ManwithSupra

Ah Cheers mate, I dont think they are wide enough though. I need 9's (255's) and 10.5's (285's) Will still message him to see if he has anything. cheers

Thats very kind of you, I am running 18" at the moment anything smaller wont go over the brakes. I will have a look into the Hankooks cheers

Hi All, Looking at the weather this year it looks as if its going to be highly likely I am going to need a set of full race spec wet tyres at some point. Does anyone know of a good source to purchase full race wets? Either new or part worn? and what are the best/better brands to look at? Rich

Good Weight, how much fuel?

Ok for people who want to do a track day where would you be coming from? It would only be fair to choose a track that is closest to the middle from where we are all coming from really. 1.Manwithsupra – Coming from - Chandlers Ford (Hampshire)

+1

Hoot

Looks good

Good Point... too many variables Good price though

Hello

Cool, It was the location on the bulkhead I needed to check - cheers. Does anyone know if its stamped anywhere else?

Hi All, Could someone tell me the where on the car the chassis number is stamped on the bodyshell? Cheers Rich

Some pro snaps from my most recent track day. Took me ages to get hold of the guy who took these as the orange sticker had blown off http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/484166_10150926156848802_2077531123_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/599556_10150926158153802_725057655_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181445_10150926160063802_512981129_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250939_10150926160343802_1272855266_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/601176_10150926160938802_1492829516_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/599475_10150926162168802_570004116_n.jpg Got lots more but they are pretty much the same

Hmmm, yeah thats what I was thinking, the gearbox is a low priority part of the project so not urgent for now. Will see when I come to purchase.

Sheesh thats a tight fit at the front.

Interesting, what sort of prices do these boxes come out at? I was reading that lead times on replacement parts from Quaife are poor which did concern me. I would prefer to have a transmission with available replacement parts readily available so Tractive maybe a good option to look at.

Cheers mate

Ok I haven’t updated this thread for a while, so I thought I would List some of the things I have done since as well as future plans.. I do have pictures but just not on this PC (I will upload later). As you already know I got my Rota Force wheels with a nice new set of R888's but this was mainly because I wanted to upgrade the brakes. I was going to go for the Whifbitz AP racing setup and sell my almost new Ksports I had on my old Supra. However I thought why not give them a try on the new car (Sorry Mitch) So I went ahead and fitted the Ksports and I am pleased to report that so far they have been well up to the Job. So, for now I am going to stick with them and see how long they last. I will eventually go for the AP setup but for now the Ksports are doing very well. Further development has been done on the heat shielding mainly around the rear fuel tank. I found that after long runs the fuel cell starts to get too hot due to the fact the rear exhaust box is directly underneath. The tank does already have heat resistant protection but I felt that it’s not enough, So I bought some Nimbus heat shielding material (nice and light) and fabricated an additional thermal barrier between the exhaust and the bottom of the tank which has worked well. Also in addition to the tank heat issue, the inside cabin gets very hot! so much so that at my last track day the marshals stuck their hand in and commented to each other how hot it was in there. The last air temperature measurement I made was just shy of 40'c, It's something that I expected but something that on a hot sunny day could be difficult to handle. The Perspex windows have window opener sliders on them but when moving they do not draw the heat out of the cockpit, so in order to sort that I bought some large Pop-it Vents and installed them into the windows, now as you drive forward there is a nice refreshing cool breeze and has brought cabin temps right down. Further development on Steering wheel, so now I have purchased a new quick release Boss kit (Lifeline Group N) in preparation for the steering wheel setup, the wheel will be made in the coming months so I will keep you posted on that... Major future development plans... Engine. Some of you may have noticed in the tech section I have been asking about Crankshafts, Rods, pistons etc., this is because I am going to build another engine for the Supra but with a custom bottom end, this is mainly so i can increase the RPM limit to around 9k, The head on the new engine will be reworked to the same spec as the head that’s already on the car but with the addition of the hardware needed for 9k (higher load springs etc). Power will probably remain the same as now (600bhp) but I may have Ryan to do me another Map for say 700bhp. Transmission. Yep, I am looking to replace the 6 Speed Getrag gearbox with a Quaife 69G Sequential system, I have been in contact with Quaife and some engineering companies about making an adapter plate for the gearbox to the Stock Getrag housing, things are going well, but progress on this will remain slow as it’s not a priority. Suspension. I will also be looking to replace the 2 way suspension with a fully controllable kit, I am looking at a number of manufactures, at the moment I am really drawn towards the Nitron Kit that Whifbitz use on their race cars, I have heard nothing but good reviews but i am still in the process of looking into this. With regards to the Suspension arms etc. probably end up sticking with OEM, as I can’t see a major reason why I would need to use a company like Ikeya apart from a slight weight saving, still looking into this too. Carbon and Kevlar there is going to be more carbon work on the car, Mainly to start is to replace some of the interior Aluminium panelling with Carbon to reduce even more weight, Also the Flat floor and rear diffuser will get the carbon treatment. You will see some updates on this in the very near future... So some very exciting times ahead... I will update some Pics in the next couple of days of work already done.

If looked after...

Welcome to the club

Ha, I may have to have a few drinks before I say ok...

Lol, we will see

Awesome would be good to see you over here

Whaaa, the only track! Yeah its hard to ingnore the price of fuel but then you got to look at it as a hobby... just an expensive hobby

Looks like a really tight track, looks fun though