Targa XR5 Focus

[RS_Gav]

I don't normally put much work stuff up on here but this is pretty cool.
Brand new XR5 was purchased by my client and rolled into LF Performance to have a full cage, fire bomb system and a host of other safety bits. Black Mac Preformance have installed all the other trick gear. Brakes, wheels, seats, light engine mods etc. It has a propper Ford RS bonnet and RS boot spoiler. Not cheap ex UK I imagine!!
Client wanted to look like the new M-Sport S2000 Fiesta's. So we threw some stickers on it. Came up nice. Client is in the UK atm. I'm keen to see his reaction when he sees it for the first time. He hasn't seen the car since it left the dealers yard!

As it arrived.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0773.jpg


I dont think there is anything quite like the smell of a brand new rally car!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0778.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0780.jpg


Final result after about 35 hours of design and application.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0794.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0796.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0797.jpg


Pretty normal garage...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Big_Gav/IMG_0790.jpg


Owner is a keen small Ford owner. Not shy about doing things properly which is great to see. I don't think it is going to be a R35 killa at Targa, but it will give a few quick cars a hurry up!
Keep an eye out for an article in this weekends West Australian motorsport section.

[Lonewolf]

thats awesome!
XR5's make a great targa car due to the midrange torque, what mechanical mods?
Obviously see the AP's, but probably an LSD too?

[DrKarl]

That cage looks a million bux!

[duste]

First thing I saw was the RS badge on the fender, nearly jizzed. :( Still a very nice car, are you able to post up any engine bay shots?

What other 'small fords' does this owner have? Also keen2see them.

[aubs]

seen this at work for quite some time, very nice to see it on antilag

[Joe]

Fucking BOMBED.

How good does it look in that garage!?

[Niva]

thats is awesome

[Gladio]

Thats awsome! Would be awsome to watch it race

[Autopilot]

Read article here (http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mountune-ford-focus-rs-mp350-2010-04-13).

http://i43.tinypic.com/140ybsm.jpg

[TJ]

yes.

[Rhys]

awesome car, saw it at LF while brad was working his magic on it

[RMX]

Looks awesome.. But there is heaps of interior trim still in it.

Roof lining, grab handles, lights, centre console, rear pillar trim?

I thought all that was sweet for removal at targa?

[Crispymk2]

More pics:

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/

[tinto]

Wow, good to see a sorted, angry fwd!

Which Velos went in?

[Marti]

WOW this thing looks awsome. Please post up some vids when its racing

[thrtytwo]

sweeet, looks the goods, wish we got the RS over here

[RS_Gav]

thats awesome!
XR5's make a great targa car due to the midrange torque, what mechanical mods?
Obviously see the AP's, but probably an LSD too?

Mech mods are very few. Targa rules won't allow much under the bonnet. Yes mate, LSD inside. Black Mac ordered most of the parts from Graham Goode Racing in the UK so I would imagine it would be a Quaife jobbie.


First thing I saw was the RS badge on the fender, nearly jizzed. :( Still a very nice car, are you able to post up any engine bay shots?

What other 'small fords' does this owner have? Also keen2see them.

Haha! You and me both! I would be happy with a 2 door ST (XR5) in Aust.
Owner has a Capri track car and a Mk2 Escort Targa car. Escort is very well sorted! Carbon this, straight cut that. Runs that in Targa West, Adelaide etc. Awesome car.
I only got one or two uncer the bonnet. I will dig them out soon.


seen this at work for quite some time, very nice to see it on antilag

Yerp, I couldn't help myself mate! This one is a bit extreme. I have been speaking to Dean about this one for a while. I mentioned to him today about getting me a push button start kit for my Sierra. He is looking into it for me. That Ford Power start button looks HAWT in these and the Mondeos.


Looks awesome.. But there is heaps of interior trim still in it.

Roof lining, grab handles, lights, centre console, rear pillar trim?

I thought all that was sweet for removal at targa?

I think the owner asked to keep as much in there as possible. It still has the full radio system in it! Haha!


More pics:

Very nice mate. Do you work at Black Mac too?


sweeet, looks the goods, wish we got the RS over here

Same. I am pretty sure the Sierra wil be up for sale as soon as they bring them across!!


/Quote bomb

[Crispymk2]

Very nice mate. Do you work at Black Mac too?


Nah, I take the photos for McInerney Ford Used and demo cars. I've got an XR5 Turbo that Dean works on too and was about to order the same suspension setup as on the rally car just before my car got hit by hail.

They want me to take a few shots of it in the showroom tomorrow when I'm out there.

I have pretty much the same engine and exhaust mods apart from the tweaked turbo, really need a diff too, spinning up third with semi slicks :(

[RS_Gav]

Ahhh. Got you. Get some pics up of yours mate.
Focus should look pretty cool sitting in the showroom! People walking in.. "Yes. I'll have one of those please." Lol

[Brockas]

Awesome project. Owner should be well pleased with how it's turned out.

[Crispymk2]

Ahhh. Got you. Get some pics up of yours mate.
Focus should look pretty cool sitting in the showroom! People walking in.. "Yes. I'll have one of those please." Lol

Looking forward to seeing it in person, graphics package looks awesome :)

Dont want to hijack but here are a couple of links to mine, first one hail damage, second one before damage + couple of potatochops:
http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo/

and quick exhaust vid too for added self promotion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olyzcjcQ4xs

[RS_Gav]

Very nice. Well... before the hail!
Video and pics are tasty mate. Sounds great.

[thrtytwo]

sorry to go off topic, crispymk2 is your XR5 modified ? i had a few runs with a blue one on roe hwy once, asked the driver what it had and he just said "200hp" wasnt you was it :D ?

[Crispymk2]

sorry to go off topic, crispymk2 is your XR5 modified ? i had a few runs with a blue one on roe hwy once, asked the driver what it had and he just said "200hp" wasnt you was it :D ?

Nah, wasn't me. Had runs with an xr6 turbo on kwinana with four ppl in the car and I was pulling away. Mine has all GGR (Graham Goode Racing) mods: Cai, fmic, 3" TBE, DV, tune, should be good for 300hp at the fly (was planning to get it dynoed to before storm)

Should be getting repaired though, find out for sure this Friday.

[Tocchi]

ohhh this is the one my mate (works at McFord) was telling me about the other day... its more impressive than i even imagined :)

[mc68]

Needs more 'like this' stickers Gavin ;)

[Irish]

Everyone should do themselves a favour and join XR5turbo.com and read about the build. It's a fucking joke! This car is just a classic example of a dealer based workshop that has been milking some poor sap of everything he is worth. Check out some of the "competition" parts that have been fitted to the car :lol:

1. a checker plate bash guard that has a 3in step in the middle. WTF would you need a sump guard on a tarmac car? Why would you make it out of checker plate and then put the checkers on the outside of the guard for stuff to foul on? The car has a plastic fuel tank but they didn't bother to put a guard around it:lol:

2. The car has a full road exhaust system! It's a dedicated tarmac race car that will never be registerd for road use ever again and it has a Mongoose stainless road system using full mufflers! WTF was the workshop thinking when they fitted that?

