

THE BUZZ WAGON!
#181
Posted 04 July 2006 - 05:32 PM

#182
Posted 09 July 2006 - 10:49 PM
Early indications are good! The handling is very confidence inspiring (at low-ish speads at least)- you don't expect to feel comfortable kicking the tail out in a car after only 5 minutes of familiarisation, but it felt very natural and predictable in this instance.
To say this was the first outing I was amazed at every aspect (touch wood!)- the lack of leaks, the brakes!!!!! (which were very impressive

The one main problem (lot's of little things need sorting) is that the engine refused to rev past about 7,000 rev's where it would start to misfire. This is encouraging in one respect as the car felt decently quick but not mind-blowingly so and I hadn't even got to the meat of the rev range. I shall start some further investigations tomorrow.......
#183
Posted 10 July 2006 - 12:13 AM


wayne
#184
Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:56 AM
#185
Posted 10 July 2006 - 12:53 PM
love the old style look but with modern carbon!
It sounds awsome! id love to have one of those some day!!
#186
Posted 10 July 2006 - 05:23 PM
Pete
#187
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:09 PM
Yes I've put some inner rear arches on. fabricated them from some group4 fibreglass jobbies and some 1mm ally sheet. Also made a rear sprocket guard for the same reasons.
Spoken to a few knowledgeable people today, and they're all of the same opinion that the engine is running too lean. TTS performance down in Silverstone were really helpful, so I booked a 3 hour slot on their rolling road on Friday. The intention is to fit my Dynojet kit, and see at least 140bhp at the rear wheels. Fingers crossed. You never know it might make it down the strip on Sunday after all!
Here's an mpeg of the first shakedown run where I was short-shifting at circa 6,500 rpm.....Oh and turn your volume up!
Shakedown
Bye for now
D.D.
Edited by Dick Dastardly, 10 July 2006 - 09:13 PM.
#188
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:39 PM
#189
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:47 PM

Cool video! I wish I was old enough to be able to even contemplate having a z-cars mini :'(
Being 16 I wont be able to get insurance until I am probably in my late 20's lol
Great project and car mate ! keep up the good stuff

#190
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:48 PM
dougie im only 23 and building a zcars mini... i was suprised to get a very affordable insurance quota thats part of the reason why im building it, other than the fact its blindingly quick hehe!
Edited by dean_chad, 10 July 2006 - 09:51 PM.
#191
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:55 PM


#192
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:55 PM
TTS performance down in Silverstone were really helpful, so I booked a 3 hour slot on their rolling road on Friday. The intention is to fit my Dynojet kit, and see at least 140bhp at the rear wheels. Fingers crossed. You never know it might make it down the strip on Sunday after all!
Gutted! I booked mine in last week and they said they couldn't get it in until next week! :'( You must've bribed them!!

Nice vid aswell!! Deffo nowhere near worrying the limiter there! You'll be amazed when you actually get it into the powerband!!!!! lol Sounds like you need to get used to the upshifts aswell

#193
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:57 PM
fantastic buddy. finally happy to have it out and about? looks and sounds spot on. is it what you expected?
dougie im only 23 and building a zcars mini... i was suprised to get a very affordable insurance quota thats part of the reason why im building it, other than the fact its blindingly quick hehe!
There is hope then

DD I cant blame you , whats the point in having something if you cant muck around with it lol
#194
Posted 10 July 2006 - 10:07 PM
Ade,
I just pleaded with TTS until they gave in!! Have you used their services before? I need to get used to every aspect of driving the mini- it's a very foreign experience but a learning curve I'm going to relish. I must have stalled more times on Sunday than I have in the rest of my driving years put together. God knows how I'll fair trying to hustle it off the line on Sunday- should be funny if nothing else!!
#195
Posted 10 July 2006 - 10:24 PM
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