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#1 User is offline   Partbox 

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Posted 30 December 2013 - 08:52 PM

Hello Puma People

I have agreed to race in the Pumacup next year I am so looking forward to some circuit racing again so here is a post of the project :crazy:/>/>



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Not sure what to do with the car sticker wise but may keep it simple and wang a few stripes at it :huh:/>/>

I start working on the car this Saturday so more pictures to follow soon :good:/>/>



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Posted 31 December 2013 - 09:35 AM

Look forward to pictures of your build :-)
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Posted 31 December 2013 - 10:00 AM

Thanks Kate just sorting a parts list today ;)/>

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Posted 02 January 2014 - 10:12 PM

Speedline Turini wheels ordered now on the way 15x6.5 et28 4x108 in silver

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Plus sent off for me race licence too

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Posted 04 January 2014 - 09:32 PM

View PostPartbox, on 02 January 2014 - 10:12 PM, said:

Speedline Turini wheels ordered now on the way 15x6.5 et28 4x108 in silver

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Plus sent off for me race licence too

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Nice wheels, I like pumas in red too. I got my licence threw last week. Have you done a lot of circuit racing in the past?

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Posted 04 January 2014 - 09:36 PM

Had a great day today :roflmao:/>/>

We made a start on the Partbox puma cracking little car (Shaun and I)
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We stripped the seat and carpet back and started on the sound deadening :crazy:/>/>/>

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:good:/>/> looking forward now to getting the windows out and caged up ....forgot how much fun and hard work sorting out a race can be :head:/>/>/>

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 10:54 AM

View Posttuner neil, on 04 January 2014 - 09:32 PM, said:

Nice wheels, I like pumas in red too. I got my licence threw last week. Have you done a lot of circuit racing in the past?


Sorry for the late reply Neil, but yes been racing for years in Sprints and hillclimbs - rally's and now Circuit racing :cool:/>/>/>/>/>/> mine landed today


So this week the Wheels landed and looking at what i still needed for the car tried to sort the air filter out ....but we I found we was out of stock of JR air filter :blush:/>/> .... so we now have another 10 on the way from France :)/>/>/>/>/>


http://www.part-box....oducts_id=71105





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http://www.part-box....ducts_id=113158

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Also this week we had a 2 poster ramp going in ...I am a very lucky fella :woot2:/>


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bushes will be on next weeks list ... ;)/>/>/>/>/>/>



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Posted 11 January 2014 - 04:52 PM

A ramp :D nice
So fiesta racing again ;) and red too
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Posted 11 January 2014 - 06:05 PM

A two poster ramp, you lucky bugger!
Are you using a panel air filter for the standard air box ye?

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 07:25 PM

:)/>/> Hi Kate, I may do a couple of Sprints this year in the fezzy but not sure which ones yet ..have you any plans for this year ?



Yes Neil ... the regs say must use the standard airbox so panel filter its is ;)/>/> suits me and its fair to everyone racing

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 07:54 PM

Whats the spec on your fiestie? What class you run in the sprints? I used to compete in the guyson and highland speed events in a mk2 XR2, excellent fun.

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 08:47 PM

Sure I will send you a pm .:good:/>/>/>

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but must keep on topic ...I case we got told off :blink:/>/>

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 09:05 PM

Not got any plans this year Paul. But my FRP is all ready to go anyway so no plans needed to do anything to it.
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Posted 11 January 2014 - 09:15 PM

Ok no probs .... was the Diff the last mod you had kate bet that was some time ago now .. when they handle like they do I bet not much else is needed :)/> as tiff showed us doing the cozzy.

I normally catch up with the FRP crowd at coombe but I was on the photo shoot with the fezzy last year ...are the dates confirmed for this year yet ?

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Posted 11 January 2014 - 10:37 PM

Yes this year is the 5th July :)
Gosh yes Diff the last major mechanical change.
All other work since has been strip and anti rust work.
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Posted 12 January 2014 - 07:01 PM

View Posthappy-kat, on 11 January 2014 - 10:37 PM, said:

Yes this year is the 5th July :)/>
Gosh yes Diff the last major mechanical change.
All other work since has been strip and anti rust work.





Happy Days Kate looks like we are there the week after so should be up for this now, Bet you love the diff and the rust catches up with all used cars they will all need TLC in time just painted me Rs focus which had a few tiny scabs




But ther dates are here :cool:/>


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 06:08 PM

Come on Paul, catch up!

Build going slow I see.

Mac




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Posted 17 January 2014 - 11:34 PM

Hi Mac

Its going great thanks ..just waiting on paint on yours then mine gets a cage ;)/>



Ordering the tyres next week ...i was going to take them over but Kev is not well and says he pushed for space and he is not kidding :lol:/>



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Posted 18 January 2014 - 02:13 PM

Yeah hopefully mine will be complete for the end of next month, Just waiting on these manifolds and exhausts to materialise.

Mac




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Posted 10 February 2014 - 08:29 PM

Brakes all on order should land Friday fingers crossed ;)/>



Mac, .. Manifold and system are on Bens car now sounds bonkers and spat a flame out too when if showed me the system :):cool:/>



I hope you like the pics of the extra prep they have done on your car .. should be in Paint but just herd they are stranded at home by the floods !!:head:/>

but the white car looks the nuts

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