Hi from Fife
Hi from Fife
Hi
After selling my old track clio s couple of years ago I recently started to miss doing track days , so a few weeks ago I took my Porsche 996 out on track and found it fast but not overly fun as I was worried about smashing up a 50K car.
I also didnt think it suited Knockhill very well as its fairly heavy but piled on speed on the straights , so would be very hard on brakes /tyres and the car in general.
So last week I decided to make a change and ended up selling the Porsche to a dealer down south taking a Loutus exige s in px.
Any way enough of the chat and onto pictures
Old track clio
Bye bye to the beetle
New toy
Short term plans for the lotus are
1.Fit a baffled sump ready for track
2.Raise the nose slightly(speed bumps) and get geo /corner weight done.
3.Adjust drivers door window for a better seal
4.Few little interior add ons
5. Re instate some sort of boot space/box
6. Re fit an oil cooler positioned in the driver side duct.
7. Spare set of wheels with AD08's for road use
Long term plans
Gearbox cooler ,pump,temp switch
Get custom longer rear wishbones and driveshafts made to loose the spacers on the rear.
After selling my old track clio s couple of years ago I recently started to miss doing track days , so a few weeks ago I took my Porsche 996 out on track and found it fast but not overly fun as I was worried about smashing up a 50K car.
I also didnt think it suited Knockhill very well as its fairly heavy but piled on speed on the straights , so would be very hard on brakes /tyres and the car in general.
So last week I decided to make a change and ended up selling the Porsche to a dealer down south taking a Loutus exige s in px.
Any way enough of the chat and onto pictures
Old track clio
Bye bye to the beetle
New toy
Short term plans for the lotus are
1.Fit a baffled sump ready for track
2.Raise the nose slightly(speed bumps) and get geo /corner weight done.
3.Adjust drivers door window for a better seal
4.Few little interior add ons
5. Re instate some sort of boot space/box
6. Re fit an oil cooler positioned in the driver side duct.
7. Spare set of wheels with AD08's for road use
Long term plans
Gearbox cooler ,pump,temp switch
Get custom longer rear wishbones and driveshafts made to loose the spacers on the rear.
Last edited by Neil A on Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Hi from Fife
Looks like a lot of work been done on that car. Should be pretty potent.
Why is there spacers on the rear wheels? Is it down to the offset? Would correct offset wheels work rather than the expense of custom wishbones/driveshafts?
Why is there spacers on the rear wheels? Is it down to the offset? Would correct offset wheels work rather than the expense of custom wishbones/driveshafts?
Re: Hi from Fife
Lovely weapon. Welcome along!
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Re: Hi from Fife
The GT3 clams are around 100mm wider at the rear , I did think about custom wheels but looking at around £2000+ a set.BigD wrote:Looks like a lot of work been done on that car. Should be pretty potent.
Why is there spacers on the rear wheels? Is it down to the offset? Would correct offset wheels work rather than the expense of custom wishbones/driveshafts?
I will probably have 2 sets of wheels one with AO48, and a road set with AD08's so , I think wishbones will work out cheaper plus wheels are available off the shelf if one gets damaged.
The spacers are bolt to hub style so not overly concerned about there security, but they will side load the wheel bearings long term.
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Got you, I missed the fact it was a wider clam.Neil A wrote:The GT3 clams are around 100mm wider at the rear , I did think about custom wheels but looking at around £2000+ a set.BigD wrote:Looks like a lot of work been done on that car. Should be pretty potent.
Why is there spacers on the rear wheels? Is it down to the offset? Would correct offset wheels work rather than the expense of custom wishbones/driveshafts?
I will probably have 2 sets of wheels one with AO48, and a road set with AD08's so , I think wishbones will work out cheaper plus wheels are available off the shelf if one gets damaged.
The spacers are bolt to hub style so not overly concerned about there security, but they will side load the wheel bearings long term.
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You can see how much wider the rear is in these pics , where the standard car doesn't have the vents at the rear of the arch.
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That looks cool, I love the GT3 kit..!
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Looks mega. Also scottish registered from the SN plate.
Is the R129 in the background yours?
Is the R129 in the background yours?
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: That looks like a weapon! Congrats on the new car.
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jj wrote:Looks mega. Also scottish registered from the SN plate.
Is the R129 in the background yours?
Nope that's a picture the garage I got the car from sent me. I got the car the day before I went offshore so haven't got any of my own pictures yet only drove it 10 miles, so looking forward to getting home next week.