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[JG]

good work jimmy, needs a turbo spoiler in black to complete your big wing like this

[Ground Effect]

Thats an impressive weight saving considering you have probley added 10+ KG,s of SC & CC plus all the extra water The only weight figure ive seen for the NA is 875 KG,s but i dont know if thats a wet or dry figure ?

[Nev]

WOWIE, awsomely huge project to tackle Jimmy. I had no idea that you were upto all this in the last 2 months. It makes my lazy project seem ridiculously slow and I am about to go off and self-flagilate myself with shame ! I can only imagine a SC car is way better on the smaller to mid sized tracks. How do you compare to a GT3 ? Nev.

[chris_uk]

can you list the weight saving you have done?

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Thats an impressive weight saving considering you have probley added 10+ KG,s of SC & CC plus all the extra water
The only weight figure ive seen for the NA is 875 KG,s but i dont know if thats a wet or dry figure ?

AND the Hardtop weighed 8kg!! Couldn't believe it!! Was hoping it would be less though, but as you say the SC, CC, spoiler, extra water all adds up + the Tullet system is quite heavy!!! She IS nimble though!!!!

WOWIE, awsomely huge project to tackle Jimmy. I had no idea that you were upto all this in the last 2 months. It makes my lazy project seem ridiculously slow and I am about to go off and self-flagilate myself with shame !

I can only imagine a SC car is way better on the smaller to mid sized tracks. How do you compare to a GT3 ?

Nev.

The SC car is quick on track!! Still to fine tune my handling, but she's getting there!!

As for the GT3..... I've gone my whatever GT3's it's seen on track, but that might be down to the drivers...? Here's a vid, see for yourself

can you list the weight saving you have done?

I have already Chris. Go to the first post

joking

Lightweight Rollbar cover
Lightweight bootlid
Lightweight Wheels (SuperTurismos)
Lightweight seats
Lighweight Flywheel
Balancer shafts deleted.
Stereo Removal
Airbag Removal
Seatbelt Removal
Parcel Shelf removal
numerous heat shields removed
Boot liners and carpets removed
Loads of bolts left out when putting back together, joke

there's bound to be more, but that's off the top of my head

ABS is coming out next

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Lisa's away on her Hen Weekend so I got some 'me time' in today

Had some clam vents that I've been meaning to start for ages so thought I'd make a start while I had the time.

Really time consuming job this, and you've really got to concentrate!!!! Dusty as hell too!!





One down, one to go (tomorrow I hope as long as I don't get too drunk tonite! C'mon David Haye!!!!!)

[robin]

those clam vents look nice

[The Batman]

good start jim, have been meaning to do these but just no time no rest for the wicked ay.

[VXT Tim]

But you only just had it all painted.

[kipper]

Yep, got to get to work on mine as well...better get a Dremel first though

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Titanium toe link kit with Fluro links. Lovellly!!!! Pricey though £653.94

[Ground Effect]

Titanium toe link kit with Fluro links. Lovellly!!!!!

http://www.nitron.co...sp_toe-link.htm

I nearly fell of my seat when i saw the price but if you keep saying "mmm yummy titanium" the price gets smaller
You must be close to 850kgs now

Sam.

[VXT Tim]

Very nice JJ. That is one hefty price tag

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

I don't think the price is bad at all to be fair!! OK the product is the top of the price scale; Nitron often are, but you never read any 'my Nitron's have fallen apart' threads like you do with Gaz, Spitfire etc.... The full Spitfire kit came in over £500 if I remember correctly, and that was made up of cheap joints that caused untold grief to a good many of our members!! Every Spitfire owner I know who pushed HARD on track had issues! MAXR told me it'd cost him over a grand in geo's alone as he went through around 3 sets of links! All well and good for Spitfire to replace the links, but do they then pay for your geo to be re-done...? NO. Chris Randall has been running the Hofmann's Europa on this kit all season with no bother so it's tried and tested in my eyes!!!

[vocky]

make sure you get NA toe links, those in the pic look like the turbo version

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

make sure you get NA toe links, those in the pic look like the turbo version

Pic is for an Elise off the Nitron website. I've not even seen mine yet, not had chance to check them out.

[Winstar]

Titanium toe link kit with Fluro links. Lovellly!!!!!

http://www.nitron.co...sp_toe-link.htm

I nearly fell of my seat when i saw the price but if you keep saying "mmm yummy titanium" the price gets smaller
You must be close to 850kgs now

Sam.

being pedantic they are mainly made of high grade Ali

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Titanium toe link kit with Fluro links. Lovellly!!!!!

http://www.nitron.co...sp_toe-link.htm

I nearly fell of my seat when i saw the price but if you keep saying "mmm yummy titanium" the price gets smaller
You must be close to 850kgs now

Sam.

being pedantic they are mainly made of high grade Ali

Yeah, I just like the sound of the Ti bits more Have you seen the way they've threaded the main bar...? 2 right hand threads with differing pitch instead of 1 right and one left hand thread. So precise with the adjustment!!!! Very clever!

[2-20]

make sure you get NA toe links, those in the pic look like the turbo version

Pic is for an Elise off the Nitron website. I've not even seen mine yet, not had chance to check them out.

So they do a specific version for the VX ..?? because it's not only the difference of the "conical/cylindric" shape at the outer junction but also the fact that a specific stainless bracket to attach to the chassis is needed.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

make sure you get NA toe links, those in the pic look like the turbo version

Pic is for an Elise off the Nitron website. I've not even seen mine yet, not had chance to check them out.

So they do a specific version for the VX ..?? because it's not only the difference of the "conical/cylindric" shape at the outer junction but also the fact that a specific stainless bracket to attach to the chassis is needed.

Yes they had my car for the two months developing the kit for a specific fit to the VX220. It really is a lovely bit of kit!