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New MK Indy Owner
paulbeyer - 6/5/02 at 09:56 PM

I went to Stoneleigh yesterday, met up with a few of the lads and ordered a MK Indy kit.

So I've finally taken the plunge after 3 years of "weighing up" all the pro's and con's. You have been warned I reckon I'll hit the 200 email milestone in no time flat with how do I ......? posts.

Now, if only I could remember where I put that Sierra.

theconrodkid - 7/5/02 at 08:19 PM

Well done that mag,good choice you should have it done in a week

Jasper - 7/5/02 at 09:40 PM

Well I went to Stoneleigh and came away more confused than ever. I've now decided to build my own chassis and keep with the simpler live axle. So within 24hrs I'm the owner of the rustiest Cortina I've ever seen, but for £30 and an original 46k miles it seems a bargain.

And against all opinions (except Jon, and he's a happy man) I'm sticking with the bike engine plan. I'm not even bothering to wait for car building nightschool in the Autumn as it may never happen, so I'm off to by a v. cheap mig and gene on Thursday.

It was great to see all the cars on Sunday, and thanks for all the inspiration, it's really got me into action.

Jon Ison - 7/5/02 at 10:35 PM

he is a very happy man.......went to check out my mates banger racin sunday afternoon, poser there with a suber..who ? telling me his car would eat mine.... my reply ?
"yours had better be quicker than the one i spat out last night then"

Each to his own, but i have yet to find the down side to a bike engine in one of these lightweight ninble chassis.

paulbeyer - 8/5/02 at 09:21 AM

Done in a week?

It'll take me 3 weeks to clear my garage out.

James - 8/5/02 at 02:28 PM

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so I'm off to by a v. cheap mig and gene on Thursday.



When enquiring about buying one myself both of my welding instructors told me to buy the most expensive I could afford and I think they're probably correct.
If you buy a decent one it'll last you years, you'll get decent power out of it and also you'll get one with a higher duty cycle that you can use for a longer period. Plus, I'm sure, plenty of benefits that the people here who've done more welding than me (not too hard) will be able to tell you about.

I'd buy second hand if I was you and get more for your money!

James

interestedparty - 8/5/02 at 06:23 PM

I second that. I traded my SIP 130 for a Sealey 185, about 3 times the size, bought from my local welding supplies specialist. Much easier to get a decent weld!. The books agree on this point too, bigger machines do light welding better than smaller ones.
John