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onenastyviper

posted on 19/12/11 at 10:12 AM Reply With Quote
Nev, so what type of stock car is that picture from?
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blakep82

posted on 19/12/11 at 12:14 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by flak monkey
Nice, proper engine. Even has the right number of cylinders. Ford by the looks of it?

Fuel injected too under that air cleaner I reckon


it is indeed a nascar engine, which all still run a holley 4 barrel carb! which i knew was true, but was surprised to find they STILL do! saw this headline
"NASCAR takes 'really big step' with fuel injection - Oct 19, 2011 "
lol





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Neville Jones

posted on 19/12/11 at 12:36 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by wylliezx9r
Why you targeting/having a go at bec install? Surely this must be relevant to all?


Yes, relevant to all, very much so. The comment is aimed at the so-called 'pros'. Many home builds put the full time builders to shame. The full timers need to pull their socks up and improve their standards. Not the first time I've made the comment on here, probably not the last.

Why pick on a bec?

I saw a couple at a well known builder not too long ago.

To say the installations were sloppy and haphazard is being polite.

Professional builders need to turn out professional looking work, not thrown together confusion.

Cheers,
Nev.

[Edited on 19/12/11 by Neville Jones]

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Neville Jones

posted on 19/12/11 at 12:38 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by onenastyviper
Nev, so what type of stock car is that picture from?


Pic is of the Red Bull car at the Milton Keynes celebration day, weekend or so ago.

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onenastyviper

posted on 19/12/11 at 01:45 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks Nev.
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r1_pete

posted on 19/12/11 at 02:05 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by whitestu
Don't know about everyone else, but I can't actually see my engine bay when I'm driving.

I've tried sitting with the bonnet off looking at the engine but it doesn't seem as much fun to me. Am I doing something wrong?



Stu


I can see the carb dashpots, manifold, rocker covers, and linkages doing their stuff through the louvres in the bonnet.

They are all polished, even SWMBO commented it was good to see them all nice and clean.

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whitestu

posted on 19/12/11 at 03:13 PM Reply With Quote
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They are all polished, even SWMBO commented it was good to see them all nice and clean.



I can imagine the reply I would get if I said I was going into the garage to polish my dashpots! [not that I've got any].

My car time is limited due to work / kids so the look is functional rather than aesthetic. Maybe when I retire!

Stu

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cloudy

posted on 19/12/11 at 03:15 PM Reply With Quote
Which Red bull car?!





www.warnercars.com

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rb968

posted on 19/12/11 at 03:43 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by rb968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haApClQjqOo

Edited to say how the f*** do you get Youtube links to appear as previews!!!!?


This one


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cloudy

posted on 19/12/11 at 03:46 PM Reply With Quote
|Ah - thanks





www.warnercars.com

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Neville Jones

posted on 19/12/11 at 05:39 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by cloudy
Which Red bull car?!


This Red Bull car.



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scootz

posted on 19/12/11 at 05:49 PM Reply With Quote


I'd never noticed how 'tall' Nascars tyres were before!





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r1_pete

posted on 19/12/11 at 06:31 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by whitestu
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They are all polished, even SWMBO commented it was good to see them all nice and clean.



I can imagine the reply I would get if I said I was going into the garage to polish my dashpots! [not that I've got any].

My car time is limited due to work / kids so the look is functional rather than aesthetic. Maybe when I retire!

Stu


One 'benefit' of getting on a bit I guess, all kids have left and have their own homes, mortgage is a distant memory, letting go of the greasy pole at work some too.....

She likes me out of the way now and again so it all works out ok.

I was a bit surprised when she commented, her view is usually why detail whats under the bonnet.

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Mr C

posted on 19/12/11 at 08:23 PM Reply With Quote
If the OP knows how to make a subaru turbo flat four install look good, I'm all ears.







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bi22le

posted on 19/12/11 at 08:39 PM Reply With Quote
I know how one shouldnt look, the japs are great at untidy engine bays.

Used to always make me and my colleagues laugh when we got the latest £30K bonkers jap saloon in.

My toyota powered RAW follows these roots, blimming wires everywhere with black tape!!!!





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Mr C

posted on 19/12/11 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by bi22le
I know how one shouldnt look, the japs are great at untidy engine bays.

Used to always make me and my colleagues laugh when we got the latest £30K bonkers jap saloon in.

My toyota powered RAW follows these roots, blimming wires everywhere with black tape!!!!


We'll have to meet up to compare gaffa tape and cable ties one day!!





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westy turbo

posted on 26/12/11 at 11:44 AM Reply With Quote
No jap here

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NS Dev

posted on 26/12/11 at 01:20 PM Reply With Quote
Thought we'd made a reasonable job of this ascona 'bay:







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NS Dev

posted on 26/12/11 at 01:21 PM Reply With Quote
Ps considering it's a road car with heater, fuel injection etc etc!!





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Neville Jones

posted on 26/12/11 at 01:58 PM Reply With Quote
That is extremely well presented Nat. Well Done!

Very clean and USA mimimalist hotrod style, I like it.

Cheers,
Nev.

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scootz

posted on 26/12/11 at 02:59 PM Reply With Quote
+1

Superb!





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Stott

posted on 26/12/11 at 07:31 PM Reply With Quote
Can someone fix the links I posted on an earlier page please!!!

They are tidy bays, like retro powers ascona only to the absolute max, every spare hole welded up etc

Cheers!!!!

Edit: just looked at the retro power one again and they have also done all the inner wings v tidy fair play, but I still think the dubbers are the masters of hiding everything away

[Edited on 26/12/11 by Stott]

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:{THC}:YosamiteSam

posted on 27/12/11 at 10:27 AM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by T66
Here's my BEC engine bay.


I'm happy with it, it will get better in the course of time. Suggesting a V8 bay is proper is a bit anal, we are all different.

Like a V8 like a BEC , his bay looks nothing special.

Happy Christmas.




iv heard of going minimalist before but . . . . . . .

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scootz

posted on 27/12/11 at 10:56 AM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Stott
Can someone fix the links I posted on an earlier page please...












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NS Dev

posted on 31/12/11 at 05:37 PM Reply With Quote
There are some very clean dubs about. My only issue with some of them is the amount of filler used in the engine bay and the creation of double skinned areas that form rot traps! Curt's ascona is in use for at least 6 months of the year, and has very little filler (barely any) in the engine bay

I have seen a few mk1 golfs with horrific amounts of filler covering distortion in new sheet metal added in the engine bay!





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