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Cars
This
section of the website demonstrates exactly what the team at Ingham Motorsport
are capable of.
From
wiring up a set of spot lamps to full nut and bolt restorations and
everything in between, Ingham Motorsport can cater for all requirements to
suit individual budgets.
See
below for an overview of Stu’s Peugeot 205 1.6 Gti rally car build:
COMING SOON:
Stu’s 205 1.6 Gti
sweden car restoration (see gallery for pre-restoration pics) and the
current work in progress; a MK2 Austin Mini Cooper S historic road rally
car!
Peugeot
205 1.6 Gti rally car
The car started out as
Stu’s first major project at the age of 17 back in 2004. A budget track day car was the plan,
which eventually turned into the rally car you see today. As with many rally cars, its development
is still ongoing.
The current spec is as
follows (see below for pics):
Engine
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Self
built 1580cc XU5JA 8v engine (205 Gti 1.6) producing 158bhp / 126lbft @
Mikeanics rolling road, Congleton.
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Worked
cylinder head with Newman Tarmac Rally cam
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Lightened
& Balanced standard bottom end
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Twin
Weber 45 DCOE carburettors
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Longman 4-2-1 exhaust manifold & Magnex twin
box system
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Megajolt ignition only ECU
Drive Train
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1.9
Gti BE1 gearbox with Quaife ATB LSD and 4.43 final drive
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309
Gti drive shafts & 1.9 Gti hubs
Suspension / Brakes
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Front:
Bilstein Group A coilovers with Gravel inserts / 9” Tarmac 70mm i/d
springs, spherical bearing top mounts, standard 17mm anti roll bar and 309
Gti bottom arms.
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Hi
Spec Billet 4 calipers with Mintex M1155 pads and 280mm discs
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Rear:
205 Gti beam with 21mm torsion bars, 23mm anti roll bar, 306 Gti trailing
arms, AVO 2 way adjustable remote reservoir dampers.
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1.9
Gti discs with Pagid RS4 pads, 306 Gti discs (to suit trailing arms)
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Vertical
WRC style hydraulic handbrake, bias valve.
Chassis
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Fully
seam welded shell with plated strut tops, strut brace, OMP 10 point cage,
lightened boot and doors, perspex windows, PTS aluminium sump and tank gaurds.
Interior / Safety
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Corbeau
Sprint bucket seats, Titon Harnesses, Suede steering wheel, Lifeline 2.25l
plumbed in extinguisher and 1.75l handheld extinguisher.
See below for a brief
overview of the cars development from the start to its current state below:
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How it started – May
2004
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Stripped out
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Strut tops plated
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Cage and Seat Rails
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Boot floor seam welded
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Underside
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In
primer
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Freshly painted – Nov 2008
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Nearly finished
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Rear
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Engine bay
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Ready for the first
outing – March 2009
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Weber 45 DCOE’s –
June 2009
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Block cleaned and
painted
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Clean enough?
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Balanced bottom end
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New liners
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And pistons…
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Painted up sump
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Worked head with
Newman cam
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Longman 4-2-1
manifold
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Lightened flywheel
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Crank position sensor
and wheel
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Ready to go back in –
Dec 2009
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Well it looks faster
if nothing else!
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T16 style bumper
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PTS coilovers and Hi
Spec 4 pots – Jan 2010
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PIAA Lamp pod for
Mull – Oct 2010
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Refurbed front struts
(after salt wrecked them…) – April 2011
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Rebuilt axle with 306
Gti trailing arms and solid mounts
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21mm Torsion bars
& 23mm ARB
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AVO 2 way adjustable
rear dampers – Aug 2011
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Roof vent – Oct 2011
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Future plans for
the car involve a full rewire including digital dash board and power
steering!
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