mikuni Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That car above would be a really good buy for anyone wanting to get into Pro7s. It may have been cheaper and easier for me to buy that, rather than building my own.It may appear that way, but don't beat yourself up over it. People that I've seen who have bought someone else's race car have always found a seemingly endless trail of costly problems. Much like building your own car I guess, but at least its your own car. If it was $10k with a factory 13B minus T it would be worth it, but not as is I reckon, as it puts you out of the class in 2013 and possibly even 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 cool build. if the power plant frame is different from manual to auto i have one sitting in the garage collecting dust you could have joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 That car above would be a really good buy for anyone wanting to get into Pro7s. It may have been cheaper and easier for me to buy that, rather than building my own.It may appear that way, but don't beat yourself up over it. People that I've seen who have bought someone else's race car have always found a seemingly endless trail of costly problems. Much like building your own car I guess, but at least its your own car. If it was $10k with a factory 13B minus T it would be worth it, but not as is I reckon, as it puts you out of the class in 2013 and possibly even 2012. That's true. At least I know the build history of my car, and there are no areas of the car that will cause any problems due to shoddy workmanship. So far the car has worked out exactly how I wanted it, other than a little problem with the roll cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 cool build. if the power plant frame is different from manual to auto i have one sitting in the garage collecting dust you could havejoe Thanks Joe. The PPF is the same, and it's all sorted now. From memory, the only thing I needed to modify during the auto to manual conversion was the flange on the diff housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It still concerns me slightly that your tow vehicle is a van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 I see plenty of vans like mine being used for race car tow vehicles at Hampton Downs, etc (and at the Maramarua Rally yesterday). The Lawtons have been using their Super Custom to tow their drag car from Paraparaumu to Meremere for years too. I've been towing the car to a few places lately and it handles it really well. Being a Super Custom, it would have a bit more weight to it compared to an empty commercial van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 no different to a ute.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 So when can I come and look at this thing Brent? I'm living in Hamilton now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hey Markku, I've got a pretty busy week ahead of me, but you can swing by some time next week if you like? I just caught up on your Trueno thread - looks like you've been getting a bit of racing action. Did you bring the Trueno up with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 So when can I come and look at this thing Brent? I'm living in Hamilton now. Come to Pub Meat. Brent, did you end up selling the factory seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yep, seats are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Sweet as. Are you planning on running inner guards on the front arches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nope. Do you need some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nope, just be aware that you will need to manouver the wiring around under there. It has a tendancy to rub on the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've taken all the wiring out of the car and I'm re-doing the whole lot, so there should be a bit of room with the new loom. The total mass of the factory loom is huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've taken all the wiring out of the car and I'm re-doing the whole lot, so there should be a bit of room with the new loom. The total mass of the factory loom is huge! Did you manage to find someone in Hamilton to do the re-wiring? I noticed you chuck a post up in spam but don't follow enough to see whether anyone replied. Might be worth chucking a thread up if you haven't already.I'm sure there have been a couple of guys from Auckland advertising similar services over the last year or two. They probably travel for the right money. I'm keen to do my car at some stage. I imagine a stripped out race loom with base functions would sell quite well. I've hunted for something like that but was surprised to turn up no results. Is there such a thing? Just for the vehicle body I mean, not engine loom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 he posted a question in the trusted workshop thread I think. I reckon a race loom stz would be sweet and sell well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Im sure a guy used to strip and return looms on trademe for few hundy odd bucks to eliminate all the mod comms not required from loom for racecars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Heading to Taupo for a bit of testing on Monday not sure if srs about yours being pro7 : requires 13" wheels and standard brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Im sure a guy used to strip and return looms on trademe for few hundy odd bucks to eliminate all the mod comms not required from loom for racecars.Yeah I've done this already. Taken heaps out but I'm still left with a stupid German wiring loom and crappy old wires. Would be cool to just chuck something new in there with a more simple layout. Again, I could do that myself but buying all the different coloured wires adds up for only 1 car and it would take me ages to get my head around the wiring diagram and the process of doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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