yellowcab
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| posted on 15/6/13 at 07:23 PM |
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[Edited on 15/6/13 by yellowcab]
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Benzo
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| posted on 15/6/13 at 07:34 PM |
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Oh dear! You need to get out racing!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 15/6/13 at 08:26 PM |
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What makes you say that Benzo? my aggressiveness on track? lol
[Edited on 15/6/13 by yellowcab]
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yellowcab
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| posted on 15/6/13 at 08:39 PM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoWNZiDdQc4&feature=em-upload_owner
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Benzo
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| posted on 15/6/13 at 09:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by yellowcab
What makes you say that Benzo? my aggressiveness on track? lol
[Edited on 15/6/13 by yellowcab]
The horns sprouting from your helmet on the chase!
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cosmick
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| posted on 16/6/13 at 05:04 PM |
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Hi Olz,
The car looks so much more in control now. No fighting the steering wheel like you used to. the driving looked like me at the steering wheel it was
that smooth LOL.
If it can't be fixed with a hammer then its probably an electrical problem.
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yellowcab
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| posted on 16/6/13 at 06:56 PM |
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Description
 
Description
[Edited on 16/6/13 by yellowcab]
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yellowcab
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| posted on 17/6/13 at 06:28 PM |
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Some shots from my brother in law from the day 
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Benzo
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| posted on 17/6/13 at 09:44 PM |
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Car looks great, anymore pics of the red Westie tho? I'm still trying to decide on colours for my new car!
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Hopley89
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| posted on 19/6/13 at 09:42 PM |
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hi mate brilliant thread it has tuck me 2 days to read thought it tho
but you have give me some grate ideas as im building mine at the moment
keep up the pics
dan
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yellowcab
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| posted on 2/7/13 at 07:03 PM |
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http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=183182
The End!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 2/10/13 at 05:10 PM |
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Not selling it anymore, having had a couple of months of it doing nothing, got the love back!
Booked in to be setup at ProComp next Wednesday 9th October, so looking forward to seeing the results!
[Edited on 2/10/13 by yellowcab]
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yellowcab
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 06:44 PM |
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Been to ProComp in Birmingham and these guys are totally amazing, yet unassuming at the same time.
Upon arrival, I'll be honest, I was expecting gloss floors, high tech equipment and neon signs, reception area, coffee machine etc. To get to a
residential address for my sat nav to say 'you have reached your destination' was quite a shock, I looked around then heard some roller
doors being opened to reveal a concrete prefab garage at the side of a house. Never let this disappoint you, they need no gadgets, just their brains,
knowledge & experience is all they need.
Ivan & Matt, father & son team - very welcoming, first off was a coffee... ahhh settled!
Firstly, they do not slag off MK like a lot of people say they do, they simply state the facts that's are not quite right with the chassis, but
not just MK, just kit cars in general.
Never derogatory, just plain and simple terms, 'this is what we have to work with, this is how we are going to get the best from what
we've got', exactly what I wanted to hear.
I got there around 10am, and left at 7pm, a long and cold day but my god I learnt so much and understood things as they really take the time to
explain each aspect to you. It would be far far quicker and easier for them to ask you to drop of your car and leave it with them, but they
don't want that, they want you to know what they're doing at every stage, and more importantly, why they're doing it.
For the money, I really don't think I could have spent that money any better, to think if it was the kind of glam place I was expecting, the
price probably would have doubled if not trebled, they have it right, costs & overheads are relatively low. (i gather)
Can't recommend them enough, I just can't wait to get back on track again to really see the difference
So the treatment my car had was the usual:
Front camber, castor & tow
Rear camber, castor & tow
Rake & ride height
Chassis measurement check from datum
2x corner weightings, once before and once after geometry adjustments
Pro-Tech shock dyno'ing
Wheel bearing checked
Tyre pressures corrected (oops)
Positive camber in roll issue rectified
As I had rosejointed the rear arms on my MK Indy, it enabled us to move the rear upper wishbone outer mounting point upwards along side the bottom
shock absorber bolt, which significantly reduced the amount of positive camber movement when in roll.
