ATP GT2871R Build with pics

[ibizacupra]

it'll be interesting to see how yours sits (and handles) post corner weighting.

Kev's looked 'funny' but did work

yea.. my setups been purely off ride height and wheels pointing where I thought they should.
interested to see how a professional chassis man goes about it. worth some time so peeps tell me.

 

[ibizacupra]

So leave camber alone and adjust toe too parallel and go from there.?

I always check tyre pressures etc before doing wheel alignment, but thanks anyway.

personally I would go more camber to the 1.5 degrees.. always serve me well in my 16v Jetta.
straight ahead to some toe in perhaps on yours then... (opposite to what I said mine is granted, but maybe mines no longer an ibiza)

 

[cupra_matt]

Excellent, i will try it with a little toe in and see what happens.

Yours is far from a ibiza these days.

 

[cupra_matt]

The wife got a pleasant suprise the other day when i presented her with a brand new car just for her. Went down well to say the least.

 

[cupra_matt]

Been busy with a few other things on the car before it goes for mapping.

100 points for anyone who spots them

 

[TurboCupra]

engine damper, (strut brace to engine lift eye)?

 

[h17och]

looks good matt, are you happy with it all?

i know the wifes happy now! please tell me you didnt pay for that plate and its just a fake.....dredd to think how much it would be!!

 

[goble]

So leave camber alone and adjust toe too parallel and go from there.?

I always check tyre pressures etc before doing wheel alignment, but thanks anyway.

normally 1/8 th toe in

 

[goble]

aero wipers?

 

[cupra_matt]

Yeah plate is a fake just for effect.

Iam really happy with the car. everything is coming together nicely.

Iam gonna buy a fire extinguisher toomorrow and mount that inside, but apart from that its ready.

 

[cupra_matt]

aero wipers?

Nope, they have been on a while now.

 

[The MoffMeister]

is it the bar from the brace to the side of the head?

 

[h17och]

like turbocupra said lol

 

[m0rk]

be interesting to see if it works... and doesn't just move the 'movement' somewhere else

 

[The MoffMeister]

oops my bad never read that lol

 

[The MoffMeister]

fancy red bits?

 

[cupra_matt]

It is the engine tie bar, yes.

It was my dads idea, his rally mini had one years ago.

when i said to him i was gonna by engine mounts he said, Nah dont bother, lets make a Tie bar and save £250.

So he had a ratch in the garage and found a Honda CB450 rear shocker mount ( he restores old motor bikes), we got some M10 threaded bar.

First off all we screwed a wooden dowel into the mount and made the mount to mount it to the strut brace. we measured up the angle they needed to be and then i got Mark to weld them on. We then figured out the angle the mount on the head needed tobe and adjusted that, Mark the strengthend it. A lick of paint and some rubber bushes and metal bush through the centre, we fitted it.

So now i have engine that is mounted on vibration free mounts and a rubber mounted tie bar with a small amount of flex in it, and i have to say it works very very well. No vibration, no more clutch judder and the car feels tighter.

we also made another bracket to hold intake pipe in place better, still rubber mounted, and we mount DV better and piped nicer.

 

[cupra_matt]

Some more random pictures.

 

[The MoffMeister]

god that looks great matt thats tighter than a ducks chuff isnt it haha

 

[UncleFester]

Aren't you at all concerned where it will transfer the load to .... looks smart though. Just wonder how much more stress it will place on the drivers side engine mount, maybe a 2nd bar on the opposite side of the engine?