Id personaly consentrate on power and tyres now, The slalom course wont be particularly hard, going by pods previous efforts.

Hell i came 1 and 2nd on consecutive years doing the same style course at pod, all this with 75bhp and lowered springs.

If you can get a picture of the slalom track, see if it has got many 360degree turns, id look at giving the car more steering lock side to side.

Id personaly consentrate on power and tyres now, The slalom course wont be particularly hard, going by pods previous efforts.

Hell i came 1 and 2nd on consecutive years doing the same style course at pod, all this with 75bhp and lowered springs.

If you can get a picture of the slalom track, see if it has got many 360degree turns, id look at giving the car more steering lock side to side.

Hoping that after the engine is built I'll have enough budget left for some G60 steels, Cut slicks and some budget coilies, should be enough left anyway!

Wouldnt some alloy wheels be lighter than the G60 steels? Would think that would help as you would have less rotational mass so would make it go a bit better.

Just waiting on my coilies to turn up, they were £175 from PhilJ on here.

Edited 26 January, 201214 yr by Ross74h

Got head...

Best part... it was freeeee!!! (In return for a sticker on the back of the car advertising the breakers!)

Shortened the inlet down to take the carbs too. Kyle is donating some Silicon pipe work to combine the too!

Also for a fuel pressure reg of Ad for free :)

Costs -

Polo - £150

Tyres - £160

Paint - £Free

Choped Springs - £Free

Range Rover Exhaust Section - £Free

Carbs - £45

AFT Head - £Free (Thanks Harry Buckland!)

Fuel Pressure reg - £Free (Thanks Ad!)

Silicon tubing - £Free (Thanks Kyle!)

G60 Head set - £60

Total - £415

Found another Saloon to see if i could work out its drop...

Got some Coilovers en-route now, lets see how much lower it can go:D

Costs -

Polo - £150

Tyres - £160

Paint - £Free

Choped Springs - £Free

Range Rover Exhaust Section - £Free

Carbs - £45

AFT Head - £Free (Thanks Harry Buckland!)

Fuel Pressure reg - £Free (Thanks Ad!)

Silicon tubing - £Free (Thanks Kyle!)

G60 Head set - £60

Coilovers - £80

Total - £495

Now that looks a little bit lower.

Got me's a block sorted, 92k AGG for a Mk3 GTi. £50. Bang Tidy. Engine build starts on the weekend

Costs -

Polo - £150

Tyres - £160

Paint - £Free

Chopped Springs - £Free

Range Rover Exhaust Section - £Free

Carbs - £45

AFT Head - £Free (Thanks Harry Buckland!)

Fuel Pressure reg - £Free (Thanks Ad!)

Silicon tubing - £Free (Thanks Kyle!)

G60 Head set - £60

Coilovers - £80

2.0 Block - £50

Total - £545

ABA cam from eBay?

From what I have been told the AGG was the detuned version of the ABA.

85 kilowatts (116 PS; 114 bhp) @ 5,400 rpm; 166 newton metres (122 ft·lbf) @ 3,200 rpm — 2E, ADY, ABA

85 kilowatts (116 PS; 114 bhp) @ 5,400 rpm; 166 newton metres (122 ft·lbf) @ 2,600 rpm — AGG

Exactly the same (bar where the torque comes)... looking at that I'd say they were just to two different management set ups?? Which I'm not running anyway so no issues there!

The carbs are going to hugely alter the torque curve anyway.

Hoping after all the rebuild bits I'll have enough budget left for a newman cam anyway :)

thinking about entering this myself. looks pretty good so far. :)

I assume from reading this that the 'loons have tall block engines rather than the hatchback short blocks? otherwise id be highly tempted to try get mine running on one of these engines...

I assume from reading this that the 'loons have tall block engines rather than the hatchback short blocks? otherwise id be highly tempted to try get mine running on one of these engines...

Mine is a tall block 100bhp 1.6, some had the short block 75bhp 1.6 though.

