Been pretty quiet in this topic since last update. Decided to have it moved in to projects & restorations because it fits there better than showroom. Just like in real life. What a better way to continue than with some minor cosmetic changes
Had some tracktime in fall with 242 4.6l, friends 242 8V turbo build and this. Had a blast and got a good feel how well friends 242 does handle with electric power steering, fast steering rack, stock Turbo suspension, polybushings, rollcage, Truetrac, IPD 25/22 swaybars and engine with a wide range. Got to say it was the best 240 I've ever driven.
245 worked fine with 1.7bar boost. Downside was that I happened to flip it on the last lap. Literally said to friend on the previous lap that next one is the last
Just too late braking, sharp turn into a corner, maybe a bit too high tyre pressure and rear lost grip. On the brakes sideways on to the soft safety area where wheels dug in to the ground and finally just turned the car over. No other injuries than mental ones. Later checked Racechrono logs(10Hz GPS) and braking happened ~70 meters later than on the previous lap, entry speed was ~7km/h/4mph higher. Speed before braking 237km/h/147mph.
All pics
here.
Some laps with all cars mentioned:
https://youtu.be/yX9ruo2XI_4
245 lap and flip:
https://youtu.be/yX9ruo2XI_4?t=7m9s
And for you interested only in what happened
:
https://youtu.be/yX9ruo2XI_4?t=9m18s
Got it turned back on to its wheels by track management and pulled to the pits. Engine bay cleanup from oil that came from breather can, etc. All round check, testing on the pits and drove it home ~22km/14miles. Works just fine.
Damages: Front end from bumper upwards, right side doors, right side rear fender, front of the roof and whole roof moved a bit backwards. Front right tire scrubbed pretty badly to the fender and needs to be replaced. Deciced to repair the car rather than moving everything in to another 245(previously mentioned in this topic).
Been doing repairs to the body since, other projects just have taken some time from this. It's not even close to factory but it'll do for now. Having the roofline even close to correct was a pain but it's somewhere there.
Front inner fenders were bent downwards but needed only a bit of jacking. Changed the roof from B-pillars forward, did the joining with glue and extra supports. Thought that changing the whole roof would been too much work for me. "New" front fenders, doors, etc. Bought 91-> type windshield for cleaner install as I wanted previously. Did a full rollcage to complete the half cage I had made previously. Not so much for safety, rather to test how much does it effect to handling.
I didn't really like the original color and was debating hard with my self if I should change it. Went through color palettes several times. It had to be from the same era and used in 240. Ended up choosing 400 Beige Metallic for main color. For contrast or other nonsense reasons the hood stays in the original color as well as engine bay. I've done all of the prep work and painter just painted the body. Other parts hopefully soon.
Again, what has been done, pictures here:
https://lankku.kuvat.fi/kuvat/245+GL+-90/Laitot+2017/Motopark/
Coming updates: Kaplhenke Quicksteer roll correction parts and for better allround performance a mildly custom HX40 with #22 exhaust housing. Should be capable of doing 650-700hp on this engine which is enough until next time
Completely forgot to mention that previously changed from HX55 back to K31 for driveability and it's plenty enough for me. So now going back to a smaller turbo.