How come you didn't take the track slag round then?

I was leaving Dean to have fun in that

Anyway...i need to get used to a 2wd again before hammering it around track,i'll be taking it for a session around Combe next month though.

heres a piccy of mine and vickis track car at llandow it was its first outing and i was impressed with how it went ,it was only a short track but i was lapping as quick as most the standard pugs, got to get on with the build again now ready for next outing in april this time with a lot less weight and baffled sump i hope see how it fairs on a higher speed track

heres a piccy of mine and vickis track car at llandow it was its first outing and i was impressed with how it went ,it was only a short track but i was lapping as quick as most the standard pugs, got to get on with the build again now ready for next outing in april this time with a lot less weight and baffled sump i hope see how it fairs on a higher speed track Click to view attachment

Ahh so you're Dean are you? Is that Boobies behind?

I finally found this post on AF about why Peter Brock's Mi16 had so much body roll in the 12Hr @ Bathurst. Enjoy.

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10594

Nah thats Jim01uk Kriss. in his s16,he did really well seeing as it was his first time on track.

Ah righteo Vicki. I'm trying to look for some cheap wheels to put on my car for when I go on track.

Weve got about 8 spares in our garage

Cool but spares as in Alloys or steelies? And are you willing to part with some of them?

As in the proper 15" mi16 alloys.....not willing to part with them as will need them for the track beast......was just telling you to make you jealous

Citroen C5 black wheels. They're 15x6 18ET and weigh just 4.8Kg.

Yeah Vicki ur naughty.

That's a cool idea Pete. Are those Citroen C5 black wheels fitted to any other models that you know of? 406? 407?

I searched the parts cd, these 15 inch ET18 steelies are listed for 306, 405 and 406.

That's not them. They're not steel, they're made of aluminium.

Here they are. Note there a two styles, tapered nuts and flat nuts. The flat nut type were recalled due to cracking, so there's heaps of those available!

Strike me roan, I see what you mean, I can see the metal is thicker because of it being alloy.
Not convinced that they'd be easy to find though they must be cheaper at main dealer than "normal" alloys like Mi16s for example.

Me hard at work in the Mi16x4, complete with C5 wheels and Yokos.

Haha sexy! I want some. Are you willing to say how much u paid for them?

Are all race tracks clockwise?

I paid AUS$400 inc. wheel bolts, from the local Citroen dealer. That track is anti-clockwise!

400.00 AUD = 162.637 GBP. Not bad.

I was asking about the track because it occured to me that on a clockwise track all those right hand bends will mean bad fuel starvation in a 405.

Ive been on 3 clockwise circuits,at combe ive never suffered any oil surge but did at Llandow and really bad at Bruntingthorpe.Was contemplating getting a baffled sump but wont bother now for Gerty cus shes retired from track,its on the list of things to be done to the track slag though.

Gotta be done! Payback!

I autocrossed my Mix4 last year before i really knew what i had! Did ok and won the class, beating my old man. I broke the transfer box and the rear suspension now refuses to self-level though! I bought a replacement transfer box to go in, just busy selling off crap, like 205s!! Now it just sits in the workshop awaiting some loving!

Mi16x4

I've done it. I now have a 1.6L GTi gearbox and a spare Mi16x4 box. I'm going to put the two together like this:

1st 3.25
2nd 1.85
3rd 1.36
4th 1.069
5th 0.800

Bet it shifts even more now! Have you timed it at all?

No, I haven't got the new gearbox together yet. I'm going to strip the car, get it painted and re-upholstered. I'll fit it then.

fitted my polycarbonate windows in the track car today it took about 30mins to do each one gettong rid of those heavy electric window motors in the proccess will get it on the weighbridge soon to see how much weight i have shed of it hoping it will be under 1000kg
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Nothing can match 405, have not tried racier porches maybe

Looking good, have you thought about getting some different seats as the standard ones are pretty heavy?

oh yes i only really started the build in march i have so much i want to do but cant plough all my money into it as i have a poorly lemans i need to get sorted for the winter so suspension is next on list and then it will be staying as is apart from custom alloy dash panel with gauges ,fia cut of switch and maybe starter button.then for next season will look at roll cage,carbs and then maybe seats. would love to have the dosh to do it all at once because it will be an awesome car when complete its pretty usefull now

I fitted some Kumo 205/50/15 semi slicks on to my Simmons 15 x 6.5" rims and drove the Mi16x4 to a track day today. It was supposed to be a training day, but I just got on the gas and gave it a hiding. Although it lacked acceleration, it was absolutely incrediable through the corners. Neutral to the limit, I just kept feeding the power in. It was so predicable, you could point it anywhere. I was able to match any car through the corners - Porsches, Elises etc. There's not many cars that are so well balanced.

having driven vickis a fair few times with the suspension mods done i have to agree they are awesome you can do what you want with it its just a shame it breaks to easy because stripped out and about 200 hp it would make a rapid track car i would love to try a t16 as it has the power to go with the chassis