phil clegg
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| posted on 11/4/14 at 07:41 PM |
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my Haynes roadster weighs 680kg,as driven to cornerweighting place,3.012v engine bmw gartrag box ,sierra diff bolt on shafts,westfield r hubs,cortina
fronts,steel floors and a couple of extra bars in the chassis,speed and ride excellent,actual grip not so good,cautionn needed and deadly in the
wet,have been competing in autosolos to much power and not as nimble as caterhams etc but lots of fun,any questions I will try to advise,former
comment on tyre pressures is spot on,after much experimentation 22/24psi is ok any softer and excessive wear to side of tyres not the tread,springs
are standard haynesan ride is very compliant{for a seven]phil
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Nickp
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| posted on 11/4/14 at 08:00 PM |
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Is that an 3.0 M30 BMW engine in your Haynes then?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 11/4/14 at 11:54 PM |
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Assuming this must be a reply to another thread instead of starting a new one
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Nickp
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| posted on 12/4/14 at 04:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Assuming this must be a reply to another thread instead of starting a new one
I've no idea but was intrigued that he appears to be using a BMW M30 in a Haynes. That's a huge / heavy lump, which would account for the
rather lardy kerb weight 
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jeffw
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| posted on 12/4/14 at 05:17 AM |
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I think he has a 3.0 V6 Alfa engine and a BMW Getrag box (if you put the post and signature together). Not sure what the question was though....
[Edited on 12/4/14 by jeffw]
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Nickp
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| posted on 12/4/14 at 07:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
I think he has a 3.0 V6 Alfa engine and a BMW Getrag box (if you put the post and signature together). Not sure what the question was though....
[Edited on 12/4/14 by jeffw]
Doh!! Yeah that makes more sense 
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