Always getting confused when people start talking Cup, Trophy or whatever model but I guess mine is a Ph2 Cup? Had the car since 2014. bought with 133k on the clock. Now on 182k. Been an abosule pleasure to own. Unfortunately the years have taken their toll and I'm in teh process of renewing some suspension components as the budget allows. Here's a few pics of the changes I made shortly after buying the car. How I got it: The 2014 changes: 76mm exhaust (*note, we do not have ready made aftermarket exhaust readily available in ZA, so the exhaust was built by a local exhaust place. How it looks really doesnt bother me at all.) : R26 rear spoiler (Fibreglass copy so was a pita to fit kindly centered): Prepping/cleaning off stock spoiler: DIY rear grill for custom exhaust: Old Making parts and mountings: Finished product: Brakes: Old New Some bay changes (Yeah the white heat shield is now brown lol): More to follow..... P.S. How can I insert aligned the full images not just the thumbs?
Yes it is. Is that like a separate variant to the cup and others? Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Yes..it was the one before the R26..and i think the rarest. Suspension was revised for this car..but it doesnt have the LSD of the R26.
Afaik they made this one to commemorate the F1 championship of 05 with Fernando Alonso hench it's actually a R25 (2005 F1 car was the R25). It has that sticker in the rear side windows showing the commemoration. It's definitely a 2006 model. We had something like 50 blue ones and 20 black ones imported to ZA. The R26 obviously shares the name of the 2006 F1 car which they won the championship with again. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
B-E-A-utifull! Really wish my paint was still in this good condition. Car is parked in the sun at work for the past 4 years! Bonnet has two sunburn spots with clear coat peeling. Still on the to-do list to fix.
Came 2018 and the car needs some loving. Weird clunk noises when going over small bumps especially in low speed turns. Ordered some Powerflex bushes from Driftworks in the UK. Import tax and duties almost killed me. First step was to install the engine mount inserts. Main mount, bottom mount and gearbox mount inserts. The gearbox mount didn't want to come off, so sparyed some silicone oil in there and then wangled my gear puller in to hook the sides. I really did not want to remove the whole mount. Screwed the nut onto the shaft and left a little bit so the puller shaft could rest on it. Then just cranked the puller until it popped off. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
This past weekend it was time to fit the rear axle bushes. Passenger side (left) is quite easy to do since nothing is in the way. The driver side is a lot more complicated. Have to disconnect the handbrake cable and feed it back out of the bracket which is welded to the subframe bracket. Then have to remove/unscrew to brake hardlines to get an unobstructed path for the bolt to push through. Put the bushes in freezer before you start. They just slide in when shrinked due to cold. Watch out that the bump stop doesn't get caught in the spring when reinstalling the axle bolt. Mine did but just popped it out with the rubber mallet... Pics of left side only(will ad rhs) : Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Rhs. Brake fluid reservoir went empty during this sides install. Luckily I was able to bleed the brakes without any issues. Maybe try to close the hardlines somehow... I had nothing so it just dripped into a bag. Took 500ml to refill res and another 300ml to bleed all air out. Might be due to it being the rear brakes and not the front. ABS still works 100% and no brake error on dash. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Completely forgot to report on these... Been installed for just over a week now. I cannot feel any direct difference from the rear but the one thing I did notice was when going through a diagonal rut in the road like those where bridges are connected to the rest of the road. With the rubber bushes it was quite a severe sound when going over those kind of things. With the Powerflex it's more like a muffled thud now. That is the biggest difference I've noticed thus far. New tyres and front end bushes still need to be done so cannot really push the car atm.
Yesterday was subframe day. ARB Powerflex Black and control arm bushes, balljoints, tie rods and rack ends. The property I rent a house on's son has a workshop on the property and gave me permission to use it. This was the first time I did not use axle stands but a proper lift. Don't have step by step photos sorry, we were pressed for time so only took a few. Car on the lift: Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Removed the caliper and disc. The to get the balljoint out I did not have a tool that fits so gave it some silicone oil spray and cranked the balljoint nut loose until it pressed against the turning knuckle bolt head. Kept turning it until the balljoint popped out. The balljoint's nut is mild steel vs the high grade knuckle bolt head did no damage to the bolt head. It's easier to do like this than remove the brackets 3 screws. The left hand side balljoint and tie rod was pretty knackered. Tie rod's boot was torn and had a lot of play. Did this on both sides. Then removed the arb droplink from the shock only. No need to remove from arb when pulling sub out. Then remembered I need removed the steering column bolt so down came the car and since it was on the lift it was so difficult to remove that bolt. If ever doing subframe. Remove that steering column bolt first when car is not on something where you can't open the door. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Once we removed all the components holding the subframe to the car, the car was lowered, table put underneath. Final subframe bolts removed and then just raised the car, leaving the subframe on the table. Now it's easy to remove and replace everything that need replacing. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
New balljoint and bushes. Here the photos really got to a min. That all I have. It was fun to do. I rather remove more and work easier than trying to just replace something on the car. Now just to get the new tyres fitted and geometry aligned! Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Got most aftermarket things from Masterparts in Cape Town and then the Powerflex goodies was imported from Driftworks.co.uk Paid massive import duties though. R2200 just on duties. But driftworks wave the UK tax when they export so it kinda comes down to same as buying in the UK. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Went to watch the F1 at my friend's house about 12km away and took the car for a drive after yesterdays parts being replaced. Before doing the engine mounts and suspension components, when lifting off the throttle and going back on it in a sea saw motion, there was a lot of movement that I could feel, it was like a lot of slop. After the engine mounts I hoped it would go away, but alas, there was still this slop. Happy to report that after the balljoints, control arm bushes and rack ends plus tie rods, the slop is gone. I can go on and off the throttle without any jerkiness. Tomorrow having the new tyres fitted plus alignment done. Had to buy budget tyres but the last set of budget tyres did 45k kms so not too concerned. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
New tyres fitted and alignment done! Everything is still within spec! I'll post a pic of the alignment printout later. So glad I replaced everything before doing tyres and alignment. Now I have peace of mind. Now onto the crank seal leak. Seems to be the timing side leaking at the bottom just behind the timing belt. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Geometry sheet after the suspension component replacement and Poly bushes installed. Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
