Sideways Mk2 Rally car

[david_white]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Great to see the car looking better than ever. Saw it at bruntingthorpe and was well impressed by it.

Nice colour scheme too with the blue stripes

[pitbull]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

thoses light pods on the bonnet look really good.neaver seen them before.

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

A few pictures of how the car looks now......








And one from the Old School Track Day @ Bruntingthorpe last year


Cheers
Steve

[tim]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

lookin good steve,whens ur nxt rally

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Forgot to add this one of the engine



Tim,
I dunno whats next mate, I was planning on doing weeton, but unfortunately plans have changed

[david_white]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Such a neat build this, real credit to you. So often rally cars with all the right bits on them end up looking messy or complicated, Not this one!

Superb

[M11rf]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Very Nice mate

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Thanks Guys

Cheers Dave, from the start I decided to keep it neat and simple and more importantly reliable. A liitle bit of time and thought spent making things quick release or easy to get at and strong enough for the job pays dividends in the long run, well that was the plan



Cheers
Steev

[windy]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

You ever considered doing Mull?

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

You ever considered doing Mull?

often mate, I would love to do it, a big gang go up every year from my local motorclub and rave about it.
unfortunately young kids mean a week or so away from home rallying is a no no at the minute, in fact getting a pass out for a weekends rallying is a task these days

one day maybe with a bit of luck

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

I found a file on my pc today with the car spec on, so I thought I would post it up for all to see as I know you lot like your tech specs popcorn:

Bodyshell
Unarched seam welded & gusseted Genuine 1976 Mk 2 Mexico shell with large gearbox tunnel 4 Link rear boxes with cross braces, Rear turrets, Watts’s linkage towers, boot floor modified to clear exhaust/watts linkage, exhaust tunnel fitted to passenger side.
Quick lift Jacking points fitted to sills.
Grp4 strut top plates & under wing strut tower reinforcing.
Strengthened & braced radiator supports.
Weld on (brackets) alloy strut brace.
Double skinned and reinforced bulkhead. Front & rear chassis skids. Rear firewall.
Full Safety Devices cage with diagonal with additional multi-points, and extra bracing to front and rear suspension turrets, plus extra brace to transmission tunnel.
Chassis mounted alloy 10mm sumpguard.
Alloy petrol tank with steel base welded to boot floor.
Heated and laminated front screen.
Bronze tinted Perspex side and rear windows c/w sliders. Fibreglass boot & bonnet with cut down cosworth vents moulded in.
All interior trim removed. Carbon fibre door panels, dash and centre console.
Alloy Grp1 front spoiler, Carbon fibre front quarter bumpers and rear bumper.
Carbon Fibre drivers door mirror.
Kaylan mud flaps
Signal Yellow paint with blue RS1800 side stripes + sponsors logos.
Bonnet mounted quick release lamp pod with 4 Cibie 100w virage lamps.

Engine
Dave Brooks built 2.2 pinto. (2220cc)
Ultimate spec head with Holbay roller rocker cam kit & Holbay race spec Cam.
Steel vernier timing wheel.
205 sierra injection/cosworth block, rebored/honed and decked.
Offset ground Sierra injection crank.
Fiesta Diesel rods, Accralite forged pistons with cut-outs to clear valves.
Lightened, double dowelled steel flywheel with AP racing twin plate paddle clutch.
3D distributor less programmable ignition by DTA with cosworth crank sensor, throttle position potentiometer and water temperature sensor.
Twin coil wasted spark coil pack.
Twin Weber 48 DCOE’s on Dave Brooks fabricated manifold & Dave Brooks Kevlar cool air airbox with internal itg filter and ducting to front of car.
Twin Facet red top fuel pumps mounted in boot of car.
Radtec alloy radiator, with spal front mounted electric fan & silicone hoses.
19 row oil cooler mounted in front of radiator.
3-piece Grp4 exhaust manifold with further modifications By Dave Brooks and 2.5" Tony Law DIY twin box system with re-packable rear silencer box.
Rolling road Tuned @ 219bhp & 195ftlb of torque

Gearbox
Quaife 5 speed professional Dog box, with rose jointed quick shift gearlever.
RS 2000 alloy bellhousing converted to quick release, breather bottle fitted.
Hydraulically operated clutch.


