nelsonian101

Not me selling the parts on Facebook. Bloke who won the auction is.

I missed out buying it back. Currently being stripped and sold on facebook

Bad news. Car was written off after the Hail storm. :( Was a full on journey. Over 10 years. Learned a lot. Now have a BMW M140i 5 door hatch.

Heading to the Pedder's Supersprint series this Sunday, August 19th. Bulletime is competing also. In class with the Evo's! Class M – Modified turbo, supercharged and 4WD vehicles, there are no restrictions on modifications or tyres. Cars are encouraged to have roll cages but this is not a requirement. Any car with slick tyres will be placed in this class. https://wintonraceway.com.au/eventinfo/winton-sprint-series/ To answer your question, yes. DTC fault mode comes on as well as ABS faults, but fine when Stability control turned off.

Stock standard they are under tyred and under braked majorly. You will find this out very quickly. Have a read here. I have been building mine for 10 years. As has been suggested, I would change all fluids. (Brake fluid to a higher boiling point of 300degC plus.) Power Steering and Diff Oil too. Winter is a good time to try them out as they will take longer to over heat. How many kms has the car done and auto or manual? What tyres are currently on it? (Decent R specs will make a massive difference to the car's composure on circuit.) If concerned about the Turbo oil line filter, just remove it and replace with an Earl's inline or similar. If you are confident with the exact oil change history of the car, it's not even required.

Thanks mate. To be honest, I never got a chance to put the throttle down to test at the end of the straight. Only got a few warm up laps then temps peaked. Came out for 2nd session and water pump blew after the out lap. The car won't feel as quick with the larger rolling dia rears in theory but they seem hook up very well. I'm there again on Monday 11th to test.

No, definitely not. Public school kid here. BMW 'cause cheap 1 series, I worked hard (now nearly 50yo)...….and I always wanted one. Wanted an M2 but too expensive and the kids don't fit. Do you now have more respect for me now knowing my socioeconomic status?....:) Owning a beemer now, I definitely feel more inclined to try and drive with extra courtesy to alter driver perception. Blew a water pump a few laps in last week and that was it for my day. (Towed to Goilburn for the fix) The 295 40 18 profile hoosier R7's grip was off the charts though. Even with the rake angle change (higher rear - putting more weight over the front), the car still seemed planted in the back end, even in slow corners without the wing working. Please load pics if you get a chance.

Keith mate, can you post those imgur hoosier pics for me. Thanks! The sheer height of them and size of them is scary due to the 40 offset, seen compared to a 295 30 18 A050 in the pic. Think it was 6.2% diameter increase (over stock) so may finally be able to use a higher E85 boost tune on circuit that may still hold 2nd?

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All good mate, but since day 1, all mods done to this car are about form not function. To comply with some events, tyres have to be within bodywork. I'm still on the fence with them. The inner metsl guard edges have been spot welded for strength, and may get a neater job done in fiberglass one day.

Testing at Wakefield very soon on Wednesday May 30th. New rear 295 40 18 Hoosier R7 Circuit tyres and new 6 pot Alcon front brakes. 36mm thick rotors. Very tall tyres, and flares needed adjusting on the AME Tracer 02 rims. 18 X 10.5" +15 Hopefully pics to following when on the car.

The radiator end fittings/brackets are different on BF/FG. I tried but failed to get Fenix to make me an FG one again, but that may have changed. Was a few years back. Forgot to mention I use a heat proof foam shrouding which forces all air through the radiator more efficiently. Is your engine stock? In my opinion, I'd just go in winter, run a richer tune (if tuned) with less boost if not chasing a lap time to keep temps down. I've noticed some of my high power/boost 23psi tunes on E85 really bring the coolant temp up a lot more quickly than say a 21psi tune. No surprises there. Stock radiator will be fine in temps under 15deg ambient which Goulburn is in winter. 1st 2 sessions are usually in single figures deg C. Cars this heavy perform well though as they still heat tyres/brakes very quickly in extra cold conditions. They thrive at 5degC with dry air. Plenty of cool down laps are still a must. Monitor temps with a watchdog alarm sensor on the thermostat housing. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ENGINE-WATCHDOG-TM2-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-GAUGE-ALARM-Aussie-Made/142780461502?hash=item213e60f1be:g:DcMAAMXQcVNQ8-jf These are awesome. Set at 115deg. Loud alarm when over 115deg. Drops rapidly when back off throttle and start cool down. Beauty of it is you never need to worry or watch temp gauges. Just focus brain power on lines, turn in and braking points. To answer your question, I'm doing the circuit club day for Winton this year in August. You should come along. Awesome track!

