V8ENZ's Clubman Build

[V8ENZ]

Thought I'de put some pics up of my project
got a few bits in the shed i haven't taken pics of yet ie. front calipers, wiring loom, master cylinders ect gauges are also in.
engine should be ready to go in by the end of Feb, but I might not be ready for it.
My plan is still to have it rego'ed by easter= me working my arse off.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/birkin/paint1.jpg
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more pics soon
cheers

[iluv2moan]

ill be the first to say i love em..... megabusa will be 1 of the many cars in my garage 1 day

[Roobiks]

That would be great fun to build :) Have fun!

[iluv2moan]

http://i83.imagethrust.com/i/883355/dscn4599.jpg (http://www.imagethrust.com)

[V8ENZ]

yeah next one will be bike engined for sure

[Niva]

thats awsome man, i heard the bike engines are good for 10's? imagain boosting one!

[iluv2moan]

0-100 in 3.2 secs as standard motor!! - hyabusa in 1 of the zoom mags making 260 rwkws with a gt30 or so strapped to it - imagine that in 4-500 kg car on slicks

[V8ENZ]

the ford 2 liter should still be good for mid 4's to 100, andra kick soft tops out at 12.99 without full cage hehe

[Sciflyer]

Zetec is a fairly decent engine depending on what year it is

Im surprised its running live axle and leafs - is this common in Westfield type cars? Maybe the extra weight in the back is actually a good thing?

[V8ENZ]

05 zetec
live axle is about 20kg lighter than independent and more fun.
like my homemade struts? shocks arent here yet

[RRob]

Can't wait to see this thing @ teh TS....

[Joe]

Very nice Nik..

I'm a BIG fan of Clubmans, always have been.

Zetec is a fantastic motor, its the new standard for Clubmans...cheap, strong and more than enough power for a feather weight Clubman.

Ultimate would be a Cosworth Zetec engine....300HP NA, 9500rpm....game over ;)

[V8ENZ]

Can't wait to see this thing @ teh TS....

yeah no worries, I will have moved by then.

[V70R]

I'll give you 3 minutes before you do your first skid Nik ..

[manual]

One of these are on my list of "to-builds" one day ... one in Qld with a CA18 does 0-100 in about 3.2 from memory

you got two shells on your trailer?? one for you and one for your dad or what??

[V8ENZ]

me and my nieghbour, building it in his shed
also happens to be my landlord.
my old mans assisting by drinking all the booze out of the bar fridge

[Jimmy_S]

Lookin good Nik... Should be awesome when finished... and heaps of late nights and fun along the way! :p

[V8ENZ]

Finished the brakes off today and almost got all the body wiring down, due to supplier issues, I "might" get the engine/gearbox this week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/birkin/P1010824.jpg
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[MMM]

nice!!!

how much to build one of these? if you dont mind me asking

[V8ENZ]

40-45k probably

should be able to sell it for that still in 5+ years time tho

[Jimmy_S]

Yeah Bombed... :D

[V8ENZ]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/birkin/20070402_00077.jpg

and only 3 months late!

[Milhouse]

common man that things got plenty of room for a snail :D

[V8ENZ]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/birkin/P1010887small.jpg
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getting there slowly, but runs againts Lukians orange shouldn't be too far away

[iluv2moan]

so hot

[kneedtotinkle]

Looks like a fun car to build, not too complicated and simplicity always is the key to success.

Good buy, shall be a competitive car.

[S133LTR]

ive seen quite a few westfeild style kits which are pretty average its good to see the level of quality in yours man.
looks like some very nice gear there.
probably never corner like the merc though...

[V8ENZ]

cheers man
yeah i'm going to miss that floating feeling around corners haha

if you have alook in sunday times auto liftout, theres an artical about the exact same kit as mine.

[cactus]

looks sick Nick =D

[JBAE]

any particular reason for going with this kit? over westfeild ect? pros and cons?

