Eddy goes on a diet (few updates)

[NeilM]

Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that?   Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?

This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring 

Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.

Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start 

Neil

[joesgti]

Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that?  Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?

This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring 

Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.

Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start 

Neil

what was jonny's bhp/ton on his ed30?

[danishmkvgti]

Suprised she's only 1329kgs though, thought it would be less than that?   Is that with you in the car, or is it the cage etc that's soaked up most of the weight saving?

This is kind of Stage 1 of the weight saving, if I think I can live with it I'll go for the plastic windows, strip the doors and take out the Kenwood etc, their's probably another 40-50kgs that could come out but I dont want it to be un-driveable on the public roads, its got to get me to (and from) The Ring 

Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide, and the roll cage isn't light.

Not sure what it was before, but the DSG is always going to be quite heavy, still 251hp/ton is a good start 

Neil

What seats are they Neil?? 

[Janner_Sy]

probably similar if not more.  afaik they are near identical stages of tune so power would be similar dependant on the dyno figures used to qupte the bhp/ton

however jonnys didnt have the roll cage

[simey]

Totally love it Neil.     

We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. 

Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid 

[Top Cat]

Totally love it Neil.     

We both know the next step for you now. Grow some bigger balls and get yourself in the VW cup for a year. 

Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid 

I could tell when i had my last chat with him, he was coming out with excuses like fires and big crashes,    But i know Neil, that doesn't scare him for one minute. He was just worried about keeping up with you guys. 

[RedRobin]

Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide,

....So your seat shells aren't one-piece? I thought they had to be for racing.

I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig  but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.

[MAT ED30]

his is built for track days Robin so the rules of racing cars are not for his set up but if changing to the vwr cup race then i think but not sure he would have to change them to the fixed type

[Greeners]

Sig pic is immense Neil! 

Quite haunting sat there tempting you to go and spank her!! 

[QD MBE]

Also I had to compromise a bit, the seats could have been a lot lighter but I needed them to tilt and slide,

....So your seat shells aren't one-piece? I thought they had to be for racing.

I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig  but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.

wouldn't cropping the picture ruin the proportions?  the site SW would stretch the sig would it not?

[RedRobin]

I hope you don't mind my suggestion: Stunning new sig  but would be utterly perfect if you cropped a small amount off the righthand side so that the roof aerial is exactly central. It's such a symmetrical shot that it's begging for it. IMO.

wouldn't cropping the picture ruin the proportions?  the site SW would stretch the sig would it not?

....You may have a very good point, Dave, but I'm not sure the site software would stretch it. Judging by mine I'm fairly confident it would hold the proportions of the original but I may be wrong of course. 

[AtilaGti]

Incredible work.
Excellent details

[rubber toe]

Great work 
Sig looks quality too 

[NeilM]

Thanks for all the positve comments lads, I must admit when I saw it half way through, I thought what the f**k have I done.

The seats are Recaro Sportster CS, they needed to be tilt & slide so I could get the chair in behind the passenger side this does make them 14kgs each.

If (big if) it does ever go into a race series like the VW Cup I’ll need to change them, fit a full fire extinguisher system, extend the roll cage to the front and Increase the diamenter of the two spherical attachments in the groin area. 

Also no carbon panels allowed in the VW Cup. 

Neil

[NeilM]

Its only a matter of time!!! Neil knows he'll be joining us on the grid 

Hi Si, I will have a meet with David Butler (BMSAD) to see whats what.

I have heard that Simon Elliot is getting a new Caddy Van for next season