3. Bilstein supension was used. The workshop has obviously lost it's mind when they susgested this stuff. Bilstein is ok for a road car but the poor sap of an owner has paid top dollar for Bilstein's when he could have had Proflex or DMS suspension (both world class AUSTRALIAN suspension manufacturers) and had money left over for the first rebuild at the end of the season. Dumb owner+dumb dealer=slow car!

4. There are Kmac strut tops on this "targa" car. Good luck with that dude:lol:

5. NOTHING has been done to the fuel system. Good luck trying to corner hard with 1/3 of a tank of fuel. Surge should be great for adding seconds to your lap time.

6. The brakes on this thing are huge! That's awesome for a street car that is going to be entered into shows but it's no good for a car that wants to be competitive. The sad thing is that the builder doesn't even realise that the car will actually handle worse than the stock car. Had even a little thought been put into the wheel and brake package they could have reduced the unsprung weight in all 4 corners by kg's. A saving of even 3kg each corner converts into a significant gain in both RPM speed and turning ability. I can just imagine the gyroscopic effect the poor driver is going to have to battle EVERY corner. Not much fun in a car that is already inherantly understeering.

Unfortunately, I got banned from the XR5 forum before any of my questions were answered by any of the parties envolved. Hopefully this guy is willing to answer some of them. All I see is a fat (not phat), slow and expensive car that I can't wait to compete against (if it ever does actually compete in any motorsport).

PS. Hey dude, you have to post up the picture of the bash plate you have fabricated. It's gold:lol:

[cplagz]

Post up your build then buddy if it's so fantastic. Way to make an impression with a first post. Fuckin troll.

3 in step? looks to me like it's the only way it would clear the sump itself and the checker plates pattern indents on some and sticks out on others.... so either way around it would still have ridges protruding (a whole 3mm maybe?)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/wtf_5943.jpg

Not quite sure why you are picky about the exhaust? The car is road registered as it has a rego sticker and plates on it. You do need some backpressure, full free flow will destroy mid-range.

Eagerly awaiting your awesome build thread to backup your claims of granduer.

[pgc]

Everyone should do themselves a favour and join XR5turbo.com and read about the build. It's a fucking joke! This car is just a classic example of a dealer based workshop that has been milking some poor sap of everything he is worth. Check out some of the "competition" parts that have been fitted to the car :lol:

1. a checker plate bash guard that has a 3in step in the middle. WTF would you need a sump guard on a tarmac car? Why would you make it out of checker plate and then put the checkers on the outside of the guard for stuff to foul on? The car has a plastic fuel tank but they didn't bother to put a guard around it:lol:

2. The car has a full road exhaust system! It's a dedicated tarmac race car that will never be registerd for road use ever again and it has a Mongoose stainless road system using full mufflers! WTF was the workshop thinking when they fitted that?

3. Bilstein supension was used. The workshop has obviously lost it's mind when they susgested this stuff. Bilstein is ok for a road car but the poor sap of an owner has paid top dollar for Bilstein's when he could have had Proflex or DMS suspension (both world class AUSTRALIAN suspension manufacturers) and had money left over for the first rebuild at the end of the season. Dumb owner+dumb dealer=slow car!

4. There are Kmac strut tops on this "targa" car. Good luck with that dude:lol:

5. NOTHING has been done to the fuel system. Good luck trying to corner hard with 1/3 of a tank of fuel. Surge should be great for adding seconds to your lap time.

6. The brakes on this thing are huge! That's awesome for a street car that is going to be entered into shows but it's no good for a car that wants to be competitive. The sad thing is that the builder doesn't even realise that the car will actually handle worse than the stock car. Had even a little thought been put into the wheel and brake package they could have reduced the unsprung weight in all 4 corners by kg's. A saving of even 3kg each corner converts into a significant gain in both RPM speed and turning ability. I can just imagine the gyroscopic effect the poor driver is going to have to battle EVERY corner. Not much fun in a car that is already inherantly understeering.

Unfortunately, I got banned from the XR5 forum before any of my questions were answered by any of the parties envolved. Hopefully this guy is willing to answer some of them. All I see is a fat (not phat), slow and expensive car that I can't wait to compete against (if it ever does actually compete in any motorsport).

PS. Hey dude, you have to post up the picture of the bash plate you have fabricated. It's gold:lol:

So what, you've been trolling teh internets waiting for someone to post about this car so you can slag it off?

Little wonder you've been banned previously. With that attitude, it won't be long before it happens again...

P.S. Awesome work Gav.

[DISTRBD]

Unfortunately, I got banned from the XR5 forum before any of my questions were answered by any of the parties envolved. Hopefully this guy is willing to answer some of them. All I see is a fat (not phat), slow and expensive car that I can't wait to compete against (if it ever does actually compete in any motorsport).

PS. Hey dude, you have to post up the picture of the bash plate you have fabricated. It's gold:lol:

Do a showcase thread on your awesome road warrior :)

[Joe]

WTF!!

So you've been a member on here since 2009, and your first post is to bag out someone elses car in that way?

I think you should explain yourself a bit better..

I won't ban you just so a few more members here can flame the shit out of you, but after we're done, you can either log out and never come back, or I'll do it for you.

[summoner]

all that stuff

Can't answer everything for them but as a Tarmac rally competitor i'll add possible answers.
1) Yes Tarmac cars need bash plates, due to the undulations in the road (particularly in events like Targa Tasmania) they do actually offer protection. Checker plate.. i'm not so sure on a nice Kevlar item would have been lighter but then again everyone does things differently. As for not around the fuel tank i'd recommend doing that but that is up to them.

2) Tarmac regulalations do not allow straight open exhausts so something you could get away with on the track may well not be allowed particularly if he is running in SS or LMS classes.

3)Proflex isn't australian it is from the Netherlands not, yes Alister Mccrae is the australasian rep but that doesn't make them Australian not that it really matters. I do agree though that they are a fantastic bit of kit but they aren't cheap and if the person is just gauging his level of interest with the car may not wish to out lay such a cost.

6) Tarmac rallies can be very hard on the brakes.. since Brakes are free under tarmac regs they may well have wanted to go with biggest he could fit. I'd rather big brakes knowing they'll pull up the car every time than smaller items which will then cook/not offer as good stopping power. :confused:

Now these answers are of course 100% what is going through their heads since I can't speak for the owner or the workshop. Of course you have your views on all this and they have theirs that is the wonders of life and not living in a dictatorship.

