Ozgur Simsek Ultra Moderator Location: Brooklyn, NY Join Date: 06/07/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 561 Rally Car: working on a Veedub |
Here are some incars from RTN 09 of Paul and I in his RSX with the 6.33. I believe 4 stages we had 4th OA Stage times with Stockish suspension and 100% street tires. The first day we were getting use to each other. Second day we were rocking! Dont mind the butterfly! 
Dont mind the banner tape!
rally gods would turn in their graves if they ever knew Lada's were now part of EU rallying!!! |
George Doganis Mod Moderator Location: San Diego Join Date: 03/25/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 94 Rally Car: Civic |
George Doganis Mod Moderator Location: San Diego Join Date: 03/25/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 94 Rally Car: Civic |
Sean Medcroft Senior Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
John Vanlandingham Ultra Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
George Doganis Mod Moderator Location: San Diego Join Date: 03/25/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 94 Rally Car: Civic |
George Doganis Mod Moderator Location: San Diego Join Date: 03/25/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 94 Rally Car: Civic |
Ted Mendham Infallible Moderator Location: NH Join Date: 02/17/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 697 Rally Car: once upon a time drove WRX, Sentra, SAAB 99 |
Carl Seidel Mod Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
Josh Wimpey Mega Moderator Location: VA Join Date: 12/27/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 649 Rally Car: Sneak the Golf |
> I am curious to see what J. Wimpey' s new Golf
> will end up weighing(our cage design is similar). Me too. The old car is 2340 with a full tank ready to rally and the only lightening we did was replacing the 3 rear windows with plastic. I think the new car will be a bit heavier--maybe 20lb extra tubing (most of the optional bars are 1" x 0.065"  plus an extra 70lb for the TDI motor, turbo, intercooler & trans. The exhaust will be lighter--no muffler. And other things will be lighter as well--no external fuel pump & accumulator etc..
Without getting too clever (i.e. things we should do eventually anyway), it would be easy to drop 100lbs or more from either car. Estimated weight savings in parentheses. --Tubular subframe (3-4lb but lots of increased strength and ability to build lighter skidplate frame). If anyone is interested in a tubular subframe for an mk2 or mk3 VW, contact me as these are being built right now. I know that several people have broken the stock ones near the control arms. --Trim excess sheetmetal and brackets from the body (5-10lb) --Custom motor mounts (3-5lb) --Re-engineered skidplate & frame that doesn't weigh 75lb+ (25lb) --Fabricate an aluminum radiator support (might have to do this anyway) (3-5lb) --Gut the dash and excess portions of the heater system (3-8lb) --Aluminum seat mounts instead of steel (3-5lb) --Mildly Gut the bumper(s) (10lb) --Replace factory exhaust manifold on the 16v with a tubular header (2-4lb) --Remove evaporative emissions controls--charcoal canister & related (2-5lb) --Remove vacuum brake booster & replumb (2-5lb depending on the replacement configuration) --Remove rain gutters--ugly--(3lb) --Remove rear spoiler (1lb) More expensive things to reduce weight: --Gut the doors and add FIA style Al & Carbon impact panels (This might require a waiver of some sort) (10-15lb each) --Fiberglass hood & hatch (25lb hood 10lb hatch) --Fiberglass fenders (5lb) --6 to 8 gallon fuel cell ---it is a TDI (5-10lb plus ~7lb gallon for fuel so another 30-35lb at full capacity) --Lightweight hardware--remove, shorten, or replace with lighter fasteners wherever practical (10lb) --Tiny carbon mirrors (2lb) --Lightweight pulleys (2lb) --Lightweight flywheel (5lb) --Magnesium wheels (30lb+) --Fancy 2 piece rotors (5-10lb) --Fancy brake calipers (5-10lb) Things I won't do to reduce weight: --Replace front windows with plastic & sliders (20lb including power window regulators, glass, tracks & rubber seals) ____________________________________________________________- One. Class -- 2WD www.quantumrallysport.com http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Quantum-Rally-Sport/281129179600?ref=nf Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2009 11:19AM by Josh Wimpey. |
Andrew Frick Super Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
Grant Hughes Infallible Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Carl Seidel Mod Moderator Location: Fe Mtn, MI Join Date: 02/10/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 765 Rally Car: 1993 honderp |
Josh Wimpey Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > > --Gut the doors and add FIA style Al & Carbon > impact panels (This might require a waiver of some > sort) I dont think you'd need a waiver, the RA rules say: "if the original [door] structure has been removed or altered, either a door panel that is compliant with FIA drawing 255-14 must be installed or the safety cage must include a sill bar plus 2 continuous door bars containing four vertical studs." I attached the mentioned drawing for fun. My golf was like 2450 with nothing other than the interior out of it, that was with tube frame seats and a big 1/8" steel skid plate over the gas tank too. I hope I can get the volvo down to something reasonably close to the 2535 lbs weight limit without getting nuts with the 3L in it. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2009 11:29AM by Carl S. |
Derek Bottles Godlike Moderator Location: Lopez Island/ Seattle WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 853 Rally Car: Past: 323, RX2, GTI. Next up M3 ? |
Billy Elliot Mann Ultra Moderator Location: Royal Oak, MI Join Date: 08/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 557 Rally Car: 1996 Honda Civic with VTEC YO! |
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