My lazy saturday morning...

[Spudly]

Was rudely awoken from a nice stella fuelled sleep at half past eight this morning by my mate ringing me (as id told him to do last night, damn drunkenness lol)

Went up to Albrough, home of the famous Zcars for a rolling road day with a few mates and a local car club.

Started off with a tour around the workshops and dribbling at the fabrication skill and sheer genius of these guys, some of the minis look almost factory and to glance at them you wouldnt notice that theyre packing 400bhp turbo civic type-R turbo or hyabussa turbo engines!

Few piccies that i snapped as i got my jap tourist bit on lol

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This beasty is 'about' a thousand bhp and is the only 4x4 TVR in the world!!

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First run of the day was this 400+bhp mini 'just to show us what a proper car will do'

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Then we had a quick tour of the fab shop and were allowed to nosey at some of the other toys/projects they are working on, one of which being a complete kit to slot any engine into any mid sized hatchback, the car and engine there mocking it up into being a seat ibiza cupra with a 3.2 V6 engine!

Werent allowed to take piccies in there i dont think as its all seekrit!

[Spudly]

This used to run a 100bhp engine but thats been gotten rid of and is now running a 400bhp hyabussa turbo engine, the guy who was showing us round (the owner iirc) said it will probably not corner at all, and the owner would no doubt smear himself all over the road but thats not their concern lol

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And something that got me rather nervous was them strapping my vectra onto the rollers to see what she got............


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184.3bhp and 215.5 lbft of torque, not a bad result at all i dont think, and i couldve gotten lost in there all day taking pictures but decided not to lol

[pikey1986]

some very interesting motors their, looked like a good day out and your results look pretty good too

[mk1nova_rich]

sounds like an exciting day with some amazing cars!!

[sulphur]

Some lovely motors there, proper weapons. Not a bad result for the vectra either:thumb:

Any more info on that puma?

[Spudly]

Err looks to be a massive spec 2.0 zetec turbo, same level of fabrication and spec has gone into it as the other 'toys' laying about lol

[Hobbit]

400bhp carver? funk that. Someone is going to die lol

[sulphur]

400bhp carver? funk that. Someone is going to die lol

Will def need a wheelie bar anyway!

[Spudly]

400bhp carver? funk that. Someone is going to die lol



Thats exactly what the guy who was showing us around said lol

[lewisvalver]

great pics spud looked like a great day out,the mini that went on the rollers first looks cool as funk!!

[Andy]

The puma is a serious track weapon,i know the owner of it hes got a garage round here

[muzzy]

I would love a tour around that place, some of the cars they produce are absolutely mental

[nova1992]

Tvr = Win

[staggy_gsi]

The puma is a serious track weapon,i know the owner of it hes got a garage round here

was gonna say im surprised he hasnt used a xantia seen as hes a sh!troen specialist lol. is it actually lee's car andy?

[Andy]

yeah he showed/spoke to me about it one day when i did a recovery for him

[dj_wudgey]

that tvr kicks ass!!! a few nice motors there not too keen on minis like but they mean the buisiness lol

[Spudly]

Wudgey how can you not like minis you wierdo theyre fcuking awesome, when i get the run of the mini they put on the rollers first ill post it up and im sure you will change your mind lol


Btw Zcars is an awesome place for a rolling road day (hint hint)

[dj_wudgey]

ive seen the vids on there site off the white one!! thier just so ugly and horrid to drive thats why!! and yea looks like a good place!! john sleath where im trying to sort that one isnt too bad theres a few drag beasts lingering in there if you go pod and somtimes york to watch pro drag racing which i do youll recinise a few!!!

[Spudly]

Lol you need your eyes testing if yout hink mini's are ugly mate, theyre probably a lot better looking than boxy crappy old novas lol

[dj_wudgey]

Lol you need your eyes testing if yout hink mini's are ugly mate, theyre probably a lot better looking than boxy crappy old novas lol

shush lol no mini looks beter than a nova!! i mean thats my view but ive had experiences with mates owning minis and ive never really liked them lol!!

[Spudly]

shush lol no mini looks beter than a nova!!




I beg to differ........




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[dj_wudgey]

nah still not doing lol id rather have a nova with that engine in it!!!

[octagonalpaul]

I've got both, and tbh the nova can't touch the mini in terms of handling! don't have to slow down for corners in the mini :D
I like both though, otherwise I wouldn't have them

[dj_wudgey]

its just my personal taste if i wanted something really small id rather have a chinqechento than a mini lol

[Southie]

I'd rather have a chinqechento than a mini lol
:gay:

[Plug]

my 1st car was a mini and it was a beast :)

Sold it and bought a 1.4Sr lol

[Joe Richardson]

Mini's have never really done anything for me,i do like them with vtec's in though :)

many other cars have other a mini !

[Spudly]

I always wanted a mini as my first car but they hold value too well so ive never actually had one, if you dont dont see an iconic/classic car in a mini then youre not a true car enthusiast imo:p

[Joe Richardson]

I always wanted a mini as my first car but they hold value too well so ive never actually had one, if you dont dont see an iconic/classic car in a mini then youre not a true car enthusiast imo:p


The old gt's are lush,with the square front end :thumb:

[Spudly]

Errr that a clubman if im thinking of the same one and i never thought they looked as good as normal ones, 1275 GTs were cool as fook though lol


Got the vid of the mini's run now clicky me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O93XGkHnkzE)

[Sloth]

brown clubman estate for me, with a nova gte motor plz...

[John]

Not a bad result for (i'm presuming) standard v6!

[MK999]

I always wanted a mini as my first car but they hold value too well so ive never actually had one, if you dont dont see an iconic/classic car in a mini then youre not a true car enthusiast imo:p

same, when i started learning to drive they were 600 for a half decent one, by the time I passed it was a grand for a savable shell lol

[blue_peg_16v]

awsome mate see the japanees side is back there hyabusa turbo minis kick ass, its whats made me want to bike engine a 126.

not bad results for the old bus just needs some 3.0 cams and she will see 200+

and wudgey for some strange reason i love novas but minis are better how can you say there cack to drive there one of the best handling small cars ever miles better than a nova and with a decent speck a series they can fly, i know a twin a series engined mini that has ran a 9 second standing quarter there awsome little cars

[dj_wudgey]

awsome mate see the japanees side is back there hyabusa turbo minis kick ass, its whats made me want to bike engine a 126.

not bad results for the old bus just needs some 3.0 cams and she will see 200+

and wudgey for some strange reason i love novas but minis are better how can you say there cack to drive there one of the best handling small cars ever miles better than a nova and with a decent speck a series they can fly, i know a twin a series engined mini that has ran a 9 second standing quarter there awsome little cars

the seating position is fooking horrible they may handle well but i dont get on with the driving position at all that is why i think there cack!! as i stated id rather have a fiat chinquechento than a mini they handle pretty well and there still ugly but not as much as mini's imo!!

and i am a proper car enthusiast just really dont like the looks there awfull!!

[sparkie1401]

nice work spud

did you work on news round as a kid lol