[RICEY]

Im sure Brockas can explain the benefits of a bash plate on tarmac "events"

:D

[Irish]

I'm happy to. I currently have two GTiR's(heavily modified), a GTR (N2O), SR Datto 1600 (building), Corolla GTi (4AGZE with larger s/c) and a decompressed Hayabusa that will soon have a T28. I have done most/all work myself. If one of the mods gives me rights to post pictures, I'll get them up asap.
Like I mentioned before, I can't wait to compete against this porkermobile!

[Joe]

Great.. post the pictures and build details asap.

I want to know about what suspension, brakes and engine mods you're running on each.

[Irish]

Summoner, I thank you for your attempts to answer my questions. Most of your answers are incorrect.

Proflex is Australian. Produced by a guy in Queensland named Murray Coote. I wasn't going to drive all the way to the Netherlands to purchase suspension. Nice try though.

I'm also a current CAMS and ANDRA licence holder and have been involved in State level rally, autokhana/motorkhana and Super Street drag racing.

[Irish]

I've got no issues with being banned. I can honestly say that the forum has more to loose than I do. Sure I'm opinionated and sure I don't agree with everything people post up. I consider myself a true high tech car enthusiast and I rarely post anything on any forum so that must say just how poorly I think of this project. If none of my cars or projects interest anyone you should just ban me now.

[cplagz]

Summoner, I thank you for your attempts to answer my questions. Most of your answers are incorrect.

Proflex is Australian. Produced by a guy in Queensland named Murray Coote. I wasn't going to drive all the way to the Netherlands to purchase suspension. Nice try though.

I'm also a current CAMS and ANDRA licence holder and have been involved in State level rally, autokhana/motorkhana and Super Street drag racing.

You're a fuckin idiot. Murray Coote modifies Proflex struts (among others, Ohlins .etc) and re-sells them under his company name "MCA". Proflex are manufactured in the Netherlands.

Go find a big fat bowl of dick and eat it.

No one here could give a fuck what licenses you hold - I know TJ, does that count for anything?

[DISTRBD]

I can honestly say that the forum has more to loose than I do.

:lol:

[summoner]

Summoner, I thank you for your attempts to answer my questions. Most of your answers are incorrect.

Proflex is Australian. Produced by a guy in Queensland named Murray Coote. I wasn't going to drive all the way to the Netherlands to purchase suspension. Nice try though.

I'm also a current CAMS and ANDRA licence holder and have been involved in State level rally, autokhana/motorkhana and Super Street drag racing.

Are they? so the proflex website is incorrect about its own company? Best you let them know. I did have the fortune of competing with Alister and spending some time with him and he never mentioned the parts were Australian.. in fact they were shipped from a NZ warehouse at the time.
http://www.proflex-australasia.com/about.html

If you're a CAMS member and compete in rally then you also know that it very much depends on the class he is competing in on what he can do in regards to such things as the exhaust. If not read up on the regs.. you will not get away with an open exhaust in a tarmac rally.

[yeahlow34]

[QUOTE=Irish;620008]SR Datto 1600 (building)[QUOTE]

After the way you've come on here and acted like an absolute dick, I'm ashamed to read this. You come off as an arrogant prick, with absolutely no introduction to the forum whatsoever.

[cplagz]

I'm happy to. I currently have two GTiR's(heavily modified), a GTR (N2O), SR Datto 1600 (building), Corolla GTi (4AGZE with larger s/c) and a decompressed Hayabusa that will soon have a T28. I have done most/all work myself. If one of the mods gives me rights to post pictures, I'll get them up asap.
Like I mentioned before, I can't wait to compete against this porkermobile!

You have "rights" to post pictures. Use the IMG tag. We are waiting...

[pgc]

I've got no issues with being banned. I can honestly say that the forum has more to loose than I do. Sure I'm opinionated and sure I don't agree with everything people post up. I consider myself a true high tech car enthusiast and I rarely post anything on any forum so that must say just how poorly I think of this project. If none of my cars or projects interest anyone you should just ban me now.

Everyone on Antilag is opinionated. That's what makes it such a great site.

But most also have a decent level of respect for each other and their hard work - that didn't show in your first post.

Perhaps a more gentle approach would win more people over. Try it next time.

It seems to work in life, too...

[cplagz]

If not read up on the regs.. you will not get away with an open exhaust in a tarmac rally.

Unless you are Tony Quinn...:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Joe]

I can honestly say that the forum has more to loose than I do.

Ha ha! I somehow do not think so.

If you want to provide a proper introduction, and a description with pictures of what your cars are, then I'm sure you'll get a warmer reception from the forum members.

Until that time, your first post makes you look like an arrogant prick, and your subsequent posts do the same.

[summoner]

Unless you are Tony Quinn...:lol: :lol: :lol:

AASA regs are different to CAMS and even then they have restrictions. AASA is slightly more liberal hence he is allowed to run that system in Targa Tas but gets in trouble in Targa West.

Personally I don't like that there are 2 sets of regs but can't change that atm.

[Irish]

Reread the tech regs again. I never mentioned an open exhaust in any of my posts. There are noise limitations (103dB?) on race cars and there are exit mods for drag cars required but that is about it. Your exhaust should be as big and as loud as you can get it with as few turns as is needed (within the regs). Anyone who thinks that a race car needs back pressure is a clown.

Murray Coote doesn't resell proflex suspension, he uses some of the proflex, ohlins and bilstein components (valves+seals) in a completely new housing. There is absolutely no visible simmilarity to anything put out by Proflex Europe. Thanks for your try though...

[RS_Gav]

I am actually speachless at your brazen stupidity.


Perhaps a more gentle approach would win more people over. Try it next time.

Or next forum...

I am a member on fordxr5turbo too (Well actually... you are not) Folks ain't as kind round these AL parts are they?

[summoner]

You were the 1 who mentioned proflex being australia


when he could have had Proflex or DMS suspension (both world class AUSTRALIAN suspension manufacturers)

and then brought murray coote into this.

[Irish]

I'm sorry for coming off arrogant but I guess I am sick of arguing with what normally turns out to be kids. Just because you have done a track day or know a guy that owns a workshop it doesn't mean your one experience is the norm.

Like I said before, if the admins give me picture rights on this forum I will let my pictures do the talking.

AASA is a joke. I am a member of it and actually enjoy the events they hold but there is no scrutineering to speak of (they check you have 4 wheels and make sure a brake pedal is fitted) and some of the events could only be described as amature.

[summoner]

I also agree about your exhaust comment but that said perhaps the mongoose system suits the class he is going to compete in? with limits to how much larger it can be and restrictions on inlet/outlet sides etc and simple bolt in solution will suffice *shrugs*

[pgc]

Like I said before, if the admins give me picture rights on this forum I will let my pictures do the talking.