In it's standard position, when in 1degree of roll, I think we calculated that that calculated to 1.2degrees in positive movement (it did not
move to +1.2degrees, it just moved in a positive direction by 1.2degrees)
After we had moved the upper wishbone outer rose joint up alongside the bottom shock absorber bolt on the upright, it now reduced the amount of
movement from +1.2degrees, down to +0.4 degrees in a positive direction.
Obviously this is still not perfect, we would not like any 'positive' movement in camber when in roll, however, as above - for a very
simple move, this is the best we can get without having to grind, cut, move, and re-weld bracketry & shock absorber mounting points.
As my new static rear camber is -1.5degrees, when in roll, the outer rear wheel will now still have and remain in negative camber by 1.1degree.
Not driven in anger yet - as it was fairly dark when driving home, and only had my jet-black visor on... jumping on the M6 Northbound instead of
Southbound wasn't my greatest idea as it added 20mins onto my journey - d'oh!
Another highly positive review for ProComp from me, a very happy customer.
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Rob55
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 07:13 PM |
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Matt is a gentleman and I only wish a bit closer to me! Supplied my shocks and an endless steam of friendly advice, glad to hear you were able to make
the trip and benefit of it first hand.
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yellowcab
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 10:15 PM |
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Next up is to make some boot space storage, just don't know where to start, unfortunately because my fuel tank is quite big, it will only be
about 6 inches deep which is a bit of a pisser, but can't get my head around how to start it off
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ReMan
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 10:17 PM |
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Ive got a couple of Tupperware boxes you can have?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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yellowcab
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 10:25 PM |
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Brilliant, thanks chum!
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ReMan
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| posted on 11/10/13 at 10:26 PM |
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Have you not seem my luxury Tupperware boot box?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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yellowcab
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| posted on 12/10/13 at 04:17 PM |
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Thought I'd update with a few photos thats been going on over the last couple of weeks - nothing too interesting, but everyone likes pics
don't they lol
Wing mirrors on the car have always been useless, as all you can see is the rear tubs, so I went about moving them high up onto the cage
This is where they were originally, mounted on the side of the scuttle
Oh, my little Miss Stig jumped in when I wasn't looking
Drilled & tapped the cage, rather thick metal, possibly about 2.4mm walls?
Dry sump belt decided to snap whilst I was out playing with a mate on his R1...
More help from my two mini's
"Dad I think you'll need this next time you go out"
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yellowcab
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| posted on 12/10/13 at 04:21 PM |
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Then off to ProComp, not a great deal of photos taken, I was too busy listening to their advice and trying to remember it all...
But there are a couple:
Mat dyno'ing my shock absorbers
Ivan tinkering with tyre pressures I think
More tinkerage
Corner weighting
Tracking & castor measurements
Rear upper wishbone mounted up alongside the shock absorber inside the original upright
Weight:
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yellowcab
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| posted on 12/10/13 at 04:27 PM |
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Decided I really need a trailer in order to enjoy my car at further afield trackdays - so I bought an Alko galvanised caravan chassis this morning,
which looked a right state.
Huge thanks to Colin/ReMan for helping me getting it back home, and thanks to cosmick for finding it for me!
Colin and I looking like pikeys trying not to get pulled over
All set for shortening/ customising and making it look pretty
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yellowcab
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| posted on 12/10/13 at 04:30 PM |
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In the process of making my rear bootlid a little neater as its currently shocking
This is a rather thick MDF version but not as heavy as it looks, but more than likely will be replaced with ally at a later date
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 12/10/13 at 08:08 PM |
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Too work as always 
Ben
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yellowcab
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| posted on 13/10/13 at 07:21 PM |
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My speedo has never worked since fitting the Hayabusa clocks due to needing a Healtech Speedohealer etc, so for now I've downloaded a GPS Speedo
iPhone App... bang on accurate to TomTom speed
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yellowcab
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| posted on 13/10/13 at 07:27 PM |
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Oh hello Mr R1
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