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[HARBER07]

Absolutely legendary. Well done Kam. Hope you have a brilliant time at the Ring!!

[Deathrow]

Been rushing out to a motor factors before they shut and ended up going to 3! Got one and rushed back, stuck it in the relay holder, took mini out and after about 15mins driving I found a nice empty private airfield......and nailed it.....



Says it all, right?

This bit actually got me a bit excited!

Glad your bodywork man came through for you Kam, would have sucked if you couldn't take it to the ring.

Good luck getting everything finished ready for the trip .

[jayare]

Excellent news Kam! Hope Germini goes without any hitches for you,

JR

[Kam]

Latest and very last update before the trip!

I've been working on the car all night, am absolutely knackered and excited at the same time (possible??) I still got to load it up as I'm leaving in an hour and still got a couple of niggly little things yet to do

Got all the brightwork on and its the first time I've seen it like this, gave it polish aswell (obviously)



Really pleased with it, put some graphics on it aswell and also got the roof box on, just gotta fill it and the car now!

Can't stop to chat, got things to do, see you in a week

Over and out

[ginger_monkey]

Nice one buddy well done. Have a great time and get lots of pics

[Juju]

Impressive work, Kambo. Both mechanically & cosmetically. Stunning.

Enjoy her.

[Kam]

Well I'm back from Germini And the car aswell And I even drove it back

Can't say driving to Germany is the most ideal place for a test drive! Was a bit nervous not just of getting there but going on track as I hadn't even of taken it on a track out here

Unfortunately I wasn't able to meet the rest of the runners at brands as I was still working on the car so I text Matt to say I'll meet them on route to dover, I literally chucked everything and anything into and on the car and headed off. It went pretty well and even managed a "nice" speed on the M20 even with a roof box on! But there was pick-up in front of me with some loose garbage in the back so I went to overtake but some crud fell off his back and scattered the road in front of me and I ended up running over some plastic containers and it getting stuck under the front exhaust manifold and started burning into it Not the start I wanted, he saw but carried on, I pulled over sorted it out and booted it to catch him up and duly gave him some some verbal alongside him, he apologised as he could see I wasn't in the mood......

Caught up with the others about five miles from dover, I wont post up all the pics as they will be on the bh2n section but here's the car completed externally, there aint nothing left to do on the outside now











Chilling out round the Karussell with a couple of passengers



Short vid of the car farting against lemmingzappa and minili's tent, don't worry they wasn't inside!



I was told by my convoy that it popped a flame on overrun??? Cue night vid



Only problems I had was speedo stopped working on my first lap and started having some issues with the idling revs two days before we was due to leave and the silly positive battery clamp would pop off when it felt like it, it did right outside the exit with cars either side of me and behind me and a marshall waving like mad at me to move the car as he thought I was parking up and getting something from my boot!

I knew the speedo would snap if I left it connected and did over 110mph as thats all my standard mini dials go upto but I was hovering near to this limit on track anyway..........then the speedo just dropped whilst going round so I knew it had snapped, I carried on as I could now just gun it

Upon checking afterwards in the car park I found it had merely just popped off the top of the gearbox, its got no collar or support section holding it in place, its just held there, I didn't bother popping it back in

The idling revs stumped me as nothing had been touched on the car but obviously hooning it round a track like that is gonna push your car anyway, me and Matt checked it over but there was nothing obvious. I decided not to take it on track last couple of days as the main thing is I can get the car home

Just before boarding the ferry on the way back me and Prawn were chatting away and we both agreed that as soon as we get home we was gonna lock the cars up for a couple of weeks and stay away from them We both had issues getting our cars ready for the trip and both managed to get them done but just wanted a little break from minis for a bit.....but, me being me......

as soon as I got in I drained the coolant and whipped off the inlet manifold to investigate!





