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blakep82

posted on 7/6/09 at 10:49 PM Reply With Quote
never thought i'd see the day...

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






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tegwin

posted on 7/6/09 at 10:51 PM Reply With Quote
Congratulations Smells good doesnt it!





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blakep82

posted on 7/6/09 at 10:52 PM Reply With Quote
sure does seeing all that lovely exhaust gas hanging in the air





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MautoK

posted on 7/6/09 at 11:03 PM Reply With Quote
Well done; it's a wonderful moment!





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omega0684

posted on 7/6/09 at 11:14 PM Reply With Quote
CONGRATULATIONS YOU BIG BURLEY SON OF A GUN!
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blakep82

posted on 7/6/09 at 11:20 PM Reply With Quote
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...





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LBMEFM

posted on 8/6/09 at 04:29 AM Reply With Quote
The noise, the smell whoopee:
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JoelP

posted on 8/6/09 at 06:50 AM Reply With Quote
nice one! i love the feeling when it dawns on you that you're nearly there






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macspeedy

posted on 8/6/09 at 07:13 AM Reply With Quote
Well done, brilliant isnt it !!
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Benzine

posted on 8/6/09 at 07:40 AM Reply With Quote
Epic win gj






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Mr Whippy

posted on 8/6/09 at 07:55 AM Reply With Quote
well done






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Daddylonglegs

posted on 8/6/09 at 08:12 AM Reply With Quote
Nice one mate! Wish I was at that stage. Still, I'm nearer today than I was on Friday





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bilbo

posted on 8/6/09 at 08:28 AM Reply With Quote
Nice Job - bet you can't stop smiling

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





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jollygreengiant

posted on 8/6/09 at 08:45 AM Reply With Quote
Well done. Its a great feeling isn't it.





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carpmart

posted on 8/6/09 at 08:55 AM Reply With Quote
Where is the video then?





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blakep82

posted on 8/6/09 at 09:33 AM Reply With Quote
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...





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blakep82

posted on 8/6/09 at 10:07 AM Reply With Quote
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





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Richard Quinn

posted on 8/6/09 at 11:23 AM Reply With Quote
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!

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blakep82

posted on 8/6/09 at 11:47 AM Reply With Quote
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]





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