building not bought, 600bhp long build
23 April 2011, 12:11 AM
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started racing motocross when i was 7, been a massive petrol head ever since, got sick of getting riped off, and the old mans pritty handy, learnt my welding and repairing bikes from him, then just moved onto cars, plus i love having tools lol well weird got more money in tools than i have in my bank.
progress hass been slow as ive just bought this
had a snapped powervalve piston so have fixed this and sorted the timing out as it was far to advanced flys now
progress hass been slow as ive just bought this
had a snapped powervalve piston so have fixed this and sorted the timing out as it was far to advanced flys now
14 November 2011, 08:54 PM
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Haha yup im on bc coilovers so will lift them 5mm. need to buy some adjustable bottom arms for the rear for some serious negitive cambre. yhe quater pannels have been cut back and rolled out.
As for the rear pass door im pitting a diff cooler and a fuel cooler there ; )
As for the rear pass door im pitting a diff cooler and a fuel cooler there ; )
your doing exactly what ide want to do!!........ if i had the time/space/money/tools/skills 
21 November 2011, 10:48 AM
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cheers daz i dont think the shell will last very long anyway and tbf i will never have the time to compete at proppa events as i work away. it could easly get cut out tho and straight ones added. it is a cusco rollcage with strenghtherns welded in
I only plan to fo to the nurberg ring. york and evlvinting drags. santa pod croft and knockhill in the car in a year. that will giv me time to get my nxt shell
21 November 2011, 12:08 PM
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Thank god for that, I didn't want you building a car only to find out you couldnt use it for what you wanted. Your best bet is to get yourself a copy of the MSA blue book, and build a car using that. You'll not go far wrong then.
It's coming along nicely though mate certainly looking the part.
It's coming along nicely though mate certainly looking the part.
22 November 2011, 12:47 PM
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No, but I've built a 2.35 using V4 Heads that had the full works done to them.
Ported Polished, double springs, titanium retainers, WRC Valves and the newgage solid lifter conversion too.
Heads were identical to the Gobstopper heads apart from cams and O-ring conversion.
Ported Polished, double springs, titanium retainers, WRC Valves and the newgage solid lifter conversion too.
Heads were identical to the Gobstopper heads apart from cams and O-ring conversion.
02 December 2011, 07:47 AM
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Project stoped? does that mean your scraping the idea or is this a temp situation due to the corsa or what ever it is, bit difficult to make out what it is in that condition, i take it that you were inside it when that happend, which leads to my point i want to make about your project car.
Just to echo the point made by daz earlier, the bars you have welded in the front, i would suggest you reconsider them, as you have put them in your crumple zone, which as stated is there to absorbe impact, so not only have you compromised the cars ability to do that which will result in that force being transfered further along the chassis to the next weakest point, which will probably be somewhere around the front firewall/ floor pan, which could have very bad consiquences for driver and passenger,but god knows where those bars will go in the event of a crash dependant upon point of impact.
obviously it's your choice, but just felt the need to point this out by way of a bit of friendly advice.
Just to echo the point made by daz earlier, the bars you have welded in the front, i would suggest you reconsider them, as you have put them in your crumple zone, which as stated is there to absorbe impact, so not only have you compromised the cars ability to do that which will result in that force being transfered further along the chassis to the next weakest point, which will probably be somewhere around the front firewall/ floor pan, which could have very bad consiquences for driver and passenger,but god knows where those bars will go in the event of a crash dependant upon point of impact.
obviously it's your choice, but just felt the need to point this out by way of a bit of friendly advice.
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05 December 2011, 09:07 PM
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Had a blow out, my first crash n its put me off tbf girlfriends has been in a bad way.
Im hoping the cage will do the list mate the engine bay bars are getting continued into the inner roll cage so im hoping no where will buckle n crumple in the zones there ment to
Im hoping the cage will do the list mate the engine bay bars are getting continued into the inner roll cage so im hoping no where will buckle n crumple in the zones there ment to
08 December 2011, 11:34 PM
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Billit manely 257 79mm stroke crank, its stuck at my sister in laws in the usa I was ment to be goin on the 14 but wer not going due to injurys
