Sold my car....
flak monkey - 14/8/10 at 04:25 PM
...well took a deposit this morning.
Had a gent from Blackburn come down to have a look at it and he was here at 8:30am! 
Had a good chat and a quick drive (in the pouring rain!).
Seemed very happy, but would like me to do a few minor things to the car before he picks it up. Which he is happy to pay for in addition to the
already agreed price. 
As he is more interested in driving them than building and tinkering.
It suits me as I dont mind working on it. And it will give him exactly what he wants from the car too.
Biggest job to do is a cam change which I need to talk to Raceline about which are the best ones to go for....this obviously then entails a quick
remap as well!
All agreed though, so all being well I will be waving it goodbye in a month or so. 
I'll be sad to see it go, but am also keen to move on to new projects!
Simon - 14/8/10 at 04:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
am also keen to move on to new projects!
Such as
ATB
Simon
flak monkey - 14/8/10 at 04:35 PM
http://www.customcycledevelopments.com
franky - 14/8/10 at 04:35 PM
Good man
Nice to see home built cars going for good money. Are you going to disclose how much? Its of interest when/if I sell mine once its done.
welderman - 14/8/10 at 04:37 PM
Blackburn, another car to play out with, sorry about your loss though
Joe
big_wasa - 14/8/10 at 04:41 PM
but you get to upgrade it with some one elts's cash. 
will you get 300 bhp ?
mangogrooveworkshop - 14/8/10 at 04:47 PM
will be quick
flak monkey - 14/8/10 at 05:02 PM
Certainly hoping to bring it to over 300bhp, its 270bhp now and a set of mild road cams should bring it up quite a lot.... If not theres plenty more
boost to play with as well if necessary.
Other things are another scuttle with a screen on (hopefully mango's sorting me a screen frame) so he can swap between an aero acreen and full
screen depending on whether its on the track or road.
I need to talk to raceline and get some input from them on the cam selection. Then finalise a few details and we are good to go
All I will say about the price is that its very, very close to what it was advertised for in the first place.
stevec - 14/8/10 at 05:51 PM
Good luck David with your venture,
Is Briz the guy with a large beard who is doing the Daimler Hemi Chopper, if it is he is a bit of a genius I reckon.
I may sell mine and do something a bit different.
Steve.
flak monkey - 14/8/10 at 06:04 PM
Yes thats the bloke...
Local to me too
My only concern with more power for the GTS is clutch slip. So am waitin to hear what he wants to do on that....
jeffw - 14/8/10 at 08:42 PM
Have a word with the guys at ATSpeed regarding cams....they have links with Cat Cams as you know.
matt.c - 15/8/10 at 07:32 AM
Shame to see it go. Looking forward to the new project.
x_flow57 - 15/8/10 at 08:23 AM
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Yes thats the bloke...
Local to me too
Sorry David but UGH thats horrible, what a waste of an engine. IMHO.
Nick
stevec - 15/8/10 at 09:39 AM
I think it looks cool.
linky
[Edited on 15/8/10 by stevec]
eddie99 - 15/8/10 at 09:52 AM
Well, the next owner will have a fantastic car, thats for sure. I'm hoping the owner will be on lcb and at the shows
Good luck with the bike David.
02GF74 - 16/8/10 at 03:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
...well took a deposit this morning.
Seemed very happy, but would like me to do a few minor things to the car before he picks it up. Which he is happy to pay for in addition to the
already agreed price.
you are getting paid in advacnr for this ? i.e. what have you done that won't leave you out of pocket once you have spent time and money doing
this extra?
will the changes make the car less saleable?
flak monkey - 16/8/10 at 03:16 PM
Nope, paying for the parts upfront - no problems there.
And no worries with the saleability of the car either!
02GF74 - 16/8/10 at 04:06 PM
sorted!!
Oss - 21/8/10 at 11:23 AM
quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
Well, the next owner will have a fantastic car, thats for sure. I'm hoping the owner will be on lcb and at the shows
Good luck with the bike David.
Well, I've made it onto here - So thats phase one. I'll be at Gold Cup at Outlon Park on Monday if anyone wants to advise me on the best
shows:-)
RK - 21/8/10 at 01:53 PM
I'd rather have 10 root canals than own a Harley Davidson or similar. But best of luck to you!!! I was watching every step of your build and
your engine transplant and found your stuff extremely helpful.
Liam - 21/8/10 at 02:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Oss
quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
Well, the next owner will have a fantastic car, thats for sure. I'm hoping the owner will be on lcb and at the shows
Good luck with the bike David.
Well, I've made it onto here - So thats phase one. I'll be at Gold Cup at Outlon Park on Monday if anyone wants to advise me on the best
shows:-)
Hi and welcome! Would be interesting to hear what made you switch from an R500 to what some might call a 'lesser' Seven . Would also be
interesting to hear your thoughts on how they compare after you have driven the GTS.
Enjoy
Liam
Oss - 22/8/10 at 06:11 PM
Has anyone seen this, and considered putting it into a Seven (Or bike Flak Monkey!)
http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/images/pages/MYT-engine-Morgando-interview.pdf
http://pesn.com/2009/01/13/9501512_MassiveYetTiny_Engine_to_Production/
To me, it looks fasinating, and just the sort of thing for a skilled kit car builder to utilise.