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[mini93]

then taxi from station to silverstone and plus im poor now since buyin all my overalls etc

[*DJH*]

humm yeah that is a bit of a problem

[mini93]

1 step closer BARS test done

now clubmans basicly done iv got time to do the release bearing on this...and HAS to be done before saturday

then need to get some CDS to weld in soonish maybe next week sometime

get window names made up for myself and new co-driver

get adjustable lower arms re-fitted and then get suspension set up

put a lil bit of paint on lol just because i want to

weld in plate under the hydraulic handbrake

spanner check the WHOLE car!

Edited by mini93, 22 January 2008 - 11:52 PM.

[mini93]

fixed the clutch on saturday morning and got it to southam for the rolling road, they also set up the clutch properly as i did a bit of a rush job and way better now that it was when i did it previously

when it got RR'ed it made 81.2 BHP at the wheels. cant remember the more interesting torque figure tho

now for a wee vid Ta V8mini
youtoooobe!

[mini_kev]

just need to give it a wash now!

[wolfys_mini]

the photos i took last saturday at southam

[mini93]

cheers mateie..i was hoping you had piccy of the mechanicle clutch oh well

[mini93]

tonight iv been prepping the cage for adding the crossbrace which some loon had cut away. so started off by cutting the rear bin out, strangly still had the off side one. Thats now gone(still to be neatened tho), after that the remainder of the old cross brace was chopped, took along time of careful work to make sure i didnt damage the cage in any way...also CDS being bloody tough and that + the welds...yay was fun...i got spark burn on my arms hands face lip and hair! BONUS!!!, thats the hard bit done tho
tomorrow iv gotta get the new length of CDS cut it down to size then using the state of the art techneique....angle grinder....notch the tube ready for welding in place

hmm...still fair bit to do to the car before firday...

still gotta spanner check the car can be done last min as its last thing i should be doing
clutch release bearing is making a wiring noise when clutch is depressed.
iv got a knocking noise which ill try find before but its nothing bad i believe
still gotta change bottom arms and get tracking
sort oil breather system, just extend the pipe into my sketchy catch tank
buy and apply name stickers to the 1/4 windows
if i get time weld in plate under hydraulic HB (not neccesary, i believe it will hold for 1 event)


oh and its already cleaned up ready for scruteneering, they like clean cars!!!

Edited by mini93, 11 February 2008 - 10:47 PM.

[GraemeC]

Download this little excel widget - it is very useful!
http://www.ozhpv.org...d/tubemiter.htm

Edited by GraemeC, 12 February 2008 - 07:53 AM.

[mini93]

the CDS tube i had isnt right diameter and would have over hung the end, so now i have to go metal supermarket today, prep the tube and then take car to southam to be welded
aaaaaalso.....get the names for the side of the car, prep the CDS for welding, go to southam get it welded. get tyres and get fitted. buy some stuff from halfords. invesitgate knocking noise and spanner check sus' components. check clutch release bearing then spanner check, re-fig the oil breather system

[mini93]

meeeeh!!!

got the wrong idea about the diagonal, thought it could go from hoop to back section, but has to stay on the same hoop...problem however....seats are in the way, and no idea how to solve it...so now its at southam and there gona try re-jig the seats particualy passanger seat...urrrgh

and went to get tyres from midland wheels....by time i got there they were closed, i was talking to colin too long at southam

got window name stickers ordered tho....they were gona deliver but havnt as yet, so i guess they wont be here today...not that it matters i dont have the car home

[Baldspeed Racing]

dude sorry a little of topic was it you and ur mate in the 205 last night broken down close to the M40?

[mini93]

that was chris yeah...he had run out of fuel so i had to go give him some fuel in my clubman tho....then he had discharged his battery so we had to bump start it. Did you drive past and not stop? tut tut tut

[Baldspeed Racing]

er yeh sorry mate, I was parked up on the bridge taking some night shots of the M40, bugger I wish I had wondered down as I could of got some fuel from Gaydon and helped push. Arse I will know for next time.

I did stop a bit later on tho by the Harbury bishops bend in the road where a car had gone straight on and was kinda parked up in the hedge lol

[mini93]

ah yeah, when i arived i saw sumone on the bridge, thought it might have been chris because he was bored or somthing...was very foggy tho! i then saw his hazzards so parked up there