Pistols MR2 stories... MK1 and 2zz MK3

[ashley]

Watching with interest

[Shmed]

No have a date for first sprint...
i have a lot to do.. first sprint is snetterton 29th march.

Have all the dates been released Pete?

I still hold a flicker of a hope that I will be ready to join TSS in A-Pro this year, but it might be another year of just doing trackdays in 2015

[pistol pete]

they are being released next week for rest of the dates..

you don't have to enter every event.. so just join up when the car is done get some experiance ready for next year

[pistol pete]

Well with the start date fast approaching and the bathroom i have been doing is now usable, time for zombie to go on its diet..
and today went very well.. if not a little wet and cold..

I did have a list of jobs that needed doing but it was on a white board and during the week the shed door flew open and water wiped the white board

anyways to see how much can loose from the car i am going to weigh whatever i can that i take off.. (Phil will love this)

one thing i wanted to know was wheels.. i have 3 sets. standard 15's, a set of momo 16's and my advans.
with new tires on the horizon though it was best to see which set would be the lightest

First up the Standards


17.62Kg

then the Momos


19.01Kg

And the Advans..


16.78Kg

The Advans are defiantly the lightest so weight saving there over standard to start with..

here is the beast before we start..


and kels got me some new axle stands. she's good to me


removed all the boot carpet etc, ariel, boot spring, and bracket holding them




also off with rear bumper and removed the polystyrene insert, rear bar, and the exhaust grate thingy.. also removed the exhaust heat shield while i was there





Anything that was cut or starting to rust has been painted black or silver depending where it was


then off with the webbing on the inside of the boot and all lock mechanism and bits holding all that on..


all back together


then onto the bonnet, i am breaking a black mk2 so thought i would use the black bonnet from that.
Again cut all the webbing out,it now very flexible. fitted all good and just need to fit bonnet pins..





Weight loss so far from standard..

Wheels 3.36 kg
random removed bolts 0.10 kg
exhaust heat shield 2.16 kg
boot webbing 2.48 kg
rear bar 3.74 kg
random bits cut off 1.36 kg
boot spring 0.97 kg
ariel 1.01 kg
Boot carpet and trim 3.95 kg
bonnet webbing 5.94 kg
under bonnet lock and plastic 1.09 kg

so total today is 26.16 kg

not bad for starters...

more tomorrow

also got these

for the mothership, LED ones and kel said in dark mine are not very bright so these should sort that

[pistol pete]

well nights and weather have stopped play.. but today determination took over and interior is on its way...

how the interior looked after a couple of hours, stil lot more to come out, rest of heater matrix sounddeadaning glass etc etc






what came out


all thats going back in (plus seat)


weighing it all in



started to remove the sound stuff


weights today..

old seats 29.36 kg
heater bits 2.73 kg
seatbelts 2.07 kg
floor carpets 2.98 kg
rear carpet 5.12 kg
roof carpet 1.15 kg
misc plastic stuff 15.02 kg

the new seat going in and hrness weighs in at 12.21 kg
so todays total is 46.22 kg

so total is 26.16 the other day and 46.22

72.38 kg !!! and more to go yet...

[slipping clutch]

Go Pete ! what an amazing saving already - I really love it when you get a bee in your bonnet about your car - mayhem always ensues for 3 or 4 days - keep updating please.

[Gullzter]

Looking great Pete, let us know how it feels with everything out

[slipping clutch]

Looking great Pete, let us know how it feels with everything out

Commando style?

[DB Mr2]

Looking great Pete, let us know how it feels with everything out

Commando style?

Good work Pete!

[ashley]

Great effort!! Such a familiar series of pictures...

One potential issue- have you taken all the internal webbing off the inside of the bonnet? Difficult to see in the pictures...

If so you will find that at anything over 20-30mph the front edge starts to lift and the whole bonnet arches up like a wind tunnel.

Either put the front most bar of the webbing back (not so easy!), or you'll need some bonnet catches right at the front edge to hold it down.

I did the same to my old track car and ended up taping the leading edge down the whole time...the first time I drove it without I nearly lost the bonnet, luckily the bonnet pins I used were properly secure!

[JD]

Awesome. I like yer little pink shed.

[pistol pete]

Great effort!! Such a familiar series of pictures...

One potential issue- have you taken all the internal webbing off the inside of the bonnet? Difficult to see in the pictures...

If so you will find that at anything over 20-30mph the front edge starts to lift and the whole bonnet arches up like a wind tunnel.

Either put the front most bar of the webbing back (not so easy!), or you'll need some bonnet catches right at the front edge to hold it down.

I did the same to my old track car and ended up taping the leading edge down the whole time...the first time I drove it without I nearly lost the bonnet, luckily the bonnet pins I used were properly secure!

cheers dude.. i am putting 4 pins on bonnet.. 2 right at front and 2 behing the lights to stop such occurance hopefully

[pistol pete]

Awesome. I like yer little pink shed.

thanks.. Daisy's shed.. although currently filled with mk2 interior

[ashley]

cheers dude.. i am putting 4 pins on bonnet.. 2 right at front and 2 behing the lights to stop such occurance hopefully

Good idea- looking forwards to seeing how you get on- these cars are tranformed once you get the weight out of them

Are you going to put a roll cage in? It is extra weight, but it makes a real difference by helping to stiffen up the chassis...

[pistol pete]

picked up my polycarbonate today so hopefully get the windows sorted asap..
hoping today ill get the dash etc back together..

[pistol pete]

busy day again.. cracking on..

worst job in the world!!!
getting all the sound deadening up.. but once in a black bag.. eah was defiantly a job worth doing




also got the rest of the heater matrix out, meaning when ever i drop the fuel tank i can get the pipes out then too]
but behind the dash is looking a lot clearer, ready to get the dash back on



and cleared all the stuff out from behind the dash so thats ready too


last off was the big one.. get rid of the heavy sunroof and tub..



tomorrow ill be cutting a old white bonnet and covering the hole..

so todays weights..

sunroof 7.56 kg
sunroof tub 4.21 kg
odd plastics etc 3.63 kg
floor sound deadening 6.83 kg
heater matrix 3.02 kg
Behind the dash carpet 1.85 kg

Total 27.10

running total 99.48 kg!!..

going well.. think there will defiantly be a difference on track
still glass to go and front end..

as well as trd LSD and HKS exhaust manifold and power spacer

[pistol pete]

been busy, sorry pics are on the camera will upload ASAP

Have removed teh front bumper cleared everything from behind there i can, also fitted a new Stoney racing rad with lightweight fans
Also fitted front under brace ( a job i never what to have to do again what a pig!!)

Making a plate for the roof tonight to fit
Have also fitted the bonnet catches too

Ordered a nice new rollcage for safety.. at end of the day it lives on track i drive it hard, would rather be safe for a few hundred quid..

Its all getting there slowly

[JD]

Cannot wait to see this driven with all these new developments

[2mad]

Sweet car , great thread Pete .. just needs a super light weight carbon bonnet .. plug plug

[Race Idiot]

Looking good Pete!

What sort of cage are you getting?