Tampolli SR2/LMP675 Full Ground Up Rebuild In Pictures

[BornAgainGT]

Something for those of you that are interested in the engineering side of open top sports car racing.

Earlier in the year I purchased a Tampolli SR2/LMP675 chassis number #006
The car was campaigned on and off up to and through 2005, where it has stood idle since.

We are currently conducting a full ground up re-build of this car as well as adding in some newer features.
I thought it may be on interest to some of you.

Anyway please enjoy.

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Chassis plate

Full chassis strip down and powder coat

Full chassis strip down and powder coat

New inner floor panels

New outer floor panels

New side protection panels and bag tank

New rear panel

Rebuilt and powder coated front suspension

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Completed front suspension

Custom front engine pick up and inlet manifold

Dry run of engine and bell housing chassis pick up points

Dry run of engine and bell housing chassis pick up points

Transaxle installeld, rebuilt and powder coated rear suspension, exhaust fabrication

Exhaust fabrication and carbon rear under tray fitment

Front bells, discs and wheel speeed sensors (traction control and launch control being fitted)

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From what I am told they did indeed run with ballast, as to what amount I am unsure.
Stupidly we forgot to check the weight of the car before the full strip.
I cannot help but think this is going to come in lighter than 675KG, to what extent I do not know.

I will however update you once we have all four corners on, it will be interesting to see how the weight grows as the project moves forward.

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No planned series as such for this car as yet, although after speaking to Alun at ISL Motorsports early today there is a possibility for the BritCar series. This is something Alun is looking into.

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Brake callipers, lines and reservoirs fitted

Carbon nose and outriggers fitted

Carbon splitter and front under tray fitted incorporates controlled air flow to side mounted radiators while retaining a flat floor

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Carbon centre and rear floor sections added, radiators and heat exchangers added for plumbing mock up

Centre and rear floor sections from the front

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Been approved for Britcar! SR2/LMP675 now included in the technical regulations. I received a call from organisers to confirm the same.

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New custom billet dry sump with revised lower chassis pick up points

New dry sump on engine. Note machined oil ways with in line filters - great engineering

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Throttle bodies

Throttle bodies

Rear suspension re-built

More detail

Completed rear suspension

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Side pods positioned (not final fitted), exhaust headers in place

Wheel speed sensors fitted

Straight thru exhaust for those VERY rare indeed none limited days

Silenced exhaust for all other times

Rear wing and more detail of the exhaust hangers

Rear end coming together now

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Splitter end fences added

Air box

Throttle body trumpets

Rolling again

Rolling again

Rolling again

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Heat protection and drive shafts installed

Heat protection and drive shafts installed

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Completed front end

Completed front end

Air intake base plate preperation

Air intake base plate preperation

Air intake base plate

Close up

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Splitting the back end to finalise the clutch solution

From another angle

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Scratch build wiring loom based around DTA electronics.

Laying out the dash controls

Locating the ECU leaving room for the GCU

Newly powder coated rims mounted

Newly powder coated rims mounted

Getting there

Getting there

Getting there

Currently 633KG

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Completed the machining of the top front engine mount

Shown installed

Powder coated rear wing pylons, air box base

Safety wire nuts

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Many , many hours of work preparing the body work to take carbon wrap

Base wrap complete, just coloured highlights to add

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Final fit of the side pods and center section around the roll bar hoop

High level view of same, showing relief for the seat belt pickups

And low level from the side

Could not resist fitting front and rear sections - just to see what she looked like - very pleased

And from high level - again very pleased with the overall look

And finally from the side

Best get her finished then, the track is beckoning...

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Back again - been a while but good progress

Body shell removed again and final fit of clutch solution

Release bearing

Gear shift mechanism fitted

Transaxle oil cooler fitted

Build up of the induction system

Induction system complete - bar air box base plate

Fuel system complete