Mongrel Street Racer

[Darren65]

Instead I think I'll run with this…..

Shell
Rebuilt shell with new inner front wings, front floor pan, cross panel, inner and outer sills, rear slam panel etc.
Rear transmission tunnel modification with various strengthening mods.
RS type front strut brackets
Strengthening for roll hoop and harness points

Body
Narrow body with lightly rolled arches
New steel front wings and rear quarters, new steel door skins
Composite Engine Lid
Composite Bonnet
Fibreglass R Type Front Bumper with slanted cut cooling slats
Fibreglass Rear Bumper
Sunroof Delete
Inner door frames to be cut out, strengthened and left open
Custom aluminium through horn grill ducting to channel cooling
Custom rear engine lid grill
Plexiglas side windows, rear quarters with vents and rear screen
Cibie Biode headlights with Hella clear lenses
Rubber hold down straps for bonnet and engine lid
Lightweight R type door handles
100 Litre Fuel Tank
Bosche battery kill switch on scuttle

Paint
Car finished in Porsche 018 Tangerine. Custom deep orange Porsche script and bumper stripes
Satin black to under body, engine bay, under hood and complete interior to include the backs of doors, bonnet and engine lid. Satin black to extend into door shuts
No underseal

Interior
Stripped out interior, delete knee pads, glove box etc. Sound deadening to floor only
Clock delete
Custom 10K Tacho
Custom Oil/Fuel Gauge
180MPH Speedo
Lightweight carpet set with RS type rubber matting
Half roll bar with correct 40mm tubing
Black head lining
Leather straps to raise windows
R type pull catches for door release
Lightweight ST type drivers seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight R type passenger seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight Recaro seat sliders
Steering Wheel – Early (stacked) Momo Prototipo Silver Dished 350mm or 1978 Momo Prototipo S Black Dished 350mm or Porsche 380mm with Hockey Puck Horn Push or…….now - 360mm Flat Black Momo Monza with genuine unrestored bare Momo 230 Hub and original rare large crested Porsche horn push
Repa front harnesses

Suspension & Brakes (subject to modification)
Modified and strengthened RS style rear trailing arms
Koni adjustable front struts & rear dampers
15mm front stabilizer
16mm rear stabilizer
25mm rear torsion bars
Complete 930 Turbo Calipers and brake system
RS type front brace

Transmission, Wheels & Tyres
Rebuilt 915 gearbox with ZF limited slip differential set at 40% lock
Gear ratios TBD
7R Rear Fuchs with RSR style finish running Avon CR6ZZ 215/60R15 Tyres
Deep 6 Front Fuchs with RSR style finish running Avon CR6ZZ 185/70R15 Tyres
Extended wheel studs with steel open wheel bolts

Engine
2.2S engine fully rebuilt to 2.5 specification; cases bored to accept larger barrels and pistons and boat tailed, line honed, shuffle pinned, oil pressure relief by-pass, time sert head studs, machined barrel decks, oil squirters, heavy duty head studs, heads bored to accept twin spark, open out stacks etc – target of 100BHP per litre
Butterfly’s bored out to 42mm
Inlet and outlet ports to 41mm
New 89mm Mahle Barrels & Pistons
Twin Spark Distributor with custom body
GE60 Cams
Lightweight clear engine shroud
Custom Race Headers (no heat)
Silenced twin out exhaust with custom tips
Trombone oil cooler with external sill pipes

That should work!

....time for an update...

