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I had completely forgot about this thread so best do some updating. I was going to share some info on this funky little C2R2 from August but upon checking the reg on eWRC results it must be a recent build or purchase has the reg shows previously on the owners Evo. It did take part in Rali Ceredigion soon after testing but did not finish due to electrical failure....so very French. these cars were built by Citroen and powered by a 1600 capable of 185bhp with 5 speed sequential gearbox. Not too shabby at around 1000kg's. We also had a stunning little Mk1 Fiesta test back in August that had been imported over from France. The crew had previously competed in sprints/hill climbs and were taking an initial leap into historic rallying. A brief reminder of how stunning this stage is even in winter December 29th was our last test day of the 2022 season where we had WPi Motorsport and friends pop up for testing. Sadly the Mk2 arrived with charging problems and despite being in homeland of rallying, because it was the Christmas break we couldn't source a fresh alternator so he could test. Having previously raced on the circuits in British GT in a Huracan, The driver of the brand new M Sport Ford Fiesta R5 had reportedly had a GT budget of £1million per year, so he should get on alright with that budget in R5. He took to the rally car like duck to water and looked to be on pace with other top R5 boys already.
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88' Honda Civic EF Rally Carslipngripross
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Club Retro Rides Member 149
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Jan 13, 2023 15:46:52 GMT
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Looks great! Din you not get a problem with your uncovered battery terminals at scrutineering? Normally that is the first thing (well second after the distinguishers) they look at. Thom They are usually taped up. They checked it was secure and had less interest in it being a gel battery. I do need a stronger one though as it was not giving enough charge for us to use the spot lights for long periods.
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88' Honda Civic EF Rally Carslipngripross
@slipngripross
Club Retro Rides Member 149
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nice car , not sure how you passed scrutineering on a road rally with no head lining! Always thought the car had to be one colour for road rallies as well. Depends on the club hosting the event. Been permitted to run with two local clubs at the moment but its 100% fine for targa. Blue book states must be all one colour unless manufacturer colour scheme and obviously works colours are manufacturer colour scheme. I was just told I had to remove all branding.
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88' Honda Civic EF Rally Carslipngripross
@slipngripross
Club Retro Rides Member 149
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Jan 11, 2023 12:34:42 GMT
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nice car , not sure how you passed scrutineering on a road rally with no head lining! Can't fit a headlining under the roll cage so will be putting a carpet in of some sort instead. Many club scrutineer to old to look up that high after bending down so low . Its a silly regulation anyway IMO.
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88' Honda Civic EF Rally Carslipngripross
@slipngripross
Club Retro Rides Member 149
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Jan 11, 2023 12:33:24 GMT
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Looking great. I've been watching some of the old Irish rallying videos one of the Facebook groups is putting up, quite a few Civics on there. Yea Civics are very popular in Ireland but never seem to have caught on here
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Morning chaps, for the white paddock does the car need to be all white or just mostly white? And does anyone know the tunnel height for getting into the inner circuit paddock? At the moment we're seeing what applies and working from there. If you can't get through the tunnel we can take you through a gate across the track. What you thinking of bringing?? Well was either thinking the Rally Car in its works livery or take the long haul down in the Volvo 6x6
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Morning chaps,
for the white paddock does the car need to be all white or just mostly white? And does anyone know the tunnel height for getting into the inner circuit paddock?
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My biggest issue with petrol is you can not submerge it without it conking out. Where as my old 3.0TD Landcruiser would sit in water up to its windscreen for 10 mins without issue whilst we strapped it up to pull it out.
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How do the vents work? Love seeing updates on this. Thanks. They slide up and down on a bolt to open and close them. Only really close them when parked up to avoid getting the bay wet.
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Always wanted a Russian truck. Fantastic stuff!
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TBH I would look at Japanese or German engines. Land Rover are not overly reliable and the engines are quite agricultural with not a lot of power. I was thinking 4.2TD Toyota, M606 Mercedes or even BMW M57.
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With the new reg on it was about time we took the truck out for its first proper test run. So we headed to Salisbruy plains military ranges in very wet conditions with my pal in his little Jimny. I don;t know about other people but driving stuff new to me I am constantly on edge until we have a successful journey as I worry about things going wrong. With the Plains just 30 mins from home and lots of mud and ruts to test in, it is a great proving ground that we can use and if things go wrong friends are only a phone call away. The adventure was a great success and the only issues that came up were actually on road rather than off road. Anything above 45mph for a consistent amount of time the mechanical lift pump does not seem to keep up with the amount of fuel the carbs require to run the engine properly so she starts to miss fire. A small electric fuel pump in place of the mechanical one should solve this issue nicely. I also found that going through some deep puddles fast on the road caused water to get into the engine bay and create a fault with electrical components which would in turn stop the engine until it dried again. So I need to find the source of this problem but will also have an undertray made to prevent the ingress of water. If I am honest with myself I have never been that keen on using petrol engines off road so maybe at the end of 2023 we will look at fitting a landcruiser or Unimog engine in place of the B30. Up on the plains there is one section in a big dip with about 5 routes you can take. I opted for what i thought was an easier route for the truck, but upon dipping into the rut, the whole truck basically disappeared and the water came up to the bottom of the doors.....thats quite deep then. Despite only having the rear axle lockers engaged the old girl churned her way through the deep sludge to the other side, we had submerged the engine and all of the back end of the truck in that time and I was amazed that the petrol engine didn't conk out. In my infinite wisdom I had forgotten to figure out how to use the front locker so we were just stuck getting out the last bit. Luckily we had the trusty Jimny we we chucked a strap on and used as an anchor to give us a little nudge out. We all breathed a sigh of relief whilst a took my headlights out and emptied them of water. After that little episode and already having been out for several hours we decided it was the right time to head home and give the trucks a good old wash. I took a picture of the truck in the charge bay at the fuel station for comedy value and we headed home for some dry clothes. Driving this thing about is an absolute adventure and it gets loads of interest. So far it is exactly what I expected. I might stick some footage on Youtube in the coming weeks.
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