Reyland R25 track car project

Ish · Post by **Ish** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:13 pm

martin-reyland wrote:Thought i would put this in the resto section in case anyones interested....

the above car was bought from the MG X Power closing down auction.

the plan is....

repaint in original Trophy yellow (going into the bodyshop this week),
fit latest type Mg bumpers (bought on e bay today)
fit Audi TT engine (mounts now done),
map engine on Pectel T2,
fit Brembo 4 pots with 330mm discs (ready in one week),
fit Discs on rear (bought and waiting),
fit electric p.a.s.,
fit stack dash,
compomotive 8x18's with 225 40 track tyres...

then give it loads on the track :DD:

Ish · Post by **Ish** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:14 pm

martin-reyland wrote:
old mounting

gone!!

new mount (welding shite due to poor earth!!)spacers between mount are temporary.

original spastik wheel

original biscuit sized brake discs

daz500 · Post by **daz500** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:18 pm

that'll be a bit different.

rnash2002 · Post by **rnash2002** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:00 pm

Should be fun to drive once done

steb9780 · Post by **steb9780** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:02 pm

Is that the engine that he was putting into the Metro??

Has he give up on that project then??

Or has he just got a few TT engines lying around

. Should be a great track car.

Post by **Cableguy** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:16 pm

steb9780 wrote:Is that the engine that he was putting into the Metro??

Has he give up on that project then??

Or has he just got a few TT engines lying around . Should be a great track car.

Metro is for sale mate, this is his new venture.

steb9780 · Post by **steb9780** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:08 pm

Cableguy wrote:
steb9780 wrote:Is that the engine that he was putting into the Metro??

Has he give up on that project then??

Or has he just got a few TT engines lying around . Should be a great track car.
Metro is for sale mate, this is his new venture.

No that's the orange metro with the VVC engine.

The TT engine was going in a green metro, which I think was stated as being a test mule.

Just wondering if the Metro project has been scratched, that's all.

The 200 project is still excellent.

sharky · Post by **sharky** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:18 pm

steb9780 wrote:
Cableguy wrote:
steb9780 wrote:Is that the engine that he was putting into the Metro??

Has he give up on that project then??

Or has he just got a few TT engines lying around . Should be a great track car.
Metro is for sale mate, this is his new venture.
No that's the orange metro with the VVC engine.

The TT engine was going in a green metro, which I think was stated as being a test mule.

Just wondering if the Metro project has been scratched, that's all.

The 200 project is still excellent.

i thought the green 1 was just a test fit for the tt engine... and after that the plan was to put it in the orange 1... and now in the r25

turboestate · Post by **turboestate** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:09 am

i thought he had 2 engines

ross_lewis · Post by **ross_lewis** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:30 pm

i thought it was sunday

Ish · Post by **Ish** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:50 pm

the green metro was the test fit for the TT engine which was then going to go in the orange metro but that idea is now scrapped as martin is putting the tt engine in the R25 so the orange vvc powered metro is up for sale!

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:10 pm

It's just about to get it's paint here are some shots of the prep...

the new look front bumper..

the front calipers..

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:10 pm

Very nice

Will it be sprayed in true Reyland colour's ?

smile · Post by **smile** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:01 pm

I do believe its going back to its original Trophy Yellow? Can't understand why they sprayed a yellow shell red anyway tbh? hehe

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:34 am

What is that green car in the background ?

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:16 am

BlueRover wrote:

What is that green car in the background ?

GTM Libra

John W · Post by **John W** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:26 am

Cool, this could be interesting, those TT engines are meant to be good for some high power. Are they planning on going 4wd with it?

Ish · Post by **Ish** » Fri May 05, 2006 9:51 pm

martin-reyland wrote:it is now painted!!!

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:14 pm

I think you are pleased somewhat !

Jonny 5 · Post by **Jonny 5** » Fri May 05, 2006 11:04 pm

Wow thats some serious prep.

Are they the Mk2 ZS180 wheels? They are awesome

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sat May 06, 2006 12:03 am

looking good..

i see your making good use of that front bumper

i managed to pick one up for Â£100 the other day...i was well pleased. but ive just had the order another Â£100 odd pounds worth of bits for it from rover. the front bezels for the fog lamps etc.

ive got the part numbers if u need them.

T16 Dave · Post by **T16 Dave** » Sat May 06, 2006 12:07 am

Nooooooooo Paul

The mk2 bumpers look gash

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sat May 06, 2006 12:12 am

T16 Dave wrote:Nooooooooo Paul

The mk2 bumpers look gash

yup.. already in progress

wait tilll u see a white one..

shaggy · Post by **shaggy** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:09 pm

Gonna be nuts when finished!

I want some of those wheels!

turboestate · Post by **turboestate** » Sat May 06, 2006 7:27 pm

keep us updated ish, i love these thread's

Ish · Post by **Ish** » Sat May 06, 2006 10:05 pm

martin-reyland wrote:here's a pic of the engine with a rover box fitted....

some other pics...

danclarke · Post by **danclarke** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:06 pm

Lookin good! its going to be amazing when finished! keep us updated

shane25 · Post by **shane25** » Sun May 07, 2006 3:00 pm

now that is looking sweet, keep my eye on this 1

216si · Post by **216si** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:04 pm

any more updates on this beast

shane25 · Post by **shane25** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 am

any more updates on this beast
only to give you some more ideas

216si · Post by **216si** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:37 am

i have lots of idea's

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:40 pm

It's been a while since my last update but all the special parts are now made and other than painting the bulkhead it's ready to put back together...

The bulkhead modified to accept the modded bias pedal box

electric power steering

Rover alternator on Audi engine

Adaptor plate Audi engine to Rover gearbox

Clutch plate

clutch cover (anyone know what wording has been ground off it?)

Rover sized flwheel with Audi bolt pattern

New spherical bearing top mounts made and Leda strut

Adjustable TCA

Will bolt it all together over Christmas..

l33 byt · Post by **l33 byt** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:55 pm

Nice project

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:56 pm

Holy crap dude you must be minted!

Very impressive. Look forward to the continuing updates.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:32 pm

nice lower arms... how much they cost to knock up?