Engine is now running sounds sweet as a nut . What a moment!
I'm sticking to about 6k for the moment (dream on!)
Now,where does the NOS go?
ATB fozzie

[Edited on 17/3/04 by Fozzie]

[Edited on 17/3/04 by Fozzie]

what lump is it?! congrats anyway!

Cheers Joel
Its a 1300 x-flow, coz I'm going to race as well as 'road'. I feel chuffed coz its my very first total rebuild
ATB fozzie

well done fozzie,i'm chuffed for ya.

get a move on as i want to go and see some races

Can i be pit crew with stu ?

Cheers Bob
Stu and me are having a celebratery pint of Tetleys as I write
You can 'crew for me any time mate!
ATB fozzie

I have a pint of tetley's in my hand as well,must be a walton/ashford thing

actually no, its weds night and i jst finished another shift of death

7 more days tinkering then

Bob,
There can not be seven days worth of work left in that car!!!

GET IT TESTED!!!

Cheers,

Jim

Jim,
methinks he has a few little niggly gremlins to iron out first
I know that even though mine is running very sweet, I still have quite a few things to iron out before it goes for MOT
ATB fozzie


(teetotaller. today? major hangover but boy was it worth it!)

i thought tetleys was a northern drink?!

Joel,
Absolutely NOT! we are not all shandy drinkers down here
LOL

ATB fozzie

Excellent, well done fozzie

Cheers Ben
See ya at Deitling?

ATB fozzie

Nope, wont be there got to be in sheffield on a job

Shame! but on the plus side, job=dosh=car bits
Catch ya some time then!
ATB fozzie

Nice one Foz' and crew!

Reckon it'll be on road this summer?

James

Cheers James,

Hopefully the sva man won't keep us waiting too long (must get the forms sent off), and I am prepared to fail first/2nd time.
Bits and pieces to tweek here and there, and to cover up all of the edges (for sva), and yep all being well in time for summer!
Cheers again James

ATB fozzie

Well, when your done, you can send your pit crew round mine to help me! This bastard ain't ever gonna be finished at this rate!

Atleats I've got my coolant system nearly done atlast! And damn those TIG welded stainless tubes look sexy!

James

Umm, stupid question, but who are my pit crew? (apart from Stu and Bob )

I've not even raced it yet

fozzie

[Edited on 18/3/04 by Fozzie]

Spose i could get back into practice
As long as the dates don't interfere too much with my own build you see

Jason

Cheers Jason

Ta for offer, but I am confused by James' post too! He's said well done to me and my crew???? and asked for my pit crew???to go to his??????

Then katalava!
Signomi?
Je ne comprehend pas!

But ta for offer anyway

ATB fozzie

I guess he thinks you got an army of helpers hidden somewhere !! and wanted to borow them to help his cause/build as he thinks it's going to slooww we just need to remind him 'Rome wasn't built in a day' It's what i have to keep reminding myself any way

Jason

Rome was not built in a day - Agreed!
Army of helpers? I wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahhh! the impatience of youth I remember it well lol
ATB fozzie

I meant when you've finished each race can you send round the 20 people in the helmets and the flame suits who specialise in bolting cars together in about 10 minutes!
I'm not joking either- you would not believe how fast they can put an engine/gearbox into a car. It took me about two days to get mine in- especially as my crane has gone wrong!

Cheers,
James

... annoyed that last weekend was the build's 2 year anniversary and there's still just a pile of scrap on the floor...

Cheers for that James
Yes, I know how quick these guys work, and the plural is the operative word there, there is only one of you, please don't get disheartend.
We are all here to help each other, no one expects every one to know every thing, especially in the diverse skills, that have to be developed.
I remember talking to Conrod in depth very early in my build, and his knowledge of some things I knew nowt about, have proved invaluable.
Also remember that I opted for MK to make my chassis and roll cage, that saved me so very much in 'time' and in fact was far more cost effective for me to do that as I was only given a limited amount of time in a very well equipped work-shop, of which I had badly underestimated the amount of time needed in there. So I had no choice but to pull me finger out.
I got 'evicted' from the work shop a couple of months ago,and have had to do the 'finishing' at home. Thats the only place a lot of you guys have to do the complete build in and it ain't easy!
Chin up mate you will get there
ATB fozzie

I can't say anything about build time - I started mine in 1997... but will get it finished this year!


rgds,

David

Determination! Good luck!
ATB fozzie