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[Spaceibiza]

This is one amazing mini! Hope it's all running well. I just wanted to ask a couple of questions if that's ok?

What final drive ratio are you running and how do you find your quaife atb? I've bought one for mine but not fitted it yet. Did it improve your quarter mile times?

Also wanted to know about your beam axle and protech coil overs. Some people say it messes up the handling. I like the amount of weight you can lose fitting that setup, but Just wondered if you would rate them from a handling point of view?

Cheers and keep up the good work!

[coopdog]

Needs more power....

[evansisgreat]

Just had a proper read though this. Absolutely nuts. Absolutely perfect.
I'm going to steal many many ideas from you and say they were mine. Can't wait to read more - so I can continue to steal.

[mad mk1]

Big update time!

What a weekend!

Saturday I set off to pod land and got there for 9 ish to meet Chris D. I got 3 runs in as the staff was on slow time, and looked like they could not give a f### The mk1s best time of the day was a 14.3 it seems like I have forgot how to drive it as it's been over two years! The day was over when it spat out a drive shaft so it was turbo drinking time!

These are not my pics found them on the other forum.






It starts.







Then I had a go at cooking on of there



But I ended up doing this as they would not move



Job done!



Then I found this :-( the heat must of opened a crack.


Well I had a little more play time in the cave today

You can see the shaft that was in the mk1 it looks like it worked it's self out and just twisted at the end



Next on the list was to play with my reserve cover I have, I used no heat this time just brut force and they popped out fine I had to turn a bung down to weld to for one of them.



Then this little bad boy turned up !


So I put it straight to work! It cuts through alloy easy! Just got to wait for some fine belts in the post :-/


Then I set to on an oil pump, you can see on the edges where of the cover where the low spots are, I found this the last time and the cover cracked there, so I sat and sanded the cover down all flat



All got to go drilled for a 4 bolt fixing and all bolts swaped to Ti




I started testing out my new lathe going last week and I am happy with the results


Some bits I have been working on. :-D





Well what a DAY!

I was blessed with a weekend off at the last min! So what better way to spend it with my wife ! At pod on Sunday.

So working off the info I had gained from MITP, I played with the car on Saturday and sorted some bits out. So a quick test drive and all was good, it was making very good power! So I loaded it up.

Sunday we set off to pod and when we got there it looked like it was going to rain :-/ so I went and paid up.

First run - felt like it went really well and all was good, boom a new PB 13.67 at 104mph
Second run - felt even better ! Learning how to work it again WoW a better PB 13.29 at 112mph!
Third run- OMG this was the ONE, all was as it should be! **** The Bed Ned, An even better PB 13.18 at 110mph

Then I got pulled in " you need a helmet before you run again" said the fat oily fireman "dam it's at home in the loft" I say !

Not to be beaten! off we go to find a skid lid, none to be found then I seen some in a shack where the kid racers work out of, "So you don't ask you don't get" the old boy say if it fits you can lend it so like Sanka from Cool Runnings I was back in the fight :-D

But as I have been learning to drive it from the noise, this helmet was pissing on my chips :-/ it just was not flowing and the 4th was a 13.53 5th 13.69 6th 13.75

Then as I finished my last run it started raining what a Mega day!

Edited by mad mk1, 16 September 2014 - 08:18 PM.

[mad mk1]

This was my fastest run

http://m.youtube.com...h?v=OOvD3tAq1hM


Can you tell what it is yet


I have been chipping away at little bits as and when I have some time at home.

Testing out the new toy!


Still a work in progress


Today I went and got this after work, time to get jiggy!




Simon.

Edited by mad mk1, 16 September 2014 - 08:29 PM.

[mad mk1]

Here's the slip from Sunday.

[Joe250]

13.18?! Excellent. You're just a few hole drillngs away from the 12's! Keep it up.

[mad mk1]

Thanks joe, I have had a play with the map and we will see How the mk1 likes 8000k in two weeks time lol.

[coopdog]

Ahhhh what that was awesome,

The beetle sounded mean but you smashed it

[I hate Brian]

Hi mad mk1,

Just to add my appreciation what an absolutely stunning car love the whole thing  just read through everything

[mad mk1]

Thanks Brian!

[JBMini]

Any updates mate? great car by the way!

[mad mk1]

I have been working away for the last 3 months, so no car time at all. but I hope to get it on the strip this weekend

[BronkoMini]

Did you get it on the strip over the weekend?

[mad mk1]

Yes mate, I went up on Saturday, but I just could not get the power down :-/ best I could run was a 13.5 at 109mph

Better luck next time I think, I need to have a little play with the shocks and ride hight