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I would like to talk to you about the spec of the Project car and let you see some of the parts we are going to be using for the engine build.

The project in its entirety will be done by myself, i may streach to letting someone map it, but thats about it!

I hope you enjoy reading the project and find it as fun as we do building it.

The Spec for the car is going to be something like this:

Engine

• F7R 2.0L Williams engine Rebuilt
• Race CatCams and pullies
• Solid lifters, uprated double valve springs and retainers
• Ipael High Compression Pistons (12:1 compression ratio)
• CatCams forged conrods and bolts
• Ballanced crank and flywheel
• Supersprint wrapped exhaust manifold
• De-cat
• Custom S/S Exhaust
• Megane inlet manifold
• Headwork
• OMEX 600 ECU
• AT-power iTB’s and carbon airbox
• Modifyed fuel rail
• Braided fuel hoses and fittings
• Oil catch tank
• R21T Airfilter
• Group N scuttle airscoop
• Samco hoses
• Mocal oil cooler, thermostatic sandwichplate and S/S hoses
• Low temp thermostat
• Battery relocated to the boot
• New engine mounts
• Renault Cambelt kit
• Renault Header tank
• Renault Waterpump
• Renault Type D coolent
• Renault F7R spark plugs

Gearbox

• JB5 Williams Gearbox
• HELIX uprated clutch friction plate
• HELIX uprated clutch pressure plate
• LSD and rebuild
• Quickshift

Chassis

• Poly bushed Wishbones & ARB
• Willwood 4 pot front brakes
• Williams front hubs
• Williams coilovers
• Williams driveshafts
• Hydro handbrake
• Wheel stud conversion
• Alloy wheel nuts
• Upper and lower Strut brace

Wheels

• White Williams Wheels
• Toyo R888’s

Interior

• Roll cage
• Bucket seats
• Luke Harnesses
• Phase 1 Williams steering wheel
• Plummed in fire exstigisher
• Battery box in boot
• Williams dials
• Kill switches
• Stripped
• Carbon doorcards

Exterior

• Poly carb windows
• Bonnet pins
• Fiberglass bonnet
• Fiberglass boot
• Sunroof Removed
• Williams boot spoiler
• Kill switches

Just to wet your appetite, i ahve a few pics of some of the engine internals before the engine build.

Honed block from the machine shop, ready to accept some lush looking high compression pistons

I thought I would get a bit ‘artey’ with some pics of the conrods and bolts!

And the ballanced crank and flywheel, new bearings…

Some more tarty shows of my good looking clutch!

I bit the bullet and bought a new Renault oil pump…

…and the brains of the new car…

Let us know what you think of the project, and check back soon when we have some details of the engine build!