TTE 222D Replica Build

26/12/2023

222D, A PASSION THAT’S KILLING ME.

First I want to thank everyone who kept believing in the project and kept supporting me all the time. Sometimes it took months for an update, but you all kept looking out for one. Thanks to all of you, you all kept me going on.

Most of you will have noticed that I’m no longer on Facebook, I deleted my account and also my page. Getting all those comments, questions, messages, good or bad, became to much for me. I couldn’t take the stress anymore. Reading all these comments and messages made me want to improve the project more and keep working on it.
I don’t regret starting the build of my dream, but it took to much from my body, it’s killing me. I had my medical problems before I started the project but the pain I have to go trough every day went bigger. Instead of thinking of my body I kept going on, for myself and for the whole community following every step.

I really wanted to go a lot further, I had lots of plans, my goal was to make it a real replica and make it 4 wheel drive. But due to the medical costs and my small income I will never make this true. I’m on disability for almost 20 years now, I started this build to prove to myself I still could do what I always loved to do.
Sometimes I think I better didn’t start it, but then I never would have been proud of myself. I am very proud that I build a replica from just pictures, I have never seen a real 222D in my life. I really would like to put my build next to a real one to see how much it really looks like it. I took a rear light to measure the scale on the pictures and did a lot of it by eye.
Now my pride is sitting in garage, in a corner, complete under a coat of dust. It hurts me seeing it standing there, it hurts me not to be able to enjoy all the work and money that went into it.

Last summer it was my goal to get the car remapped after installing the new manifolds I build. The engine runs but it has a little dip when coming from stationary, then it runs a second or so to lean, also stationary could be improved hens the remap.
The remap never happened.
A lot of promises where made, someone would take the 222D to a good tuner for me as I have no transport by myself. Every time it went the same, next week we go, now almost a year later it never happened. I paid for the mapping, bud it never happend, the car hasn’t left its corner and I could not get my money back.

My dream was to finally drive the 222D on a track day for more than a few rounds like I did on the first test drive. Plans where made to go driving, I had a sponsor for a nice day on track, but with the engine not mapped I did not want to take the risk blowing up the engine.
This situation made me feel even worse.

Now I don’t know how to go on with the nice build that took more than 10 years of my life. I don’t think I will ever be able to drive it now, I don’t have the funds for the mapping anymore and due to the heavy painkillers I am taking every day, I think it will be to dangerous to drive.
Maybe it will be better if I sell everything, the car, the molds, the spare parts and even my tools... . Everyday I’m thinking what to do, it stresses me out.

Maybe if I didn’t start this build I would have had some more money for my medical needs, but passion took over and I put everything I had in this project.

Sorry to everyone that followed my dream, there will be no more updates from me on this project, I can’t go on, I am mentally, physically and financial on my end.

The 222D is really a passion that is killing me.

Greetings
Wim Hapers

01/05/2023

We went to the hillclimb race in Sy, we din't do very well. The car had been standing for a year, i remade the intake and exhaust manifold, but didn't remap or test the changes. We ran on old circuit rain tyres so we din't have any grip as we couldn't get some heat in them on this wet rainy day and thanks to the long intake runners torque came in very fast. Trough the day we also had some small problems, so results were very bad.
Now it gets a remap so everything will work as it should.
The project still will be up for sale, but i very mutch want to drive it myself for once. So now i'm getting the funds ready to do one trackday and then i will make myself ready to say goodbye to this project car. I want all the little things sorted before i put it up for sale. I already had some offers, but waiting till i drive it myself once.
Special thanks on the team that made this weekend in Sy possible.

07/03/2023

If everything goes well the 222D will be racing one more time before it's for sale. I think its the best promotion to put the project up for sale. So if you want to see the 222D race be there.