The apology is noted.

www.tinypic.com (http://www.tinypic.com) - upload the pics there.

Copy and paste the line into your post.

[Irish]

I've owned my GTiR's proflex for over 10 years (and a couple of rebuilds) now. Proflex is the coloquial term for the suspension in the racing community. Due to copyright or trademark issues a couple of years ago I think the business name was changed to MCA??? but not sure. At the end of the day it is a completely AUSTRALIAN company making a completely AUSTRALIAN suspension product using AUSTRALIAN and imported components. I didn't think this simple concept was that hard to pick up.

[cplagz]

Reread the tech regs again. I never mentioned an open exhaust in any of my posts. There are noise limitations (103dB?) on race cars and there are exit mods for drag cars required but that is about it. Your exhaust should be as big and as loud as you can get it with as few turns as is needed (within the regs). Anyone who thinks that a race car needs back pressure is a clown.

Murray Coote doesn't resell proflex suspension, he uses some of the proflex, ohlins and bilstein components (valves+seals) in a completely new housing. There is absolutely no visible simmilarity to anything put out by Proflex Europe. Thanks for your try though...

You're the one who said Proflex was Murray Coote and was Australian. Proflex is dutch. Murray uses Proflex components. Murray sells his setups under the MCA banner.

So if I buy a whirlpool dishwasher, add a paint scheme to it and sell it as a cplagz dishwasher, I'm not reselling whirlpool products? Crack pipe.... put it down pingpingpingping.

[yeahlow34]

I've owned my GTiR's proflex for over 10 years (and a couple of rebuilds) now. Proflex is the coloquial term for the suspension in the racing community. Due to copyright or trademark issues a couple of years ago I think the business name was changed to MCA??? but not sure. At the end of the day it is a completely AUSTRALIAN company making a completely AUSTRALIAN suspension product using AUSTRALIAN and imported components. I didn't think this simple concept was that hard to pick up.

Who......the fuck.......are you.

You sound like a pingpingpingping of a thing.

[Irish]

Once again I will mention that I never post on this forum because I don't really enjoy arguing with clowns that obviously don't have any idea but are experts because they own a fast car. Proflex (Australia) was known as Proflex for OVER 20 YEARS until the name changed a few years back. Try going into a pit and commenting on a race cars MCA suspension and you will get laughed out of the event. It's still called Proflex suspension but you now buy it from MCA. A Commodore has an American engine but it is still an Australian product. It's not really a hard concept, is it?

I'll post pictures as soon as I can but I have to go to work. This shit cracks me up.

[cplagz]

You said Proflex. You never said anything about Proflex Australia.

Got a penny farthing handy? Get on it and back pedal hard.

[Irish]

I guessed I must have expected a level of common sense that obviously isn't present on this thread.
If I was posting on a Dutch forum I would have used Proflex Australia. I stand corrected.
Wow! You really showed me what for!

[Mad_Aussie]

Based in Stolwijk in the Netherlands, Proflex have developed and grown into one of the world's leading manufacturers of shock absorbers for motorsport.

Google, first hit, click the about us page. What an effort to find that.


Also, you sound like a tremendous wanker.
Post pics of your car/s. Competing in one of these amateur events. If you're going to start making bold claims you best have some grounds to stand on, because so far you sound like a 17 year old who likes car magazines a lot and knows how to name drop via google.

Skids or ban.

(more reading... and not a whole lot of digging.. "He sells his own product...it's colloquially called Proflex due to the high content of Proflex parts. However, as the business has grown, he's evolved to using other parts including Ohlins etc.")

In my industry we call this plagiarism. But if you're going to come to our little corner of the innerwebs and try to pick us up on technicalities, don't have a whinge when we pick you up on the same.

[Joe]

I guessed I must have expected a level of common sense that obviously isn't present on this thread.


I agree.. instead, we have been subject to an uncomfortable level of condescendence from you.

You obviously think you're above everyone else.

[Irish]

I'm not better than everyone else, just better than most people on this thread.

[Mad_Aussie]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Irish471?gl=AU&hl=en-GB#p/u/19/0RtmgOTLwcA

Here is some of my muck around stuff in the GTR before it was gassed. I had to run above 11.99 because I didn't have a tailshaft loop on the car at the time. It sucked having to brake at the end of the run and let this falcadore make me look slow.


obviously [doesn't] have any idea but [is an] expert because [he] owns a fast car

...

[cplagz]

sigh. A "9.4 from the loosers seat" ... is that your missus filming and you're saying she's loose?

[RS_Gav]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Irish471?gl=AU&hl=en-GB#p/u/19/0RtmgOTLwcA

Here is some of my muck around stuff in the GTR before it was gassed. I had to run above 11.99 because I didn't have a tailshaft loop on the car at the time. It sucked having to brake at the end of the run and let this falcadore make me look slow.

Hey man. Pleaseeee start your own showcase thread rather than destroying this one.

http://www.photobasement.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fuck-off.jpg

Nice Focus but eh?

[TJ]

Irish - you sir are a fucking idiot.

Arguing with kids, no, no your not.

The fact that you insist the car should run a more open exhaust rules you out as lacking proper knowledge.

Go read the cams ruling on exhausts for targa west.

[DISTRBD]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Irish471?gl=AU&hl=en-GB#p/u/19/0RtmgOTLwcA

Here is some of my muck around stuff in the GTR before it was gassed. I had to run above 11.99 because I didn't have a tailshaft loop on the car at the time. It sucked having to brake at the end of the run and let this falcadore make me look slow.

Your 32 is poop

Here is vid of our 32 chopping some stocker slug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ew6AvEs-w&feature=related

[TJ]

Oh btw, I presume you are Glen Ireland?

[bjohnson]

Your 32 is poop

Here is vid of our 32 chopping some stocker slug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ew6AvEs-w&feature=related

Oh Snap!!!

Back on topic though,

I saw the car when while it was at LF, It's a nice build.
Great to see someone building something different.

Should be good fun trying to keep up in the clio at targa (even though I'll just be watching from the passenger seat).

I don't know if he plans to, but I'd be super interested to see how the XR5 compares to some of the other club cars at the track..

As for his choice of components it seems to me like he's just chosen a proven package (from Graham Goode in the UK) so he buys X parts and ends up with a reliable X hp/nm.

Makes sense to me..

[AGIT8D]

kek, googled Glen Ireland CAMS

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/AGIT8D/glenireland.jpg

[Lonewolf]

Everyone should do themselves a favour and join XR5turbo.com and read about the build. It's a fucking joke! This car is just a classic example of a dealer based workshop that has been milking some poor sap of everything he is worth. Check out some of the "competition" parts that have been fitted to the car :lol:

1. a checker plate bash guard that has a 3in step in the middle. WTF would you need a sump guard on a tarmac car? Why would you make it out of checker plate and then put the checkers on the outside of the guard for stuff to foul on? The car has a plastic fuel tank but they didn't bother to put a guard around it:lol:

Not sure theres any other way apart from having a step there, it does need to clear the sump after all.
A sump guard is a great idea if you've ever driven on perth's roads.
Checkerplate is probably cheap, and given its a wear item i'd be using cheap too, it looks a couple of mm thick which should suffice.

