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Build finished! - Hungarian MNR
Gergely - 30/3/09 at 04:44 PM

Well well! After 29 build days (spread over 9 months total) the car is finished! Famous last words...
Wheel alignment is done, engine mapping will be done tomorrow hopefully, but is running OK as is. We had two brief test runs in the car and it is brilliant!
Here are a couple of interesting features and pics:

The indicators are home made, the electronics created by a friend. One push gives three flashes, a longer push 10 flashes and a 2 sec. push a constant falshing until canceled. Both buttons pressed give hazards.


After the rain
After the rain


Steering wheel and indicators
Steering wheel and indicators


The Quaife reverse unit lever was way too forward. Plus reverse meant pushing forward - not logical. So we lengthened the lever, now it's reachable strapped in and the action is the logical way around.

Reverse lever
Reverse lever


Unfortunately I don't have a picture with the whole finished car, but will take one soon! Until then, here is an older picture:

Before the first test run
Before the first test run


And more importantly, we will be heading for the Hungaroring on Wednesday to test the car on track!!

We will take it easy, checking nuts and bolts after short runs and take it slowly at the beginning, but as the car is not registered yet, what better way to test drive it?

I will keep you updated later this week!
Gergely


omega0684 - 30/3/09 at 04:52 PM

cracking looking build there mate but can't help but notice that in the first picture the seems to be some kind of white spatter all over the tunnel, dash, seats, cassis rail, and your helmet.

not sure about SVA regulations over there either but that steering wheel will fail SVA as its not padded,

where are your front wheel arches?


[Edited on 30/3/09 by omega0684]


BenB - 30/3/09 at 04:54 PM

Perhaps there were some funky vibrations coming up the seat

Like the photoshop scale model effect action!!!


daniel mason - 30/3/09 at 04:58 PM

or rain! nice build mate.another mnr to add to the ever growing collection!
do you have kliktronic and paddle shift? thats just showing off.

edit; sorry mate never read the first couple of lines.indicators look the nuts!

[Edited on 30/3/09 by daniel mason]


iscmatt - 30/3/09 at 05:06 PM

car looks great! the last pic looks like a model car


daniel mason - 30/3/09 at 05:14 PM

i thought that too. almost like a toy car!


omega0684 - 30/3/09 at 07:14 PM

i jsut realised that all the little splashes are rain drops


Agriv8 - 30/3/09 at 10:26 PM

well done gergly PS they are never finnished trust me

regards

Agriv8


jambo - 31/3/09 at 09:45 PM

nice car mate,love the indicators and rethink on the reverse lever.
got mine on a new plate on friday and loving it.