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Mar 23, 2014 23:25:26 GMT
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Think they mean....nothing for an age, then all at once??
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MrSpeedy
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Mar 23, 2014 23:29:16 GMT
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Ahhh, that kinda makes sense. lol
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Mar 24, 2014 20:46:44 GMT
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You wait ages, then three come at once... ;-)
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Koos
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In Brisbane buses are more; you wait an age, nothing shows up, you wait some more, one overpacked bus arrives, and mugs you for your wallet, then drops you off where you don't need to be, because the bus driver hasn't actually driven in Brisbane before. The Vitesse is brilliant, and I want one. I was not expecting the volume of noise that came down the street in that more recent video.  |
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The Vitesse is brilliant, and I want one. I was not expecting the volume of noise that came down the street in that more recent video. It does sound good doesn't it? Shame we've gone to another page as I used to click on the video every time before. Mr. Speedy, can you put the video on each new page please?  |
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Perhaps in his sig?  |
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Perhaps in his sig? That would work! |
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Lol! Thanks fellas. I tried taking a video through a local short tunnel (Rugby train station) but the noise was too much for the microphone and it just distorted! lol I'll probably do another one for you, as it's running even sweeter now  |
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Convincing someone to stand outside the tunnel with the camera would probably be the most effective way. |
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Mar 27, 2014 21:13:37 GMT
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In Brisbane buses are more; you wait an age, nothing shows up, you wait some more, one overpacked bus arrives, and mugs you for your wallet, then drops you off where you don't need to be, because the bus driver hasn't actually driven in Brisbane before. The Vitesse is brilliant, and I want one. I was not expecting the volume of noise that came down the street in that more recent video. I'd still swap in a heartbeat! |
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Koos
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
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Jul 31, 2014 16:25:51 GMT
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Good grief. An update!! so, I've mostly just been hooning in the Vitesse, attending the odd show here and there, but it needed a bit of tinkering. There was a hole growing in the boot floor, so that got dealt with. No pics, cos no one likes looking at rusty holes do they?! (Is that a euphanism for something?) Now, ever since I did the gearbox conversion, I've been plagued with vibrations. Mostly strting at around 50mph and increasing to the point that it felt as tho the car would shake itself to bits. I've always been convinced that it was down to the hybrid propshaft I made as a temporary fix, to 'prove' the conversion. That was 3 years ago, I'd had enough of the tiring propshaft trouble, so, I dug deep and got a new custom shaft made up. This is that shaft;  Fitted, and tested (on a private road) there is now no vibrations at all. It felt almost odd! Took it all the way to 90 and still no rattles. Nice! I bailed out at that, because it gets a little skittish and wanderey (it's the fastest that car has ever been) and it also has the aerodynamic qualities of a small bungalow, so any further speed would be hard work. Another temporary (3 yr old) job I did was the gearbox tunnel extension. This was initially made from aluminium sheet and duct taped into postion. The tape was getting old tho, so I remade the extension, and fitted rivnuts to allow proper screws to hold it all in place. Still needs a little tweaking, but it's a vast improvement   |
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2015 18:19:41 GMT by MrSpeedy
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
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Aug 21, 2014 21:53:14 GMT
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So, for some inexplicable reason, I decided that 2 weeks before 'The Gathering' would be the ideal time to strip the light out of the front of the Trump and rewire it!  Anyway, I took the opportunity to repaint the wheels and replace the front tyres (Well, obviously you repaint wheels when removing headlight units)  So, new halogen light units were acquired and fitted. The tatty chrome retaining rings were given a sniff of satin black (I'm still not convinced about that though tbh) and then the wiring. Considering that the old light units were 35/40 watts and the new ones are 55/60W it's obvious that the wiring and switch gear might suffer under the increased load, so, a couple of nifty fused relay units and a distribution block were bought.   They're certainly a hell of a lot brighter. I have yet to try them at actual night, but it looks a lot cleaner!  |
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2015 18:21:26 GMT by MrSpeedy
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That looks better!
When I saw it up on bricks I thought someone had nicked your wheels!
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Koos
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
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Aug 22, 2014 19:06:27 GMT
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Yeah, looks cleaner I reckon. I've still yet to try it at night, but with main beam on its showing a draw of 20 amps on the ammeter. Good job I binned the dynamo and fitted an alternator! And this afternoon, we have a fresh MOT on the old gal, so I'm in a good mood! |
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Aug 23, 2014 10:56:27 GMT
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You gonna leave the head light trims off?
Congrats on the mot!
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Koos
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Aug 23, 2014 11:16:01 GMT
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You gonna leave the head light trims off? Congrats on the mot! The trims have never been fitted! The MOT was just a formality tbh lol |
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teaboy
Posted a lot
Make tea, not war.
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Aug 23, 2014 11:34:34 GMT
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I love everything about this car.
Except for the dangly oil pipes, they are not my thing.
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Marc
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Sept 21, 2014 20:30:23 GMT
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Just spent an hour or so reading through this, I'm stunned! Everything about this is so "right", I absolutely love it!
Well done fella, you should be proud.
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
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Jan 13, 2015 18:17:24 GMT
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So, I got busy over Christmas and made this;  However, I'm not 100% happy with it, so I'll be making another one! I'm also working on the induction side of things. More updates coming soon |
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PHUQ
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Jan 13, 2015 19:49:42 GMT
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Saw this at the weekend, caught us completely by surprise to see it at the side of the road! Presumably outside your house- I was on a sofa collecting mission from down the road.
Fantastic looking machine. I have a serious case of wheel envy.
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