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11 October 2014, 09:45 PM
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The project section is one of the best things about Scoobynet.
There is no reason why anyone can't learn, I'm self taught everything on my cars, had never even changed brake pads before I bought my Starlet.
Then I started taking the engine out and now I am fitting gearboxes to my subaru and turbos etc!
What's the worst that can happen?!?!
11 October 2014, 09:49 PM
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I know my limitations,I am a hairy arsed trucker.
11 October 2014, 09:52 PM
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I know my limitations,I am a hairy arsed trucker.
I was a student who had never messed around with a car before. Got some decent tools and some friends with experience and learnt as I went. General maintenance is really easy, even to the stage now of fixing my LC etc on the fly at a drag event! You should really give it a go
11 October 2014, 10:20 PM
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There is no reason why anyone can't learn, I'm self taught everything on my cars, had never even changed brake pads before I bought my Starlet.
I've been to tuners all over the North of England and the only mechanic/hobbyist who I have had no complaints with is my wife.
Fuel pump, bigger intercoolers, coolant hose fabrication, OBD2 port fixing, Engine code clearing, sideskirts/bonnet vent fitment, rear diff oil change - she even recently hopped on youtube to view turbo fitting guides! No matter what needs doing she asks me if I want her to sort it.
I kinda think specialists tuners have dropped off slightly due to as Tommy would say "chavs joining the marque."
11 October 2014, 10:35 PM
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I've been to tuners all over the North of England and the only mechanic/hobbyist who I have had no complaints with is my wife.
You're going to the wrong places then Matt.
12 October 2014, 01:46 PM
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Heres a quick vid of some racing from my dash, I dont know if i got any decent ones from the cage mount ill look in a minute!
Against a 9ltr Ford Console...
12 October 2014, 07:53 PM
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12 October 2014, 11:08 PM
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Saying the vids are private here J?
13 October 2014, 10:03 AM
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Try now
13 October 2014, 10:06 AM
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Good time j considering such poor conditions. Looked like it was really struggling to hook up. What tyres did you run on?
13 October 2014, 10:08 AM
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Normal road going Toyo Proxes at 32psi
The video against the Audi really shows how difficult it was to get traction it was well sideways on the launch, was having to fight the back end all the way up the strip.
13 October 2014, 10:28 AM
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Yeah no wonder with those tyres. Your terminals must have been near enough 120 then?
13 October 2014, 10:30 AM
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Yeah no wonder with those tyres. Your terminals must have been near enough 120 then?
Full timing was
1.72 60ft
11.46 1/4
123mph terminal
That was before the track got wet, the video with the ford consol was my 2nd fastest time of the day, similar times but ended up with an 11.48 1/4
13 October 2014, 03:28 PM
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The results for anyone interested, actually I might go find that thread where everyone said a scooby wouldnt ever beat a bike....
13 October 2014, 07:05 PM
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That drag strip looks worse than Melbourne where Matt races.
13 October 2014, 07:14 PM
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York race way isn't too bad really, it's certainly no Santa pod!
13 October 2014, 07:22 PM
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York race way isn't too bad really, it's certainly no Santa pod!
Aye, and it ******* stinks! First things I always did after a run was drop the window and get my skid lid off.
Not there, the window went straight back up and I closed the visor and shut the vents.
13 October 2014, 08:27 PM
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That'll be the chicken sh@t farm over the road. Lovely jubbily
13 October 2014, 09:49 PM
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They leave most of the cow **** on the side of the track here lol.
13 October 2014, 10:08 PM
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Well done bud me you and gary had a smashing weekend at all our different events
13 October 2014, 10:10 PM
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It's the parking that did me at York this Sunday, I parked it right in a marsh. Those friggin puddles on the road in a 100 yards from scrutineering are horrific.
13 October 2014, 10:25 PM
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York
14 October 2014, 08:58 AM
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When J was on about coming up to Shakey I thought he meant coming up to see my car.
14 October 2014, 09:27 AM
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When J was on about coming up to Shakey I thought he meant coming up to see my car.
Lol no, shakespeare county raceway
Add dakota raceway to the list of rwybs
14 October 2014, 10:01 AM
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Cracking vids mate car goes really well sounds nice aswell top work
14 October 2014, 10:22 AM
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Cracking vids mate car goes really well sounds nice aswell top work
Thanks mate, yeah I agree it does sound good, equal length manifolds ftw!
Love the noise in the vid with the rs4 the launch control sounds insane :L
14 October 2014, 07:52 PM
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Still some at Elvington, I don't think there's as many as there used to be though.
14 October 2014, 09:41 PM
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Great video mate, great times as well I bet you're well happy.
14 October 2014, 09:56 PM
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Still some at Elvington, I don't think there's as many as there used to be though.
I thought they had banned events there now, noise restrictions or something
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