Tipo 16v Race Car production Modified
Posted: June 23rd, 2006, 8:37 am
I have been building a 3dr tipo 16 to race in the uK in the euro saloons championship which used to be the autoitalia championship. the tipo was mine a number of years ago, I sold it, but now I have bought it back to rebuild
Here is it before it was stripped 53k miles fulls service history
underneath was fully de-sealed and seam welded along with pretty much any other join.
to this now taken after painting
cage is cds tubing, with triangulation on the front struts, which also have extra plates added on top. there is a dash bar, and sill to tunnel mounts for the seat.
The engine for the race car is fully blue printed and gas flowed. Still a mild class c spec. Will develop the car once it's done some races. Body has been fully stitch welded with the front struts connected to the cage.
the engine, built by the chap who has done one or two of these.
paddle helix
ah look at this pro at work, like my workshop[;)] yes right
centre console hand folded by my fair hand and a piece of wood, and a mallet
rear view with corbeau revolution seat, as reccommended by my friend Graham Heels, who won the Alfa championship a few years ago, he reckoned the wrap around head protection saved his life during a tyre wall impact - good enough reason for me. Just got 3inch luke 5 point harness to go with it. The tipo driving position is a bit high but on max height I still cannot see that well over the front, will worry about this later as the car isnt on the flat so it may not be so bad.
delta evo2 brembos
new steering rack, notice poly bushes they were easy to fit- yes right.
at last the trigger wheel is made, meaning I can finally get the engine ready to go in,
here's the engine a bit more assembled, loom has been soldered. but didn't show it in this pic, what a fun job.
racetech gauges as rec by GC, dam they cost a lot, but the cheaper boyracer gauges just look and feel ****.
got rear bushes in on trial fit, made one mistake but I can sort that
trigger fitted like a glove[:)]
just a few more bits, starting is virtually the next thing on the list after calibrating the sensors.
Race parts made up a few lines for me, they take a bit of reminding to get the stuff out though, here on the gbox is a line I had to have made as my catch tank fouled the OE Fiat solid line, even though functioanlly it was sound.
battery box -how exciting, the wiring is actually much tidier and I have tested as the circuits bar the fuel pump and starter. Scared myself when the tacho went backwards, but this is normal - should have read the instructions.
look at these chav tastic lights a whole 20 quid, as long as they meet the regs Im ok
cooler and duct, will need to isolate the air filter above it as it will be sucking hot air.
expensive fuel line and pressure guage,
the short black pipe has one of my home made bungs
made from this, my homemade lathe, well necessity is the the mother...
side and front,- i was bored so mocked it up on the front
and look at this now race license holder, poncing around the the front room [:I]
The car has now moved garages back to my lets say humble garage, with some nifty DIY I have a bench and a strong high level wheel rack, I have purchased second hand slicks from one of the renault clio cup teams, also cleaned and stopped the fuel system leaking. I literally just as I type this am about to start something running on my server and as that runs I'm off to omex down the road to get my OMEM 600 ecu - at last only took them 3 weeks to get them in!!!
new suspension 9th march 07
race
inside
Updates on page 2 of this thread....
Rich
Here is it before it was stripped 53k miles fulls service history
underneath was fully de-sealed and seam welded along with pretty much any other join.
to this now taken after painting
cage is cds tubing, with triangulation on the front struts, which also have extra plates added on top. there is a dash bar, and sill to tunnel mounts for the seat.
The engine for the race car is fully blue printed and gas flowed. Still a mild class c spec. Will develop the car once it's done some races. Body has been fully stitch welded with the front struts connected to the cage.
the engine, built by the chap who has done one or two of these.
paddle helix
ah look at this pro at work, like my workshop[;)] yes right
centre console hand folded by my fair hand and a piece of wood, and a mallet
rear view with corbeau revolution seat, as reccommended by my friend Graham Heels, who won the Alfa championship a few years ago, he reckoned the wrap around head protection saved his life during a tyre wall impact - good enough reason for me. Just got 3inch luke 5 point harness to go with it. The tipo driving position is a bit high but on max height I still cannot see that well over the front, will worry about this later as the car isnt on the flat so it may not be so bad.
delta evo2 brembos
new steering rack, notice poly bushes they were easy to fit- yes right.
at last the trigger wheel is made, meaning I can finally get the engine ready to go in,
here's the engine a bit more assembled, loom has been soldered. but didn't show it in this pic, what a fun job.
racetech gauges as rec by GC, dam they cost a lot, but the cheaper boyracer gauges just look and feel ****.
got rear bushes in on trial fit, made one mistake but I can sort that
trigger fitted like a glove[:)]
just a few more bits, starting is virtually the next thing on the list after calibrating the sensors.
Race parts made up a few lines for me, they take a bit of reminding to get the stuff out though, here on the gbox is a line I had to have made as my catch tank fouled the OE Fiat solid line, even though functioanlly it was sound.
battery box -how exciting, the wiring is actually much tidier and I have tested as the circuits bar the fuel pump and starter. Scared myself when the tacho went backwards, but this is normal - should have read the instructions.
look at these chav tastic lights a whole 20 quid, as long as they meet the regs Im ok
cooler and duct, will need to isolate the air filter above it as it will be sucking hot air.
expensive fuel line and pressure guage,
the short black pipe has one of my home made bungs
made from this, my homemade lathe, well necessity is the the mother...
side and front,- i was bored so mocked it up on the front
and look at this now race license holder, poncing around the the front room [:I]
The car has now moved garages back to my lets say humble garage, with some nifty DIY I have a bench and a strong high level wheel rack, I have purchased second hand slicks from one of the renault clio cup teams, also cleaned and stopped the fuel system leaking. I literally just as I type this am about to start something running on my server and as that runs I'm off to omex down the road to get my OMEM 600 ecu - at last only took them 3 weeks to get them in!!!
new suspension 9th march 07
race
inside
Updates on page 2 of this thread....
Rich