Yeah instead of letting us past lol

I love the "get out the way you fucking piece of shit" and then "HAHAHAHA from you", and then at the end you telling the guy "Yeah its pretty quick for a 1.4 hey mate, and he replied fuck off" lol

I was suprised that it was hardly quicker than mine down the straights, considering its 300bhp!

RS' are only 203bhp per tonne or something aren't they?
What power are you putting out?

About 180 per ton, that would explain why then.

180 per tonne is really good RS clio's are about 166 i think off the top of my head.
You done any 0-60 1/4 mile tests?

How much was the CF roof btw? Are you very rich? Seems like overkill lol

he wasnt impressed at the 1.4 comment lol

nah im not into 1/4 mile stuff, track days are where its at!

True just thought you may have done them just to see what it does.
Notice you avoided the rich question ;)

Im not rich mate, i just work hard when im over in Oz and earn a good wage!

Woooopsss!

Doing a full day open pit track day at rockingham on Sunday, can't wait!

Wow mate, thats just mental, i swear you have had a few issues with the manifolds? I remember you saying you welded your last crack?

Jason

thats terrible mate... cant believe its gone like that. what mani is it?

It's a btb mild steel one lads, it's lasted 4years which isn't bad considering it's done 4 ring trips, silverstone, mallory, landow twice, donnington etc track days as well!

Even parts of the Titanic are in better nick! :p

I would have thought that it would take a lot more than what you've done to get that bad?

I spose thats now that bad at all then... thats quite a few trips ha :y: You doing the ring next year?

haha, true true! Its done all the above track days as i mentioned, plus i dont think it helped that i was running standard top 2 engine mounts for all of the events apart from this years ring trip.

Yeah of course, if i cant save up 500quid between now and july then i need to be shot lol

OK; couple of updates, Rockingham have cancelled the track day on Sunday which is annoying, so im gonna head down to the touring cars final round at brands hatch and have a decent drive in the mango.

Also Manifold is now fixed, i cant be arsed to fit it though as I walked 8 miles at work today lol

Was actually really looking forward to rockingham when i rang up to book:( mega dissapointment for moi.

£500? is that all it costs? Seems quite cheap? Is that for like petrol costs? accommodation?

Shame about the track day. how did you fix the manifold, cut and re-weld?

Sorted!

Can't get any pics of the weld repair in the garage will get some in the day light tomorrow

Would it be worth making a plate to put on the bottom of the manifold.....similar to a sump guard to help protect it abit??

^ yea good idea, custom head shield, you seem pretty handy with the tools so far, might be worth a shot. Looking awesome either way :)

Nah guys, my cars not low, the manifold will never get near the ground and it's not built to be rallied.

Just been down to brands hatch and back in the mango today, feels much better with the manifold fixed, especially the mid range :)

Proper update, pics will do the talking.

5th points on both harnesses.



Wheel cover



Before...



After... (still to be completed)



Dials (proper carbon fibre, not a sticker)



Cobra ALU sidemounts mounted on welded mounts



Inner harness mounts welded in (under the carpet)



Fitted my new rear disks and mintex 1144 pads & painted the calipers black to match front hispecs





Carbon fibre number plates



Removed the rear carpet and tar things





Bit of welding needs doing



Oz mascots lol



Another couple of pics of of the carbon roof & cross members :D

Is the strippedness annoying you yet? lol
Looks mega though..

stripped ftw. although i do panic when i hear a big stone hit inside the arch!

josh, seen a few of the CF plates recently, are the legal then?

Those cross members are to die for. Structural carbon fibre is just porn

that roof is freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very cool Josh.

Your car is pure porn.

Love how you've kept the mango gear knob :y:

love this car it's ssssoooo nice :D

Josh has the cage been sprayed White?

Ah, you received the gear surround then :y: Car looks as smart as ever :)

Nah mate its not a daily car so doesnt annoy me at all pal!

Haha true true!

They technically arent legal because they arent reflective, but if you dont act and drive like a dick then you should have any issues tbh...

So true, gotta love CF :D

The roof does rock i agree, will be combined with a CF bonnet and boot soon ;)

Gotta keep a few of the original parts of the car :D

Thanks buddy, yours will be up to my standard if not better once the engines in and running all good!

Nah just primered the cage so it doesnt go rusty for now.

Yeah I got it pal, thanks, it looks spot on now :D

Pictures of todays big clean to come...

Ok big clean today sponsored by Tom aka unreal :D



Lol



Tom working his magic



All finished













:D

That roof must have a nice thick clear coat on it. Looks uber shiny

Shiny :D

Needs lowering though lol

love the car, but them rear lights, unsure if they work with your car,

Yup yup, its really hard to get mango to come up reflective, id go as far as saying the car is now as clean if not cleaner than when i had the PFC mag shoot a couple of years back.

Tom has done a cracking job thats for sure!

Its a track car not a picking-up-whores car ;)

Hmmmm ive always liked them, same with the tints. Goes with the whole mango and black theme imo. and thanks mate :y:

got to be the best mango on here :)

Thanks pal!

Found a track day at Mallory, full day, open pit, for 75quid so gonna do that in November :D