Milkie
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We've (me and my friend) finally done it, after 10 years of talking about getting one a friend kindly dontated his Puma to us for use as a track car. For the moment we are keeping it on the road/MOT. Here it is, yes it looks like every other Silver Puma at the moment.
So far we have done:
Replaced front bushes for Polybushes
Stripped interior
St/Steel Brake Lies
Wheel Bearings & little things like that
FRP Airbox Mod
Racing Battery & Relocated
I think that is all we did before taking it to our local track Castle Combe. Quick little video below of the interesting bits, including a wheel coming off the car infront!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Use1-qgIw&list=UUWmRWrg3S1Ayl-C6VJSUtCQ[/youtube]
Can't get embedded Youtube videos to work? Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Use1-qgIw&list=UUWmRWrg3S1Ayl-C6VJSUtCQ
Had problems in the wet, car would stutter at anything above 4,200rpm so kept revs below that. Dried out in the afternoon and we replaced the suspect coil pack.
We came away absolutely buzzing! We did realise we need better brakes, we have a set of ST150 brakes which should be ready to put on in a couple of weeks. Been helping build a sand/soda blasting cabinet so should be able to get going on the brakes next weekend, then paint, then fit!
TODO List:
Fit Pipercross manifold/exhaust/sports cat
Fit FRP Cams/FRP map/Timing Belt/etc
Fit ST150 Brakes
Sort Cold Air Feed
No doubt there will be updates within the next few weeks. Also helping friends with their cars, RS2000 mk2 and my friend who has the share in the Puma is currently trying to take out/put back in his V8 in his Capri... It's all go at the moment so don't know how quickly things will get done!
So far we have done:
Replaced front bushes for Polybushes
Stripped interior
St/Steel Brake Lies
Wheel Bearings & little things like that
FRP Airbox Mod
Racing Battery & Relocated
I think that is all we did before taking it to our local track Castle Combe. Quick little video below of the interesting bits, including a wheel coming off the car infront!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Use1-qgIw&list=UUWmRWrg3S1Ayl-C6VJSUtCQ[/youtube]
Can't get embedded Youtube videos to work? Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Use1-qgIw&list=UUWmRWrg3S1Ayl-C6VJSUtCQ
Had problems in the wet, car would stutter at anything above 4,200rpm so kept revs below that. Dried out in the afternoon and we replaced the suspect coil pack.
We came away absolutely buzzing! We did realise we need better brakes, we have a set of ST150 brakes which should be ready to put on in a couple of weeks. Been helping build a sand/soda blasting cabinet so should be able to get going on the brakes next weekend, then paint, then fit!
TODO List:
Fit Pipercross manifold/exhaust/sports cat
Fit FRP Cams/FRP map/Timing Belt/etc
Fit ST150 Brakes
Sort Cold Air Feed
No doubt there will be updates within the next few weeks. Also helping friends with their cars, RS2000 mk2 and my friend who has the share in the Puma is currently trying to take out/put back in his V8 in his Capri... It's all go at the moment so don't know how quickly things will get done!