My Cordoba Coupe Trackday Car Project

[F2 Stu]

Hi Stu,
That was a kent meet at the Kent Diner I think, where things got a little out of hand down the M20

But yeah Its come along way since I bought it 3yrs ago and It will continue to progress andll get a kick of peoples reaction to it

Setbacks - yeah Ive had a few of those but it comes with the territory,tho you learn to take it on the chin and not throw the towel in.

fortunetly I'm running out of things to do to it, next big spend is the gearbox and diff and the its refining certian things as and when funds permit

 

[F2 Stu]

Ebay.

 

[F2 Stu]

Everything ordered for the battery relocation - Kerching!! lets hope it all arrives before the end of the week!

 

[StuPDi]

Hi Stu,
That was a kent meet at the Kent Diner I think, where things got a little out of hand down the M20

most certainly was

think i remember rightly, that was the same meet that Des came down in the stage4 (??) octy that was stupid quick, and extremely loud.

things often got out of hand down the M20, was one of the reasons for changing the venue to 2-4-1 !
Stu

 

[Chrisdaman]

that looks mean as fook good job stuey

 

[F2 Stu]

Little bit of an update

Got to take another look at the fixings on the splitter, upon mounting the grass at GTi International it pulled out some of the screws, ended up tie wrapping the mofo back on for the drive home Also took delivery of some Mattig cup mirrors that GreenGoddess very kindly picked up for me, they'll be rubbed down and blown over during the next two weeks.

All the bits for the Battery relocation turned up during the week and set about doing it today with the aid of some pointers from MartinM, easy enough job to do tho I didn't ground out one of the wires properly and wondered why it ran dog rough got to get and earthing strap between the motor and chassis and thats all done,

 

[crezz]

that looks the nutz! is that a b&m shifter you got?

 

[F2 Stu]

It certainly is

 

[crezz]

do they make much difference? i really want one as it seems like i change gear from the windscreen all the way to the boot at the moment! lol..and also does the original knob go back on or do you need to use the b&m one?

 

[DanGB]

Looks very neat Stu.

 

[rich.h44]

nice work stu it looks stuning!

 

[Chrisdaman]

seeing it in the flesh at inters was looking very nice indeed

 

[driveforward]

Hope I get to see this perform at the 'ring early Aug

All the best mate

 

[F2 Stu]

do they make much difference? i really want one as it seems like i change gear from the windscreen all the way to the boot at the moment! lol..and also does the original knob go back on or do you need to use the b&m one?

It shortens the throw quite abit but makes it feel notchy and less refined with it., you can reuse the original knob as the shaft is threaded, but ive used a richbrook touring car one instead

 

[Martin M]

The battery looks tidy where it is. I nearly left that earth form the engine out of mine until my dad pointed it out

 

[the_fbi]

The battery looks tidy where it is. I nearly left that earth form the engine out of mine until my dad pointed it out

Just needs to watch that the PVC sheathing around the positive terminal doesn't wear through where it passes over the ally tray edge.

 

[RobT]

Nice job and all that but why not mount it further back in the boot......its kind of in the way there also and be very careful you dont drop anything on the top of it to short out the terminals

 

[F2 Stu]

Feeble attempt to keep the weight central in the car, bit on a hiding to nothing with that massive boot its got Its not really in the way as such, it fits nicely in a void next to fire extinguisher, tho it would be prudent to put some padding around it

Can allways move it to the back if its an issue, cable is cheap enough.

 

[crezz]

how much does it all set you back?

 

[F2 Stu]

The battery relocation?