Ces 22 et 23 avril aura lieu la 45ème édition de la course de côte de SY.
Les inscriptions débuteront le 13 mars et se feront via la plateforme des inscriptions en ligne de l'ASAF.
Le règlement sera disponible très prochainement.
A partir de cette année, il n'est plus possible de solliciter un "Titre de Participation".
Seules les licences annuelles seront acceptées!
Ne tardez pas pour vos démarches à ce niveau!

02/03/2023

Sorry for everyone who sends me a message by messenger, i don't answer these and don't click on links, i have been scammed before. I don't trust messenger and facebook anymore, i get to many scam and spam messages even on my private number as on my email. I even stopped using instagram for the same reasons. I am looking for a way to put the whole finished project up sale in a safe way, sometimes my mind is not clear enough because of the medication to make the right decision on witch message is true ore a scam.

15/02/2023

In a few weeks time this complete project will be up for sale. I will try and make a for sale post and a complete list of everything that's done on the car and a list of all the spare parts i have. I will not be selling the molds before the car has been sold, buyer of the car has first choice.
I've been thinking of doing this for a long time, but i think the time has come to say goodbye to my years of work. I can't enjoy driving it as my health won't improve.
Don't message me right now, as i'm not able to answer in a short time. I will put up my email when i have the add ready.
It will be painfull to let it go as i myself never had the chance to really drive it.
When the listing is ready, i will post it here on this page.
Greetings to all

20/10/2022

It's been a while i did an update, i haven't been feeling well. Now i am fighting corona, hope to be better soon. The front clip still hasn't been painted.
If my health and it's financial doable i still want to try and drive the car myself one time. If all goes well i will be attending a track-day at Mettet circuit in Belgium on the 7th of november.
It all depends on how this day will go what the further plans with the car will be. Maybe it will be rented out or i will sell the whole project. Having a race car is expensive even if you don't drive it. It's going to be a painfull dession but i will need to make one.
I am still very thankful for all your support and help, Thanks to all my followers.

01/09/2022

Almost ready for paint.

29/08/2022

Update
Fixed play on the steering
Build a new turbo manifold as the old one was leaking badly
Build a new intake manifold, used a black top intake.
Remade all the ic piping and made them shorter.
Build a new fuel tank (50liters) Welds could be better, but stil learning . Leak test was ok.
Fitted a fuel gauge.
Build a new battery housing, first made it from alu, the used it as a mould to make a poly one.
Test fitted the light pod.
To do
Let there be light, prepare the other front clip for painting.
Wiring For all the lights.
Allining
Clean the 222D
And maybe some thing i forgot.

03/07/2022

I get a lot of messages from people who want to know if the kit is for sale, i am not always able to respond fast.
At the moment i'm still not able to build the kits and as i'm based in Belgium shipping would be very expensive.
I am trying to get the 222D ready as i want to try and drive a trackday myself, i've worked 10 years on this project and only drove is a little due to my health. I hope i can drive it this summer.
After this i will diside what i will do withe the project, if i'm not able to enjoy driving it due to my problems i will sell the project and the moulds. The buyer of the car will have first choice for the moulds.
We will see how it goes, the car is almost ready for the trackday, but i still need to make a bigger fuel tank.

28/06/2022

New intake manifold almost done. The tig welds are not so good looking but will do for me. In the last couple of pictures you can see its not fully welded, i can't seem to get at the place with my tig welder, need to find a solution to get it airtight.

21/06/2022

As my turbo manifold kept cracking i had to make a new one. The material of the former manifold was to thin, now i used some 3mm wall. rerouted the hot side piping so it doesn't go over the manifold and exhaust anymore, it's a lot shorter to now. Also solved the alternator problem, it was a refurbished one, but very badly done. now i have found a new denso alternator. This should solve my lambda controller problems to.
Fixed some small gremlins too. Next is building the new intake manifold so i can shorten the cold side piping to.
Going slow but i will get it done someday.

16/05/2022

Started looking for all the small gremlins. The exhaust manifold had a few pinholes and a small crack. Also started on the new intake manifold. Slowly everything wil done.