The IS200/Altezza DRIFT Car........

[Monster-Mat]

IS200 Sport

2003 model

22,000 miles

Here is the progression from car through stripped shell to the eventual finished product, ready to race.

Stripped shell, sunroof roof skin removed

Dash removed

View Forward..dry fit of Sparco seats

Underneath View

Ysection for Duel exit exhaust, and removed centre box

Battery Box, showing Overload breaker box on Box side

Heatproofed Engine bay

New Manifold heat shield

Bonnet Pins

Bulkhead Blanking Plate

[Monster-Mat]

Boot Hooks

New location for ECU...passenger seat location

Battery Master Switch location in Dash(Radio Location)....MOMO steering wheel

Power Steering Cooler(Mocal, with Nomex III hoseing)

New roofskin.....Without sunroof

Extended towing eye

RE-Painted car....Satin Black, old race car in the background

Re-Painted car...RHS..showing twin exhaust pipes

Diamand effect on rear Quarter panel

Front Diamond Effect, showing, Extinguisher pull and Battery pull Handle's in bonnet

[Monster-Mat]

front quarter....

Starting to place, Advertisements, and Sponser Logos

[SteveAudioX]

Mat..

I must take my hat off to ya...

That is some Serious Hard work.. And above all.. It looks Fantastic ! :)

Can't wait to see the real thing... :winky:

[NigeSt]

Hi Mat,

Certainly looks fantastic.

Do you intend to enter a race series with the car?

Nige

[RedLexus]

Wow - Wee ! :o :o

[Maz]

did you done all this work at your own work shop Matt? the car is getting better and better, how much left to do matey?

AWESOME

[JOHNNY-BOY]

Looking very nice mate.

Looking forward to seeing it (and you) in a few days :D

[Monster-Mat]

yep this work is all carried out in House in my workshops.....

still left to do.......

finish wireing

fit roll cage fully..its only dry fitted at the moment

sort suspension

sort engine oil cooler..(mark)

fit seats

fit harness

fit headlights

re wire rear fogs as only brake lights

refit front and rear screen

fit Plexi-glass side windows

fit aluminium floor plates

fit aluminium/carbon, engine and gearbox covers

make rear towing eye extension

set tracking/suspension up for track use

remove remainder of un-used wire loom

Fit fire extinguisher system

re-fit anything else found lying around

[Maz]

So its all done pretty soon then....hehehe

[AltezzaScott]

Top Drawer mate!!!!!!!

Can`t wait to see my lickle sponsor under that grille. :D

Look forward to seeing it kick some serious *****

[Fidgits]

Looks great Mat....

So what are your plans for the headlights? are you blanking them off, or do you have a surprise in store?

[Monster-Mat]

i am initially using the factory lights.......

however........

i do have an idea that i may try out....more for allowing more cool air into the engine bay rather than looks, but will still have a light either side

[kev dood]

oooh, I think I know what you mean (sort of).

Nice looking motor, would be wicked to see it racing about a track!

[Monster-Mat]

prolly dont.......

im thinking of using 2 mk2 golf headlights..one either side...

so a round headlight, the resulting area around the lights will be moulded to act like an air duct

just an idea at the mo

[yemgi]

that will defo look different :) can't wait to see it done

[Scorpion]

What series you racing in then?

[kev dood]

that idea was what I was thinking of. Seen a lot of cars, race and at the pod, with one of the headlight bits removed and an air duct put in its place.

Should be wicked. Mk1 golf eh! Now theres a car.

ah, just noticed you want to use mk2!! oh well.

[Monster-Mat]

petes Q first...

well im looking at 2 series at the moment, how ever the problem is both series the car will not compete well in as the other cars are hatchbacks

but initially the car is beingf built as a track car, and a rolling demo for the club, for trackdays and at car shows such as JAE.

We couldnt get the BTCC/TOCA car for JAE, so this will be the next best thing.....our own race car!

[Monster-Mat]

Club sticker and URL........where it should be

Roll cage (dry fit) from the drivers side

Roll cage from the "passenger" side

[Scorpion]

So where is the BTCC/TOCA car then,and why was it pulled from competition,do you know?

[Monster-Mat]

i know where it is, and why it was pulled, but unfortunatly i am not in the possition to say why...sorry

im sure you understand

[Monster-Mat]

The rad panel that steve AX had made for me, this is the same as the Cusco ones etc etc, however as the race car doesnt have a bonnet catch he had this one off made(top one)......looks mighty sweet.

i have a cusco one for the Monster

The rad panel

[jasper]

If you havent sorted your extinguishing system I may be of help. Being in that industry I can get you a (specialist) system at cost if required.

Jasp

[tdiplc]

Good work Mat :D