Puma 1.7 Track Car Project

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#101 Ian G

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Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:27 AM

Coilovers are GAZ

Not sure on height, just until it looked about right

#102 nima

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Posted 02 September 2012 - 08:49 PM

Long time after...

Are they GAZ Gold?
Are you happy with them, especially in the track?

Fiesta 1,6 1996-2004
Puma 1,7 2004-......?

#103 Kizza

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 11:03 PM

i look at this thread all the time, have you done anything more to the puma?

#104 Ian G

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 11:25 PM

No further work to it, just give it a few days out a year, took it to Combe the other week.

Not much footage, to go about 7 minutes on to see me chasing a Saxo

Thinking of retiring it to be honest, its a bit rusty underneath.

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 11:09 AM

nice looks like you was stuck to his arse, did you get past him. would you not think of putting another one on th road in its place, i bet you have alot of fun on the track with her.

#106 Ian G

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 01:31 PM

Didn't get past, he was quite quick although very slow in a few places hence why I was up his ass, no blue flag at those events.

Yeah I'll do another one with a newer car.

#107 Kizza

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 01:33 PM

would you use a newer puma or another car all together?

#108 Ian G

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 07:39 PM

I fancy something else and I'd like to differentiate the business a bit and go spend some time on some other forums, which a different track car would do, but you can't beat a Puma for bang for the buck. That Puma has cost less to build and run for a few years than it would cost to buy and prep something faster, I'd have to think very carefully about committing to something else.

#109 Kizza

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 06:34 PM

in to a different car hmmm what would you do with the puma? sell it hole or sell it in bits? if you were goin to strip it i would have a few things off you, all be it in a few months when i have some more money hahahaha. have you considered what other car you would jump into?

#110 Ian G

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 06:52 PM

Did give it some thought.

http://www.weekendra...d.php?tid=22322

Keep coming back to Audi TT to be honest. Probably get a fairly nice one salvage, sell the nice interior and wheels and fit some track bodge, not sure.

I'd like to keep a Puma in the fleet. Long term plan is find an FRP that needs rescuing, missed out the other week on a salvage one of those, that'd make a nice occasional car.

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 08:02 PM

a TT would be interesting il give you that but for parts its expensive compaired to fords. but once its track worthy should be a real hoot, have you given any thoughts to the spec you want or would it be a case of money speaks louder when buying?

i think like everybody on here i would love an frp but i couldnt do to it what im doin to mine. i would feel guilty changing it with the ever decreasing number of them out there even though it would be great to have one just as a track animal