Some new Pirelli P Zero Rossos fitted today, it had been wearing Michelins which were new on the fronts but very old on the rears as the sizes are no longer made at a commercial level. The rears should be 345 35 18 which is the same rolling circumference as the racing tyres but as these are only now made by Bridgestone for the Jag XJ220, and are £5k+ for a set of four, I opted for a slightly lower profile and narrower 335 30 18 which Pirelli make and fit the Dodge Viper. I have fitted arch liners to protect the underneath so the lower profile will probably help from a clearance standpoint but will do nothing to help the ride comfort!
The rear Speedline rims are a colossal 13" wide and the car has 20mm spacers all round so it's a miracle these wheels fit in the arches!
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That looks so awesome!
Hopefully, one day, I get a passenger ride
Stu she looks amazing. Such a great project...Well done my friend.
Just brilliant, Stu. What a project, bravo!
I can only imagine that even just sitting in it will be great fun!Thanks mate, it's been great fun - hopefully the driving experience will match!
I did get to have a little ogle yesterday when dropping off my car at AV.
After I rather downheartedly showed Voicey where someone has not only rubbed my front wheel arch but also managed to chip a large chunk of paint off my alloy too, I cast my eye over your car.
I had a road to Damascus moment as I realised that when you have a race car registered for the road, you don't care about the odd scuff on the paintwork.
There are four holes drilled in the front bumper (for attaching a transponder?) and other bodywork defects, and I would care not one iota if it was my car as it just looks epic.
This surely is the way forward? Now, what former-rally car should I look to buy (because I want some practicality in the real world unlike your beast @StuartW ).
Well done Trev, I’m aware of the huge amount of input and work you and the team at AV have put into ECU firmware in general. My 360 is transformed after Aldous’s engine rebuild, part restoration and ECU upgrade. Keep up the good work and congrats on getting this Trofeo car out on the road!@StuartW
Registered here so I could say a big "Thank you!" for being so patient with this one, staying patient to the eventual successful outcome. It was always going to take someone with patience to get this over the line. Aldous, Eddie and the whole team at AV Engineering have worked tirelessly to get it fully road legally, emissions and finally MOT compliant.
In terms of time required it has not been the for want of trying, the sheer number of hours of effort has been "brutal" on the software side of things and the number of reflashes felt like we where doing engine R&D rather than a 1 off car! The project's engine software was insanely difficult to crack and I had to full reverse engineer the entire thing to analyze all the many (over 100+) individual differences between a Maserati race ecu firmware and what's required to make the car work on the road reliably with long lifespan! For the avoidance of doubt the software and calibration was pretty heavily bespoke modified specifically for the the Trofeo and the car had many changes being of motorsport/racing origin (amazing car btw!) so it was absolutely painstaking work to do full differential analysis and get the car working with full emissions compliance, o2 sensors and the like.
Would love to see this thing out and about on the road ! Just looks insane
Regards
360trev
Well done Trev, I’m aware of the huge amount of input and work you and the team at AV have put into ECU firmware in general. My 360 is transformed after Aldous’s engine rebuild, part restoration and ECU upgrade. Keep up the good work and congrats on getting this Trofeo car out on the road!
@StuartW
Registered here so I could say a big "Thank you!" for being so patient with this one, staying patient to the eventual successful outcome. It was always going to take someone with patience to get this over the line. Aldous, Eddie and the whole team at AV Engineering have worked tirelessly to get it fully road legally, emissions and finally MOT compliant.
In terms of time required it has not been the for want of trying, the sheer number of hours of effort has been "brutal" on the software side of things and the number of reflashes felt like we where doing engine R&D rather than a 1 off car! The project's engine software was insanely difficult to crack and I had to full reverse engineer the entire thing to analyze all the many (over 100+) individual differences between a Maserati race ecu firmware and what's required to make the car work on the road reliably with long lifespan! For the avoidance of doubt the software and calibration was pretty heavily bespoke modified specifically for the the Trofeo and the car had many changes being of motorsport/racing origin (amazing car btw!) so it was absolutely painstaking work to do full differential analysis and get the car working with full emissions compliance, o2 sensors and the like.
Would love to see this thing out and about on the road ! Just looks insane
Regards
360trev
I did get to have a little ogle yesterday when dropping off my car at AV.
After I rather downheartedly showed Voicey where someone has not only rubbed my front wheel arch but also managed to chip a large chunk of paint off my alloy too, I cast my eye over your car.
I had a road to Damascus moment as I realised that when you have a race car registered for the road, you don't care about the odd scuff on the paintwork.
There are four holes drilled in the front bumper (for attaching a transponder?) and other bodywork defects, and I would care not one iota if it was my car as it just looks epic.
This surely is the way forward? Now, what former-rally car should I look to buy (because I want some practicality in the real world unlike your beast @StuartW ).