Shell
Rebuilt shell with new inner front wings, front floor pan, cross panel, inner and outer sills, rear slam panel etc.
Rear transmission tunnel modification with various strengthening mods.
RS type front strut brackets
Strengthening for roll hoop and harness points

Body
Narrow body with lightly rolled arches
New steel front wings and rear quarters, new steel door skins
Composite Engine Lid
Composite Bonnet
Fibreglass R Type Front Bumper with twin slanted cut cooling slats
Fibreglass Rear Bumper with slanted cut cooling slats
Sunroof Delete
Inner door frames to be cut out, strengthened and left open
Custom aluminium through horn grill ducting to channel cooling
Modified rear engine lid grill
Plexiglas side windows, rear quarters with vents and rear screen
Cibie Biode headlights with Hella clear lenses
Rubber hold down straps for bonnet and engine lid
Lightweight R type door handles
100 Litre Fuel Tank
Bosche battery kill switch on scuttle

Paint
Car finished in Porsche 018 Tangerine. Custom deep orange Porsche script and bumper stripes
Satin black to under body, engine bay, under hood and complete interior to include the backs of doors, bonnet and engine lid. Satin black to extend into door shuts
No underseal

Interior
Stripped out interior, delete knee pads, glove box etc. Sound deadening to floor and rear bulkhead
Clock delete
Custom 10K Tacho
Custom Oil/Fuel Gauge
180MPH Speedo
Lightweight carpet set with RS/BT type rubber matting
Half roll bar with correct 40mm tubing
Black head lining
Leather straps to raise windows
R type pull catches for door release
Lightweight ST type drivers seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight R type passenger seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight Recaro seat sliders
Steering Wheel – 360mm Flat Black Momo Monza with genuine unrestored bare Momo 230 Hub and original rare large crested Porsche horn push or 380mm Real Enterprises flat black Formula One - 1978 Momo Prototipo S Black Dished 350mm for track days
Custom Repa front harnesses
Heuer Rally-Master clocks and Halda Twimaster on custom made plate. rally map reading light

Suspension & Brakes (subject to modification)
Late 73 alluminium rear trailing arms
Koni adjustable front struts & rear dampers
15mm front stabilizer
16mm rear stabilizer
25mm rear torsion bars
Complete 930 Turbo Calipers and brake system with adjustable bias
RS type front brace

Transmission, Wheels & Tyres
Fully rebuilt race spec 915 'Special Transmission with Oil Pump'....
...SC type drive shaft with aluminium selectors, all new syncros and dogteeth, Wevo bearing retainer, Wevo side plate and 930 bearing, RS type oil pump and spray bar kit, Guard Transmission custom gear ratios - AZ, GZ, LT, PQ TM, Guard Transmission Limited Slip Diff
7R Rear Fuchs with RSR style finish running Avon CR6ZZ 215/60R15 Tyres
Deep 6 Front Fuchs with RSR style finish running Avon CR6ZZ 185/70R15 Tyres
Extended wheel studs with steel open wheel nuts

Engine
2.2S engine fully rebuilt to 2.5 race specification; cases bored to accept larger barrels and pistons and boat tailed, balanced crank, line honed, shuffle pinned, oil pressure relief by-pass, time sert head studs, machined barrel decks, oil squirters, heads bored to accept twin spark - output circa 250BHP
New 89mm x 66mm Mahle Barrels & Pistons - barrels modified and gas flowed
GE60 Cams
Pauter lightweight forged steel con rods
Patrick Motorsport lightweight flywheel (balanced) with racing clutch
High Butterfly induction
Early Magnetti Marreli twin spark distributor
Racing oil filter housing with disk filter
226mm racing small fan housing
Fuel pump plate and brace kit
Lightweight clear engine shroud
Custom Race Headers (no heat)
Straight through megaphones with custom tips - twin out silencer for quiet days
Twin brass front oil coolers with external sill pipes and through the trunk cross over pipes

That should work......'better!'

[Darren65]

Engine
2.2S engine fully rebuilt to 2.5 race specification; cases bored to accept larger barrels and pistons and boat tailed, balanced crank, line honed, shuffle pinned, oil pressure relief by-pass, time sert head studs, machined barrel decks, oil squirters, heads bored to accept twin spark - output circa 250BHP
New 89mm x 66mm Mahle Barrels & Pistons - barrels modified and gas flowed
GE60 Cams
Pauter lightweight forged steel con rods
Patrick Motorsport lightweight flywheel (balanced) with racing clutch
High Butterfly induction
Early Magnetti Marreli twin spark distributor
Racing oil filter housing with disk filter
226mm racing small fan housing
Fuel pump plate and brace kit
Lightweight clear engine shroud
Custom Race Headers (no heat)
Straight through megaphones with custom tips - twin out silencer for quiet days
Twin brass front oil coolers with external sill pipes and through the trunk cross over pipes

.....and away we go! ....

