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[DOUGMO]

It used to have lexan rear door windows and stock front ones.
I will now have lexan in all windows except for the front screen which will be heated.
We will be doing some tricky stuff with the side and rear windows to reduce the drag
on the side of the car.

Depending on how it goes in testing I am aiming for evonats at wakefield and if its
really fast I may make an appearance at WTA again.

Baz, Im blowing up like a baloon mate, hence the extreme weight reduction on the car.

Next step is me loosing a bit of weight.

[EVOISM]

nice work george

shot gun being one of ur mechanics for WTA

[DOUGMO]

If I go in my car Ill need the help mate, not like last time.........arrive and drive lol

[EVOISM]

lol those famous drivers just rock up drive answer a few questions from the press n public then leave, with a hole being burnt in their back pocket!

they hav it real good.

[DOUGMO]

I had the bonus of no hole ...... lol

[EVOISM]

lol oh poor u.

u did hav the pleasure of me bugging u asking u shitloads of questions every 3.5seconds

how much do u want for the throttle body and fuel pump assem?

[OFFON-4]

wow George, thats what i call pulling the finger out.
Must come around and have a look maybe you can help put my GSR on a diet

[SIVART]

Im supprised your keeping the GSR rear fog lamps in there, I thought you would have swapped out for GSR ones

man its going to be lite , you will need a decal saying only 1% fat

[DOUGMO]

I was going to use the stock lance/gl covers but I really love the look of the foglights.
I though I should put the to good use if they are there so they will be used as rain lights.

Dave, I am now an expert at removing weight from these cars, I spent about 8 hours today scraping shit off the underside of the car
for a total weight loss of about 3kgs! It takes a lot of commitment to get the most weight out possible.

[DOUGMO]

A bit more cutting has been going on,
Really getting desperate for the grams now.

Heavy trimming of the gear shifter plate....the plate is very thick so
some good savings there




Rear seat belt bolt brackets, a massive amount of work to get these out in one piece, approx 25 spot welds per plate




Removal and trimming of the surround at the bottom of the steering column.
It has been refitted with alloy bolts too.




Even went has far as drilling a few holes in the height adjuster for the column
(even though they are a bit crooked)




We then got on to any uneccessary weight on the rear panels
Lower sections of the rear 1/4 panels and beaver panel are gone.




And now we have begun on the front, going to remove the upper and lower parts of the radiator support panel and replace them with thin chrome moly tube.

[ONPSI]

Fighting for that tonne mate..At this rate i hope you get there

[DOUGMO]

With the amount of time going into it at the moment I ope so too mate.
Easily over 100 hours in the last few weeks just on weight removal alone

[ENGINR]

You should of just had Barry build you a chrome-moly space frame and transferred all your EVO running gear and engine over to that!

Martin Griggs got his EVO3 down to about 700kg by basically turning it into an open wheeler buggy....

[DOUGMO]

well, not far off that now mate....lol

I am keeping it within the rules for WTA just incase it is fast enough.

So that means no chassis rail mods at all.

[Hypo]

I think I have asked this but what size rear tyres are you going to run and what offset rim?

With the factory EVO V rims I can't go any wider than a 215 Dunlop semi slick.

Are you going to cut out the rear guards and mount fibreglass flares?

[DOUGMO]

yeah mate, Im going the hack now, running 255/40R17s all, unsure if it will be just a serious pump
of the metal guards(with a lot of cutting) or flares. I have flares but they wont cover the front of the wheel
how I would like so Im looking at different options at the moment.

The front will need some work too.

[ENGINR]

I won't be needing those flares I purchased for the Coupe mate.... my new rims and tyre combo will fit under the rear guards with a bit of slight metal pumping.... so if you want 'em.

[DOUGMO]

nah im good mate, not what Im after, run some big tyres on yours so you do need them

[DOUGMO]

Here are the tyres that Im going to run to start with....255/40 17....should do the trick hopefully.




This is next to a 235/45 17 road tyre for comparison

[EV0300]

Those are huge. I wish I could get away with some fattet tyres.