‘The List’

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 joint
  • Check front pads
  • Bleed front brakes
  • Clean and paint floor
  • Sort tyres for Pom Trophy
  • Fit Novice X

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 :-

  • Fit new front discs and pads
  • Bed in above
  • Timing strut
  • Brake ducting
  • Pack road rally kit
  • Splash guarding
  • Bleed front brakes
  • Brake line guarding
  • Fit spotlights
  • Fit new hand held extinguisher
  • Fit Novice X
  • Fit wheels for Bagger
  • Oil light
  • Sort tyres for Pom Trophy
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