lots of $$$$ so I must get saving. Wont be ready for next years trip but probs the the trip after...

So ring next year, and spa before or after whichever suits best?! what do you think? Spa track days are expensive but once in a life time kind of opportunity i reckon!

Thanks guys, appreciate it :D

Loving the roof Josh:) just as good as mine;):P some of the pictures in page 19 don't work:(

Yep, just need to get yours finished and out on track and get learning now pal! Which pics arent working?

My car will be on track once finished and built:y: then i'll learn how the car drives:) pictures are working now:)

What's the sort of time scale on yours Wayne? Just thinking for ring next year that's all.

So with the half decent September weather so far I'm planning on taking the car out a few times before the winter. First job however will be to fix the manifold collector which the ring has destroyed once again lol, I'll get pictures up of that tomorrow.

Spring time next year my car will be complete:y: will be coming with you and the west mids lot next year for the ring trip;) makes sense to have some fun in your car before the winter:y: unlucky about the manifold collector:p

Car look really nice in them pictures (love the carbonn roof):)

love is josh just needs me to detail it for you :) and improve your wiper set up :P

haha Tom - Yes I need it detailing really really badly, the paintwork is aweful! Can we organise a date? im basically free every weekend when you are mate. It needs a PC if you have one?

When's next years trip? I can get hold of a 600 year old mansion REALLY cheap if anyone is interested?

Spec list to end 2010:

Engine:-
1.6 16v J4 VTS Engine
Cat Cam 708 cams
High compression Wossner Pistons
Jenvey SF throttle boddies with custom curved trumpets & Airbox
Pro Comp carbon fiber air feed for airbox
Larger injectors
Pug Sport Baffled sump
BTB 4-1 Manifold
BTB exhaust system
16row Mocal oil cooler with thermostatic sandwich plate
KMS ECU standalone management system with wideband Lambda & display
Fully rebuilt 1.4xsi Gearbox with Quaife LSD
Group N engine mounts all round

Chassis:-
Front AST Coilover conversion with Pug Sport Tarmac front dampers & 250lb Faulkner springs
Caster & Camber adjustable AST solid top mounts with top mount strengthening plates
Front Group N rear wishbone bushes
Front Powerflex ARB bushes
Front Polyrace wishbone bushes
Custom front upper strut brace
OMP Lower strut brace
Hi-Spec 4 pot front brakes with Mintex 1155 pads, grooved disks & braided lines
VTS Rear Disk beam conversion with braided rear lines
Tarmac Pugsport Bilstein rear dampers
Rear beam Polyrace bushes
24mm Rear ARB
22mm Pugsport Rear Torsion Bars
OMP 19kg lightweight cage

Interior:-
Kevlar Cobra Suzuka bucket seats with welded seat bars
TRS 5 point 3 inch Driver and passenger harnesses
OMP dished Corsica steering wheel
S1 106 Black Carpet
Stripped out
Carbon Door cards & S2 106 door bins
Pro Race 1.2 Spare wheel wrapped with an R888 and secured with a 3 point TRS spare wheel strap

Exterior:-
Team Dynamic 15inch Pro Race 1.2’s wrapped in R888s
Standard bodywork
Carbon Mirror caps
Smoked indicator repeaters
Smoked Rear lights
Carbon fibre roof & carbon fibre roof cross bars
Carbon fibre number plates

Now that's a fuck off spec!

josh what temp does your oil get to on the track with that oil cooler?

about 2/3's mate, never goes over, well even doing 2 laps of the ring in a row it didnt go over that anyway. Where as with the 13row i found it was going over 3/4!

haha, it WILL get better though, needs alot of tidying up tbh.

Epic mate

yer... i have toad old 13 row.... going to use it see what happens... if it gets too hot will swap it with a 16 row type.

thanks for the info.

got bored read the hole blog, well impressed tbh , job well done matey :D

Thanks for the comments above lads.

Heres a video taken by AlexB (thanks mate) on a damp lap round the nurburgring chasing down a brand new focus RS.

nice vid mate, must say tho the guy in the rs cant drive

Good times tbh
loved at the end after the gantry him like that was fun

he nearly hit that teg at the jump as he was too busy watching you in his mirrors the fool lol