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here i have my very special elise trophy race car up for grabs. i spent the whole of winter 2009 prepping this car changing virtually everything on it. i had the wishbones refurbed in gold which cost 300 with new ball joints cost 180 and bushes cost 250, and all wheel bearings cost 160. New drop links cost 30 and elise parts light weight steering arms cost 55, new clutch master cylinder cost 70 it was basically stripped back to the tub cleaned up and replaced all parts.
engine spec :
mg zr 160 vvc engine with the whole top end refreshed with new head gasket, high flow water pump, new stretch bolts, all seals and gaskets, 82 degree thermostat, liner heights checked, new valves etc.for the engine and work done on it cost 1500
brand new close ratio gearbox fitted with uprated internals cost 500, a new ap clutch cost 160, clutch release arm cost 28 and light weight flywheel cost 250
new drive shafts cost 300
mocal oil cooler fitted in side vent cost 250
emerald k3 ecu ( mapped at emerald making 164.4 bhp ) cost 1050 for ecu and mapping
340r big bore manifold cost 400 with lotus power exhaust and exige tailpipe cost 300
probably more but cant think at the minute
ap 295mm front disks cost 525
ally belled rear disks cost 250
performance friction pads cost 200
braided brake lines cost 50
castrol srf fluid cost 80
randy spec nitron suspension with helper springs and adjustable bottom eyes ( set up by randy himself at hoffmanns ) cost 1900 including geometry
hoffmanns anti roll bar cost 300
rota wheels re painted gunmetal grey with polished chrome lip, with ao48 tyres cost 1200
4 point roll cage fitted cost 800
fev electrical gas fire extinguisher with 11 months left until needing serviced cost 600
removable steering wheel with 270mm suede wheel cost 120
elise parts toe links cost 250
light weight quick releas body panels ( can have front and rear clam off in 10 minutes ) cost 1200 for lightweight clams
single skin hardtop cost 350
custom rear difusser cost 250
rain light wired into fog light switch
cost 50
polycarbonate rear screen cost 50
elise parts front splitter cost 180
brand new wind screen cost 250
carbon fibre seat cost 800
schroth 6 point harnesses with 2015 date cost 350
tyre sure pressure sensors cost 180
carbon dash panel cost 100
the total of the things i have listed comes to 15788 and most of this is plus VAT so nearly 20k spent on parts alone even without the car and that is just for the main bits there is probably another 2k spent on smaller bits which all add up
as you can see ive spent a small fortune getting the car to this spec over the winter and virtually everything is new ready to use over the summer and race. im losing alot of money on the car as it is so no silly offers
i have probably missed off loads any questions ring on 07527384146