Alanapone's Red VTS. Caged, stripped, track toy. - Page 21 - Saxperience

Alanapone^p · 15th December 2011, 17:57

I'll condense it down and put it on shed over the weekend I think mate.

The professional photographer broke down and didn't make it but a few of the guys running the day had decent cameras and took a few photo's. Here they are:

Alanapone^p · 15th December 2011, 18:26

PRICE LIST!!!

Car - £400
Suspension - £300
Wing Mirrors - £20
Seat - £40
Seat Frame - £20
Harness - £15
BMC Filter - £40
Exhaust - £150
Wheels - £150
Brakes - £80
Service parts - £25
Strut Braces - £35

TOTAL: £1275

Part sold:
Interior - £65

Already had lying around:
Wheels - £150
BMC Filter - £40
Exhaust - £150
Strut Braces - £35

SO... If you include the money I got back from the interior... The TOTAL project cost would be £1215 Which STILL isn't too bad for a car that goes like this does.

Technically, the breathing mods, wheels and strut braces aren't necessary and I only put them on as they were not being used on the VTR. The car would have been perfectly drivable with the standard equipment that came on the car so, as such, I think I can blag a bit and say that I can take these costs away for the purpose of this project?

If that's the case and people agree THEN...

That brings the total cost to - £835!!!!!!!!!!

Even if you argue the wheels and strut braces it still comes to £1020!

Not bad really for a car that came on a trailer and needed some work doing to getting it on the track!

If you want to know... The track day cost in total £135 so at worst case that put the TOTAL cost up to £1350! and that's everything included

Not too bad really. I know the budget was a grand so I went over BUT the extra money is worth it. The car went SO well and felt SO good! and still at the end of the day, I bought, Built and tracked a good quality car for less than most people buy a VTS for!

Either way you look at it... I think I did okay.

Rich84 · 15th December 2011, 20:04

Cracking stuff mate, as you say stuff you had don't count towards final cost so I reckon the 800 odd should be your final figure.

Congrats mate you did it.

Bear in mind I will beat you soon........

Masher · 15th December 2011, 20:57

Saw your project link on the Facebook FCS page, great budget project!

Anthony · 15th December 2011, 21:08

awesome

Lewis · 15th December 2011, 21:38

So much respect for the effort you put in, such a sorted desirable car yet so cheap. Goes against everything we thought we knew

Fulch · 16th December 2011, 19:51

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Originally Posted by Alanapone

Here's one I just edited of my quickest recorded lap

Next time i'll get every lap recorded. There hardly any signal at the track so I couldn't upgrade the app I was using!

Anglesey 11/12/2011 fastest lap 2.11.72 - YouTube

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie_2k5

what app mate? work on iphone? id like to get that tbh

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alanapone

It's called aLapRecorder. Mine is on Android as I have a HTC Sensation. I don't know if the same one is available for iPhones though there will be other track recorder apps about i'd guess.

LINK TO ANDROID APP

There is the link to the app if anyone wants to try it out.

The free demo version will only let you do 2 recordings but their is no time limit on the recordings.

You then need to render the video and the datalogger sections into one video. I used RaceRender to do this. Again there is a free version but it limits recordings to 3 minutes and it put the RaceRender logo on as you can see on my videos.

I will at some point be buying full copies of RR and aLapRecorder before I go on the track again!

There is an app called OMP Racing Suite

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/omp-r...424478637?mt=8

Tenner but looks well worth it

Alanapone^p · 16th December 2011, 20:37

Cheers Fulch but I'm a Fandroid!

To be fair, the full version of the app I have is only £4 and it can be hooked into ODB2 ports using Bluetooth ODB2 readers etc.

I'll get the full version before I hit the track again. Might even get it and test out whilst driving about for work.

I'll let a few of my mates know about the OMP one though as they've got iPhones and were impressed with the recordings.

Fulch · 16th December 2011, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Alanapone

Cheers Fulch but I'm a Fandroid!

To be fair, the full version of the app I have is only £4 and it can be hooked into ODB2 ports using Bluetooth ODB2 readers etc.

I'll get the full version before I hit the track again. Might even get it and test out whilst driving about for work.

I'll let a few of my mates know about the OMP one though as they've got iPhones and were impressed with the recordings.

Lol it was more aimed at blackie but I multi quoted so people understood what I was referring to lol

Alanapone^p · 16th December 2011, 22:07

Lol, I see.

blackie_2k5 · 16th December 2011, 22:13

thnak mate as per pm looks awesome....but did you read the one and only review at the bottom

sorry to spam mate, loving the thread and the car, cant wait to get mine on a few track days, but its just cost atm lol

cant believe how well yours looks tbh, youve done well

Alanapone^p · 17th December 2011, 16:53

Just sent a submission to PFC. see if their interested lol.

jeffchiz · 18th December 2011, 00:06

one little thing mate, your car is venetian red not wicked red

Alanapone^p · 18th December 2011, 00:14

DOH... Where did I put that?

jeffchiz · 18th December 2011, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alanapone

DOH... Where did I put that?

in your sig mate

Alanapone^p · 18th December 2011, 15:22

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!

Sorry!

will fix that now! lol

Rich84 · 18th December 2011, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alanapone

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!

Sorry!

will fix that now! lol

I told you that when you first made the thread you know

rorz_vts · 18th December 2011, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fulch

There is an app called OMP Racing Suite

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/omp-r...424478637?mt=8

Tenner but looks well worth it

that app doesn't support video its just the clock/timer something i wouldn't pay a tenner for

sorry alan just thought id bring attention to it

Alanapone^p · 18th December 2011, 17:09

Lol, Sorry Rich. Didn't realise! hahahaha

I just upgraded the aLapReorder software that I used. It's WELL worth the £3.99 they ask for it. Plus the guy that did the program check his forum and updates any issues pretty regularly.

Can't wait to try it out again and get more laps done. Hopefully next time we go, the new garages will be up and running and we'll be using the original pit lane. It was a bit better than the old one we used this time.

Paul^p · 21st December 2011, 05:31

The green mx5 that was drifting around all day

that link you sent me says private video, cant see it.. make it public