So My Vx220 supercharged track car will be going on sale officially on the 1st June with the below advert going on ebay and piston heads but I thought I'd test the waters and offer it on here to you guys first
Up for sale is this very special 2001 Lotus 116 / vx220 / 2.2 supercharged fast road / track / race car.
I bought the car in standard form just over a year from a member of the vx220 owners club due to it being a good example with extensive history from Courtney sport – the link to the original advert is here http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/topic/148511-2001-calypso-red-vx220-na/.
When I bought the car I had a vision to convert it into something a bit special for fast road / the track. During the last year I have pretty much achieved this- the car is 95% complete and just needs a little more money spending to finish her off. Although the car was primarily for the track I have retained things such as the abs system, all lights etc to make it easier to be put back on the road if I wanted to.
Below is a list of work that has been done to the car / the spec
ENGINE & GEARBOX
Both timing chains, tensioners and all guides replaced with genuine Vauxhall parts
Eaton M62 Supercharger kit fitted with 8mm support stud modification for inlet manifold
New Walbro 255 LPH fuel pump
New stainless braided fuel lines
New flexible fuel filler hose
Fuel tank baffle modification to prevent surge on left hand corners
LSJ Green injectors
2 x New Worley Aluminium mini rads, red silicone hoses and Bosch electric water pump for charge cooler
New Worley 56mm 2 row Aluminium engine Radiator and twin high speed fans
New LUK Calibre 2.0 turbo competition clutch
New genuine GM 100amp altenator
Millers Trident 10W 40 engine oil with Bosch filter
New GM spark plugs
New RAM air induction kit
New D1 spec oil catch tank
Piper stainless backbox and decat pipe
Bosch TMAP sensor
EGR delete
New AEM x series wideband lambda sensor and controller
Powerflex engine mounts
New racing MTF fluid
New coolant
SUSPENSION / STEERING
Brand new GAZ GOLD adjustable coilovers with 20 way rebound adjustment (spring rates 550 front and 700 rear.
New Adjustable front ARB drop links
New MOTO-BUILD track rod ends
Front suspension modification to increase hub height inc Spherical race bearings to replace bottom ball joints.
New 35mm Hub centric aluminium wheel spacers front and rear
BRAKES
AP RACING ALUMINIUM twin pot front calipers
BREMBO rear calipers
Stainless GOODRIDGE braided front and rear brake hoses
New MTEC DRILLED / GROOVED discs front and rear
New FERODO RACING DS2500 front brake pads
New MINTEX RACING MDB1891 rear brake pads
New MOTUL 660 RACING brake fluid
WHEELS / TYRES
New Anzio 18†MULTISPOKE alloy wheels
235 645 18 PIRELLI PZERO RACING SLICKS
SAFTEY / INTERIOR
New 6 point FIA approved roll cage powder coated white
2 x New BRIDE LOWMAX fibreglass bucket seats (these are snug seats and only fit up to a max 34" waist)
2 x New TAKATA 4 POINT race harnesses with snap on buckles and eye bolts
New plumbed in 4lb fire extinguisher with copper lines, 6 OMP spray nozzles around the engine compartment and fuel tank.
Aluminium fuel pump access plate
Custom made aluminium chequer plate kick plates
BODYWORK
New GMS light weight fibreglass 7 piece racing element body kit finished in volks white with black aluminium grilles.
Brand new elise s2 windscreen with black trim
New 145cm adjustable rear GT wing spoiler (fibreglass with carbon effect)
New 10†Aluminium adjustable wing mounting brackets
New ZXR wing mirrors
New Racing quick release locking pins for front and rear bonnet.
Custom made rear clam and spoiler support / mounting platform.
Although the car starts and runs for demo purposes It couldn’t be driven yet as its running the standard map on the original ecu – it needs an OBD tuner fully mappable ecu which is roughly £700 I believe which can be found here http://www.obdtuner.com/ - this is not only to map the fuel and ignition trims but also to enable the wideband controller, TMAP sensor and EGR delete. After this it should be running roughly 250bhp and in a car that weighs under 900kg that’s going to be pretty quick!
The car also needs some finish touches which are listed below-
-edging trim on the kick plates
-front and rear splitters
-flat bottomed smaller steering wheel with thin boss as the current ones position is too close to the driver.
-The panel joints tidying up where the rear clam meets the side skirts ( could be covered with a joining plate or refinished by a bodyshop.
- rear screen made for the bulkhead – I was going to do it from Perspex as it could be done for under £50 and would let more light into the cabin.
-Activation cable / mechanism for plumed in fire extinguisher
- Original plastic door card inserts (provided) need spraying / wrapping as the custom made chequer plate ones look naff.
-Tracking
In reality the car could be finished for around £1200 including the cost of the ECU but unfortunately my circumstance have changed and I now have very little time on my hands and wouldn’t be able to use the car even if I did manage to finish it so I am testing the waters to sell it as it stands now.
This car was bought for around £7000 and has had well over £12k spent on it over the last year to get it to where it is now and that doesn’t even include labour costs– for the new racing body elements prepped and sprayed cost around £4500 alone.
bearing in mind the above I am open to sensible offers.
Please also bare in mind that because the fibreglass body panels are custom made the panel gaps aren’t perfect and also the finish on the grille cutouts aren’t perfect either but you have to remember that this isn’t a show / super car and is closer to the finish of a race car.
