R20 BTG - 200 Cup Track Car Blog

[R20BTG]

 

[burrellbloke]

The pictures look really good.

There is absolutely no snow in Essex.

 

[J18NYR]

Are you getting rid of that rad as well? Seen better days looking at the pictures.

Great progress.

 

[R20BTG]

I said the same thing to Matt, and it's not the radiator it's the air conditioning condenser. I've kept A/C for now, if it fails I'll either replace it and regas it, or strip out the air con and fit a roof vent.

 

[R20BTG]

Well, brakes are on. Kinda makes me wish I'd put some new discs on at the same time as these look a bit scabby now! They'll clean up with a bit of use, then I'll stick some new ones on:

 

[R20BTG]

Also agreed on the refund with the previous caliper painting company, so we'll put that one behind us and move on!

 

[R20BTG]

Next up was a bit of head scratching on the rear tow strap. The original intention was to fit a fabric tow loop onto the Zero Point One bolt extension, but then it became apparent if that was the case the fabric loop would have dangled down in front of the left hand exhaust pipe, and would have looked shit. Also the diffuser/bumper area at the back doesn't really lend itself to being trimmed to accept the fabric tow strap loop.



Instead I had a look around on the internet to see how other people had done it, and took some inspiration from Josh Wheeler's car, who has a steel wire loop setup instead of a fabric strap:



Thankfully Matt had one lying around in black, so that's what we've ended up doing at the rear:

 

[Dan-]

I said the same thing to Matt, and it's not the radiator it's the air conditioning condenser. I've kept A/C for now, if it fails I'll either replace it and regas it, or strip out the air con and fit a roof vent.

Just a heads up, my AC rad looked the same as yours. Did a track day at Snett in the summer and the coolant temps were through the roof as the fudged AC rad was blocking a lot of air from getting through to the rad, ruined my day as i could only do 3-4 laps at full tilt. For the sake of the cost of an AC delete kit i would rip that out ASAP, don't want it ruining any ring trips or track days.

 

[R20BTG]

Thanks for the advice, currently looking into what it would entail

 

[PITA]

Thanks for the advice, currently looking into what it would entail

If you gut the compressor then it’s free! Just remove the condenser and the pipes and run the gutted compressor.

 

[R20BTG]

If a job's worth doing... it's worth doing right (I really need to stop saying that because it costs me too much money)

X85 Cup Racer AC delete kit has been installed today by Supreme Motorsport. Now on the look out for a carbon roof scoop....

 

[R20BTG]

So, quick recap:

Engine/Exhaust
Standard pistons, cams etc.
Standard airbox.
Aftermarket exhaust manifold and decat (heat wrapped).
Aftermarket exhaust (full system) with Pure Motorsport carbon tips.
New ARP bolts.
New con-rod bearings.
New oil pump.
New sump gasket.
New water pump.
Powerflex engine mounts and torque arm mount.
New spark plugs.
New coils.
New cambelt and dephaser pulley.
New lambda sensor.
Port matched and gas flowed inlet manifold and 64mm throttle body.
EFI remap (205bhp/162lbft).
New Bosch battery.
Mocal 13-row oil cooler.
Digital oil temperature gauge mounted in driver vent.
Wheeler Motorsport alloy radiator support bracket.

Gearbox
Supreme Motorsport gearbox refresh (new syncros, bearings, clutch).
Gripper limited slip differential.
Supreme Motorsport clutch damper delete.
ZeroPointOne shifter in black and anodized red finish.

Brakes
Rebuilt OEM Brembo calipers painted in Brembo red. New pistons, seals etc.
Ferodo DS1.11 pads front
Ferodo DS2500 pads rear
HEL braided hoses.
Rebuilt OEM rear calipers.
Brembo front discs.
Brembo rear discs.
Josh Wheeler fog light cooling ducts.

Suspension
New anti roll bar drop links.
New steering tie rods.
Powerflex polybushed rear axle.
Powerflex polybushed front arms.
New anti rotation links.
Gaz Gold coilovers front and rear with adjustable top mounts.

Wheels/Hubs
Pure Motorsport stud conversion kit.
1 x OZ Ultraleggera set with Toyo R888R.
1 x Autec Wizard set with Pirelli slicks.

Interior
Interior removed, full strip down and repaint in white.
All unecessary brackets removed.
Tylah Motorsport weld in roll cage to Clio Cup Racer spec, with additional roof diagonal.
Cage painted in Porsche Agate Grey Metallic.
2 x Corbeau Pro-Series seats in Carbon/Kevlar.
Supreme Motorsport seat mounts.
Supreme Motorsport fire extinguisher mount.
2 x Corbeau 6 point harnesses in red.
Supreme Motorsport carbon door cards (front and rear) - retain electric windows.
Stereo and speaker delete.
X85 Cup Racer AC Delete
Driver and passenger air bag delete.
Flocked dash.
Project Carbon dash strips and centre console.
Sabelt alcantara steering wheel
Custom Volantech steering wheel button panel (horn buttons and easy-reach indicator and full beam toggles).
Josh Wheeler steering column lowering kit.
Rentune driver's foot rest (powder coated black).
Tom Wright grip tape pedals.
Supreme Motorsport carbon door sill plates.

Exterior
OEM Cup Spoiler
Lockable aerocatches on bonnet and tailgate.
Rear wiper delete.
Rear boot mechanism delete.
Bonnet catch and release cable delete.
Supreme Motosport sunstrips (front and rear).
ZeroPointOne front tow strap adapters.
Corbeau front tow strap (red).
Steel wire rear tow strap (black)

Still to sort
Projector headlights with HID dipped beam, LED full beam, LED sidelights.
Carbon wrapped door handles.
Carbon wrapped b-pillar posts.
X85 Cup Racer carbon roof scoop
1 x OZ Ultraleggera set with Michelin PS4S.
Pure Motorsport camber/toe shims.
Ride height and geo setup
Mr Pink caliper pins.
Nurburgring sticker (once earned, thou shall not place a sticker on a car that has not lapped!)

 

[burrellbloke]

Very nice.

When are you hoping to get your first drive in the transformed motor?

 

[R20BTG]

Very nice.

When are you hoping to get your first drive in the transformed motor?

Once geo is done (hopefully this week), we know what shims to order from Pure Motorsport for the back end. Then we need to order and wait for them to arrive and for Matt to fit them. Then we need to arrange transport from South Wales to Yorkshire. I reckon 2-3 weeks?

My shakedown track day on 1st Feb got cancelled so it’s not like I’m in a rush for it back, although Matt does need the ramp space!


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[R20BTG]

Who needs AC anyway

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[R20BTG]

Teaser of the dash strips

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[R20BTG]

Carbon door cards on, and because @R27WTF loves me so much he had some Supreme Motorsport red door pull straps made up specially

 

[Beany]

Loves you aka you’ve spent shit loads with him XD

 

[PITA]

Loves you aka you’ve spent shit loads with him XD

Sounds like my Mrs

 

[leeboy]

This really is a money no object build! Will be the ultimate car once done i think.