Show us your track day cars

[anonymous-user]

Cool car, was expecting you to say rwd though

[jackstrath]

NiallSlimDrew said:

I follow you on insta Jack, a lot of love for the car mate!

Thanks for the love , although sorry its been a bit quiet ! Not much happneing currently

Elatino1 said:

Cool car, was expecting you to say rwd though

Yeh tbh, most people asume its 4wd, or at least expecting it to be, Issue is iv seen it time and time again people make the cars worse buy converting them. iv tryed to just focus on making it the best of what it is, a FWD hot hatch

[E-bmw]

jackstrath said:

iv tryed to just focus on making it the best of what it is, a FWD hot hatch

Boom Boom!

I see what you did there

[Timbuktu]

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Edited by YinSan on Tuesday 30th November 12:54

[quigonjay]

Looks like quite the roll cage, is it race spec/FIA spec?

[Sf_Manta]

On track at the Nurburgring


At Silverstone, one of the PH Sunday Service meetings

Though I do have something else waiting in the wings, though mothballed until I'm able to buy a house with a garage, so this may be not complete for a while yet, already been 15 years but life has been getting in the way as it does, not to mention it's at a friend's lockup who's gone full hermit













It's a 1982 Opel Manta 1.8 Coupe (Registered 4 days before my birthday!) Yes the horiffic interior will be going, and I've got the project planned out.
Will need a fair bit of work but the engine has been obtained , a Z20LER engine from an SRi Astra and the 6 speed from a RX8 gearbox.
I'm still needing to get a decent axle from a friend whom has gone quiet due to the virus , not had the virus but just gone full hermit...

Edited by Sf_Manta on Monday 29th June 09:47

[Hol]

Sf_Manta said:

On track at the Nurburgring


At Silverstone, one of the PH Sunday Service meetings

Though I do have something else waiting in the wings, though mothballed until I'm able to buy a house with a garage, so this may be not complete for a while yet, already been 15 years but life has been getting in the way as it does, not to mention it's at a friend's lockup who's gone full hermit













It's a 1982 Opel Manta 1.8 Coupe (Registered 4 days before my birthday!) Yes the horiffic interior will be going, and I've got the project planned out.
Will need a fair bit of work but the engine has been obtained , a Z20LER engine from an SRi Astra and the 6 speed from a RX8 gearbox.
I'm still needing to get a decent axle from a friend whom has gone quiet due to the virus , not had the virus but just gone full hermit...

Edited by Sf_Manta on Monday 29th June 09:47

Isn't the 1.8l Berlinetta box a direct fit onto the 16v Vauxhall lump anyway? I certainly remember them becoming rare at one point.

Although, you may have chosen the RX8 box for a reason. I considered one for my RWD escort project, but I wanted to keep the original mechanical speedo.

[Sf_Manta]

Hol said:

Isn't the 1.8l Berlinetta box a direct fit onto the 16v Vauxhall lump anyway? I certainly remember them becoming rare at one point.

Although, you may have chosen the RX8 box for a reason. I considered one for my RWD escort project, but I wanted to keep the original mechanical speedo.

True in that you are correct in the 1.8 box would bolt straight on, however given the engine is turbocharged, the 1800 boxes are well known for going pop beyond 250ft/lb of torque and I'd rather not explode it along with the rear axle given the rarity of the parts.

The RX8 box was picked for the fact it's a close ratio box, they're plentiful and cheap, and given they're designed to go in a car weighing at least 400kg more, they should stand up to the tractive effort generated by the Manta. (Still need to run the calculations on it but lacking full data).

Dashboard wise, I'm considering a rev counter and a digital speedo along with a number of other gauges given the new engine is forced induction.

[Timbuktu]

quigonjay said:

Looks like quite the roll cage, is it race spec/FIA spec?

It is indeed - it's a Custom Cages cage.

Good cages, but don't get them to fit it would be my advice to anyone considering one from them.

[Adenauer]

CedricN said:

Do I have the oldest one yet in this thread?

[PGNSagaris]

That is a great photo

[e46m3c]

Wow. What a picture.

[Adenauer]

I'm still amazed at how long my wife's arm is

[chrenan]

My ‘87 944 Turbo with an LS2.













