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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:10 PM |
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Bling! Your adding bling to the Taxi? Looks nice though
Do you want to borrow my decibel meter to do a comparison check?
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:17 PM |
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Dave I downloaded an app on the iPhone, but I simply don't trust it - so yes please, that'd be fantastic 
I don't like the bling, I'm hoping it will turn a golden/ bronzy colour once warmed up…
Otherwise, I'm getting it coated black
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laptoprob
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by keithjardine
You can see the intent in Rob's eyes!
Must get booked on the next track outing.
Dare I ask what changed your NSR camber Oli?
I was giggling at the tea-trolley wheel he was using on the rear Keith!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajlF4nWJtGA
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daniel mason
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:34 PM |
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will do mate. but hopefully youll be ok with the new setup! see you next week guys
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by laptoprob
I was giggling at the tea-trolley wheel he was using on the rear Keith!
Leave my castors alone!
I knew you'd seen it, you just decided not to tell me, thats not very nice thats not, not one bit 
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Andy D
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:52 PM |
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I also think that silencer will be a bit loud. You need length and girth!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 07:59 PM |
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Balls
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yellowcab
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 06:45 PM |
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So Steve Bell (Stevio73) made the trip down from Selby today to reinforce my new uprights for me, to be sure that no bendage goes on again, to which
we strongly believe it'll no longer happen
Huge thanks to Steve - his knowledge & fabrication skills are second-to-none, a very clever chap in deed! 
Steve at work
Gussets welded in (cracking welding imo) - now try and splay out ya bastards!
All painted up ready for refitting
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ReMan
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 07:05 PM |
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So theres nothing wrong with my welder then!
Nice job BTW :-)
[Edited on 23/3/14 by ReMan]
www.plusnine.co.uk
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yellowcab
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 07:07 PM |
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We didn't use your welder Col'
90amps just isn't enough for 3mm, Steve's was a 155amp
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sdh2903
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 07:53 PM |
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Bet he's got sunburnt fingers tonight
I really wish I could consistently weld that neatly. I get it to look that good maybe 1 in 3.
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DavidW
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 07:53 PM |
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Was thinking about your rear upright every time I went through the bomb hole at Snettertton today. Do you think it's just the slicks causing
this?
David
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yellowcab
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 07:57 PM |
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I believe that slicks play a huge part, as they offer too much grip in some cases. (the lateral G force)
For instance, I don't believe this would happen on road tyres, or 888s, as you'd break traction before you start to bend metal (imo)
But either way… strengthening the uprights will just locate where the next weak spot is - probably the 10year old chassis lol
Come winter - I'll have a new chassis to transfer everything over onto
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CosKev3
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 09:25 PM |
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Looks a good quality and simple mod
Will MK be doing the rear uprights like this/similar strengthening in the future now?
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yellowcab
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 09:40 PM |
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Nope, don't think so...
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ReMan
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 09:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by yellowcab
We didn't use your welder Col'
90amps just isn't enough for 3mm, Steve's was a 155amp
I guessed that from the humungous cylinder in the pic!
www.plusnine.co.uk
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CosKev3
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| posted on 23/3/14 at 10:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by yellowcab
Nope, don't think so...
Just telling buyers not to use slicks instead!!!!
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Matt21
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 07:19 AM |
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now that theyre tougher.... something else will break next time
good work though, nothing better than porno welds!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 07:48 AM |
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Yup! It'll just find the next weak point.
Think Steve is planning on bring some G-clamps and his welder in preparation lol
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sdh2903
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 07:54 AM |
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You would have thought that Danny would have encountered this during his racing exploits and strengthened the production ones accordingly? It does
look very flimsy in standard guise. The rear uprights on my old GKD would have survived nuclear Armageddon they were that beefy!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 08:48 AM |
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Chatted to Danny on the phone the other day, only too happy to help and get to the bottom of it.
Infact he's the one who encouraged me to post up and share the journey as that's what threads like this are all about.
Refinement and development, I'm happy to share a U2U conversation that I had with another member:
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Hey look, don't delete anything
It's nothing to do with MK or the build of their cars to be honest, I've spoken to Danny about posting my problems and he told me to go
ahead.
At the end of the day, I'm totally honest, and I always like to show what problems I encounter, and how I overcome them.
Too many people on forums, I've noticed, post up how brilliant and perfect their cars are, yet when they run into difficulties, they shy away
and don't say anything.
Probably because when they come to sell their cars, they don't want people digging up old dirt on what problems its been through.
Anyone with any head on their shoulders will know what kit cars are like, and I think it reads much better for someone to know whats happened to a
car… and how I've dealt with it.
Slicks are a factor, that, and I drive like a complete c*nt… and with how much grip those slicks offer, something is bound to give.
Its all cool mate - no can of worms here
Danny reads this thread as he follows it, so I hope he'll pop in to say hello.
Please remember though, my chassis was registered in 2004, it could have taken two years for the builder to build it , so this isn't an Indy-R
or Indy-RR we're talking about.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 08:57 AM |
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Does the r have a different setup? Not fishing or nit picking just curious.
Are you going for a standard chassis or an R/RR For your winter swappage?
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yellowcab
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 09:08 AM |
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I'm not too au fais with the Indy R and Indy RR to be honest, Danny will explain more.
I want to remain outboard at the front as that's my preference
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yellowcab
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 09:10 AM |
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But of course I won't be swapping chassis willy nilly, I'll see how mine fatigues over this year of all the track action it's going
to get, I'm mindful it's at least 10years old
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DavidW
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| posted on 24/3/14 at 10:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by yellowcab
But of course I won't be swapping chassis willy nilly, I'll see how mine fatigues over this year of all the track action it's going
to get, I'm mindful it's at least 10years old
How are you planning to asses this? I guess eventual fatigue failure of something like a suspension pickup would be be noticeable but not sure how
you'd predict this in the real world?
David
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