c2v12 rise from the ashes

[c2v6]

after the demise of the original c2v6 (which was in the process of been made into v12 (v6 front v6 rear)in may last year, the replacement had to be built to prove it was going to work and that i could do it. so armed with plenty of fire extinguisers and hose pipe reels i started again from scratch.
I bought a cat c citroen c2 of ebay which had been hit in the back centre for £410... (bargain plus all the damaged part would be cut out anyway for the engine to go in there)


the only part i managed to salvage from the original car was the rear half of cage/engine cradle.







next up came the engine fitting.
front 1st
with this i fabricate new mounts and shafts,
i use the 406 v6 engine,gearbox,radiator,engine loom,ecu,gear linkage,hyraulic clutch system,


bit of tidying and paint jotted about

[c2v6]

Then came the rear





finally got the rear suspension together, iv used peugoet 306 gti coilovers the get sat right. this is on full drop in the pic but obviously too low to be used to it full potential on track etc so will be wound up to suite.




and thats the story so far, currently busy putting a v6 in a 206 for a guy at the min so will be back on the c2 by the weekend, gonna try get completed for mallory park
Gary

[mjslonergan]

I admire the mix of ingenuity insanity, bravo

[Renrut]

Bloody hell that'll shift!

Glad a little upset didn't stop it from happening, get it finished for Mallory, I'll want to have a good nose around that!

[owelly]

Gary, drop an emither to will@ppcmag.co.uk and see if he wants to do a feature on the ca whilst you're at Mallory. You should get some free tickets out of it if nothing else!!

[c2v6]

mailed him today owelly seems eager enough just need to keep him informed on the build.
had a mail today off a media firm inviting me to a top 5 shootout at santa pod in july, invite only so not the usual run what you brung thing,,,
decided to throw a little bit more money at it now and going to turbo the 2 motors hopefully pull around 320-330bhp each motor... should be interesting to see which way it wants to go

[fha772]

I emailed Will too, and sent him a link to this thread

I always let him know when summat interesting crops up on here.

[froggy]

these things seem to go well in a straight line but having no link between the front and rear transmissions can make cornering interesting

i remember a twin engined golf at oulton a few years back having some understeer issues with both engines turbo charged the front would spin up and wash out coming out of bends and the rear dug in making matters worse

perhaps running different boost pressures could help a bit like having a torque split so the rear makes more torque than the front so you can count on the rear coming out before the front ?

[c2v6]

Thinking running couple psi less boost on the front motor and see what it does

[205 Turbo]

Certainly gonna be a naughty motor, this is the kind of thing id get upto if i had my own garage lol

[T66]

and I thought my car was mad....

[c2v6]

whats the legal thing on the rear engine do i need a bulk head etc does anyone know?

[TeamTotalWankel]

whats the legal thing on the rear engine do i need a bulk head etc does anyone know?

Just take the rear lump out every year for the MOT

[c2v6]

lol, rear motor will just be turned off for mot as they are put in so i can drive with either front or rear systems.
i was meaning more for track and drag strip purposes

[TeamTotalWankel]

lol, rear motor will just be turned off for mot as they are put in so i can drive with either front or rear systems.
i was meaning more for track and drag strip purposes

I'm unsure of the regs but personally I'd be wanting a good solid bulkhead between me and the rear engine. Maybe removeable for better access?