2. The car has a full road exhaust system! It's a dedicated tarmac race car that will never be registerd for road use ever again and it has a Mongoose stainless road system using full mufflers! WTF was the workshop thinking when they fitted that?

As mentioned, class limits probably apply here, and often people build cars to run in different events with different DB limits

3. Bilstein supension was used. The workshop has obviously lost it's mind when they susgested this stuff. Bilstein is ok for a road car but the poor sap of an owner has paid top dollar for Bilstein's when he could have had Proflex or DMS suspension (both world class AUSTRALIAN suspension manufacturers) and had money left over for the first rebuild at the end of the season. Dumb owner+dumb dealer=slow car!

Bilstein make great gear, and given perth's shitty roads, you dont really want the stiffest set of suspension. You want good stroke and sufficient rebound to keep all the wheels on the ground.

4. There are Kmac strut tops on this "targa" car. Good luck with that dude:lol:

5. NOTHING has been done to the fuel system. Good luck trying to corner hard with 1/3 of a tank of fuel. Surge should be great for adding seconds to your lap time.

Cant comment, but modern fuel systems these days arent too bad at preventing surge. And how do you know that they wont be refuelling after each stage?

6. The brakes on this thing are huge! That's awesome for a street car that is going to be entered into shows but it's no good for a car that wants to be competitive. The sad thing is that the builder doesn't even realise that the car will actually handle worse than the stock car. Had even a little thought been put into the wheel and brake package they could have reduced the unsprung weight in all 4 corners by kg's. A saving of even 3kg each corner converts into a significant gain in both RPM speed and turning ability. I can just imagine the gyroscopic effect the poor driver is going to have to battle EVERY corner. Not much fun in a car that is already inherantly understeering.

Big brakes is one of the first things i'd do. These are very heavy cars for their size, and are seriously underbraked from the factory for any sort of motorsport.
I'd suggest the wheels and coilovers are probably lighter than stock, balancing things out.

Unfortunately, I got banned from the XR5 forum before any of my questions were answered by any of the parties envolved. Hopefully this guy is willing to answer some of them. All I see is a fat (not phat), slow and expensive car that I can't wait to compete against (if it ever does actually compete in any motorsport).

Im not surprised, because your a fucking retard.

PS. Hey dude, you have to post up the picture of the bash plate you have fabricated. It's gold:lol:

You'll likely be banned shortly, this place doesnt tolerate arrogant wankers.

[bjohnson]

All I see is a fat (not phat), slow and expensive car that I can't wait to compete against (if it ever does actually compete in any motorsport).


LOL!

Compete against him? You might have to do more than a midland superkhana to accomplish that...

Just curious, have you ever competed in a targa event before?

[Joe]

Another interesting point is... LF Performance had involvement in the setup of this car.. I think they'd have half an idea about what is allowed for Targa, and what will work and what won't.

[TJ]

No idea at all - look at that jones pingpingpingping, useless.

[cplagz]

No idea at all - look at that jones pingpingpingping, useless.

You can do that with a hydraulic handbrake. Be careful not to take the corner too wide though, the benchwarmers might berate you for it.

[Irish]

Awesome thread! It's now attracted all the kids and 1st time car owners. Yes, the GTR is taking part in the fun stuff. It's my street car so it's not getting a roll cage. It CAN'T be entered into speed events which means that it's stuck with AASA events and will only be able to do 1 sub 11 second 1/4 pass. Yeah the car isn't the best autokhana car in the world but it's my street/drag car.

Yeah, LF Performance may have made the roll cage but I'm sure that's where the advice has finnished. If they were the ones that advised the use of a street exhaust system then I will eat my hat.

Lonewolf, your answers crack me up. All your answers scream of someone that reads Hot4's. Your best answer was the fuel one. You race with the minimum amount of fuel you need to complete the stage. Fuel is weight! Weight needs to be accellerated, and turned on a track. It effects braking distances and turn radius. If you finnish a stage and have 5kg of fuel left then you are a fool.

Ban me! I've got my point across with this POS "targa" car and I'm itching to see it perform on the track. The only thing that could improve it would be flame stickers down the side and a boot full of subwoofers.

[Crispymk2]

I've got no issues with being banned. I can honestly say that the forum has more to loose than I do. Sure I'm opinionated and sure I don't agree with everything people post up. I consider myself a true high tech car enthusiast and I rarely post anything on any forum so that must say just how poorly I think of this project. If none of my cars or projects interest anyone you should just ban me now.

Making more friends I see Irish, shame the thread over on the xr5forums was cleaned up.

To everyone else this champions first post was to totally rip the shit out of someone elses build project (the owner isnt even a member so couldnt even defend himself).

Still dont understand why the fuck you feel that the builder owes you anything and has to justify their decisions to you.

Get fucked

Oh, and your not banned, your account is still active so stop talking shit. You just havent signed back in since your little troll mission. If you had bothered to come back you would see that the builder has addressed pretty much every question put to him and has even offered to do a face to face q and a session on saturday for anyone interested in the project. Be great if you could come, bring your epic car along, or is it too awesome for the street?

[yeahlow34]

Ban me! I've got my point across.

If you're point was to prove what an absolute pole-smoking fucktard you are, then yes - your point is well and truly accross.

If you call that GTR your 'drag' car, I truly feel embarrased for you. Considering that clearly you consider yourself to have reached the epitome of the circuit/drag scene in Perth, then I would have thought you would realise an 11 second GTR is far from what most would consider an effective 'drag' car.

[Mad_Aussie]

Awesome thread! It's now attracted all the kids and 1st time car owners.

http://wrotemeamanual.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/high_horse.jpg

[summoner]

You have never competed in a targa event have you?

[ben351]

what box is it running ?

[RS_Gav]

You have never competed in a targa event have you?

Pffttt... I would image Glenn is getting ready for China this weekend.

[Crispymk2]

what box is it running ?

Stock 6 speed manual with billet flywheel and helix (?afaik) clutch and Quaife diff

[Crispymk2]

You have never competed in a targa event have you?

Not true, he came in at 29th in the 2009 Fabcar 1day challenge... :werd:

[shifted]

Ban me! I've got my point across with this POS "targa" car and I'm itching to see it perform on the track. The only thing that could improve it would be flame stickers down the side and a boot full of subwoofers.