[Darren65]

With so much cool fun stuff happening at Redtek it's always an exciting place to visit......

.....when that fun stuff involves seeing your own 2.5 ST spec engine being assembled that excitement is cranked up a notch or three!.....



.....to get to the fairly straightforward stage of building the bottom end there's a mass of work that goes into readying a competition spec engine...

.....cases have come up well and the natural finish looks great....as well as being honed and pinned these have had a lot of machining for the larger barrels and gas flowing etc...



....my pump had seen better days and this has been replaced with a practically NOS item that Nick sourced.....





....tell tale signs of the balancing that's been carried out to the crank....



....same balancing treatment was also carried out to the new lightweight flywheel....



.....Nick recommended Pauter lightweight forged steel rods which he's used on many race engines.....not only far stronger than standard rods but a third lighter too....





....all specs re-checked for the umpteeth time and then onto assembly....



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[Darren65]

....bottom end in....



.....I also got the chance to see the Mahle barrel decks being CNC machined.....a really boring video for those interested....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWJcnyf_2lE

...and the finished article....



....with the cases bolted together you can see machine work that's been carried out to improve airflow....for the sake of longevity and reliability the machining isn't quite as extreme as for (throwaway) race engines back in the day although exactly the same process....





....and with the barrel in place you can see how this all comes together....



....I originally had the idea of keeping all my redundent 2.2S parts in case I ever decided to revert back.....this clearly is never happening!

I now plan to have all the original parts refurbished before selling on, this will inlude cams, barrels and pistons, con rods, dizzy, shroud and the complete induction system including air intake etc......if anyone has an idea on values please could you PM me?

....

[Darren65]

....with bottom end assembly complete.....



....I got an idea of how the small fan housing and MM dizzy will look...



....the fan housing is the aluminium item I purchased that has been black anodised and now looks great however this is also for sale as I'm swapping this out for a magnesium housing that Ben Coles has just produced....

.....now looking forward to the next stage......re-worked heads twin plugged and ready to go....





Cheers,

[squirdan]

Pure porn !

[sladey]

Great stuff Darren - keep it coming

[stretch]

that's gooner go like the clappers.

[Bigfoot]

Wow, this has to be the example of Jasons "devil in the detail"!! WOW Darren, what a motor!!!!

[Darren65]

Cheers Guys,

Next couple of months should really see things move on a notch or two

[jury]

Lovely stuff Darren.....nice video

[Martin P]

Hi Darren,
There is a company in Manchester that do the ribbed rubber floor among other bits of trim.
Don't know if it matches.
segalmotortrimmings.net
I may be near there on Friday if you want a sample
Cheers,
Martin

[murph2309]

Sweeeeet. How good is all that - and what a list of things that you've done to the car. This is going to be one great machine.

Well done for keeping the faith and not compromising when it gets difficult!

Kudos....

[Darren65]

.....I may be near there on Friday if you want a sample

....sorry Martin I missed this, thanks for the offer but I think I'm fine with my BT mats.

I appreciate the comments guys

[Darren65]

Another landmark day on Friday as I took the shell to Gary for assembly....

....once the moon had gotten out of the way the car looked great in the hazy sunshine....



.....seats bolted in for transportation, I'm going to like these....



....after sorting a list of niggles/improvements I took the E home with me...



....I've been talking to Gary now about this project now for a while now and have welcomed his input, enthusiasm and ideas; as he's dealt with jobs on the E I've been super pleased with his communication, approach, attention to detail....and his costs.....really refreshing! .....

....in every respect I'm super confident that the Mongrel in the best place for the rebuild and in very safe hands....



....the next couple of months should be a lot of fun

Cheers,