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never thought i'd see the day...
blakep82 - 7/6/09 at 10:49 PM

i got my engine running! and i did! TONIGHT!

every time i see one of the threads, people saying they got thier engines running, for about the last year, i always say it won't be long til i do it.

suddenly, yesterday after putting the engine in properly and finishing off my prototype manifold i thought, hang on, i'm only a few wires away to having this run...

well, today was the day x50

tegwin - 7/6/09 at 10:51 PM

Congratulations Smells good doesnt it!

blakep82 - 7/6/09 at 10:52 PM

sure does seeing all that lovely exhaust gas hanging in the air

MautoK - 7/6/09 at 11:03 PM

Well done; it's a wonderful moment!

omega0684 - 7/6/09 at 11:14 PM

CONGRATULATIONS YOU BIG BURLEY SON OF A GUN!

blakep82 - 7/6/09 at 11:20 PM

cheers guys
lol alex, you make me blush

going to try for a longer more convincing run tomorrow, and i'll get a proper video, rather than the one we managed tonight, where the sound on my phone sounds like its still on the starter, and all the stuff on the rrof doesn't fall on me...

LBMEFM - 8/6/09 at 04:29 AM

The noise, the smell whoopee:

JoelP - 8/6/09 at 06:50 AM

nice one! i love the feeling when it dawns on you that you're nearly there

macspeedy - 8/6/09 at 07:13 AM

Well done, brilliant isnt it !!

Benzine - 8/6/09 at 07:40 AM

Epic win gj

Mr Whippy - 8/6/09 at 07:55 AM

well done

Daddylonglegs - 8/6/09 at 08:12 AM

Nice one mate! Wish I was at that stage. Still, I'm nearer today than I was on Friday

bilbo - 8/6/09 at 08:28 AM

Nice Job - bet you can't stop smiling

I think you should still post the video you have, though, whatever the quality

jollygreengiant - 8/6/09 at 08:45 AM

Well done. Its a great feeling isn't it.

carpmart - 8/6/09 at 08:55 AM

Where is the video then?

blakep82 - 8/6/09 at 09:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
Nice Job - bet you can't stop smiling

I think you should still post the video you have, though, whatever the quality


thanks guys

ok, i'll get the video i've got, with everything crashing down on me

2 secs...

blakep82 - 8/6/09 at 10:07 AM

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c175/blakep82/?action=view&current=Running.flv

hope that works for everyone

we didn't get any chance to try and open the throttle a bit to keep it running. will have another shot today

Richard Quinn - 8/6/09 at 11:23 AM

I think we've all been waiting for this moment too. The number of times we've heard "mine will be soon"!
Well done! That's a major milestone passed!

blakep82 - 8/6/09 at 11:47 AM

lol i know, years its been
just getting a better video up on youtube now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eKGBIy-d4



[Edited on 8/6/09 by blakep82]

have some chickens too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CV4zitdK0

[Edited on 8/6/09 by blakep82]