That is a bit unfair. That could be the owner's pride and joy yet you choose to bag him out for it. Just because you think the car is a POS doesn't mean he thinks so, and if anything, constructive criticism should be welcomed and addressed.

[Mad_Aussie]

Stock 6 speed manual with billet flywheel and helix (?afaik) clutch and Quaife diff

Correct me if i'm wrong (hearing this through other fuckus owners) this series gearbox is one of the strongest factory FWD boxes ford has built?

[Joe]

If you had bothered to come back you would see that the builder has addressed pretty much every question put to him

Any chance you can copy and paste that here?

[Crispymk2]

Correct me if i'm wrong (hearing this through other fuckus owners) this series gearbox is one of the strongest factory FWD boxes ford has built?

Pretty much. Lots of modded + bigger turbo foci putting shitloads of torque through them without much fuss... weak point is driveshafts which is good and bad, only $600 to replace vs gbox $6k?

[Crispymk2]

Any chance you can copy and paste that here?

here is the link:
http://www.fordxr5turbo.com/forum/index.php/topic,7619.165.html

Excerpt:

Quote from: kiwixr5 on April 08, 2010, 04:55:59 PM
any particular reason the anti rollbar on the arse end has no lateral locking bushes that I can see? Tis a Whiteline heavy duty bar by the looks of it and given the discussions on this site regarding those bushes or lack thereof ……… ?

Or have they locked it down in some other way that the photo don't show? Just curious and also concerned mate given what this car is going to be used for ……


Hi Kiwixr5

Thanks for the question mate, when using spherical link rod's (rose joint's) the self centering effect of the sway bar can be lost and excessive bar lateral movement be present, if this is the case lateral bar lock's should be used to prevent this movement. Not fitting them can cause the rod ends to be out of alignment with there center point and this will cause sway bar bind up and reduce the effectiveness of the bar and damage to the rod ends. I have not fitted them yet because ride height and corner weights have not been set. Sway bars have to be disconnected along with shock absorbers where possible for corner weights to be correctly set.

[Irish]

No, I haven't competed in a targa event. At what stage was targa deemed to be the only tarmac racing in Australia? I don't really have the thousands of dollars to enter a targa event let alone the time out of work to do it. I'm nothing more than a guy that loves cars who tries to do as much as I can afford. It's arse clowns like the people on this thread that don't even realise how much the price of tyres will be for a years competitive racing at state level.
I'm not an engineer or mechanic but even I can recognise when a car is just wrong.
Ben, I've got PPG in the fast GTiR and I have a stocker in the GTR. I have a standby stocker should something go wrong but it may get a PPG before too long (and if the budget allows). I'd rather have a decent front diff over a c/r box but I doubt that the bugdet will stretch to that.
Yeahlow34, an 11 second drag car isn't much to brag about but it's a fucking quick street car. That's what my car is. I don't claim to have the quickest or best anything. I love my cars and have spent a heap of time getting them just right for me. I'm stoked with my garage. I'm just happy that my worst car is better than your best one.

Sure I'm on my high horse but compared to the tools on this thread, I rock.

[KyeBidz]

Fuck don't feed the trolls.

Clean the thread up, and ban this cvnt. Never is he going to bring something of value to this forum.

[Crispymk2]

Also:

Well guy's I was looking forward to answering all the question's you may have had in regards to the tarmac rally car when it was completed. I could see there was an immense amount of interest within the XR5 community and that was understandable.

The ASBO was kind enough to start the thread for us and I must apologize for the lack of input from myself. The past few months have been very busy and I have just not had the time to post information.

I'm off to the uk very soon to spend a few day's with GGR and get up to speed with some of the latest products and upgrades for the XR5's. I will also be spending a day or so at Brunting Thorpe testing ground with the GGR RS 370 Focus, I will try and get some footage for you all to look at.

Our client is trying to secure the purchase of a RS Focus while he is in the UK and if this is successful you will see it here in WA with all the latest GGR products attached. The Rally Car was going to be an RS focus but the cost to bring one here made it just heart breaking to turn it into a tarmac car.

I had a chance to sit and read all the post’s tonight when I got home, Well Myself, Matt and Black Mac got a good thrashing that’s for sure! I can understand a lot of your questions and I must say there are some very sensible and intelligent points. A lot of time and money has gone into this build and decisions on what has gone into the car have been based upon the client’s preferences and Budget, the regulations for the class in which he will be competing. My own experience and that of my work colleges and other professional parties has been given great consideration also.

I will answer your questions but there are so many in the past few pages of post I will be here all night. I have to finish the car this week finalize the PCM calibration; set ride height’s and corner weights. The car has to be checked off and detailed ready for the customer by Friday so please bear with me.

Thank you all for the constructive comments and positive feedback along with your continued support of both Mc Inerney Ford and Blackmac performance.

Kind Regards
Dean

[Crispymk2]

I love my cars and have spent a heap of time getting them just right for me. I'm stoked with my garage. I'm just happy that my worst car is better than your best one.

Sure I'm on my high horse but compared to the tools on this thread, I rock.

Fuck, you really are a fool...

[esky]

Fabcar 1 day classic.

28 William White Mary Lowe 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR 2600T F 10.994 0 10.99 1
29 Glen Ireland Sam Donovan 1994 Nissan Skyline GTR 2600T F 13.822 0 13.82 26

arh me 13.8 second gtr, she's a weapon.

[Mad_Aussie]

I'm just happy that my worst car is better than your best one.

Sure I'm on my high horse but compared to the tools on this thread, I rock.

I just about spat my lunch all over my machine when I read that.


http://wackyiraqi.com/wtf/huge_tool2.jpg

[summoner]

Well you are attacking a car built to compete in targa events. It isn't the only form of tarmac racing but it is the only relevant form in relation to this car and the discussion.

Congrats on being a car nut and a fellow competitor but ffs stop trying to sound better than everyone they do things differently to you so be it.

[Irish]

Yep. A fool for arguing with a whole bunch of internet kids. The only thing performance on this thread is the clown act happening on center stage.

XR5's are having all sorts of dramas with the gearbox/drivetrain. There have been a couple of brand new cars that have needed the gearbox removed and inspected after sustaining damage from the driveshafts. That's just in WA.

[TJ]

Dont bother replying kids - irish no longer has a place on this forum.

[Crispymk2]

Yep. A fool for arguing with a whole bunch of internet kids. The only thing performance on this thread is the clown act happening on center stage.

XR5's are having all sorts of dramas with the gearbox/drivetrain. There have been a couple of brand new cars that have needed the gearbox removed and inspected after sustaining damage from the driveshafts. That's just in WA.

You dont even own one and until you offer any evidence of these "dodgy boxes" gtfo

As I mentioned, the driveshafts are the weak point, once you get to 200+fwkw, not stock.

