Project Traxo

GT3 · 24 Apr 2007 at 22:43

Nathan said:
Ahh I see, overfueling perhaps then. All will be when remapped. My brothers 106 gti cammed is a nutcase of a car

Will be fully stripped this weekend and then cammed and mapped by mid may

Should go alright

digitalwolf said:
I'm too lazy to look back through the thread, what BHP are you trying to achieve? 160bhp?

Yep

digitalwolf · 24 Apr 2007 at 22:48

GT3 said:
Will be fully stripped this weekend and then cammed and mapped by mid may

Should go alright

Yep

When do you reckon you are likely to have it all modded up by? Taking it to the OCUK RR meet?

cymatty · 24 Apr 2007 at 22:49

What weight are you going for with the motor?

digitalwolf · 24 Apr 2007 at 22:52

cymatty said:
What weight are you going for with the motor?

He's trying to get down to 11st 5lbs I think

cymatty · 24 Apr 2007 at 22:52

digitalwolf said:
He's trying to get down to 11st 5lbs I think

Lol I meant the car silly.

GT3 · 24 Apr 2007 at 23:07

cymatty said:
What weight are you going for with the motor?

Dunno about 900kg minus whatever rear seats, doorcards, carpet, boot plastics, spare wheel, rear wiper motor, standard seats weighs plus whatever carbon doorcards and recaro buckets weigh.

Don't need to have this bearable for road use anymore as getting a mk4 golf tdi for daily and trips out use!

digitalwolf said:
When do you reckon you are likely to have it all modded up by? Taking it to the OCUK RR meet?

Dunno end of mayish but modding never stops until you sell the car

digitalwolf · 24 Apr 2007 at 23:17

GT3 said:
as getting a mk4 golf tdi for daily and trips out use!

You know a GT TDi 150 makes sense

GT3 · 24 Apr 2007 at 23:19

digitalwolf said:
You know a GT TDi 150 makes sense

Not really arsed about how fast it is - the more economical the better, the slower it is the faster this will feel

Just want a nice 3door full of toys. Might even get a crashed one and put a bora front end on it.

GT3 · 30 May 2007 at 19:59

The interior thieves have been!

Just gotta take roof lining out.

De-wipered and got a grommit from a old base model 106.

Gonna clean up this and put it in for now until my frames are welded up and painted for the buckets I am getting tomorrow (Cobra Imola 2's)

Cams soooon!

TripleT · 30 May 2007 at 20:15

Looks great mate

Is it really a good idea to ditch the rear wiper though? Surely the weight of it, which I can only imagine will be tiny, doesn't offer THAT much advantage? :confused:

And now when it rains your back wind will be filthy and full of ****!

GT3 · 30 May 2007 at 20:26

TripleT said:
Looks great mate

Is it really a good idea to ditch the rear wiper though? Surely the weight of it, which I can only imagine will be tiny, doesn't offer THAT much advantage?

And now when it rains your back wind will be filthy and full of ****!

Did it on my first saxo, applied lots of car wax to the rear window and hardly ever noticed apart from when it was filthy. And the wiper motor weighs a tonne! Boot is quite hard to shut now cos theres now weight in it

agw_01 · 30 May 2007 at 20:32

Are you getting a cage in there Paul?

Be silly not too. All that room and nothing to go in it.

Lopéz · 30 May 2007 at 21:36

TripleT said:
Looks great mate

Is it really a good idea to ditch the rear wiper though? Surely the weight of it, which I can only imagine will be tiny, doesn't offer THAT much advantage?

And now when it rains your back wind will be filthy and full of ****!

Wiper motors are a good few kilos!

TripleT · 30 May 2007 at 22:47

I never would have thought sorry

Learn something new every day, even if it'll never really come in handy in everyday conversation...

.Andy · 30 May 2007 at 22:51

Need to lose the stereo and some of the dash I reckon

Bet it'll be a right laugh when its cammed up

Larnica · 30 May 2007 at 22:52

Looking great buddy.

Did you go with them seats in the end?

NickK · 30 May 2007 at 23:32

Hmm You could rip out all the stuff behind the dash such as heater, more extreme you could cut up the dash to remove wieght too.

What's all this rear hatch working business - rip the cylinders off and weld it shut for rigidity.

I agree also - take the stereo out, remove the speakers front and rear.

I'd change the glass to plastic, remove the window motors too.

Bet that sun roof wieghs a bit too, also reduces rigidity.

Lastly get a roll cage in there and additional struct for the engine bay.

GT3 · 30 May 2007 at 23:41

Larnica said:
Looking great buddy.

Did you go with them seats in the end?

No mate, saw the light and got some fixed buckets same as these but all black, they weigh bugger all

Pick them up tomorrow.

If I get a cage it will be this one:

NickK said:
Hmm You could rip out all the stuff behind the dash such as heater, more extreme you could cut up the dash to remove wieght too.

What's all this rear hatch working business - rip the cylinders off and weld it shut for rigidity.

I agree also - take the stereo out, remove the speakers front and rear.

I'd change the glass to plastic, remove the window motors too.

Bet that sun roof wieghs a bit too, also reduces rigidity.

Lastly get a roll cage in there and additional struct for the engine bay.

Want to keep it useable for the road though, and also fully reversable for when I sell it. All that I have taken out can be put back in, but cutting dash etc will make the car unsellable for the future.

However was thinking of getting a non sunroof skin from a 1.1 or similar as they are only held in with a few tack welds and some sealent.

digitalwolf · 31 May 2007 at 00:34

I do have to say, it's starting to look like a real track car now mate.

How much do you reckon you will spend on it overall?

GT3 · 31 May 2007 at 00:39

digitalwolf said:
I do have to say, it's starting to look like a real track car now mate.

How much do you reckon you will spend on it overall?

Most of the bits like brakes and seats I have got s/h but unused, exhaust was s/h but stainless so didn't matter. Cams were in a group buy and suspension will be at cost price. Obviously a few other bits and bobs but can be all returned to standard and sold for pretty much same price I paid. Only bit that is dead money is the remap.

Car: 2200
Seats: 440 including mounts + harnesses
Brakes: 500
Entire exhaust: 220
Suspension will be about: 500
Cams: 220
Remap: 450

Still want an lsd though but that bloke sold the gearbox so it would cost me a pretty penny to get one brand new and fitted to a gearbox. Will keep an eye out for a box with one in.