andrews_45
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 07:38 PM |
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Error!! time for a new hobby i think...
just back from testing. It all went pete tong!! Basically I have sorted out the cooling system now, but I met a patch of oil and went straight on at
the corner... Straight over the curb and cracked my sump, my car took a hell of a hit and its also leaking gearbox oil. Gonna have the day off work
tomorrow to take the engine out and will hopefully be able to weld it back together. Hopefully I aint done too much damage to my box, its a brand new
Recon GT!!...gutted :-(
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blakep82
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 07:39 PM |
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rubbish! 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:04 PM |
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bummer, any pics of the carnage?
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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carpmart
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:26 PM |
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That really is not a good test day! Bad luck old chap!
I have an outing in my racer this Sunday - I hope I am luckier than you!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
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Howlor
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
bummer, any pics of the carnage?
No matter what happens, we always want to see the gory details!
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:49 PM |
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Feel really sorry for you, lock the garage go down the pub and leave it alone untll the weekend, it will all seem better then. Remember it will be
worth it in the end.
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iank
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:53 PM |
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No matter how much damage to the car the fact you walked away is infinitely more important. Could have been much worse from the sounds of things.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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andrews_45
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 08:59 PM |
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All the fun of Motorsport I'm afraid . Booked a couple of days off work, gonna take the engine out and see what the damage is in the morning.
Fortunately I have a mate that is going to help me. Kind of reassuring the amount of mates that offered to help me out the past few weeks...
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dave-69isit
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sump
if you need a sump i have a spare one you can have carl
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andrews_45
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 09:06 PM |
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Dave...man your phone
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pumpers
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 10:25 PM |
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Unlucky mate, hope your back up and running soon without too much damage. I've also got a spare sump as i'm picking up my repaired one
tomorrow !! Let me know if you need it.
welcome to locost racing 
Craig
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 10:53 PM |
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Do you think the guy that coined the word 'carnage', all those years ago, was a psychic?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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andrews_45
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| posted on 4/3/08 at 11:37 PM |
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Well a few years ago somebody painted 'CAPTAIN CHAOS' on my toolbox at work.... they got me about summed up
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andrews_45
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| posted on 16/3/08 at 12:59 PM |
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quick update, 1st lap of qualifying my oil pressure light came on and I had to pull up. turns out my big end bearings had gone and i didnt get to
race 
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pumpers
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| posted on 16/3/08 at 03:38 PM |
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Unlucky m8, I really feel for you. At least you had the excitement of thinking you were going to race !!
Don't get too despondent , these things are all part and parcel of the experience!!
See you at Cadwell.
Craig
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andrews_45
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 03:27 PM |
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big end bearings have welded themselves to the crankshaft and been rotating inside the conrods. So new shaft and rods are needed... Won't be
racing for a while
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pumpers
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 04:46 PM |
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Ouch!! did you build the engine yourself?? Thats going to be expensive. May be worth picking up an old engine off the bay for the crank and rods.
Then give to an engine builder to balance and rebuild the engine.
Then keep your fingers crossed nothing else goes wrong and you get to race !!
You will get there in the end and when you do it'll be worth it!!
Craig
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andrews_45
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:26 PM |
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nah, it was all done by a builder
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pumpers
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 08:56 PM |
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I hope your having a word or three then!!
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andrews_45
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:32 PM |
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Can't really say owt to be honest. He has been very good and helpful with me. It could be caused by any of a number of things. He has a
theory, but I don't really know much on the subject so cannot really say. All I do know is I now have a very expensive pile of scrap...
My mates have been amazing though and they are all offering to help and Gary P offered to lend me an engine. I'm going to collect the car and
settle up the bill with the engine with the builder then think about where I go from here. I sure as hell cannot afford to have it put right.
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evanschris
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| posted on 20/3/08 at 03:55 PM |
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I can help with a race engine ready to run for £600 if you are interested?
Suplus to requirements
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andrews_45
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| posted on 20/3/08 at 08:23 PM |
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nah, got nothing to chuck into the pit left. thanks anyhow
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andrews_45
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| posted on 23/3/08 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pumpers
I hope your having a word or three then!!
I took my mate down with me to see the engine. It has all been built with the correct parts. Unfortunately, it is just one of those things with
motorsport. In fairness my engine builder agreed to remove the engine carry out all of the labour involved in repairing the engine FOC, then putting
it back in my car and delivering it to Lydden!
Can't really say fairer than that can I. I called him to stop the job as I cannot afford to pay for the new parts. I insisted on taking all my
stuff with me while I evaluate where I go from here. When I got to his he had already got me a new crank ground and balanced and a set of conrods.
He let me take them with me even though I haven't paid for them yet and said give me the cash when I can.
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PumaWestie
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 12:53 PM |
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Sounds almost like he is taking responsibility for something 
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andrews_45
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 05:35 PM |
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well I aint happy. When I got the car back it had overheating issues because I had the wrong thermostat housing fitted (as you pointed out at
Curborough John). Not what should happen when you throw a lot of money at somebody to build an engine. It appears that the route cause of the
problem was a poor design of modified oil pick up pipe was fitted.
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