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Zirax · 23-02-2008, 01:05

I have been reading around and the stock weight figures for the mk1's seems to be in the 1100kg mark. How much are you looking at shaving off with what you are doing?

vix · 23-02-2008, 09:39

His weight at MOT day was 1050kg.

I think the aim is just to get as light as we can without chopping metal!

I'm going to weigh all the soundproofing when that's done so that we know how much weight that was.

vix · 24-02-2008, 18:05

24th Feb

I returned home from work on Friday to find that Phil had managed to do three corners of suspension already! Cue some quick pics before he gets done:

The new suspension waiting to go on, currently sat in the front boot!

Suspension on the car:

Undoing the droplinks to get the old suspension off:

And Phil finally putting the last wheel back on. All done!

Well, that’s now the end of all the really technical stuff, and we now have a car that is road and trackworthy. We’re well ahead of schedule so we can now do all the niggly bits such as polishing, and trying to save as much weight as possible. However, first I had to clean my own car as she looked like this:

She’s been neglected lately so I gave her a quick wipe.

OK, now on with Humphrey! I carried on shipping away at the soundproofing whilst Phil got started on the dash and heater. We had originally decided to keep these items in, but as we had time to kill, we may as well remove them.

One big pile of stuff later:

And we have a much more stripped out car:

We had to be in Chelmsford on Saturday night for a friend’s surprise party, so work was finished early. More stripping (!) will ensure next weekend. On the way back from seeing our friends on Sunday, we picked up some Sparco race seats and harnesses, which are a lot lighter than the standard MR2 seats. Have you ever seen an MR2 with four seats before? Now you have:

Unfortunately it rained on the way home so they are now drying off in the living room!

Nutcase · 24-02-2008, 18:24

Good effort all round

Looking forward to seeing you cane it on track!

Zirax · 24-02-2008, 22:25

Looking good, oh and there is carpet in that boot, as well as a wheel. Get a can of that weld stuff in instead.

kaiowas · 25-02-2008, 09:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zirax

Looking good, oh and there is carpet in that boot, as well as a wheel. Get a can of that weld stuff in instead.

No there isn't

Actually on second thoughts there is but it doesn't count. I did empty the front boot but then I temporarily filled it with junk which happens to include the carpets from the interior.

Spare wheel will be going back in there (although not the one in the pic because the tyre is down to the canvas) but will come out before hitting the track anyway. As we'll be taking a spare MR2 to each event anyway the plan is to have 4 decent dry weather tyres on the car (admittedly to start with it'll just be the best 4 of whatever I've already got lying around, probably 2 good Yokohama A539s and 2 quite worn ones), we'll then carry a pair of spare dries (one in the front of each car) for emergency use or if we kill any tyres on track plus the support car has a set of Goodyear Hydragrips on which we'll swap over to the track car if the track is wet.

Zirax · 25-02-2008, 23:36

Ah, you seem to have it sorted. Considering this is your first season you do seem very prepared.

Zirax · 27-02-2008, 11:53

One thing that I remembered last night. There was somewhere doing replacement cams fitted for 500 which takes the mr2 upto about 160bhp? Just thinking since you are mechanically minded whether getting the cams and installing yourself is an option?

Hope you don't mind me spamming with questions, but which owners club are you members of? There are loads on the net, most with very limited mk1 sections. I also spotted a mk1a with a 1b engine on pistonheads, damn windows need buying first *shakes fist*

kaiowas · 27-02-2008, 13:06

Leaving the engine as it is at the moment. If I decide to play around with it further down the line I'll probably go with some sort of aftermarket Engine management (Megasquirt or something) plus cams. Tuning a 4A-GE isn't terribly cost effective though so it's way down the list.

