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[mad mk1]

Have a look at the last page mini man

[cradley-heathen]

good work here, you have taken things to the lengths i was hoping i may have got to one day!

 

well done, keep it up, cracking car!

[Steely]

My friend has a Turbo'd mk1 in the same colour way as yours. His is more standard looking though. Still has the original red interior and big steering wheel too.

[mad mk1]

Thanks ! I am starting to run out of stuff to play with now lol. I would say 98% of the bolts and studs are swapped for Ti lol. And I think almost every thing has been worked

[matthew25]

this is an absuletly stunning car well done matey really nice

[mad mk1]

Thank you Matthew.

[farres_jr]

Awesome work, as always!!!

[mad mk1]

An update of this weeks work on the mk1


I hope I don't regret this.......



It was spot on! On the balancing machine, I just had to get the posts dropped down to match my old one for my set up



There is 2kg saving over my old one.

Also I have started mapping out my new loom , I had to put pen to paper as my head was spinning thinking about this lol.



530g saving off the rear suspension setup :-D











Simon.

[LosLandenos]

Nice.. Let the cutter do the talking.. What kind of total weight are you aiming on?

[Artful Dodger]

The trick to lightweight wiring is in the connectors and joiners, and making sure you use solderless ones. And lightweight fuses or circuit breakers. They make a big difference!!

Micro wires on military spec lightweight 12pin connectors are quality! Expensive though!

Also, have you lifed or crack detected any of your older Ti bolts? We have had a fair few in our caterhams, and after a season we have found a few questionable ones.

Don't want to see this in the wall after bolt failure!:)

Edited by Artful Dodger, 20 February 2014 - 09:24 PM.

[mad mk1]

Don't worry about that dodger I have it all wiring covered lol.

Also I don't use Ti bolts on any thing with a load ie suspension and a likes.

Edited by mad mk1, 20 February 2014 - 09:34 PM.

[mad mk1]

I will let the pics do the chatting


All gone :-/


All striped out,


The front loom getting there,


Then 90% done


Then on to the rear loom..


All done


All done


So not a bad days work!

Simon.

[Joe250]

Simon,

 

Nice work as always. The binnacle wiring turned out really cleanly. Pop on by California and help me finish mine.

[mad mk1]

Hi joe,

I am at the point now that's just a head f+++ working out all the dash wiring and making sure it all runs.

I have broke it up in to little circuits and now I am just tieing it all in to the brain of the car.

I was in the man cave for 8 hrs today and did not have much to show for it :-/ but the mega jolt is wired up, and the switched live and starter relays are all done.

Simon.

[DazWood]

B.E.A.Utiful!!!
Im in awe at the sheer amount of work you have put in to this!
Keep it up man!