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DaveFJ

posted on 9/3/08 at 09:24 PM Reply With Quote
It's Alive!

I am proud to announce that after a gestation period of some 5 years....

The engine started first time this evening!

It ran pretty rough but it did run! so despite my lack of knowedge I have obviously got something right!

I guess I now have to move on to reading the bits of the megasquirt manuals that describe how to actually tune it now!

Still - chuffed for now! a MAJOR milestone reached





Dave

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caber

posted on 9/3/08 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
Well done! good feeling init!

Caber

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zilspeed

posted on 9/3/08 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote







[Edited on 9/3/08 by zilspeed]






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stuart_g

posted on 9/3/08 at 09:37 PM Reply With Quote
Where's the youtube link to the video?...
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Rudy

posted on 9/3/08 at 09:42 PM Reply With Quote
weel done happy to read this





Sorry about my English

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DaveFJ

posted on 9/3/08 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote


I was so conviced it wasn't going to start that I didn't record the event

I runs pretty rough, but what the hell! it runs!





Dave

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LBMEFM

posted on 9/3/08 at 10:10 PM Reply With Quote
What a feeling that must be. Spent the day on the car today, next week I am going to collect the exhaust and fuel tank, can't wait for that first start. Well done.
Barry

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Mr Whippy

posted on 10/3/08 at 08:53 AM Reply With Quote
best time in a build





Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet

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soggy 3

posted on 10/3/08 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote

Its amazing how you forget all the bad times and frustrations of the build when you hear it start for the first time i had a silly grin for days,well done mate.

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DaveFJ

posted on 10/3/08 at 09:00 PM Reply With Quote
video now on youtube

here







Dave

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soggy 3

posted on 11/3/08 at 09:05 PM Reply With Quote
I have a vid of my start up i tryed to load it up before but im pretty useless with stuff like that but maybe i should give it another go.

cant wait to here yours when its mapped

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t.j.

posted on 11/3/08 at 10:53 PM Reply With Quote
Good work.

It runs sometimes on 3?
But hey mine doesn't sputter at all.

Must be a great feeling.

grtz





Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)

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soggy 3

posted on 13/3/08 at 12:44 AM Reply With Quote
I manage to upload a vid its not the first start as it was to big to upload and i dont know how to edit it but its a bit later in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f2BSfoDk1U

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DaveFJ

posted on 13/3/08 at 08:56 AM Reply With Quote
that's so unfair... every time I get on with my build and decide things are looking good.. along comes Soggy and reminds how much better his car his







Dave

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soggy 3

posted on 13/3/08 at 09:54 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry mate i was aiming at giving you some light at the end of the tunnel
god knows i need some!

shall i get mi coat

just had a look at avon belgiums car
now i know how u feel.

[Edited on 13/3/08 by soggy 3]

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jamrogers

posted on 19/3/08 at 11:28 AM Reply With Quote
well done

You're having better luck than me.... i'm going well on the build, but i got stoped for speeding yesterday on the M27 by an unmarked scoda octavia VRS.... trouble is i'm on 11 points already..... might have to sell the avon project....





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Peteff

posted on 19/3/08 at 04:17 PM Reply With Quote
I saw a green and yellow Tiger on Sunday at the junction opposite our house in Clay Cross, driver had a black fleece and hat on. It sounded alright too.





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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