Hi mate, Colder thermostat makes no difference once you are over the rated temp. Once it's open, it's open. Colder thermostat delays this slightly though but in my experience at a track day, the engine block heat soak never allows temps to get back to under 80-85 without a 2 hour break. (Ambient dependant) To answer your questions: I've used 2 X 55mm PWR radiators, 1 X Fenix, 1 X Chinese ebay radiator and 2 stock. PWR seems to be the best but 1st one died due to stray current (possibly poor installation or crash causing rubbing: metal/metal) PWR suck with warranty. Fenix are awesome with warranty but don't make for FG anymore. BF ok though. Check end bracket fittings though as quality varies. My second PWR 55mm V8 one is going fine but very close to belt/fans. Works better shrouded in heat proof foam and spacer at back of bonnet. Manual thermos fan over ride switch is currently working for me keeping coolant temps under 85deg in staging pit area. Re: Engine oil coolers. Highly recommended. Mine sits behind fog light with a thermos fan pulling air through. Switch on manually usually on 2nd session of a track day. More complicated relay versions are available that turn on automatically at a preset temp but I like to keep it reliable and simple. Redline water wetter and Purple Ice didn't really do much. The real secret is..................go in winter. Take a big floor mounted fan and drive about 5kms up the road at low rpm 100kmh after a session for adequate cool down. I'll be at Wakefield with a few other XR6T May 30th with Trackschool. Can you make it? Feel free to PM me too.

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Falcon Wide body....nearly. Ebay flare kit, painted now in Lightning strike to fit 295 18 A050 on AME Tracer 02 18 X 10.5" +15.

Have seriously considered a half cage on 2 occasions but the budget never stretched that far. (Needed for my harness too) Always needing tyres and brake pads though. This year though, have painted the flares lightning strike, have upgraded the front brakes to some new 6pot Alcon Race calipers with staggered pistons/ Floating 36mm rotors. Pics soon! Trying the new track Luddenham late April for a quick test but nothing serious. Wakefield test late May then AUS Time Attack again on street rubber late June and go for the 1.06 at Wakefield July, Winton in August with Circuit Club.

Have a one piece alloy.

Some pics from the MR2 day.

Aero and bonnet going back on for the Wakefield event late November which includes: Circuit, Hillclimb, Front straight rolling start to end straight and top 10 circuit shootout. http://www.mr2wpc.com/format.html

Rubbish may be a bit harsh. Not as good as 3yo, 2nd hand medium A050's is more accurate. They slid and squealed like a road tyre. Straight line OK but not on the same level as an A050 with lateral grip. More similar to an NT01.

Tried a little go kart track at Coffs last weekend. Raleigh Raceway. Was an awesome track and will definitely be back. Drove up from Sydney in Stealth mode. VERY tight out the back. Nankangs were absolutely rubbish!

Tomorrow, Sept 9th at Wakefield. NSW State Supersprints.

Flared the f@#cker. Have been wanting to fit wide offset wheels in 18" for years and finally did it this week. Pictured below are AME Tracer TM-02 in 18 X 10.5" +15 all round. Very strong, light rims. 295 30 18 A050 soft at the front 295 30 18 Nangkang AR1 on the rear (80 tread wear, soft, more like a 305 than a 295) 315 will fit, and will be the next set. Gone back to stealth mode to hopefully comply with a street registered class of the CAMS NSW Supersprint at Wakefield tomorrow.

Awesome day at Winton! New pb of 1min35.4. Off to Marulan this Sunday too. Car not overheating now with thermofan override and the one piece tailshaft made the throttle response feel instantaneous.

There an easy 34 there next time. Not sure I'm any where near Warren Luffs pace on Trofeo's and massive brakes. , but it gives an indication of my car's potential. Have no dought he would put it around in a 32.