track car build in progress

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astra vxr track car build from a bare shell



















hope you like this,its still got a way to go yet but we are getting there slowly

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not sure what we are doing yet with the top mounts, bushes are still to be fitted to the subframe at the min,we are just piecing it all together at the moment

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This is my garage,but not at my house lol,we run an independent Vauxhall garage and body shop in Beds,its not big enough really but we manage with what we have got.

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the dead line is for tv live at castle combe which should easily be doable.and yes we no of Bo neilsons astra vxr in the time attack

Edited by ast20t on Monday 2nd May 20:14

Edited by ast20t on Monday 2nd May 20:15

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this is just a track toy for us at work,its being built with lots of bits and bobs that we have left over in our stock room to use them up

spec is

engine for now will be about 290bhp ish
full remus turbo back exhaust system
pro alloy fmic
titan motorsport plate type lsd or quaiffe
full custom cages roll cage
odyssey race battery moved to passenger foot well
lifeline electronic fire extinguisher
carbon fibre battery box
armtech hybrid battery isolator
recaro pole position passenger seat
reacaro hanz driver seat both with 6 point harness
aero catches fitted front and rear
electric mirrors swapped for manual
shell made light as possible (without going to mad)
inside of car being painted mistral grey (like touring cars )
engine bay painted mistral grey
nitron dampers all round with eibach springs
front caster bush kit for lower arms
uprated front anti roll bar
eibach rear anti roll bar
rear camber and toe shims from whiteline
ap vx racing front brake kit 343mm discs
ate super blue brake fluid
hel brake hoses all round
pro race 1.2 wheels with dunlop semi slick track tyre



There may be more but can not remember

Edited by ast20t on Monday 2nd May 21:56

Edited by ast20t on Monday 2nd May 22:02

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photos are back again for all to see

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hi little bit more has been done now.


gear box away for recon and to have the pre loads set on lsd
and steel rods ordered for the engine with a few other bits and bobs
pics to follow

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side skirts painted and fitted

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its just in primer thats all,its proper gm one but the splitter has not been fitted since painting it

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with have a hybrid turbo in the pipe line,we are building the engine at the moment with steel con rods and arp bolts,it will all be mapped and set up on courtenay sports rolling road,we have not weighed it yet but aiming for around 1200kg not sure if this is realistic tho untill complete,the parts inc the dampers are all part of a bulk buy from a supplier so do not no exact price sorry

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few more pics

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It is indeed a pole position,the drivers seat is a recaro hanz seat.above is all the pics of the trial fitting of everything inside the car,it has all been stripped back out for painting

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the catches are so we can loose the tailgate catch in side the door,thanks for comments

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more pics this time of the engine ,its been fully rebuilt with new up rated steel con rods

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engine now in the engine bay with the gear box back from being rebuilt and up-rated shoot peenned/polished etc

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few more pics