Not sure if I posted it before but as I'm using a DTA ecu and it doesn't use the Idle Air Control Valve at the back off the inlet you can blank it off but you can check to see if its still leaking in air, mine was blanked off and rolling roaded like this but I did the little check anyway when I got back, this vid is from a while back but its just to show what someone told me to try, if the revs are high and you block the hole inside the throttle body and it drops then it needs to be blanked off the other side



Just got to fill it up now and try again, will report back later, in the meantime I just remembered the one and only thing I hate about clubmans......the bumps on your head from whacking it into the bonnet catch! My head hurts!

I'm gonna carry this in the car now

Edited by Kam, 27 October 2010 - 12:09 PM.

[Stevee]

whey glad you had a good time :]

but aren't rio's saloon cars? :]

car looks stunning though

[jayare]

Glad it went well to Germini Kam. How was it on the 'ring??

JR

[mini_mad69]

Car looks good.

It was me pestering you when you were looking for the ringtaxi by the way.

[bakker110]

Hey Kam

The car looked awesome and went really well on the ring. I was very pleased with the speed it went round with 3 people in the car. Glad you got home OK, it took my ages got home about 8:30. I think we're all the same not being able to stop working on it. I already want to get the engine out and do all sorts of crazy things ha.
Hope you get your issue sorted I'll be keeping an eye on this.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Thats awesome, Kam! Looks very good!... Will see it in all It's glory at Lemans next year i hope Love the Taffy stickers, too.

[Kam]

Glad it went well to Germini Kam. How was it on the 'ring??

JR

Honestly? Errrmmmm Interesting would be a good word to use! On the road this car is awesome, on the track its way outta its league with its standard height bodyroll and 165 tyres, but its not a trackday car its a sunday car, but in the right hands I reckon this would be alot of fun on the track with its current setup? It spins up easy coming out of corners, lsd would help but thats not what this cars about

Me bakker110 and Ian was doing a lap and I was in 2nd going round the karussell and planted it on the exit, it just spun up all the way to the redline, chucked it in 3rd and it spun up again, was pretty awesome though! I wasn't bothered about lap times its all about having fun but I think I did manage a 10.20 with another two passengers.........and a roof rack!

Car looks good.

It was me pestering you when you were looking for the ringtaxi by the way.

Hello mate, I'm sure I remember you saying mini mad69? Its a shame you was heading back home so soon

Hey Kam

The car looked awesome and went really well on the ring. I was very pleased with the speed it went round with 3 people in the car. Glad you got home OK, it took my ages got home about 8:30. I think we're all the same not being able to stop working on it. I already want to get the engine out and do all sorts of crazy things ha.
Hope you get your issue sorted I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Issues all sorted Andy, was nothing major in the end, could've done it out there! I still stand by what I said to you about your cars handling on your 10's its just effing great! Showed up my 'clown' car round corners anyway

Thats awesome, Kam! Looks very good!... Will see it in all It's glory at Lemans next year i hope Love the Taffy stickers, too.

Cheers Craig, I'm hoping to get the car to as many shows as poss seeing as I missed a load whilst still building it

[Kam]

Car is back to running as normal again Was working on it earlier before work and using the same method as in the above vid - blocking the holes inside the throttle housing with high revs......blocked them and revs dropped so it had to be that blanking plate at the back of the inlet where the Idle Control Valve would've gone, its not used with DTA but its seems air was still getting through? Its been fine when the rolling road guys blanked it and mapped the car and I've taken it to germany and on track but it played up at the end of the trip? Weird?

Anyway, popped it off, cleaned up the surface area and applied a generous amount of sealant and whacked it back on (the sealant was applied last night) this morning put everything back together and it started up first time and revs went straight to just under 1000rpm - sorted!

Took it out for a spin and its runs just as before, popping, spitting, banging and making a helluva noise off hard throttle, when this high idle problem was going on it never popped and banged like before but now it does again and I love it! People out on the road can't make heads or tails of it!

Am liking this car more each day, next job - castle combe

[Sam]

Hey Kam, just wanted to say thanks for taking my brother and freind out in the Rio-tec, they absolutely loved it!

Top marks on getting the car there (and back), I really admire your determination and passion for the Mini.

Edited by Sam, 11 September 2010 - 12:23 PM.