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Dan.

posted on 2/1/14 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
Been in a BEC was fun, but I fancy my turbocharged death trap lol
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Digimon

posted on 15/2/14 at 05:15 PM Reply With Quote
Update time

I've got some rear wing piping to tidy up the wings, they look so much better now with the piping



When fitting the piping i've found on one side the rear wing was pot riveted on but the other size was bolted with captive nuts, so I have replicated what has been done on the other side using rivnuts and pot rivets





One of the problems I have with the since I've had the car are the diff bolts keeps coming loss. I have got some Nord-Lock washers that Caterham use on here car's + new bolts so they are all matching. Hopefully this will fix the problem.





Next I have got to start looking at repairing the damage that the bonnet did when it come off last year

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 15/2/14 at 05:21 PM Reply With Quote
About time mate

Thought mine was all finished but I've got to take gearbox off again





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Digimon

posted on 15/2/14 at 06:03 PM Reply With Quote
ahah I know it has been a while, I really want to get the car ready for the track day in March so I don't have long.

Whats up with your car mate?

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 15/2/14 at 06:16 PM Reply With Quote
Just the clutch release bearing is buggered so need to slide gearbox back so I can change it was supposed to get it tuned today as well.





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Digimon

posted on 16/2/14 at 05:45 PM Reply With Quote
Managed to get some more done today

Wing piping all done



Tried one of the slicks from my dads escort, I can't believe how much lighter the 13" wheels are compared to the 15's




Next up is the L200 bonnet scoop I got from eBay last year but haven't got around to fitting until now



Holes drilled












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hopsky1

posted on 16/2/14 at 06:13 PM Reply With Quote
looking good si.wing pipeing looks so much neater.i hope your not running slicks in march lol
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Digimon

posted on 17/2/14 at 11:31 AM Reply With Quote
I'm not sure mate, I would like to give them ago because they are a lot cheaper to replace than the R888

but on the other hand I don't want to risk getting oil starvation because of the extra grip

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TimC

posted on 17/2/14 at 11:44 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Digimon
I can't believe how much lighter the 13" wheels are compared to the 15's



The car was originally fitted with these and the same Michelin slicks:







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Digimon

posted on 17/2/14 at 01:08 PM Reply With Quote
I've always had a soft spot for the minilight style wheels, they do look good on the car
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Digimon

posted on 25/2/14 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
Starting to look like I might be ready for the trackday at Lydden this weekend

Ordered a new Pipercross 600 Air Box to replace the damaged filter



The car had a 500 series filter, I got a 600 series blank from Dan ST Engineering



All done, had to cut a little out from the noise, its a really tight fit under the bonnet but its not to bad





And to finish of some tape on the headlights to hide a stone chip



[Edited on 25/2/14 by Digimon]

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Barry Ashcroft

posted on 25/2/14 at 10:47 PM Reply With Quote
Really like the trim on the wings where did it come from?

Have you fitted the air box to quieten it down for track days? Has it made it quieter

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 26/2/14 at 08:19 AM Reply With Quote
Same trim as I used, can be had from here...

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-296-pvc-piping.aspx





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Digimon

posted on 26/2/14 at 09:55 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Barry Ashcroft
Really like the trim on the wings where did it come from?

Have you fitted the air box to quieten it down for track days? Has it made it quieter


Hi Barry,
I have had problems with the car cutting out when I pull in after a 20min session on track.

I think it’s because of the really high temperatures in the engine bay, the car won't restart until I remove the bonnet. Hopefully now I have a cold air feed from the front this will resolve the problem.



quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Same trim as I used, can be had from here...

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-296-pvc-piping.aspx


That's the one

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 26/2/14 at 10:21 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Digimon


Hi Barry,
I have had problems with the car cutting out when I pull in after a 20min session on track.

I think it’s because of the really high temperatures in the engine bay, the car won't restart until I remove the bonnet. Hopefully now I have a cold air feed from the front this will resolve the problem.





You need more vents in the back of your bonnet, or flair the side panels Ive done both to get rid of the turbo heat!!





