bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,971
Club RR Member Number: 71
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Jan 25, 2012 23:16:57 GMT
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Right, interesting news time. #1 - The local firm have confirmed they can do the gears  #2 - We've spent the money put aside for the gears on new brake pads and tyres, doh. Anyone got 600 squids spare?  #3 - The news I was talking about, as of this season, we'll have televised coverage by Special Stage on Motors TV, so you can watch me beating the car with a sledgehammer...  Ive not had much I could add to the thread but....... Bonkers - bonkers - bonkers and it looks like a whole heap of fun when you keep it in one piece Keep us updated on the Motors TV slots and I'll set the video  |
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I'll let you know as soon as I do, it'll probably be around a month behind the actual event dates though.
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Slight technical hiccup with the bonnet not fitting around the new towers even with a bit of re-shaping! Doh! Fixed with Mr. Angle Grinder....  |
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
Posts: 4,725 
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Do you have a pilots licence? Ha, ha!
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I did try for some red bull paintschemes on the the back of the 'Gives you Wings' slogan, but they told me where to stuff it  |
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Last Edit: Feb 6, 2012 18:17:11 GMT by phillipm
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I don't think i've ever seen a car as air born as yours!!!
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1994 Rover Metro
1994 Peugeot 405 Estate
1991 Rover Metro Gti 16v
2001 Fiat Seicento Sporting
1999 Fiat Punto 1.2
1994 Peugeot 106 Xnd (x3)
1991 Westfield 7
2004 Landrover 110 SW
2003 Seat Ibiza 1.9Tdi Sport
1959 Ford 107e Prefect
1992 Suzuki Vitara
2008 Skoda Fabia
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What a brilliant thread/car/read. Thanks for the entertainment!
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Oh, there's another full season of it to come shortly, you can watch us crash into every piece of scenery going |
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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2012 0:57:58 GMT by phillipm
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Feb 21, 2012 14:18:23 GMT
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Right, wiring ripped out, new connectors here, ready to start making a fresh new loom again, what fun. Only 4 weeks before the first race and the car's a frame with some suspension on at the moment!  Looks like the new rear damping system is going to have to wait until the second event, as we'll be pressed to get everything together and the car shook down for some testing at this rate, haven't heard back on the gears yet either |
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Gear man's ears must be burning, he rung me not 5 minutes after posting that, might just have them in time |
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Feb 24, 2012 23:42:48 GMT
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Oka, gears coming in two weeks, so now have a gearbox to strip and rebuild to add to that list!
Eek!
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Well, spent the weeking fabricating the new front mudguard mounts, made new steering tie-rods, and stripped the steering rack.
Rack had loads of play in it and no provision for any adjustment for wear and tear, so I had to sand the whole case down by hand with wet + dry paper, until it got back to a nice, tight sliding fit again, then bond tiny strips of 0.25mm thick shim steel to the rack bar to bring it back into proper engagement with the pinion, and then make some more tiny strips of shims to give the appropriate clearance back on the casing, as well as changing all the support bearings.
It involved lots of swearing.
And it's a good job the firm that make the rack have gone bust so I can't go over the pond and kick them square in the nuts.
Even started rubbing down and painting the front arms, shiny things on the car for once!
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Mar 11, 2012 15:17:18 GMT
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Right, front end all painted up and going together as we speak, and engine is back together and waiting for ancillaries bolting up. Had a little light port work too so we shall how she goes this time.
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Oh, there's another full season of it to come shortly, you can watch us crash into every piece of scenery going Shall look forward to it ;D |
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Mar 12, 2012 14:04:56 GMT
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Gotta get it ready first!
Bit of a slight technical issue with the steering rack, taking the play out has given just enough extra lock for the wheels to hit the arms, and the steering arms to touch the frame.
Grinder + Hammer time....
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Last Edit: Mar 25, 2012 0:09:55 GMT by phillipm
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 And the front dead on |
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Mar 26, 2012 14:31:09 GMT
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New prefilters + secondary airbox:  |
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Well, weekend went fairly well. Bar doing 3 miles on 3 wheels, and the next run with no brakes.... Writeup later! |
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Last Edit: Apr 2, 2012 15:10:56 GMT by phillipm
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