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Mar 22, 2015 19:25:50 GMT
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They are cracking cars , even in std trim they are very quick !!! And massively tuneable ? Engine in mine is a 3 litre Duratec with forged Pistons , eagle rods , block and crank are std !! They are incredible engines and just want to make power !!! I've capped mine down a bit but you can got too 700 bhp and 600ftlb if you want it !!!! 2013 was a fantastic year , in May I had a very close shave that quite frankly scared the curse word out of me !!! Whilst on a track day at Silverstone in May I noticed a burning smell !!! Slowed down and headed for the pits . Turns out the rear exhaust to turbo gasket had failing causing a far amount of damage and parts around the turbo had been on fire !!!! Took me a week to sort it all out but I was very lucky , another couple of laps and who knows what could have happened !!! Nice little flyby at Spa as well . At Easter a large group of us headed for Spa , it turned out to be a real test of the car as the weather was the worst I had ever driven in , was supposed to go on track and did manage a few laps but it was not fun especially on very worn Toyo 888 tyres . Pits !! En rouge The trip to the track was fun !! This photo taken from my brothers TVR . Tux
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There was a time when people would have a play from the lights but today they seem not to bother !!! On track she has many scalps , probably the quickest cars we come across are the Porsche GT3 RS but they lack straight line speed !!! She does seem to attract the ladies !! I think it's the colour either way I've never complained ? Polishing the Nob duty ? Best finish with one of the good lady , thankfully she is a complete petrol head and supports me through all my crazy ideas !! Tux
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Mar 21, 2015 16:07:06 GMT
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Mar 21, 2015 15:51:37 GMT
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Lots more to come , here is some video from a good mates Noble at Spa , Awesome track !!
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Mar 21, 2015 12:18:51 GMT
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Yep she certainly surprised a few people !!! Over 2010 /11 more upgrades followed including new lower rear wishbones , adjustable dampers and lots of other small Tweeks to help with cooling , in 2011 another 11 track days were attended and I was really starting to come to terms with the incredible handling and power , I was 6 seconds a lap faster around Silverstone GP than in my Ultima !!!! 2011/12 saw some massive upgrades , out went the 5 speed box and a upgrade to a full motorsport 6 speed ment more power could be found , help from Jetstream motorsport and Martin Cheetham resulted in a brand new engine built with all forget internals , the plan was 600 bhp and 500ftlb of torque . There then followed the most difficult 3 months of car ownership I have ever been through !!!! Firstly the new gearbox was assembled incorrectly !! To get the box out the car the engine has to come out so in feb 2012 I had to take the brand new engine out !!! Box was sent away and fixed then I put it all back in ready for mapping . Then on mapping day the new engine dropped number 1 rod !!!!!!!!! Resulting in me having to remove the engine again !!! I was exhausted and quite frankly could have just left it in the garage !!! Over 2012 it was also decided a colour change was in order and after discussion with a good mate who is a vehicle wrapper a pretty discreet colour was decided !!! The end result for me was stunning , not to everybody taste but I thought she looked so aggressive in the green !! On the engine front it turned out to be a faulty crank and in May of 2012 she made 612bhp and 500 ft lb of torque in a car that weighted 1090 kg !!! The performance was breathtaking !!!!
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Mar 21, 2015 11:41:53 GMT
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Thanks guys , so far it's been an interesting jorney !!! She started life as a bog std 3 litre car with a 5 speed box , over the winter of 2008/9 I decided to remove the engine for some upgrades and to upgrade the 5 speed box , the engine had done 32000 miles as sounded sweet so an upgrade to valve springs and turbos along with modifieing the fuel system resulted in 468bhp which although very fast was also quite laggy so over the winter 2009/10 the engine was removed again and some more upgrades resulted in 500bhp which was deemed to be the max for the std engine . In 2010 along with the owners club we heady for Spa and the ring , both amazing places but for me Spa was truly epic !! After many hours the engine bay started to look better !! It was a state when I first got her !! In 2010 we did 10 track days !! Including spa twice !!
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Mar 20, 2015 18:59:30 GMT
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My Noble story started in 2008 when through a friend I found a non running Noble M12 , it supposedly had a knackered gearbox and engine problem , I bought the car very cheap with the idea of fixing it up and selling for a profit , little did I know I was heading for a love affair that has lasted 7 years !! And still going . Here she is after a couple of months of ownership . [img src=" i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq221/tuxmansimon/IMG_7195.jpg" alt="" src="http://[URL=http://s450.photobucket.com/user/tuxmansimon/media/IMG_7195.jpg.html][IMG]http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq221/tuxmansimon/IMG_7195.jpg[/IMG][/URL]" style="max-width:100%;"] he problems turned out to be seized linkage and the turbos had fell off the exhaust manifolds !!! cost £200 to fix then we were on the road !! over the years I have pretty much rebuilt the entire car but first up was a sump upgrade and suspension work so I could get her on track !! Hear we are at Silverstone , it turned out to be a brilliant car on track and after a year of track days and trip to Le man it was decided more power was needed , over the winter she was rebuilt and power was increased to 467 bhp and 420ftlb of torque , bade her feel pretty brisk ? Her we are at Rockingham having fun . There era is much more to the story if you guys are interested I will add more info ect . Tuxman
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tuxman
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Any idea which atlas rear axle you will use ?
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Good stuff , any idea what sort of power the engine will make on the twin carbs ?
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Brilliant stuff , engine looks superb have you got any info on the final spec ? Are you planning to update the back axle to cope with the extra power ?
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Feb 28, 2015 18:27:35 GMT
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Great stuff .
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Feb 27, 2015 18:00:07 GMT
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Lol it was the 80's :-)
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Last Edit: Feb 27, 2015 18:01:34 GMT by tuxman
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Here is me and mine , a long time ago !!!! Tux
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Feb 25, 2015 22:15:47 GMT
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Can you contact me ref your green fiat 132 . Thanks .
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Thanks for the link , unfortunately I'm looking for a manual car , the green one brings back some very good memories as I had one in my early 20's and loved it !!!
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Feb 22, 2015 13:56:46 GMT
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Do you still have this 132 ?
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