Below is the ‘To Do List’ for the rally car, like all rally cars they are never quite finished. So this includes the more normal pre-event prep work, but also longer time improvement and/or development work.
- Oil & filter change
- Bolt check F/R
- Check CV joints
- Swap front pads and discs
- Service hand held extinguisher
- Check central exhaust mounts
- Clean and paint floor
- Sort tyres and wheels for Pom Trophy
- Fit new rain light
- NSF Wishbone bush
Currently weight removed since initial build (where most weight is removed) : 42.118Kgs
Change wishbones after 20 events (12 done)
Car weight : June 2016 : 851 kg
Car weight following more weight removal : 850.088 Kg
Micra longer term developments :-
- New Power steering pump or alternative system like a electric Saxo pump or the Corsa electric column.
- ITBs
- 5.1 and a ‘proper’ box
- Uprated driveshafts
- ‘under’ wing bracing
- Source spares, to add to the collection since Micras are starting to get thin on the ground
- Headlights
- Dials
- Heater unit
- Wiper mech
- CG3A Engines
- Spare panels
Some of you may have noticed that we have a new ‘play car’ – a MGZR 160VVC, bought for cheap price to do low key events like targa rallies and autotests etc…
This of course needs a list :-
- Oil & filter change
- Clean engine bay
- Drain gearbox oil
- Buy driveshafts
- Pack all joints with comp spec CV grease
- Fit front subframe mount braces
- Road rally packing
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