Axle
6-linked thick tube Baby Atlas fitted with Quaife semi-floating big hub bearing and Grp4 half-shaft kit.
4.6:1 Crown Wheel & Pinion & Motorsport spec Limited Slip Diff c/w Grp4 side gears.
Alloy brace, diff guard, & Grp4 studs.

Suspension & steering
Front: Grp 4 Bilstein struts with adjustable spring seats 250lb 4"dia springs. Rose jointed two-piece alloy top mounts.
Grp4 World Cup Cross Member with modified engine mounts.
Adjustable rose jointed TCA’s
Gartrac tension strut kit with anti-roll bar kit.
2.2 Quaife quick rack with speed sensitive Electric Power Steering from Vauxhall Corsa and Quick Motorsport EPS control unit.
Rear: 4 Link kit. Watts Linkage. 145 lb Multi leaf slipper springs with PTFE slipper kit. 105E rear shackles.
Turreted coilover Grp 4 Bilstein’s with 50lb assister springs.

Brakes
Front: AP racing radial alloy 4 pot callipers mounted on machined alloy brackets. AP racing vented discs with separate alloy mounting bells.
Alloy Grp 4 RS hubs with Grp4 studs.
Rear: XR3 front brakes on vented cross-drilled discs.
Hydraulic handbrake. All brake lines in Braided steel


Interior
Striped out interior with Carbon Fibre dashboard with Stack ST700 rev counter + additional water & oil pressure gauges.
Carbon Fibre centre console & door cards. Flocked dash top.
Carbon Fibre false floor on drivers side
Sparco suede steering wheel.
Magnum Pro FIA competition seats.
Willians 4 point FIA quick release harnesses.
Gel racing battery mounted in alloy tray behind drivers seat.
Helmet box. Peltor intercom. Map light + plotting light.
Safety Devices 2.25L AFFF electrically operated Plumbed in fire extinguisher + 1.75L AFFF hand held.
Bespoke wiring loom made from scratch to suit car using lightweight wire and aircraft spec connectors.
Plastic coated aluminium fuel lines with anodised aluminium fittings.

Wheel & Tyres
Tarmac: 7"x13" Group 4 competition Revolutions in white (ET0) with 200/530/13 Dunlop moulded slicks or factory cut wets in various compounds.
Gravel: 6"x13" Group 4 competition Revolutions in white (ET16) with 165/80/13 SP61 or 185/70/13 SP82 Dunlop gravel tyres in various compounds.


CheeRS
Steve

[Tezza2]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Hi Steve, very nice car & an impressive spec... bang tidy..

just dont let gary at (Retro) near it, or you'll have massive wheels and arches!!

only kidding gary...

[para144]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

I know this is an old thread.

The car looks really well prepped .

Did fitting the tension struts make a big improvement?

[Joe-Tait]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Great read and a great car youve got there

I loved reading up on it when you had your magazince feature some work has gone into that car over the years

[Sideways]

Re: Sideways Mk2 Rally car

Great read and a great car youve got there

I loved reading up on it when you had your magazince feature some work has gone into that car over the years

Cheers Joe

Yes its changed quite a bit over the years a "labour of love" you might say

its obviously had the Elite sequential box in it for the last few years and may get a few more changes this year if I can ever finish off the seemingly never ending work on my house.

I know this is an old thread.

The car looks really well prepped .

Did fitting the tension struts make a big improvement?

Cheers Mike

I noticed you posted about these recently on the british rally forum, I found the tension struts to be an improvement, they seem to make the front feel more positive & solid (probably due to all the rose joints) and also feels more stable under heavy braking. At the end of the day they are a bolt on item and don't require welding brackets to the shell, so you can always revert back to the std ARB set up if you wanted too.
If you do go down this route make sure you get the correct arms as the std ones supplied with the kit are for use with the 'short' tarmac struts. you will need the "forest" spec arms if your using std length struts.

Cheers
Steve