Van

The ultimate goal!

Congratulations.

333pg333

Ultimately that must be the goal hey Van??

For the record. The car last weighed in at pretty much right on 1200kgs / 2640lbs wet. Since then we've added dry sump system inc all the plumbing + tank & housing, rear wing/struts/internal bracing, front splitter w/ thick alu supports, rocker panels, roof scoop, air jacks and plumbing, and all the custom front end cooling system. Not insignificant additions as you can imagine. However with the removal of all the underbody insulation, addition of carbon fibre doors, lexan rear hatch and removal of all the metal quarter panels and replacing them with f/glass...we are now down to 1140kgs / 2500lbs wet. Considering we've also lowered the car a lot...incorporated longer A Arm pins plus bump steer kit and replaced stock torsion tube housing with the 95ONE 2" x 3" version. We should have way better geometry and we've gained a lot of droop (which is the main reason for all of this!). On top of that we've added a 3.1L racemotor in place of the former 2.5L mostly stock motor. When I look at the old video of the car back in 2012 it was still pretty damn quick in a straight line. Disregard the suspension issues, it moved forwards at a decent pace. Now we've improved everything (except the stock intake) so I imagine that this car should feel somewhat different yet again!

Shall report back.

Video from April 2012 session prior to crash. The car is pretty fast and it only has 360whp. I can hear/see now why I came off the track back then but I remember how it leaped through the gears. Brain is doing somersaults trying to imagine what it will be like now!

OzJustin

That is one mean racecar! Patrick, having spoken to you on & off over the last few months I know how nervous & excited you were about the build. Really happy for you & great to see the dream reach fruition.

Definately ease into it & do us all proud at World Time Attack!

gruhsy

Congrads....Very nice work

lart951

Patrick, is a honor to have you on this board, you are one of the few that still represent the 951, be careful and I wish I could say good luck but I don't believe in luck, but faith it has always worked for me, so say a little prayer before each race, I will do it for you my friend.

Lart

refresh951

+1 Well said!

Reimu

When its done do you think you can take some high quality pictures of it?

blitz951

Have you ever seen star wars? That car looks like what darth vader would drive.
Im happy for you Patrick but be safe that car looks serious.

Voith

One of the best projects ever. Thanks for inspiring the rest of us.

theedge

Awesome build, the air jack video is funny.

When will there be videos of it being driven in anger?

333pg333

Thanks for the kind words guys. For some reason I've been inspired by these forgotten little cars that not many are aware of and even fewer care about. Have been inspired by many on this Board and hope to fly the flag for the front engine transaxle water pumper for some time to come.

A real photographer is taking some pics this week.

First track day tomorrow. Stomach is currently in permanent Butterfly mode...

Dubai944

Good luck with the test drive. Take it easy, it's going to be a different car to drive. Your spring rate differential is even scarier than before to me, so hopefully that big wing will keep the back end in place.

Geneqco

Hey Patrick... absolutely awesome... what a beast! A credit to you and your team. Great dyno results too.
All the best for tomorrow, can't wait to hear your impressions and see some track footage.
I'm with Lart... so good to see you really push the envelope whilst remaining faithful to the original, truly inspirational!

333pg333

We’ve basically just gone up about 230lbs in rate both front and rear. So the ‘feel’ should be the same. Bit of guesswork in terms of specifying the new springs based on the extra downforce. The issue we had before was of the inside rears lifting off the ground. I mean, perhaps the setup was taily as well but I don’t believe the springs were why I came off the track. I will be taking things slowly and Paul will do the first session. He’s an accomplished driver and will be much more efficient than me dealing with the setup. Whereas I anticipate going down the straight for the first time and feeling 500whp kicking in, screaming like a little girl and covering my eyes with my hands!!

Thanks Scott. You were actually on my list to email. Thanks for your support over the years too. Very much appreciated.

NB: We’ve just gone to fit the version 2 of the LR racing axles/CV’s and the short axle doesn’t fit. Too long. Very frustrating. So we will go back to version 1 and cross fingers. I’ll have to get measurements and see where these axles are the wrong dimension and send them back.

URG8RB8

The car looks amazing Patrick! Good luck with the testing, hope everything goes smoothly, but you know how that usually turns out.

+1 for what Darth Vader would drive on Earth! DARTH951

Sorry to hear about the axles. Don't ask me why this doesn't surprise me.