AFAIK most of the classics and variants you will see about are the big block engines, with the possible exception of the 1.4s (not 100% certain tho). The diesel ones are all big blocks (TDI won't fit in a 6n bay apparently).

I think the less powerful small block versions weren't that popular. Not surprising as it wouldn't have been much more expensive to get the ore powerful versions.

AFAIK most of the classics and variants you will see about are the big block engines, with the possible exception of the 1.4s (not 100% certain tho). The diesel ones are all big blocks (TDI won't fit in a 6n bay apparently).

I think the less powerful small block versions weren't that popular. Not surprising as it wouldn't have been much more expensive to get the ore powerful versions.

Theres a 1.6 loon at my local breakers with the small block, the engine just looks lost in there!!

Wasn't a bad guess at where to cut the fanimold!!

And my 'two month old' coilovers...

Edited 1 February, 201214 yr by Norledge

Ha, so there is at least one person who thought a 75bhp engine would be enough. Nutter.

Good job with the Manifold though, that looks really neatly done! I cant do that to mine as its a moster plastic jobby!

id grind the exit ports on the inlet mani to a nice curved shape, as engine vibrations and engine rocking will chew through the rubbers fairly quickly, looking good anyway mate

Yeah the current manifold chop was just a guess, I'm shortening it another inch off it as well as porting it out a bit... bring on the dremmel!!

Now with new lows...

The observant amongst you will notice the exhausts now sits about 15mm off the ground... suppose i'll be re-rerouting that then.

Anyway, picking up the AGG block tomorrow, hopefully sorted a piper 285 cam and a rear disc conversion off an Ibiza too :)

Now with new lows...

The observant amongst you will notice the exhausts now sits about 15mm off the ground... suppose i'll be re-rerouting that then.

Anyway, picking up the AGG block tomorrow, hopefully sorted a piper 285 cam and a rear disc conversion off an Ibiza too :)

Ha, I actually am trying to nick the side exit idea for my variant and just run it with the centre silencer. Did you leave yours on and just run a section of pipe from it to the edge of the bodyshell?

Rear disk conversion sounds like a good idea too. I might even up trying to do a slightly more expensive build for mine!

Exhaust problem solved...

Oh and some G60's

Going to have to do something like that!!

G60s would be pink though

Ross - I've smashed the car out, left just the standard centre box and ran a single piece of 60mm exhaust sleeved over it. Works well, sounds pukka!!

Rear disc conversion sorted off an Ibiza GTi, as well as a tasty Piper 285 cam/vernier!

Costs -

Polo - £150

Tyres - £160

Paint - £Free

Chopped Springs - £Free

Range Rover Exhaust Section - £Free

Carbs - £45

AFT Head - £Free (Thanks Harry Buckland!)

Fuel Pressure reg - £Free (Thanks Ad!)

Silicon tubing - £Free (Thanks Kyle!)

G60 Head set - £60

Coilovers - £80

2.0 Block - £50

Piper Cam - £100

Rear Disc Conversion - £50

Total - £695

I'm sorry but i have tried and tried to like this but its hard i think I'm going to have to be a hater man there's only so much you can do with 999£ that why the car looks like it does now like you said some love it some hate it I'm not knocking the hard work you must put into this built but its not for me good luck with the project in the

future.

How did you deal with the two rubber hoses under the car? I am assuming they are fuel pipes. On mine they are right in the path of where I want the exhaust to go!

How did you deal with the two rubber hoses under the car? I am assuming they are fuel pipes. On mine they are right in the path of where I want the exhaust to go!

Errm... didn't see them?

There are the brake hoses, running down the nearside??

This is good fun!

Bit annoying how close together the centre branches of inlet mani are, chop it back more like you said, chop up some alloy tube on the angles, then weld small stubs on for the carbs to mount to dead inline, so the rubbers are literally just holding the carbs on, not acting as a manifold, have done this on a friends car and works well, carbs are solid even without brackets :)