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- Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:44 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: The History of the Factory Built GT300
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5776
Re: The History of the Factory Built GT300
Has anyone ever seen replica monocraft badges
?

- Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:29 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
- Replies: 61
- Views: 79417
Re: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
if you do lets us know what he's like, as this would be the kit i'd be going for with the V8
- Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:55 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
- Replies: 61
- Views: 79417
Re: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
try this link, or google luxury part thailand

http://spyderchat.com/forums/showthread ... onocraft-x

http://spyderchat.com/forums/showthread ... onocraft-x
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:19 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: 3.5 litre 2GRFE V6 MR2 Roadster
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11307
Re: 3.5 litre 2GRFE V6 MR2 Roadster

Marf wrote:Oh cool, I knew Link were working on adding the capability to control the VVTi system but wasnt aware it was now available

DTA have had it for a couple of years, but their ecus are very much race focussd.

- Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:33 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
- Replies: 61
- Views: 79417
Re: New factory built widebody Monocraft GT300 car project
Makes me want to go widebody
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:30 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Simply beacuse thats how I've always set my cars up initially, then done small adujstments depending upon how the car responds ( this is based on kit cars that I've built). it'll be intersting to see how its turns out, as now theres more weight, there should be a bigger transfer under accel and dece...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:56 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Yeah I've rubber lined lined and foam filled, most ofthe tank is inside the wheel base as you say, so it'll limit the effect it has, i'll probably set up on half tank weight and go from there.

- Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:22 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Yep all done in the garage at home, in my spare time, which isnt very spare at moment as we've jsut had our first baby. But hoping to finish it soon. In regard to balance, I'll be fitting a set of coilovers and corner weighting it, so distribution will be 50/50, althgouh with the tank over the front...
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:21 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Got the front end finished today and tidied up, so its nice to see sections of the car being completed.









- Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:10 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Cheers guys, is not been that tricky, jjust time consuming to make sure everything is thought through.
Plus i bought a fire damaged shell first to see if it would really work before going ahead with cutting into a good car

Plus i bought a fire damaged shell first to see if it would really work before going ahead with cutting into a good car
- Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:43 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Got the floorpan brace finished and fitted today
















- Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:16 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Yeah brakes are going to be interesting I've upgraded the pads and discs to ebc grooved and drilled with better pads. These will be my benchmark for testing, the brakes on the mk3 are very good to start, so with the upgrade, they'll be fairly close. Although I do have the original S8 brakes which ar...
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Its about
£3.5K to
£4.5K of parts and whole lot of time, although if I did another it'd be a lot faster, as I know all the pit falls now





- Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:28 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion

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whats the engine from?

Oh forgot to say its an Audi 4.2 litre S8 engine, the engine has a couple of extra tweeks for the higher rpm limit over the standard 4.2.

PPS
if anyone would like a breast plate or floorpan brace making


- Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:49 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
Re: MK3 to V8 Conversion
Not much of an update, except to say I've had a breast plate machind to strengthen the bottom of the floorpan, this is going to be welded up into a full florpan brace, but the center section looks like this. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/Subarupaul/MR2%20V8%20build%20diary/P1010014.jpg http...
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:48 am
- Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
- Topic: MK3 to V8 Conversion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15847
MK3 to V8 Conversion
TBH I've only just found this site :lol: as I ussualyy just hand aroundon TB, so I thought I'd post up my build thread, about 95% complete now , just doing some bracing for it, as can be seen in the bottom pics. In standrd trim the engine ran at about 340hp, it now runs a DTA ecu with de cat and fer...
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:33 am
- Forum: Motorsport and Trackdays
- Topic: MR2 Super GT Race Series for 2010
- Replies: 172
- Views: 68344
Re: MR2 Super GT Race Series for 2010
Is this the same Super GT as the Nippon challenge Super GT, seems to be different regs
?
