Reynard 853

[LOLA-Christian]

Originally Posted by LOLA-Christian

And a pic of the very car:

strange....., I'll try it like this then:

[Bertil]

Yes, it´s my car and engine!

[driftwood]

what chassi # & engine is this

[Bertil]

Reynard 853 No.853011 and SAAB engine!?!?

[driftwood]

i wonder if this is the only SAAB f3 engine running?

[Bertil]

Yes i think so. The car is ready in 2008. A little bit of winterwork remains.

[LOLA-Christian]

Originally Posted by Bertil

Yes i think so. The car is ready in 2008. A little bit of winterwork remains.

Hi Bertil,
so where are you planning to race?
In Sweden, or abroad?
In which series?
What work is remaining?

Regards
/Christian

[Unit 2 Racing]

Originally Posted by Lola

I can find any info on Cirrus. If anyone knows of any resource on the tinterweb please let me know.

Alan Morgan, Posts on here as Cirrus (the cars he used to build were called Cirrus) now running the Historic FF2000 Association www.historicff2000.co.uk I think he ran a F3 car about that time.

[Bertil]

I shall drive in Swedish formel 3 historic. Maybe I´ll come over to England and drive some races. The car actually belong there from the beginning. The work that i have left is the injection and the start engine.

[driftwood]

UK races you can do
Club F3 Masters class 25 mm restrictor low ride height see www.clubf3.co.uk for dates we have many double header races snetterton is good for you near to Harwich ferry
or if you drive thru germany brands harcth for the euro tunnel/ferry at Dover
also
Monoposto racing 25 mm restrictor but 40 mm ride height
we have some libre races in Uk mostly at Lydden in Kent
also in Germany Holland they have "open " historic races but different cut off dates some are pre 81 some later like 84?
In france they have pre 85 F3 races

[Kokkis]

Apologies for posting in this thread, but I didn`t want to start a new one for another 20-odd cars. Also in the name of continuity about early F3 Reynards:

I own a Reynard 863-031. The car was raced last time in early ’90s in Finnish F4 series. It has been here since 1989 and the chassis was fitted with an carburated VW 1600 engine and later 1.8. It was the first carbon F3 car in this country.

Before 031 came to Finland, I think it was raced in 1988 in Swedish F3 series by J. Rajamaki, but this is pretty much all I know. Could anybody give me any hint who were drivers/ owners in 1986-87? One clue may be a DPR sticker which still is on one of its Gotti wheels.

[driftwood]

my records state 863 031 =DPR Update 853, New Monocoque
i can ask johan R where he got the car from
i also have many parts in stock for that car

[Kokkis]

Thank you for your information.

What was the difference between 853 and 863? According to pictures of those Swedish cars mine has different suspension F & R, side pods, wings and roll bar. What´s left from an 853 after the factory update? For example my cars front brake calipers look old, as they are AP type CP 2361.

What parts do you got? A new Judd F3 engine and shiny new body parts would be nice.

Regards, Hans

[driftwood]

What was the difference between 853 and 863? According to pictures of those Swedish cars mine has different suspension F & R, side pods, wings and roll bar. What´s left from an 853 after the factory update? i am guessing some wishbone changes with wing body change chassi gearbox uprights are the sameFor example my cars front brake calipers look old, as they are AP type CP 2361.are these 2 or 4 piston calipres? i think car had 4 on front 2 on rear

What parts do you got? A new Judd F3 engineyeah right! u may get a used motor i sold 1 18 months ago and shiny new body parts would be nice.advise me what you need see your PM box

[Peter Dunne]

Like Kokkis, I also apologise for jumping into an 853 thread, but I have 883020 which was apparently owned by Madgwick and raced by Roland Ratzenberger. Is this correct? Thanks

[driftwood]

docking had 883 020 on my list

[Peter Dunne]

Thanks for that. Any idea who drove it? Did Ratzenberger or did I get the wrong info

[Adam Ferrington]

883 020 was driven by Philippe Favre for Docking in 1988 British F3.

[Chris Townsend]

Originally Posted by Kokkis

Apologies for posting in this thread, but I didn`t want to start a new one for another 20-odd cars. Also in the name of continuity about early F3 Reynards:

I own a Reynard 863-031. The car was raced last time in early ’90s in Finnish F4 series. It has been here since 1989 and the chassis was fitted with an carburated VW 1600 engine and later 1.8. It was the first carbon F3 car in this country.

Before 031 came to Finland, I think it was raced in 1988 in Swedish F3 series by J. Rajamaki, but this is pretty much all I know. Could anybody give me any hint who were drivers/ owners in 1986-87? One clue may be a DPR sticker which still is on one of its Gotti wheels.

Just discovered that 863-031 was run in 1987 by Mike Rowe for Tom Waring in British series

Chris

[LOLA-Christian]

Hi all,
anyone know the correct width of the steering rack for the Reynard 853?

I was able to get a rack for my car, but the steering angle seems a bit too small when I have on the car.
Is it possible that they were modified in some way......?

Any help is much appreciated.

/Christian

[driftwood]

853 rack will be same as 863 and 873 cars
what width do u have?
i have f3000 rack for 88 89 car im sure its same as F3 i can check on monday

[LOLA-Christian]

Originally Posted by driftwood

853 rack will be same as 863 and 873 cars
what width do u have?
i have f3000 rack for 88 89 car im sure its same as F3 i can check on monday

The rack is 390 mm long, a pic:



Is it the correct one?
Is it possible to adjust the the width by milling it?
And in that case, what is the correct width?

[GTRMagic]

There is an FB page Here documenting the restoration of Reynard 853 009

[Reynard853]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

There is an FB page Here documenting the restoration of Reynard 853 009

Yup, thats mine, based in Adelaide, restoration all complete, cant get historic status in Australia because its a carbon tub car.....looks like it'll go back to Europe.