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Barry Ashcroft

posted on 26/2/14 at 08:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
quote:
Originally posted by Digimon


Hi Barry,
I have had problems with the car cutting out when I pull in after a 20min session on track.

I think it’s because of the really high temperatures in the engine bay, the car won't restart until I remove the bonnet. Hopefully now I have a cold air feed from the front this will resolve the problem.





You need more vents in the back of your bonnet, or flair the side panels Ive done both to get rid of the turbo heat!!


Get the grinder put and flair the sides, it's more important to get the hot air out than to get cold air in



It's was the pipercross air box it was asking about, I keep looking at buying one.

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johnny chimpo

posted on 26/2/14 at 09:09 PM Reply With Quote
Really like the flared side panels and have wanted some for my MNR for a while but can't seem to get anywhere that can make them from carbon and do a decent job. Anyone else done this to they're MNR?
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Digimon

posted on 26/2/14 at 10:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Barry Ashcroft

You need more vents in the back of your bonnet, or flair the side panels Ive done both to get rid of the turbo heat!!


Get the grinder put and flair the sides, it's more important to get the hot air out than to get cold air in

It's was the pipercross air box it was asking about, I keep looking at buying one.


The flared sided do look good, is it possible with a fiber glass body?

Hopefully it will quieten down the induction a little but I mainly wanted it for the cold air feed from the front. Just waiting on the ducking to arrive to finish it off

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Dan.

posted on 26/2/14 at 11:22 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Simon, looking great, to flare the sides chop them down at the scuttle where the flare will be, turn them upside down (and swap sides) hey presto flared sides, with nice top edge, just need to make brackets for the bottom edge
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mark chandler

posted on 26/2/14 at 11:58 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Digimon
quote:
Originally posted by Barry Ashcroft
Really like the trim on the wings where did it come from?

Have you fitted the air box to quieten it down for track days? Has it made it quieter


Hi Barry,
I have had problems with the car cutting out when I pull in after a 20min session on track.

I think it’s because of the really high temperatures in the engine bay, the car won't restart until I remove the bonnet. Hopefully now I have a cold air feed from the front this will resolve the problem.



quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Same trim as I used, can be had from here...

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-296-pvc-piping.aspx


That's the one


What fuel are you using? Ethonal boils at 80 degrees, most fuels have high ethanol content these days so you need to use shell optimax, BP super unleaded etc to try and minimise.

Last year I saw a couple of mini's with glass fuel bowls where the fuel was literally boiling before getting to the carb, they had supermarket petrol.

Regards Mark

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Digimon

posted on 3/3/14 at 10:51 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler

What fuel are you using? Ethonal boils at 80 degrees, most fuels have high ethanol content these days so you need to use shell optimax, BP super unleaded etc to try and minimise.

Last year I saw a couple of mini's with glass fuel bowls where the fuel was literally boiling before getting to the carb, they had supermarket petrol.

Regards Mark


Will have to give super a try the next time I fill up, I have been using BP 95 so far.

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Digimon

posted on 3/3/14 at 11:06 AM Reply With Quote
I learnt a very valuable lesson at Lydden on Saturday, if some random person walking by offers to help you push the car and you don’t really need any help just say no.

Before I could stop him he started pushing in the black panel, I’ve now got a nice split down the back

But at least I didn't crash the car in the damp and cold conditions on Saturday, I had some excellent sideways action out of the North Bend

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johnny chimpo

posted on 3/3/14 at 12:25 PM Reply With Quote
Oh not good :-(

Good that the track day went well, any photos or footage?

Will you need to replace the whole body tub, or is it able to be repaired?

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Digimon

posted on 3/3/14 at 12:57 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by johnny chimpo
Oh not good :-(

Good that the track day went well, any photos or footage?

Will you need to replace the whole body tub, or is it able to be repaired?


I know I'm gutted, lucky the big gulf sticker did stop it from splitting in half. I'm going to try and repair it for now and the look into replacing the body over the winter

I haven't got any footage unfortunately I forgot my camera, hopefully some will show up on YouTube

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 5/3/14 at 08:07 AM Reply With Quote
Missed this. Gutted. I wouldn't let anyone push the car unless it was via the roll cage





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