Engine:

Turnkey Engine Supply crate LS2
F-Body accessory layout
MEFI 5 engine management
TPC swap kit
SPEC stage 1 clutch
SPEC lightened steel flywheel
Ford hydroboost
Superior Radiator aluminum radiator
RX7 oil cooler

Front Suspension:

400in/lbs springs
Racers Edge Camber Plates
High Strung 44 Control Arms with monoball bushings
Solid caster blocks
Ground Control coil over kit
Koni Sport shocks
30mm front sway bar

Rear Suspension:

Torsion bar delete
650in/lbs springs
Elephant Racing Poly Bronze Spring Plate bushings
Solid torsion carrier mounts
Monoball trailing arm bushings
Ground Control coil over kit
30 series Koni shocks
19mm adjustable rear sway bar

Brakes:

Front:

996 GT3 4-Piston calipers on 330 Cayenne rotors
Hawk DTC-60 pads
944 Turbo Cup cooling ducts and 968 lower air spats

Rear:

Stock 944 Turbo calipers and rotors
Hawk DTC-60 pads

Safety/Interior:

Heigo bolt-in rollbar
Cobra Evolution halo seats
Scroth harnesses
Momo Mod 07 wheel on NRG quick release

Transmission:

944 Turbo with added Quaife TBD
Driveshaft Shop Level 5 Axles

Steering:

Factory manual steering rack

Body:

IFC fibreglass cowl hood
TrackSpec hood vents
TPC air splitter

Wheels:

Enkei NT03 18x10

[Hol]

chrenan said:

My ‘87 944 Turbo with an LS2.













Engine:

Turnkey Engine Supply crate LS2
F-Body accessory layout
MEFI 5 engine management
TPC swap kit
SPEC stage 1 clutch
SPEC lightened steel flywheel
Ford hydroboost
Superior Radiator aluminum radiator
RX7 oil cooler

Front Suspension:

400in/lbs springs
Racers Edge Camber Plates
High Strung 44 Control Arms with monoball bushings
Solid caster blocks
Ground Control coil over kit
Koni Sport shocks
30mm front sway bar

Rear Suspension:

Torsion bar delete
650in/lbs springs
Elephant Racing Poly Bronze Spring Plate bushings
Solid torsion carrier mounts
Monoball trailing arm bushings
Ground Control coil over kit
30 series Koni shocks
19mm adjustable rear sway bar

Brakes:

Front:

996 GT3 4-Piston calipers on 330 Cayenne rotors
Hawk DTC-60 pads
944 Turbo Cup cooling ducts and 968 lower air spats

Rear:

Stock 944 Turbo calipers and rotors
Hawk DTC-60 pads

Safety/Interior:

Heigo bolt-in rollbar
Cobra Evolution halo seats
Scroth harnesses
Momo Mod 07 wheel on NRG quick release

Transmission:

944 Turbo with added Quaife TBD
Driveshaft Shop Level 5 Axles

Steering:

Factory manual steering rack

Body:

IFC fibreglass cowl hood
TrackSpec hood vents
TPC air splitter

Wheels:

Enkei NT03 18x10

That choice of car suits an engine transplant like that - with the gearbox tucked away between the rear wheels.

[jay140285]

ST200
On coil overs
Upgraded brakes ST170 discs MK3 callipers
Induction kit
Race spec decat exhaust
Short shift gear ratio

Going to plan on some hill climbs and track days.

Anyone using one for similar

[anonymous-user]

Bog standard MX5, simple and yet such fun. First track day this year will be back at Combe in April with Javelin

[anonymous-user]

pablo said:

Bog standard MX5, simple and yet such fun. First track day this year will be back at Combe in April with Javelin

So track days are open? I was wondering whether or not to book.

[Truckosaurus]

Sf_Manta said:

Loving the gloriously bad green interior. An old colleague had a similar aged Nova saloon that same colour. It seems charmingly retro now that cars all have dull black plastics instead.

[osdecar]

BMW 330i E46 (not very original, is it?)

Bought it in 2018 as a track car already. But needed LOADS of TLC, asi it had been abused for a long time and then sat on a shed for several months.

After 2 years of playing whack-a-mole fixing issues just to discover something else needed attention, I am finally at the point where I can be confident it will take me to the track, and can be thrashed lap after lap after lap and then come back home without needing much work between trackdays.

It just needs a roll cage, that hopefully will be fitted at some point during the year.

Edited by osdecar on Thursday 21st January 13:53