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The Red Beast - Rev1 Mk2
Our first featured Project Car hails from South Wales. Some say it is one of the finest examples in the world, it's certainly come a long way from the Rev1 Mk2 it started of as - I'll let EarL take it from here :
History
The car was originaly purchased from a US airman (an ex member of IMOC - RacerX) in July 2002. He'd made a few mods to the car, both cosmetically and mechanically, but more importantly, it had been really well looked after, and had virtually every reciept and invoice for every nut bolt and washer that had been put on it since it's import in 2000.
Engine modifications included: HSR stainless downpipe, Blitz induction kit, Paul Port fuel cut defencer.
Handling mods were: Koni adjustables & Eibach Sportline springs all round, Konig Imagine 17x7 rims with Goodyear rubber.
cosmetically, the car was not brilliant. The laquer was peeling from the driver side rear flank and the original Super Red paint was fading badly, but apart from that, the car was mint. It drove superbly and went like sh*t off a shovel (or at least I thought that at the time).
It wasn't long before I joined IMOC and found out just how little it takes to make an already quick car near ballistic, and performed my first mod on the 2. A decent boost guage, and a grainger valve.
I'd been warned not to turn the boost up too much, so I found a nice quiet stretch of road and started winding it up. Quarter turn at a time... nothing, nothing, ooh, OH, HOLY CRAP!!! That was the start, and I'm sure many of you guys will attest to the fact that once you've had a taste of increased boost, it's an addictive beast. You just want more!
Well I've driven the car in more or less that state of tune for quite a while, with the exception of swapping to a GReddy e-01 electronic boost controller and a CT20 turbo (which was later stolen - long story nwhich I won't go into here). Just got to have more boost...
The car was then stolen just before Christmas last year and thankfully recovered albeit with a fair amount of rear end damage. That was the turning point! I was going to break the car and buy something else, but the likes of Phil (MRV6) made me think twice about it and I decided to rebuild the old girl.
So with that in mind...
I think a fair few of you have seen the progress I've made with the car over the last few months, but in case you havent, here's a couple of pics to establish what's been done cosmetically so far.
Bodywork
Border (replica from StylingFX) front bumper, Toms side skirts & Phoenix Power rear splitters.
The car is painted in Super Red III, and needs a flat sand and polish to complete.
Now that the car is back on the road, it's time to sort the engine, box and suspension.
I've been lucky enough to sell my house and have enough disposable cash to have a load of work done and have the car come back a real monster to the tune of (hopefully) over 400bhp.
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