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MethylatedSpirit said:
Tvr Tasmin/350i after washing. Ignore the grubby carpets, they're going!
It's been polished by an absolute muppit in the past, horrific holograms and loads of swirls. Need a full dry day to get the DA machine out.
Think I went past that car a few minutes ago, port dundas near the canals? Opposite a car wash placeIt's been polished by an absolute muppit in the past, horrific holograms and loads of swirls. Need a full dry day to get the DA machine out.
Edited by MethylatedSpirit on Friday 21st March 23:34
Picked up my wee toy on saturday... 2001 Sti JDM import, absolutely mint condition. Looks fairy understated but has some fairly serious mods 
First thing I did was stick a red PH smilie on the rear bumper. Hope to meet some of you soon! ![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/PFYruha6.jpg[/img]</a> <a href="http://thumbsnap.com/PFYruha6" Target="_blank">[img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/PFYruha6.jpg)
First thing I did was stick a red PH smilie on the rear bumper. Hope to meet some of you soon! Edited by jamesbeaumont on Monday 24th March 21:20
Edited by jamesbeaumont on Monday 24th March 21:20
Love or hate, but this isn’t just about a wide arch R8, it’s about stepping into what i like to think is almost Hyper car territory in terms of speed and handling, the car was already good for 200MPH, so getting there should not just be faster but safer and a whole new experience.
Last year I focused on tuning this year I thought I would go for weight and handing.
It’s been nothing short of a nightmare and actually had/has me stressed out but it’s getting there.
A lot of what was going to be carbon (visible) has had to be primed as i had to cut and modify it.
In fact I’ve had to cut most things as the spyder is nothing like the coupe.
Both bumpers had to be cut to fit but i always planned to only have a little carbon on show.
Since the pic below the bumpers have been removed again and the centres are going to be remade in carbon along with the side vents.
To give you an idea of weight saving i reckon i am looking at shaving around 350kg off the car.
The standard bumpers are more than double the weight of what’s went on and I’ve also removed loads of pointless guards etc, bonnet again is half the weight, should be a whole different car to drive and handle, it’s going to be running the R8 LMS Race car wide track suspension and hubs and brakes, that alone again saves weight but thats what will make the car hold the road like it should and drive like it should.
The new seats only weigh 4kg each, standard seats weigh a TON so it all adds up.
Why? Cause life would be boring if we were all the same and I love a project built start to finish by me.
Last year I focused on tuning this year I thought I would go for weight and handing.
It’s been nothing short of a nightmare and actually had/has me stressed out but it’s getting there.
A lot of what was going to be carbon (visible) has had to be primed as i had to cut and modify it.
In fact I’ve had to cut most things as the spyder is nothing like the coupe.
Both bumpers had to be cut to fit but i always planned to only have a little carbon on show.
Since the pic below the bumpers have been removed again and the centres are going to be remade in carbon along with the side vents.
To give you an idea of weight saving i reckon i am looking at shaving around 350kg off the car.
The standard bumpers are more than double the weight of what’s went on and I’ve also removed loads of pointless guards etc, bonnet again is half the weight, should be a whole different car to drive and handle, it’s going to be running the R8 LMS Race car wide track suspension and hubs and brakes, that alone again saves weight but thats what will make the car hold the road like it should and drive like it should.
The new seats only weigh 4kg each, standard seats weigh a TON so it all adds up.
Why? Cause life would be boring if we were all the same and I love a project built start to finish by me.
Thought I'd seen it on the Scottish Supercars FB page. Probably my eyes playing tricks on me again.
Hey all - been lurking on PH for years but pretty guilty of not participating in the regional forum. Was on the PH run a few weeks back and was a blast :-)
These are my toys - try to use them as one should :-)
E46 M3 Supercharged - 650 ponies, sequential box, forged internals, etc.
458 Italia - standard and as I've never taken any pictures of it I've had to rob these shots that others took on the PH run (thank you).
997.2 GT3 RS - new to me, and loving it so far, could easily replace both of the above so shame I bought it last!!
Am up at Knockhill most trackdays and hope to see some of you up there - hope to get the 458 out for a few laps if we are blessed with some decent weather :-)
These are my toys - try to use them as one should :-)
E46 M3 Supercharged - 650 ponies, sequential box, forged internals, etc.
458 Italia - standard and as I've never taken any pictures of it I've had to rob these shots that others took on the PH run (thank you).
997.2 GT3 RS - new to me, and loving it so far, could easily replace both of the above so shame I bought it last!!
Am up at Knockhill most trackdays and hope to see some of you up there - hope to get the 458 out for a few laps if we are blessed with some decent weather :-)
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