Something i have been working on!
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Peter Empson
PCGB Member
That's looking stunning Mark [
] Very envious of the suspension too.
Is it running the orignal battery or do you have something smaller fitted?
] Very envious of the suspension too.Is it running the orignal battery or do you have something smaller fitted?
Neil Haughey
New member
Does look fantastic Mark, and of course for me its a little odd looking at your car as apart from the wheels and turbo decal it looks the same as mine, or rather how mine will look when I get it back.
MarkK
Active member
Peter-At the minute it is running a standard battery but there is a place local to me that i know sells lightweight batteries but i am going to wait for this one to croak before splashing out,EMC are fitting a battery box to better secure the battery for racing next time it goes back in,with a couple of other jobs, probably have an oil change,checkover,switch to some saucy race pads (they want me to go for Pagid),also thinking of changing steering arms as a precaution before going bonzai on a circuit just going for standard Porsche items....
Neil-can't wait to see your car!
Neil-can't wait to see your car!
MarkK
Active member
In one of Peters post a while back he mentioned that his stripped out car was a pain when the weather was like this as the condensation dripped on him as he tried to drive it in colder weather,a couple of days ago i drove mine into work and found out what he meant!,the roof had a teeny layer of frost on the inside and as i drove it started to melt and drip on me,maybe i will leave it parked up till the weather perks up a bit.There is also a belt slipping that makes a squealing noise that needs attending ttherwise it hasn't missed a beat so far.For anyone thinking of ditching the rear wiper, i used the Promax wiper delete bung and it really does what it says on the tin here is a picture,looks neat and tidy i reckon.
therwise it hasn't missed a beat so far.For anyone thinking of ditching the rear wiper, i used the Promax wiper delete bung and it really does what it says on the tin here is a picture,looks neat and tidy i reckon.
Peter Empson
PCGB Member
In this weather the condensation has frozen solid, I did manage to drive it on Monday for a bit (even though it's not quite running right at the moment) and that soon had it melting all over me. I've taken to keeping a few old rugs inside the car to try to absorb some of the moisture, the condensation removing crystals are no use at the moment as they don't seem to wokk at very low temps (seem to freeze). Still worth the unintentional shower for the buzz driving a stripped out car gives []
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Peter Empson
PCGB Member
Btw the wheels look great, the coloured crests really set the black off.
MarkK
Active member
It was like a small shower,everytime a drip went near something electrical got a bit worried incase it caused a short,plus when its hit you on the head its a bit chilly..!i am going to keep a hat/cap in the glovebox[],the wheelcentercaps are from design 911,i think they are copies so not sure if that means they will last, but they were around 15 quid each i think.The Wheel refurb guy EMC used did a good job he stripped them, then powdercoated them so hopefully the finish should be durable.Was thinking about getting the wheels on the red car done in black too...[8|](would hide the brake dust from the PFC pads)
P.S If you do any early trackdays and want some company let me know!?
P.P.S We should restart/start a 2010 trackday thread!?
],the wheelcentercaps are from design 911,i think they are copies so not sure if that means they will last, but they were around 15 quid each i think.The Wheel refurb guy EMC used did a good job he stripped them, then powdercoated them so hopefully the finish should be durable.Was thinking about getting the wheels on the red car done in black too...[8|](would hide the brake dust from the PFC pads) P.S If you do any early trackdays and want some company let me know!?
P.P.S We should restart/start a 2010 trackday thread!?
Neil Haughey
New member
Good idea Mark. Its a long time now since I met up with a load of you guys at Bedford. ISTR that was in early February which may be a struggle for me to make at the moment. Seems at the moment that if I have a finished car by March it will be good going. [engine leaks like a sieve at the moment, just one of a few niggles I am not happy about [
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Neil Haughey
New member
To be fair it seems that on any track car damage done by brake dust is a problem. I have BHP XPS pads in mine (you can't buy these any more but I love em), and even though they where engineered as a fast road pad I found they pitted the wheels and some of the paint work around the front of the car pretty badly. This was one of the many reasons for going down the track/race car project route as I concluded one just has to accept that the best thing is have a solid colour car purpose built for the task at hand with reasonable refresh costs.
MarkK
Active member
Know what you are saying will be great to have a car and be less worried about it(maybe that will encourage a bit more speed?),the maritime blue colour will be good to cover over any little mishaps!EMC are firm believers in the Pagid race pads,they don't seem keen on the PFC pads maybe the Pagids will have less metal in them,resulting in less pitting?
Neil Haughey
New member
I think its more a question of durability Mark, I can recall Kev telling me about some of the racers who have used Hawk or PFC pads or whatever going through a lot of pads and disks. This can make it a bit of a false economy. The other thing to consider is just how good is the modulation and torque. Something I noted with my BHP XPS pads is they work really smoothly, have good initial bite, long life and ok from cold, BUT when on track with the tyres really hot I found I was putting my whole body weight into the peddle to get to the ABS. No problem with the fluid overheating I had just found that the pads didn't quite have enough torque, but conversely the good modulation makes for trail braking possibilities. With the Pagids EMC have just built up the experience of using them over many years of racing so they know which compounds will give which desired result whether its a 968 running M030 calipers or an S2 on standard calipers, and of course the legs of the driver. Me personally I don't mind having to really lean hard on the peddle, my old mini didn't even have a servo and that always required a strong leg to get maximum stopping power.
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