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A PICTORIAL ESSAY ON HOW TO BUILD A 1600 RALLY CAR IN TWO WEEKS OF SPARE TIME WITH SOME MATES. CLICK TO ENLARGE THE PICS!
Ross O'Rielly is a confirmed 1600 fan. This car was built up from the wreckage of his earlier 510 that suffered a barrel roll at high speed and landed on a large rock pushing the drivers side sill and floor up into the cabin some 30cm.
Ross decided to make a better rally car and started preparation on a new shell for the 510 running gear. The cage was fabricated by "Mick the Master" outside the shell. To fit the cage and do the necessary trial fits the roof was removed. The shell re-enforcing was completed and in the next two weeks a mammoth effort by a lot of people brought this car together.
The work that took place is a credit to Ross's tenacity and workmanship. Also it shows that he has a lot of mates who are very capable as well. These mates helped out enormously. This section will be built up as time permits, giving some more detail of modifications to the shell and driveline.
Shell on spit just finished seaming and reinforcing, 17/11/03, Externally fabricated cage 17/11/03. Drive train from previous 510 rally car fitted to shell 23/11/03
Cage layout views 23/11/03 and underbody rear view 26/11/03.
Front underbody view showing Serious® suspension bits. Exhaust fitted and dynoed all in one day 26/11/03 before scrutineering that evening.
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