Clutches are also prone to letting go around the 60k mark when running the DS tunes in particular as the torque and boost curves are so aggresive. The GGR map is considered one of the smoother maps and still just as powerful.

[summoner]

That is a shame. But saves me getting out my silverware.

[Lonewolf]

suggest a clean up of this thread after people have had a further chuckle

[Mad_Aussie]

cool beans.


RS_Gav or crispy, any idea if the rear end of the hatch is the same as the sedan? Want to know if the hatchback coilover kits will go in.. (btw not wanting to totally hijack the thread lol)

[Crispymk2]

cool beans.


RS_Gav or crispy, any idea if the rear end of the hatch is the same as the sedan? Want to know if the hatchback coilover kits will go in.. (btw not wanting to totally hijack the thread lol)

Not sure to be honest, there were a few changes from the normal focus to the XR5's due to the engine and gearbox changes etc so may well have different mounting points on the front at least.

There is a guy on the Ford Forums running coil overs on a zetec iirc...

[esky]

can't irish be unbanned? i really want to see his cars

[Joe]

No.

[RS_Gav]

Baahahaha! I log off for 30 minutes and he lights up again. Looking for forward to the complaint to Brockas

[DISTRBD]

No.

Pretty please :)

[Crispymk2]

Pool room?

[RS_Gav]

Pool room?

He just doesn't deserve that kind of glory mate.
Did you end up getting some photos this morning Crisp? Dean was lining up The West for a shoot aswell. I wonder if that has gone down yet.

[Crispymk2]

He just doesn't deserve that kind of glory mate.
Did you end up getting some photos this morning Crisp? Dean was lining up The West for a shoot aswell. I wonder if that has gone down yet.

Yeah mate, got a couple of shots. Unfortunately it was up on jacks with the wheels off in the Blackmac workshop :(

I'm heading back tomorrow, hopefully will be done done and can grab a few more shots.

Should be someone special dropping in tomorrow too...

[DJ84WA]

That is an awesome build. I'm really looking forward to seeing some footage of this thing moving. :)

[RS_Gav]

Yeah mate, got a couple of shots. Unfortunately it was up on jacks with the wheels off in the Blackmac workshop :(

I'm heading back tomorrow, hopefully will be done done and can grab a few more shots.

Should be someone special dropping in tomorrow too...

Nice one.
Ohhhhh yes. I might actually call Dean and see what time "Mr B" is coming in. I'm quite nervous about it actually. Might swing by if possible.

[Jimmy_S]

Mr Bean is coming in?... That will be cool! ;)

[cplagz]

nah I think it's Mr.Brockbank.

[RS_Gav]

nah I think it's Mr.Brockbank.

Haha! Brockbank... In a Ford dealership? I would pay good money to see that day!

[Stef]

dont be shy, spill it!

xr5t = bombed son!

[DISTRBD]

nah I think it's Mr.Brockbank.

Mr President ..

[V70R]

I'm stoked with my garage. I'm just happy that my worst car is better than your best one.

Sure I'm on my high horse but compared to the tools on this thread, I rock.

If I still had my old Civic R, bring it on ! seriously :)

These days I roll in a big bunky version of the RS, tuned by Autotech Sweden, Evolve fruit and iPD USA goodness.

[Brockas]

Haha! Brockbank... In a Ford dealership? I would pay good money to see that day!
1x dog box and I'll do it.


My god, Irish - what a fucking muppet!

[KyeBidz]

If I still had my old Civic R, bring it on ! seriously :)

These days I roll in a big bunky version of your RS, tuned by Autotech Sweden, Evolve fruit and iPD USA goodness.


Did the VIN numbers match on your old Civic R?

[V70R]

Did the VIN numbers match on your old Civic R?

hahaha yes because I rebuilt it myself.

[Joe]

..and I chopped it in Amanda's SP23!

[V70R]

..and I chopped it in Amanda's SP23!
and then I chopped your rare blue WRX :banana:

[Joe]

No you didn't.

http://www.zuguide.com/image/Chris-Farley-Billy-Madison.8.jpg

[V70R]

No you didn't.


Dont lie.
MC Motorsport Day. :wave:
you were MC...

[KyeBidz]

Dont lie.
MC Motorsport Day. :wave:
you were MC...

http://www.communitypropertysolutions.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sshhh.jpg

[JME]

Must be a Nissan owners thing, first that dude with the 240/260z getting all emo cause he put a helmet on, tied his own laces and accelerated on a green light and now this leprechaun.

Tough ford, only wish the local product was as well built!

[mitchy]

hey, i own a nissan and i can tie my own shoe laces!

[DISTRBD]

Must be a Nissan owners thing, first that dude with the 240/260z getting all emo cause he put a helmet on, tied his own laces and accelerated on a green light and now this leprechaun.

Tough ford, only wish the local product was as well built!

Its queer city folk thing , nissan owners are fine down this way

[Crispymk2]

Couple of quick crappy pics from today. Going back again tomorrow and will take some better ones (my laptop at home is ghey so these are unedited)

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8357.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8356.jpg

[RS_Gav]

Shit yer nice mate.
Ted on floor. Must have been close to knock off time... or not!

[kurbn]

I dont care how common they are.... those orange XR5's rock my socks hey

Regardless of any bad things said about the targa car, that car would still be a shit load of fun to do any race event in.

[Crispymk2]

was beer'o'clock for sure ;)

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8352.jpg

[Crispymk2]

Sorry for double post, but yeah.

Rest of the pics are slooowwwly uploading to here: http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/

[Passage GT]

i'm pretty sure that's a carlton cold:P
wow that irish pingpingpingping was sure worth a few laughs, he must literally look at himself in the mirror and go 'yep that jessica alba bird would be all mine if she met me'

[Crispymk2]

Few more pics from today, bit same same but will be able to actually edit and post some decent ones from work on monday, this old laptop has smoke coming out of the back of it just trying to upload the damn things...

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8402.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8389.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8405.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8365.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8340.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/XR5%20Turbo%20Rally%20Car%20Build%20progress/NKN_8411.jpg

[mjp]

Excellent pics and thanks for sharing!
Well engineered car and to top it off with a Volvo engine W3rd :D hehe

When i saw the RS at Top Gear live my jaw dropped! Why is it Australia is 20 years behind and we rely on people bringing personal imports here when clearly there is demand for these sort of cars!! :(

Is this car doing all the Targa rounds in Aus or just WA state based?

[Crispymk2]

After a shakedown at Barbagallo on the hill climb track it will be competing in Targa South West in late May, from there Im not 100% on what the owner plans but I'm pretty sure he wants to do targa Tassie at some stage.

[180SXTCY]

top work guys. that focus is pure porn.

[thrtytwo]

fuk yeh, looks sweet man, i bet the interior wont stay that clean for very long though haha

[RS_Gav]

Is this car doing all the Targa rounds in Aus or just WA state based?