Club/Forum wise the mr2 mk1 club is the 'main' club we're a part of (Vix is treasurer plus East Anglia area organiser, I'm supposed to be doing the new website when I get sufficently motivated to finish it). The mk1 club currently have a forum hosted by imoc.co.uk so forum wise I'm mostly on there as it's the most active mk1 forum around. I also browse the east anglia forum on mr2oc.co.uk as most of the local MR2 owners are on there. I also stick my head into twobrutal every now and again just to see what the nutters are up to these days.

kaiowas · 29-02-2008, 22:38

Got insurance sorted today, just 3rd party to get us to/from events plus it'll mean we can use the car as a backup should one of the road cars be out of action for any reason.

Bit more than I wanted to pay. Cost a whole £172.

23-02-2008, 09:39	#42
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	His weight at MOT day was 1050kg. I think the aim is just to get as light as we can without chopping metal! I'm going to weigh all the soundproofing when that's done so that we know how much weight that was. __________________

24-02-2008, 18:05	#43
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	24th Feb I returned home from work on Friday to find that Phil had managed to do three corners of suspension already! Cue some quick pics before he gets done: The new suspension waiting to go on, currently sat in the front boot! Suspension on the car: Undoing the droplinks to get the old suspension off: And Phil finally putting the last wheel back on. All done! Well, that’s now the end of all the really technical stuff, and we now have a car that is road and trackworthy. We’re well ahead of schedule so we can now do all the niggly bits such as polishing, and trying to save as much weight as possible. However, first I had to clean my own car as she looked like this: She’s been neglected lately so I gave her a quick wipe. OK, now on with Humphrey! I carried on shipping away at the soundproofing whilst Phil got started on the dash and heater. We had originally decided to keep these items in, but as we had time to kill, we may as well remove them. One big pile of stuff later: And we have a much more stripped out car: We had to be in Chelmsford on Saturday night for a friend’s surprise party, so work was finished early. More stripping (!) will ensure next weekend. On the way back from seeing our friends on Sunday, we picked up some Sparco race seats and harnesses, which are a lot lighter than the standard MR2 seats. Have you ever seen an MR2 with four seats before? Now you have: Unfortunately it rained on the way home so they are now drying off in the living room! __________________

27-02-2008, 13:06	#49
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Leaving the engine as it is at the moment. If I decide to play around with it further down the line I'll probably go with some sort of aftermarket Engine management (Megasquirt or something) plus cams. Tuning a 4A-GE isn't terribly cost effective though so it's way down the list. Club/Forum wise the mr2 mk1 club is the 'main' club we're a part of (Vix is treasurer plus East Anglia area organiser, I'm supposed to be doing the new website when I get sufficently motivated to finish it). The mk1 club currently have a forum hosted by imoc.co.uk so forum wise I'm mostly on there as it's the most active mk1 forum around. I also browse the east anglia forum on mr2oc.co.uk as most of the local MR2 owners are on there. I also stick my head into twobrutal every now and again just to see what the nutters are up to these days. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

29-02-2008, 22:38	#50
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Got insurance sorted today, just 3rd party to get us to/from events plus it'll mean we can use the car as a backup should one of the road cars be out of action for any reason. Bit more than I wanted to pay. Cost a whole £172. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

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23-02-2008, 01:05	#41
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	I have been reading around and the stock weight figures for the mk1's seems to be in the 1100kg mark. How much are you looking at shaving off with what you are doing?

24-02-2008, 18:24	#44
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Good effort all round Looking forward to seeing you cane it on track!

24-02-2008, 22:25	#45
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Looking good, oh and there is carpet in that boot, as well as a wheel. Get a can of that weld stuff in instead.

25-02-2008, 23:36	#47
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Ah, you seem to have it sorted. Considering this is your first season you do seem very prepared.

27-02-2008, 11:53	#48
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	One thing that I remembered last night. There was somewhere doing replacement cams fitted for 500 which takes the mr2 upto about 160bhp? Just thinking since you are mechanically minded whether getting the cams and installing yourself is an option? Hope you don't mind me spamming with questions, but which owners club are you members of? There are loads on the net, most with very limited mk1 sections. I also spotted a mk1a with a 1b engine on pistonheads, damn windows need buying first shakes fist