My DDR GT4 build

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Fastpedeller said:

Yes indeed - and (no pressure) will it be at Stoneleigh? I'm surely not alone in wanting to see it!

You are not the first to ask but simply put I wont of finished what I need to by then to be able to make such a long journey so it will have to wait another year!

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Although i may have the head back on for Stoneleigh date I wont of driven it enough so definitely wont be there. On plus side great engine bay to work in

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Got the engine back together and fired it up briefly with the exhaust barely on and no coolant in the system yet just to make sure I rebuilt it correctly....moment of truth soon enough on whether I've fixed the problem.

Edited by killerferret666 on Sunday 26th April 22:35

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Engine has been running fine on the drive, why on the drive I'm still waiting on the side windows. Hopefully will be fitted this week so I can take the car out over the bank holiday.got a few other jobs done;

• Front ride height at 85mm to clear speed humps
• Wax'd wheels to help keep brake dust off
• Exhaust exit fitted, but will change again as it doesn't suit the car
• Exterior Door handles removed and remote eletric opening system fitted
• Car undersealed + arches
• Front arch foam protection to stop fibreglass starring
• temporary door cards made to tidy doors up

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First time I've been lucky enough to drive the car with no major issues other than running a bit hot. Not overheating just running hot.

Although think I've found the cause and hopefully a solution in for next weekend.

http://miamigt4kitcar.blogspot.co.uk

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Always nice to have a friend

So things different about this one is, it has a rear design change in a few areas which I think do work better.

• exhaust hole in middle
• rear vent not flush but sit back
• vents on the top

Most importantly, extra rear recessed clips on the side, these will be a saving grace to keep the rear clam shell with good lines and less movement. An area of my car I'm not happy with, mainly because I haven't had the time to spend ages lining it up perfectly but that is a good improvement. One of the disadvantages of being first!

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Updated the blog with all the latest work now that im actually driving it, which is a good feeling!

www.miamigt4kitcar.blogspot.co.uk

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Made it to a local PH meet a few weeks back and still had some niggles on way there and back;

• Headlight plastic clip holder popped out of bracket - plastic clip replaced
• Coilover top mount nut came loose - known issue

The coilovers were shot anyway. leaked during the build but I didn't want to replace them till I knew id complete it and actually driven on them. The coilovers that leaked were BC Racing Coilovers RM series (inverted) they basically leaked doing nothing at all. Wont ever be buying them again...ever!

Put on some MeisterR coilovers, which although I suspect are produced at the same factory do have differences. Its now nice to drive the car, rides the bumps well, reasonably soft and not crashing and banging from the coilovers! I believe they use a slightly larger valve in the damper and use a longer damper stroke / spring on the rear.

Now I think the clutch is slipping slightly with the higher power so turned the power back down for time being whilst I sort out the bits to do that on the drive, never done a clutch before!

And lastly this picture taken by Rob (I think) at the PH local meet

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tomsnelling said:

Very nice, great colour choice.

Its crying out for a carbon rear spoiler though to complete the rear end?

I'm not sure what to do with the rear end wing wise, got use to it without one. then I think maybe a wing would be good and then I get stuck choosing between carbon one to more of a moulded bodywork type one.

Something ill have to make a decision on eventually.

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Paddymcc said:

A spoiler like the one on the Agera R would suit that

My thinking as well as it happens. The wing is just balanced at this point, but I do want to probably try something different to a big carbon wing. the issue is once those holes are in they cant be filled.

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latest bits have been;

• Change of clutch on driveway - NEVER AGAIN!!!
• Change of coilovers to Meister R from BC racing - much better ride!
• laser cut badge for the front

Did 200mile+ journey in it to brooklands supercar day. Car ran fine, although I lost boost on the way home and found the actuator arm had come off the wastegate so could be a missing retainer clip, all back on now.

Looks like im finally getting there in terms of a reliable normal car - 900 miles now complete.

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j80jpw said:

Amazing work, looks very purposeful and a genuine Supercar sitting on the tarmac in that last pic!

Do you mind sharing how much you think you have spent getting to this point?

Basically to build your own it could be done for under £30k but depends on the parts you buy the more it becomes. Also the final finish.

An example is mine has a generic alloy rad + slimline fans less than £200, but a mishimoto racing rad and spal fans £450+

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Never been quite happy with the rear of the car so far, so with reliability basically there (touch wood) and 1200miles covered time to work on the nice bits I want to before the winter.

So the first part to the rear was to break up the chunk of red it just didnt look right. So I decided to use plasti dip in the end between the two light pod areas. It is a much better product than i expected and can see why people spray whole cars for a matt finish.

It was hard to pull off a clean line when you don't have an edge to pull against, but I suspect a sharp knife run over the top would help and a small piece of wood to give an edge to pull against.

Next is to change the rear lights, then to look into a spoiler and finally do I move the exhausts back down the bottom to exit on each side.

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Did a new video, gave me a good chance to improve videoing and editing skills...which wouldn't be hard compared to the past ones!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDX-i-_Vdqg

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LeighW said:

Quick (dodgy) photoshop of the number plate where the exhausts are. Hope you don't mind OP!

No problem, nice knock up. Undecided on that look until I've changed the rear lights like I plan to do. I did wonder about taking the exhausts out each side down the bottom?

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Paddymcc said:

A diffuser on the rear bumper like you see on the rear of a Clio 197 and the exhausts sitting either side should finish it off nicely.

Looks stunning!

I'd be tempted to get an interior specialist company to sort the inside though.

thanks ill take a look into that rear bumper / diffuser set up.

As for the interior - its poor for a reason currently, little effort and money (on purpose though). I'll build it into the shape I want this winter, get some of it hydrodipped and flocked with some new seats. Its the worse part of the build by a long shot, but at least its for a reason.

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ChocolateFrog said:

I think if it was mine I'd have twin round tips low down in each side. A diffuser in the middle then just the decision on the numberplate whether it's between the lights or lower down on the bumper

exactly this it would be twin tips each side. I think if I can find a diffuser that would fit over what ive got that would be nice and simple! I need to fit the new lights once made to see what I do with the number plate position etc...

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One last drive before the car was SORN'd for the winter



then straight on to work, first I test fitted the new seats, much nicer



Then set to work of taking out the whole interior which only took a couple of hours.



Plan of action is;

• Clean all the dust from the bodyshop work
• lower air con unit 15mm+
• tidy up new wiring added since IVA
• Test 7" rear view screen
• Design new dashboard
• Make out of fibreglass
• get it professionally covered in some form
• recarpet

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Feature on the car and the build in this months complete kit car magazine. Can't tell you what the article is like yet as haven't read it myself

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Hoonigan said:

Good stuff, look forward to reading this.

I've managed to read it now and its quite good capturing the challenges I had. The last paragraph has the car at 190bhp, which was the power with all the headgasket issues and boost low, but has been 290bhp for couple of months now.