The Miami blue ABF fast road/track day project!

Hi everyone

Iv been on here a little while now but don't usually post so i thought as I'm pretty far through my project now i might as well post up a bit about it.

Its going to be for the sunny weekend spirited drive with the odd track day in there too.



I got the car just over a year ago now from someone else on this site, some of you may have seen it about?

Here it is when i first got it

It didn't stay like this for long i started stripping it down straight away


The chassis was pretty clean no rust anywhere only problems were a few knocks its had at some point in life which turned out to be badly repaired





The rear corner had dent which was pulled out.

The front had been hit at some point bending it over to the drivers side but  wasn't straightened out before a new front panel was put on.






After all the repairs were done it was time for primer and paint



​Engine bay and inside boot done



Then the doors and shell followed i know some people  are not keen on series 1 colours on 2s but I'm still having trouble finding a small rear light panel so it will be changed eventually

Had it sent up to my brothers body shop to be painted in his new booth

Started putting bit back together even had a mk2 1.6 driver engine in there for a bit



​But then this came along and it was far too tempting to miss out on

Looking good so far. 

Any engine mods to be done or standard abf in there? 

The car looks great! Keep up the good work

Shell looks fantastic, and in the best colour!!  

Matt

Nice car mate, I also love that colour!!

Brad. said

Looking good so far. 

Any engine mods to be done or standard abf in there? 

Hi Brad

Engine is mainly stock only thing done at the moment is a 4 branch, its also running the standard management but I'm swaying towards forced induction on it in the not too distant future.

Speak to me I'm doing 16vt buddy. Got two turbos here both good for 300bhp but undecided which to use haha. 

Awesome colour, awesome car, simples.

The horrible task of sorting the wiring out!


This is pretty much how the engine stands now all up and running


Iv pretty much replaced everything in the bay now

Decided to fit callipers from an astra which are 256mm with mk2 disks, 9 inch servo and a seat cupra 24mm (i think) master cylinder seems to stop quite well.



This is the fuel system I'm running got half way through this and realised i could have done it a much easier way but oh well i think it looks good and people seem to think its NOS I'm running.
It consists of a facet red top feeding a 2 litre swirl pot which then feeds a cosworth fuel pump bit over the top i know!





Iv still got load more to put up but that is it for now.

Looks awesome mate so far. Bit OTT with the pump but why not.

Keep the updates coming.

Smudger

Small update finally got my manifold back from fabricators had a right nightmare with it, first of all it hit the steering boot badly so cut and had welded at a different angle then had the thing on and off as it would not stop leaking then found out it had a pin hole which looked like a factory defect, leaked right between two of the tubes where they went into one. so now its back problem solved.



Its a TA technix i also had the two halfs welded up just to make sure there was no risk of leaking from anywhere.



Also got these in the post ball joint extenders and tie rod flip kit.



Going to be interesting to see what difference they make

Went for the AP's to replace those horrible budget coily's was split between spending a bit more and getting GAZ/AVO but will see how they pan out I'm not bothered by harshness.

timhil said

Also got these in the post ball joint extenders and tie rod flip kit.



Going to be interesting to see what difference they make

Been looking for some of these, whereabouts did you get these from, and what sort of price?

Car looks lovely by the way, ABF's are so good in the Mk1!

Got them from Unix-performance in the US there quite pricey at £170ish but they seem good quality and will hopefully make a difference.

Wow haven't posted here in a while

Cars been road worthy for a while now just lots of little bits to sort out still.










This is how it stands at the moment but still having a few problems with the steering being too light.

 

Finally getting around to posting an update, as winter seem to be closing in iv decided to take the car off the road for some big changes!

Been on a few track days this summer trying to get the car setup right.
Heres a few from brands hatch




 

Wow the car looks stunning. The colour is also nice and starting to grow on me now. well done.      

Got them from Unix-performance in the US there quite pricey at £170ish but they seem good quality and will hopefully make a difference.


Actually…. Montreal CANADA

So have started stripping things down, iv had a cage laying around for a while now so decided to get it in there and see how it lines up.



its and OMP bolt in cage its a complete nightmare to get in there but once in it fit snug, i also shortened it slightly where the front bolts to the back so
it now fits without having to cut the dash.



Started stripping down engine bay of old gearbox and other parts, as my gearbox was so bad its time for a 02a swap, the old 020 was just such hard work to change gear.



 

hey you car looks very well sorted keep it up, just a question if you havent already been asked previously, what is your brake set up, as it seems you have a 23mm master cylinder ??