Dillinger1977
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 09:31 AM |
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i was round MNR yesterday for a natter, had a look at your car in the flesh. 
looks great so far! the zx12r looks miles bigger fitted than the diddy r1.
(ians is definately the 'black sheep' of the family. lol a huge black v8 sitting in a room full of --3-- !! white BEC's. never
seen so many in one place in my life!  )
-Rog
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G.Man
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 09:51 AM |
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Chris, your cycle wings should be the same I think..
Mountings will be different for the sierra uprights tho...
Well, just packing up for my flight to Cairo, fly back on the 18th, then up to Marc's again to finish the pre-sva stuff for the 23rd...
Cant wait
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mnr laptop
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 10:38 AM |
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hi brian
yep will take some pics of ians car today for you
chris
your wings should be the same ???
mark
should have your car done by tuesday hopefully apart from sva trim bits etc and exhaust
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G.Man
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 10:51 AM |
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Wicked...
Marc, go and enjoy the weekend with Kate...
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olv
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 02:38 PM |
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it looks absolutely great. agree about a darker grill but it looks stunning. nice work.
any pictures of the dash?
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 03:05 PM |
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To be honest I haven't had a chance to look at the cycle wings yet. Still prepping garage down in Bristol before bringing the car down from
Reading.
Absolute torture waiting to start! 
Chris.
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Martin van der Wal
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 06:52 PM |
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Hello MNR builders
I have my VortX RT+ almost finished , today I have had my first serious test drive , the 2004 R1 engine is really outstanding . I only think that the
3,14 diff. is too long , I am thinking about putting a 3.62 in , that still gives me a 132 mph theoretical topspeed.
 
Rescued attachment mnr 13-11-2005 008.jpg
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RichieC
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 07:27 PM |
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Looking really nice Martin.
I fancy black myself I think.
Rgds
Richie
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smart51
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 07:37 PM |
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Martin, I have a 3.62 diff in my 1998 R1 engined VortX and it seemed fine on my trip to and from the SVA test.
A bigger numbered diff will give more acceleration in each gear but will give a lower top speed in each gear. You will also have higher revs at a
given speed. At morotway speeds, the revs will be 15% higher with a 3.62 diff compared with a 3.14.
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Martin van der Wal
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 07:50 PM |
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I intend to use the MNR for trackday use and racing mostly , so I don't bother much about cruising rpm . For cruising I use my 180 horsepower
Zetec engined Westfield.
But thanks for the tip anyway.
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 09:51 PM |
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That looks like an awesome bit of kit Martin! Welcome to the forum by the way...
Any chance you have some more pictures of the build? Or a build diary?
I'm trying to build up a web based resource of as many MNR customers builds. Any chance you could send a few pictures (as many as you can!!) to
my address? chris@cwalter.plus.com
Thanks mate and enjoy the car!
Was it hard to install the 04 R1 then? Loads of electrical probs?
Chris.
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 13/11/05 at 11:04 PM |
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hi Martin, welcome to the forum and welcome to the MNR area )
your car looks awesome! I always like them with full roll cages on
-Rog
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Martin van der Wal
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| posted on 14/11/05 at 06:01 AM |
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@ Winston
I'll mail the pictures that I have to you , I don't have a build diary.
I collected the kit (2 kits actually) last February , 1 RT+ and a RT and brought them over to Holland , that's were I live.
The almost finished car is chassisnr. 13 and the other one is #14.
#14 will get a 200hp Ford Duratec engine
and I sold this kit to a friend of mine.
I didn't have any electrical problems at all , but I bought the engine cpl. with CDI , cyclelock and wiringharness. I took everything out of the
harness that wasn't engine related , exept for the cyclelock , the fired up at the first attempt.
Good luck to you all at the MNR forum and of course to everybody at the Locustforum to and good luck with your builds and cars.
Martin
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G.Man
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| posted on 14/11/05 at 03:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin van der Wal
I collected the kit (2 kits actually) last February , 1 RT+ and a RT and brought them over to Holland , that's were I live. Martin
Isn't that strange...
(with an Austin Powers accent)
Looking Good Martin
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olv
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| posted on 15/11/05 at 12:38 AM |
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Don't you mean "Isn't that Vierd" {/goldmember] 
really like the full caged look, hardcore
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G.Man
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| posted on 15/11/05 at 05:42 PM |
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Yeah, he says schtrange as well...
Anyway, the other zx12r car passed SVA today...
Fingers crossed for mine now..
With Marc in charge can't see it being an issue tho...
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Martin van der Wal
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| posted on 15/11/05 at 06:09 PM |
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G.Man, I'm not an expert in English humor and my apoligize for grammatical errors , but if you try to post something in Dutch , then I can
probably have a good laugh.
Good luck with the build of your car , pictures look well.
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G.Man
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| posted on 15/11/05 at 06:17 PM |
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Martin, you have to watch Austin Powers, Goldmember...
Yours also looks ace...
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 18/11/05 at 05:43 PM |
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ive just noticed that this is creeping up the 'longest running threads' list.
-Rog
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G.Man
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| posted on 18/11/05 at 10:51 PM |
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and lets keep it up there
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G.Man
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:24 AM |
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Back from cairo now, so full steam ahead for SVA on thursday morning...
Marc sorted the exhaust headers yesterday, I finished a few minor jobs and started a few more..
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G.Man
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 12:11 AM |
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Just finished preparing car for tomorrows sva, up at 5.00 to get to beverley...
Night Night all
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andy d (rizla)
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 07:02 AM |
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good luck mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 08:38 AM |
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must be a record! good luck.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 11:39 AM |
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Building up the suspense !!!
Was the midnight finish worth while ?
Has it passed ?
Record build time ?
BEC MNR passing SVA at first attemt ?
was it the mild mannered Janitor ??
I Know the answer - but its a secret !!!!
I am sure Mark will update us in about 1hr.
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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