As mentioned it will do all of the above of course with Targa West. The owner is a regular over in Classic Adelaide too.

[V70R]

Those are some HOT hatches.
Very nice.

[Stef]

that is pure awesome. ill take one in white please, with black wheels.

should b sweet if owner can get an RS from the UK!

[seductioN_]

they are some fucking porn cars.
loving the white one :droul:

[180SXTCY]

hrrms they are indeed nice cars... just a quick question... who/how does the cars decals exterior's vinyls get made? is there a company that computer designs it, then when the customer approves it gets made or something like that?

[RS_Gav]

Ummm... Yer. Me.
Haha. The owner showed me pictures of the new S2000 Fiesta and wanted the Focus to look like that. Being a bit of a Ford nut helped. I love the new Fiesta rally car and was pretty keen to get it as close as we could.
We do a art proof to show the customer what it will look like then we go ahead and cut the graphics. About 70% of the blue and black stripe graphics are templated and cut by hand on the bench so as not to cut on the car.

[Crispymk2]

Quick update:

Did pretty well in Targa West this weekend

Final Results


1 91 Nissan GTR 35 Peter Major 1:31:15.0 0
2 30 Porsche GT2 Jim Richards 1:32:06.0 +51.0
3 59 Nissan GTR 35 Peter Rullo 1:32:30.0 +1:15.0
4 61 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 Ross Hamilton 1:33:44.0 +2:31.0
5 64 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Rob Herridge 1:34:28.0 +3:13.0
6 26 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Stewart Liddle 1:34:35.0 +3:20.0
7 85 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 Troy Wilson 1:35:16.0 +4:31.0
8 16 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 RS Simon Gunson 1:35:25.0 +4:40.0
9 75 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Jon-Paul Van Loenhout 1:36:22.0 +5:07.0
10 38 Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C Graham Furness 1:36:07.0 +6:02.0
11 15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Kym Illman 1:38:15.0 +7:00.0
12 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 Rohan Green 1:38:54.0 +7:41.0
13 84 Subaru Liberty Michael Steele 1:39:32.0 +8:17.0
14 35 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo Ryan Cliffe 1:39:34.0 +8:19.0
15 31 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS Graeme Shaw 1:40:24.0 +9:09.0
16 10 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Paul Summers 1:39:54.0 +9:49.0
17 29 Holden HDT VE VK Blue Meanie Paul Davies 1:41:07.0 +9:52.0
18 22 Ford Focus XR5 David Bartlett 1:41:44.0 +10:29.0
19 55 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 Paul Budgeon 1:42:16.0 +11:01.0
20 33 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Davyd Hooper 1:42:11.0 +11:26.0
21 68 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Michael Wood 1:42:43.0 +12:38.0
22 94 Holden HSV VY Maloo Ute Douglas Stevenson 1:43:56.0 +12:41.0
23 28 Holden HDT VE VH RetroGroup III Todd Zani 1:44:37.0 +13:22.0
24 51 Nissan GTR N1 R34 Chris Deleeuw 1:44:58.0 +13:43.0
25 96 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 Brendan Templeman 1:45:05.0 +13:53.0
26 34 Renault Clio 197 Adam Johnson 1:45:23.0 +14:08.0
27 79 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Michael Minshall 1:45:31.0 +14:18.0
28 86 Holden HSV Clubsport Neville Croke 1:46:00.0 +15:15.0
29 43 Lotus Elise Peter Best 1:46:46.0 +15:31.0
30 3 Porsche GT3 RS Richard Bennett 1:39:42.0 +8:27.0
31 27 Holden HDT VE VK Blue Meanie John O'Dowd 1:43:48.0 +12:33.0
32 82 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Bryan McGrath 1:43:37.0 +12:22.0
33 21 Holden HSV VY Clubsport Keenan Haigh 1:47:00.0 +16:23.0
34 48 Nissan Skyline R34 GTR Bruce Hawley 1:53:44.0 +22:29.0
35 36 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS David Heaton 1:53:35.0 +22:50.0

[RS_Gav]

Yer not too bad. I'm keen to talk to Dave to get his feedback. He was really excited about Targa this year.
I was out at Racecourse Rd yesterday and heard this this driven in anger for the first time. Farrrk it sounded really nice. Angry little car.

[duste]

17th place, #29 - is that one of the retro VE's? :o

[ecent]

No, its the new blue meanie ss.

Supercharged 6l.

[Buckets]

this a a truely mad little car, I wonder if the owner will upgrade now the proper Focus RS is OZ bound?

[duste]

No, its the new blue meanie ss.

Supercharged 6l.

Which would be the retro VE...

http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/news-and-reviews/car-news/hdt_30th_blue_meanie_special

[Mad_Aussie]

Got to check the car out on Friday evening in Northbridge, damn its a good looking car!

[DISTRBD]

Seen this in action last night , sounds nice

[Crispymk2]

Yep, new exhaust setup much better than the old one.

Will have some pics and vids from last night to post up later.

here are some more pics, vid to come:

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-045.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-039.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-022.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-007.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-012.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-059.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s21/crispymk2_CarEvents/Track%20Sprints%20Nov%202010/XR5RallyCarSprints-041.jpg

[V70R]

Who's is the orange Focus in the thread [XRT5 225] ?

Secondly, I wouldn't mind sticking my head under one of these. I need some ideas for a new cat back system.

[RS_Gav]

Great pics mate. Did you have that video there? I have only heard it at idle when it left here.

[Crispymk2]

Who's is the orange Focus in the thread [XRT5 225] ?

Secondly, I wouldn't mind sticking my head under one of these. I need some ideas for a new cat back system.

The owner of that one has since sold the car and brought a Green RS.

I have one with full TBE, FMIC, CAI, DV, Tune and a couple other bits and pieces done to it if you want to check one out.

Will have the vid finished and posted tonight, nothing flash, first time ive used the video mode on this DSLR camera and its average

[V70R]

Because my Volvo and these RS's share the same engine, Im keen to know where you guys go for your exhausts. Keeping in mind Im running AWD.

[Lonewolf]

then the whole rear end of the exhaust is likely to be different!

Looks fantastic, hopefully the video has some good sound to go with it.

[Crispymk2]

then the whole rear end of the exhaust is likely to be different!

Looks fantastic, hopefully the video has some good sound to go with it.

uploading now, only 268mins remaining... I need faster internets

[V70R]

then the whole rear end of the exhaust is likely to be different!.

I know that Blake - hence why I mentioned 'ideas'.

[Crispymk2]

Vid finally up:

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[V70R]

Exhaust sounds HOT !
I miss those racing days :(

[RS_Gav]

Great vid mate. Meaty sounding little bugger ain't it!

[Lonewolf]

car sounds fantastic