Reyland R25 track car project

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:52 pm

xr4x4 wrote:nice lower arms... how much they cost to knock up?

have not done costings yet but they will be available once they have been proven during testing.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:43 am

martin-reyland wrote:
xr4x4 wrote:nice lower arms... how much they cost to knock up?
have not done costings yet but they will be available once they have been proven during testing.

Ooooo..

fordie2 · Post by **fordie2** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:06 am

Amazing, I was keeping an eye on the thread on passion ford but lost the link

That is gonna be a serious bit of kit, nothing compared to the cossie but none the less, wow

How much do you reckon it would cost to do it for a paying customer? Not that I could afford it, just curious

Ant 05 · Post by **Ant 05** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:28 am

im amazed oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

that i`ll be on my xmas wish list !!

216si · Post by **216si** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:38 am

immense!!!!

all i can say

ralphy · Post by **ralphy** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:18 pm

Will the top mounts ever be available?

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:27 am

ralphy wrote:Will the top mounts ever be available?

yes real soon

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:53 am

Quick question about the adjustable TCA's. Do they move the wheels further out from the normal position?
If so, is there any danger of the driveshaft popping out of the drive from the diff?

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:57 am

normally to bring the wheels in... but they can be totaly adjustable and we are only talking a few mm.

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:04 pm

xr4x4 wrote:normally to bring the wheels in... but they can be totaly adjustable and we are only talking a few mm.

do they run excess negative camber as std then?

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:16 pm

martin-reyland wrote:
xr4x4 wrote:normally to bring the wheels in... but they can be totaly adjustable and we are only talking a few mm.
do they run excess negative camber as std then?

only when massively lowered...much the same with the front axle on most cars i guess.

wears on the inner edges.

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:20 pm

xr4x4 wrote:
martin-reyland wrote:
xr4x4 wrote:normally to bring the wheels in... but they can be totaly adjustable and we are only talking a few mm.
do they run excess negative camber as std then?
only when massively lowered...much the same with the front axle on most cars i guess.

wears on the inner edges.

ah ok! mine will not be lowered too much and i reckon i will be adjusting the arms to take the wheels outwards. the arms allow adjustment both ways though

Nash · Post by **Nash** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:20 pm

Nice project Martin! Should be amazing once finished.

Did you use the same painter that did the Escort? If so the finish will be stuning as the Escort looked stuning at Ford Fair.

P.s. Saw you last month going down A14 to daddy thrash aswell.

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:43 pm

Nash wrote:Nice project Martin! Should be amazing once finished.

Did you use the same painter that did the Escort? If so the finish will be stuning as the Escort looked stuning at Ford Fair.

P.s. Saw you last month going down A14 to daddy thrash aswell.

Thanks for the nice comment regarding the finish

Yes used the same painters... they are less than 100ft from my works entrance and are very good so very convenient

benji_ · Post by **benji_** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:37 am

Sorry for joining the conversation late.

That title says it all for me..... 'Reyland R25 track car project'. As soon as the world Reyland is mentioned, from your past car history, I just know that somthing special is gona be built!

It's a shame that dam Escort Cosworth was so good, you've kinda set yourself a high benchmark

Keep up the nice work!

Jason36 · Post by **Jason36** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:03 am

I saw some Reyland cars out at Donington Sunday, some nice motors.

HA54SYM · Post by **HA54SYM** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:24 am

Are the top mounts, suited for the original R25 strut housing? If so these should suit the 200 range also.

Dave

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:42 pm

HA54SYM wrote:Are the top mounts, suited for the original R25 strut housing? If so these should suit the 200 range also.

Dave

They will fit both models..

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:42 pm

couple of update pictures...

standard pedal box converted to bias bar adjuster ....

Cylinders and reservoirs fitted

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:25 pm

Build me a custom car like that one.

T_16 · Post by **T_16** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:14 pm

What varient of LEDA's are they?

t16turbo · Post by **t16turbo** » Sat May 26, 2007 7:47 pm

any news on the top mounts yet?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:43 pm

Saw this on track today @ coomb - very nice

Mark

Roger Red Hat · Post by **Roger Red Hat** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:21 am

how come it was in that condition to start off with?

someone start it and not finish?

216si · Post by **216si** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:53 am

it was bought from the mgr auctions, was dressed up as a 25 even though it was trophy yellow under all the pannels etc

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:58 pm

'Redline' recently did a feature on the 700+bhp missile Reyland Escort phoenix.

I'm not really a Ford man but this was rather impressive. Kinda makes me wish I was good friends with Martin Hadland, he had lots of spare time and I had a spare quarter million!!

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:47 pm

victor3 wrote:'Redline' recently did a feature on the 700+bhp missile Reyland Escort phoenix.

I'm not really a Ford man but this was rather impressive. Kinda makes me wish I was good friends with Martin Hadland, he had lots of spare time and I had a spare quarter million!!

They will be doing a feature on the yellow car too

As mentioned above we tested the car on track for the first time at Combe yesterday. We didn't really know what to expect as you really can't gauge a track car until you really push it ON track, I am pleased to report that it's an absolute missile and that Iâ€™m well pleased with it's first outing..

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:57 pm

What sort of suspension geometry are you running on that Martin?

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:18 pm

Grant620 wrote:What sort of suspension geometry are you running on that Martin?

I will look out the figures and post them but post track session tyre temps suggest that the rear end is spot on but the front end needs a touch more camber having said that.... once the tyres have warmed up it handles like a dream as it is.

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:32 pm

I'm going through this myself right now Martin, so will be very interested in the figures!
Thanks

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:42 pm

Grant620 wrote:I'm going through this myself right now Martin, so will be very interested in the figures!
Thanks

What car do you have? I know your user name says 620 ....

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:31 pm

He has a Vi, as shown on the http://www.gb-ent.com site.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:20 pm

Looked composed on track

Same corner one lap later

Check out the passenger in the metro observing Martins current track location

Mark

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:23 pm

WAY HAY....!!!

martin-reyland · Post by **martin-reyland** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:30 pm

That was on slicks which were no where near as warm as I thought they were

Other than my mate Dave in the Metro passing me because of that the only other car that managed that was a well driven V8 MGB ..