[V8ENZ]

this kit was all new parts bar the engine/box.

westies run recond. diff, calipers, uprights, steering box ect
they also need extra barwork welded in to achieve minimium stiffness requirements for adr.

few people that have driven westies mentoned to me that they suffer bump steer.


my car (Birkin) is 1 of 2 companys (other is Caterham) that legaly can make an exact replica of the original 7, the car I'm building is to the same dimensions as colin chapman built the lotuses to, therefore increasing resale value.

[JBAE]

oh ok cool cheers for the info

[V8ENZ]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/birkin/P1020080.jpg

its back on the stands now but i couldnt help myself

[Milhouse]

friggin cool hahahha :D

[doriae86]

awesome machine

[Fryman]

should whip good nuts!

[doriae86]

should whip pretty much anything around ahg :)

[xr06t]

cool!

looks like a ton of fun alright!!

[Passage GT]

looks awesome dude, can't wait to see it in action

[Mike_Hunt]

Awesome stuff.. keep up with the updates, will be a giant-killer!

[GTREA]

If I ever sold my GTR this is something i'd consider doing.

I always loved Meccano, and that just looks like Meccano on roids!

[V8ENZ]

been driving it on dealer plates over the weekend.

diff blew up this arvo with all of 100k's on the clock.
going to pick up a spare tomorrow morning but looking into lsd love as a replacement.

[kirbo]

Where you cruising around Capel yesterday? Looks hawt.

[V8ENZ]

was down there on saturday and this morning picking up a diff center.

[V8ENZ]

looks like it will be cruising/skids/chopping by early next month

[DRKWRX]

hmm I saw one of these this morning heading to the Licensing centre!!

[Miami]

That would have been Nik - he was taking it to licensing today :)

[DRKWRX]

All I can say is hes lucky it wasnt raining :lol: looked nice big shiney exhaust.

[V8ENZ]

it was raining when i left home, its ok, had a towle with me.
anyway the tin can is now rego'ed, whens the next cruise?

[Miami]

Friday night :)

[SimonR32]

game on :)

it better be there haha

[Lonewolf]

skids @ the truckstop? :D

[Skitzo]

going to be good to see this on a cruise.... if u go on fri... expect u will be a tad chilly.. well done.... now go enjoy it..

[V8ENZ]

Birkins been rego'ed for a few months now.
Broken 2 diffs in it so far (read: crap diffs) but hope the problem is solved now. 2nd one happend on last antilag cruise.

Goes like a shower of shit and brings a smile to my face everytime i turn a corner.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc146/V8ENZ/broken.jpg
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[McKVNT]

saw it in the flesh at the cruise, looked killer dude

[V8ENZ]

Bit of an overdue update.
A solution was found for the diff smashing
it came in the for of a
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/sniperx8/P1020187.jpg

It's run a 14.6 at the drags which i'm not unhappy with.
took it down to ahg couple of weeks ago, found it's got abit of push in it so gonna start playing with tyre pressures and shock settings.

It's been a fragile little girl over the last 5000ks
dropped the alternator
blown a starter motor
cracked a radiator
blown a thermostat gasket
2 diffs
but it's been worth it

put a few vids up of it running
http://www.youtube.com/V8ENZ

Cheers

[V70R]

Nik, i really like what you have achieved and done with the car, however i am surprised at that quarter mile time. Looking at the vids it looks like you would get an easy 13. Ihope you do with the new LSD.

Secondly, with all these broken parts, I hope you're not driving over car park retaining walls like you did with the Cross8 !

[V8ENZ]

few issues regarding the 1/4 mile time
first gear is a shitter of a ratio which i will change in due course
the cams and ecu are stock and it just runs out of puff just over 5k
and the fedrals really didnt stick too good to the track

all simple things and it should be able to crack the 13's i would think.

[Joe]

Nick,

Cosworth roller throttle body plenum with CF airbox
http://cosworth.com/uploads/1151625015450.jpg

Cosworth fast road/race cams
http://cosworth.com/uploads/1120588101450.jpg

Do it.

[V70R]

Joe will pay .. wont you Joe :D