Sneek peak at Fabos new circuit / hillclimb bug which he has finally finished. Fabos taking it out today for a test and tune day at Barbargello for its first track outing. IMO I think Fabo has done a top job as I think the car looks PHAT!

This car will be running as a sport sedan so Chris has put a lot of time into attention to detail with this one. I know first hand what spending that little extra time on finishing off a race car can have and I have no doubt he/we will see this thing setting some quick times soon. I have seen the attention to detail in this build and its pretty top notch. Well done and congrates on the project. Now go and enjoy it.

Btw. Love the colour. Old skool race car.

Sweet

Yep - love the colour

Thanks for putting that up Nathan,photo bucket is a pain in the claker on a tablet..

The colouris Laguna seca blue.

She's loaded up and ready for some practice laps at barbagalo this ...arvo

Fabo...

Crikey, Chris....let's hope it goes as well as it looks.

How about some details/photos of the engine, suspension, etc.

Greg

Looking good!

Yeah, how about some details.

love it, brings back some memories

Looks tuff Chris

Vthanks for all the possitive comments everyone,appreciate it!!!

Fabo...

Here is a few photos from underneath. As u can see. Attention to detail.

are they standard guards? They look a bit wide to me? Hence the sports sedan?

Yes & No. fibre glass but standard width. Guards width does not make it a sport sedan. the fact the guards, bonnet, boot are glass, windows perspex, metal pulled out of it and some suspension modes make it a sport sedan. My front guards are stock steel and appear just as wide.

Fronts are stock steel and the rears are std width fiberglass..

Fabo..

car looks awesome! cant wait for some footage!

Well done Fabo.... Good to see you get it out there.

Hi Chris, any updates from your testing at Barbagallo ?

Also, is the front beam unpainted ?

Cheers

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Originally posted by Craig Torrens Quote: Originally posted by cnfabo Quote: Originally posted by Craig Torrens Hi Chris, any updates from your testing at Barbagallo ? Also, is the front beam unpainted ? Cheers Yeah,it felt really good ,i told myself id take it easy for a bit then my first change into second that all went out the window,ha,foot to the floor....... it sucked in a rocker gasket and spat oil everywhere,threw a belt and my trailing arms moved on my spring plates so I packed up...I didn't notice my alt light come on so I have no idea when the belt came off either,engine was hot but my oil temp sender/gauge didn't work too....so I'm on a mission ATM fixing everything.... Clear KBS paint but damn rust has still popped up.. Bummer....I'm sure you will get it sorted quickly

Teething troubles are not much fun....but makes it all the better when you finally sort it out.

I had a fan belt break on my Sports Sedan, and 'cooked' the engine. Like you, I didn't notice the generator light. I fitted an air-flow switch that lit up a BIG RED LIGHT on the dash. It was just a light aluminium 'flap', with a micro switch, mounted in the air-stream to the fan. The light was just a red trailer stop/tail lamp....I had the oil pressure light in there as well. Didn't matter if it was oil pressure or no air flow...if the BIG RED LIGHT comes on, you STOP !

Hope it's a bit cooler in your shed than mine.

Cheers, Greg

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Originally posted by HappyDaze Teething troubles are not much fun....but makes it all the better when you finally sort it out. I had a fan belt break on my Sports Sedan, and 'cooked' the engine. Like you, I didn't notice the generator light. I fitted an air-flow switch that lit up a BIG RED LIGHT on the dash. It was just a light aluminium 'flap', with a micro switch, mounted in the air-stream to the fan. The light was just a red trailer stop/tail lamp....I had the oil pressure light in there as well. Didn't matter if it was oil pressure or no air flow...if the BIG RED LIGHT comes on, you STOP ! I'm going to rewire the light to my extra big taco light "decided its not needed" and use this as my alt light instead as I shouldn't be able to miss it... Hope it's a bit cooler in your shed than mine. yep,only low 20's here,sorry Cheers, Greg

Great idea Greg, I like it.

is the beam standard or is it narrowed

In regards to your rear spring plates moving around , are you using a fine threaded bolt as per original spec or a new coarse threaded bolt with mabey a nyloc nut ,
If your using a coarse threaded bolt , get rid of them and replace with a fine threaded bolt and nyloc nut assembly

sweet thanks

Fabo
I have seen your style of sway bars and think they are the best setup to make at home. Can you post or pm me some more pics of your setup. There was a build link a few years ago, but can't find it. If you are keen to share some bar thicknesses and plate sizesetc that would be great too!
How's the car going?

Cheers Aaron
aaron@xwheels.com.au