The Purple Panzer

The Purple Panzer

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custardkid

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2,514 posts

223 months

Monday 10th October 2011
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Out on track yesterday

surprisingly good handling on standard suspension and standard brake pads.
slipping clutch meant an early trip home frown


custardkid

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Monday 31st October 2011
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First proper outing on saturday, very good fun.

Car was reliable and felt strong, I was surprised how well balanced the car was, very adjustable on the throttle through the corners to balance under/oversteer.



the standard suspension does role abit, but was fun:


but it did lead to some serious outer edge wear on the front tyres!









Edited by custardkid on Monday 31st October 17:46

custardkid

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Monday 31st October 2011
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Costs,

Build c£900

318 Badge £7
Powerflex bushes £196
oil cooler £227
rear top mounts £27
Gear knob - sparco £23
Cobra Seats £100
Alloy pedals £15
Seat mounts £25
Exhaust £20
towing eye £7
4x 8J Wheels £100
Coil boots £102
4x 8J Wheels £41


Servicing: £1000 in consumables (mostly a clutch)

Oil Mobile1 0-40w full sinth 10L £60
Air filter £8
Oil filter £9
Fuel filter £21
sump plug washer £0
spark plugs £28
Gearbox and brake fluid £18
Tyres rally slicks £145
Clutch £370
Singlemass Flywheel £330


Custard

custardkid

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Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Tyres:

ran some road tyres with <2mm of tread and some used slicks.
the slicks had a lot more grip, increasing corner speeds and almost halving braking distances!
but.... the reduction in mobility at both ends of the car ultimately meant it was less fun?!??!

anyone else thought this?

Custard

custardkid

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Friday 4th November 2011
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custardkid

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Monday 28th May 2012
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Hello,

had a request for an update.... so here goes.

the car has sat still, and not moved since the end of October to the end of April.
then had a fab day at castle combe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceI__tcpT_s


It held up well given its lack of use over the winter. rubbed through a set of old road tyres on the front, so put on a set of these:

Hancook track day tyres, the stiffer side walls helping turn in.
the balding rear road tyres on the 8.5 std wheels, despite their lack of tread, refused to let go or show any sign of wear... obviously not trying hard enough!
mechanically, just one of the standard rear pads decided it had had enough and removed its self from the backing plate, so after a tank and half of fuel we called it a day.

pads have been replaced with some yellow stuffs

Moving the car off the trailer one day afterward the clutch went to the floor, not a good sign!
so off to the fixers, for a new clutch master and slave cylinder, they have all so seen to a leaking power steering pipe.

when it returns it i'll put these on...


ready for Mallory in a few weeks, hopefully this will solve some of the front tyre ware issues, they have adjustable camber plates smile

Custard




Edited by custardkid on Monday 28th May 21:36

iguana

7,025 posts

259 months

Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Ive fitted 2x of the cheaper coilover camber plates like those, not quit enough adjustment there & legs on at least 1 side still need spacering out to hit 2.5deg neg or more.

custardkid

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Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Thanks for the heads up. Think im Currently running positive camber, so any thing will be an omprovement. will space it out with a washer or 2
Custard

custardkid

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Thursday 31st May 2012
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Out with the old:


In with the new:



Camber plates:


Camber:


time for a Geo set up

Custard

custardkid

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Thursday 31st May 2012
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Adjusting ride high is a bit fiddly!
especially as i have no idea how much the shocks will settle.

any advances on
320mm front
305mm rear

wheel centre to wheel arch

cheers
Custard

_Neal_

2,658 posts

218 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Nice update, sure they'll make a difference. And seems very sensible copper-slipping the adjustment threads.

As mentioned above, front camber makes a huge difference - I went out on track with a guy in a M3 Evo Coupe running properly set-up coilovers, and the way it turned in compared with my (standard) car was remarkable.

No clue on ride height, will depend on how much you want the car lowered compared with standard, allowing for, as you say, the shocks to settle. Perhaps set it to the standard car's ride height to start with, should give you plenty to play with, especially as you're doing to need to re-geo/re-set the heights once it's settled?

custardkid

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Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Awesome day at Mallory.

Geo's done, and its the same super adjustable car, but with a almost no roll.
it has also cured the dreaded tyre edge wear.

the extra composure meant cornering speeds to match the caterham challenge cars out testing, coupled with the grunt to push them down the straights!

you'd have to be talking GT3RS or proper race car to get more thrills than a stripped M3!

Custard

custardkid

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Sunday 24th June 2012
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Backend wouldn't budge on the slicks...



Some nearly finished road tyres proved better smile


custardkid

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Tuesday 23rd October 2012
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an awesome sunny day at anglesey last month.

total of 700 track miles so far.

Oulton park next wednesday, see you there!

Custard

custardkid

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Saturday 24th November 2012
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Finally got round to doing some fettling


Door cards made to replace the foam padding:



Bumper painted to remove some chips, and grills painted white. Wheels will also turn white over the winter



Donnington on Friday

custard

TEKNOPUG

18,844 posts

204 months

Saturday 24th November 2012
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Not a fan of the white grills and ducts, it has to be said. Did you only have white paint to hand?

custardkid

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Sunday 25th November 2012
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White, black, zinc or Daytona

Will see how it looks with some white wheels.... It's nothing that can be changed back to black
smile

Custard

custardkid

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Sunday 2nd December 2012
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Now up to 839 miles on track in just over a year

Time to treat her to some new engine and gearbox oil over the winter



bulldog5046

1,495 posts

177 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Blimey! you've been busy.

Missed alot of the updates as i don't checkin here as often but it's looking great! I wish i could get mine out more often.

Ryan

custardkid

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Sunday 24th March 2013
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Was due at Blyton yesterday, but it was cancelled.
Not sure why....


Other news:
Wheels are now white.
Gone through a set of yellow stuffs after 850 track miles.
Braided lines are on their way

Custard