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Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: samfish Date: July 1, 2012, 11:03 am
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I am using the JMR gear linkage on my race car. It is a really
great piece of engineering, and such a treat to use.
I am also nagging Jason for some Top mounts that he is
developing.... looking forward to giving them some abuse as soon
as they are ready Jason!
He also has a race head of mine that came with the car. The idea
is for JMR to check it over and see if there is any room for
improvement. The current engine is doing just fine for now, so I
do not want to tamper with it too much, although when it does
need bits, I will turn to JMR of course.
I haven't had a chance to use the car yet this year, but I will
do soon hopefully. I do not think I will be able to do the next
round of the VAG Trophy at Oulton now becasue of a date clash,
but I will be at the Brands Prept meet on the 25th July where
there is some track time booked.
I am just putting a centre console together and sorting the
wiring.....
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I have a blog that I try to keep up to date:
www.fishontrack.co.uk
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: JMR Date: July 2, 2012, 3:41 am
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Hi Sam...good to see you here!
Like the new consul....very good!
Pity about Oulton...we're aiming to help get Nick's car out for
then...was looking forward to some MK1 action!...go on...you
know you wanna! ;D
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: samfish Date: July 3, 2012, 3:49 pm
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Hey Jason.
Thanks!
My brother is an electronic engineer, so I have asked him to
come and help this weekend with the wiring - new fuse box etc.
The thought of breaking down due to a stray wire would be very
annoying, so best to sort it out.
Yeah, I said to Nick (and others!) I would 100% be at Oulton
:-[
It's just clashing dates with other things, money etc etc.
I cant believe the first race for me this year could be the 15th
Sept at brands GP. Rubbish!
You should add some pictures of your car!
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: JMR Date: July 5, 2012, 11:06 am
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I'll do that...doesn't look so good these days!...re-vamp coming
up!
Would be good to see you and Nick on track, and meet you in
person! ...clashing with a clio/mini meet?
Brands GP...I'll try my best to make that!...great circuit!
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: samfish Date: July 6, 2012, 1:55 am
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If you where closer I would offer to do any paintwork for you,
on the cheap.
Is yours 175bhp at the wheels, or something?? Would be great to
get some on-board videos, I bet it sounds great!
I work in a team for an artists and 2 big projects are just
coming to an end (Royal opera house and National gallery), so he
is having a massive party..... they are not your normal
'work-do's'.
Massive shame it has fallen on the same days.
Also, not sure if the car will be ready... Im trying hard.
We'll see, if I can get the car ready and I have the entry fees,
I may not be able to resist!
Otherwise, why don't we organise a JMR trackday? I'll put it in
the ideas section ;D
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: JMR Date: July 6, 2012, 2:47 pm
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Thanks Sam ;D
I may cheat with the bodywork by getting it wrapped...my sticker
man is brilliant at it!...or we have a friend with a bodyshop
about 30 miles north of us...he's a Mk1 Golf man too!
175...I wish!....I have to make do with a puny 164 at the
wheels! ...lol!...the up-coming re vamp may drag a couple more
horses from it.
Im liking yr idea...I've been thinking of something like it for
a while...I'll head over to the ideas section!
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: samfish Date: September 17, 2012, 12:56 pm
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So I got a race in this year!
Brands GP at the weekend. Nick Penfold was also out in his Mk1.
And Rob Fardon was out in his Mk1, in the saloon race - full or
everything! 40+ cars on track!
There where 28 or so in the VAG Trophy. Brands GP is a bloody
great track, and really good for racing on.
My car is going really well. I separated the airflow from the
rad and airbox finally, so I guess that made a bit of a
difference. I really need a diff now though. And I need to loose
some weight from the car - which could be something nice to
tinker with over the winter... not that I ever have time. I came
in at 920kg with some spare fuel, and me inside.
I had a good hard race with a few different cars, fairly close
at times.
My Doors are totally standard, and weigh as much as a horse. So
they will be chopped about a bit. I HATE sliders in plastic
windows, but I may be tempted to go down that route to save a
bit more weight.
The tailgate will get its' plastic window fitted, and will also
see a session with the angle grinder.
Not sure what to do with the bonnet. I guess I need a fibreglass
one, but that is more money I would rather spend on tracktime,
or a DIFF!
Other than that, I may swap some steel bits for aluminium here
and there.... and removed the spare harness eyelets from the
interior. Not sure how much the wing mirrors weigh?? I could
swap them with a couple of carbon ones I have.
The main weight is in the bigger brakes, and the bigger wheels.
Mine are not too bad for 15x7's, but it would weigh alot less
with P-slots and the smaller tyres!
I left the steel bumper support behind the plastic, as i thought
it would help if I had a little bump here and there. Glad I did
in the end, as i gave somebody a bit of a nudge mid corner. They
didn't go sideways, just forward. Not sure what it would have
looked like with some lightweight aluminium bumper supports....
so I may go against convention and leave the steel lump there
for now.
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The list goes on!
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: JMR Date: September 17, 2012, 5:33 pm
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With hooligan driving you want girders not bumpers! ...lol!
So about this weight...around 840 without you then?
Mk1's with a cage and fairly stripped are around 780 with glass
still. I saved 8 kilos with a fibreglass bonnet so worth the
effort. Lighten the std tailgate. .a fibreglass one is only 1.5
kilos lighter...the weight is in the glass...6 kilos worth!
Door glass is something like 5 kilos each and the rear 1/4's
about 4 each. Obviously putting perspex back will add weight but
I think the saving is around 12-14 kilos. .worth doing for sure.
You could have a swinging port hole instead of sliders. .Im with
you on that!
7x15 dynamics wheels are about 7-7.5 kilos. .bet the beemer rims
are more!...unsprung and rotating mass there.
Then of course there's more power to come... 8)
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: samfish Date: September 18, 2012, 1:54 am
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Ha. Yeah, I may leave the girder there!
Yeah, I need to get to 840 with driver (I am 80kg I think). Or
890 if I fit a LSD.
The BMW wheels are 7.8'ish when I weighed them, so not much more
than the Team Dynamics surprisingly.
Maybe worth going for a lighter bonnet then.
I need to be able to wave out of the drivers window if I
understand the blue book correctly (must be to allow rude
gesturing if somebody hits me), so sliders or winders are the
only way - on my side at least.
Rotating porthole on the passengers side though :)
Cheers Jason.
Racing = No food on the table at the moment. So that is me done
for this year I reckon.
Nick and Rob are both up for a trackday sometime before next
season, could be March time for me. Would be good to get a bunch
of competition Mk1's together for a magazine.
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Re: Sam Fish Mk1 Race Car
By: JMR Date: September 19, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Working toward the latter... ;)
What's Rob's spec...same as yours?
Hmm...maybe leave the glass & regulator in the drivers
window...I must admit I like to be able to open a window a crack
or however much I want...I'll just make your head a little
better to make up for the weight!
810 + you should be about right.
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