View Full Version : Red Victor3 dead already.
Broke a camshaft at the Pod today. So muchly doubting it'll appear at PV now :confused:
vauxluva
27-05-11, 05:33 PM
Broke a camshaft at the Pod today. So muchly doubting it'll appear at PV now :confused:
Did the same with my sr, it had just done 130 miles after a rebuild then ping!
lol I bet your SR didnt make 3000 hp though lol
oh what a bugger...ive been watching his build on faceache :(
Yea, sounds like its a trip back to Penn Autos here in Wolvo for him now :(
terminal engine damage...so he says
Not suprised :( Ill ask Leanne to find out what happened, she deals with them through her work lol
vauxluva
27-05-11, 05:45 PM
lol I bet your SR didnt make 3000 hp though lol
haha it mite have 50 left in there if i am lucky!!
TeddyThom
28-05-11, 12:45 AM
lol I managed 48 on the rolling road at college the other day on a 1.2L with over 100k mileage.
Anyone know roughly what they were out the factory?
linky to the build please
lol I managed 48 on the rolling road at college the other day on a 1.2L with over 100k mileage.
Anyone know roughly what they were out the factory?
45-55 depending what engine it is.
linky to the build please
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=845887&i=0&mid=167520&nmt=Redvictor+3
TeddyThom
28-05-11, 12:57 AM
45-55 depending what engine it is.
12nv I do believe... Same as the merit Mk1 except with a 5 speed box
Redvictor 3 Burnout & Full Pass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf34msdDmWs) :eek: its off like a scalded cat!
MK1_Ben
28-05-11, 02:38 AM
Redvictor 3 Burnout & Full Pass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf34msdDmWs) :eek: its off like a scalded cat!
Meh, average. An XE Nova's quicker
Meh, average. An XE Nova's quicker
Only if its on speedlines!
Only if its on speedlines!
and a mk2'd mk1...lol
Im confused, what happened to the original Red Victor?
im sure then went kaboom up PVS few year ago
Surely the shell and everything was intact? Why make a totally new car which tbh, looks worse than the original?
RV1 was built over 20 years though and is/was road legal...im pretty sure this one was built purely for hoonding down the strip.
TeddyThom
28-05-11, 05:16 PM
Doesn't exactly look road legal lol
But to be fair I think red victor 1 is still running around somewhere, or garaged due to petrol prices gathering dust :/
MK1_Ben
28-05-11, 07:00 PM
RV1 was built over 20 years though and is/was road legal...im pretty sure this one was built purely for hoonding down the strip.
They stated in the build thread that it is/is going to be road legal too :)
NOVA saloon
28-05-11, 07:20 PM
What a beast lol
They stated in the build thread that it is/is going to be road legal too :)
my mistake. :thumb:
MK1_Ben
28-05-11, 07:41 PM
Would like to see it going anywhere on British roads, haha. Pulling away at the lights would be a spectacle though.
RV1 was the orignal standard body car iirc?, Then RV2 was spaceframed etc and the one seen on fifth gear etc.
RV3 is another spaceframe, but fibreglass body, longer, lower and wider than a std victor. Plus designed for the massive power and future mods.
Build thread is a must read, Even though its huge lol
anyone like to explain to me how that , albeit incredible vehicle, managed to get registered & licenced as a vauxhall victor from 1972
taxdisc check...
The enquiry is complete The vehicle details for PTB 557K are:
Date of Liability 01 05 2012 Date of First Registration 06 07 1972 Year of Manufacture 1972 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 8925CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour RED Vehicle Type Approval
apart from the badge, which is modified, not one part of the car is original.
And this died earlier today :(
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/bigbadaboom.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/vtecyo.jpg
doesnt look that dead to me
new shell, engine rebuild, running again. no worries, its an occupational hazard these boys
Epic nitrous backfire, Id hazard a guess the engines mostly toastie lol
Fibreglass shell has gone, and most of the engine will have been heat treated, the bad way. Along with all the loom and fuel lines etc, after that there's not much more to them that costs money. It's not like a fire in a Nova where you can replace most of the engine, loom etc for pennies and it's the chassis which is hard to replace.
It would be less dead if it had hit the wall and banana'd imo.
Fibreglass shell has gone, and most of the engine will have been heat treated, the bad way. Along with all the loom and fuel lines etc, after that there's not much more to them that costs money. It's not like a fire in a Nova where you can replace most of the engine, loom etc for pennies and it's the chassis which is hard to replace.
It would be less dead if it had hit the wall and banana'd imo.
Apparently Henri Joosten's calling it a day now after what happened :( a lot of people are saying the engine exploded as parts of the front fg hood fired up right up in the air (allegedly?).
Apparently Henri Joosten's calling it a day now after what happened :( a lot of people are saying the engine exploded as parts of the front fg hood fired up right up in the air (allegedly?).
If nitrous was involved I wouldn't be surprised if fuel and nitrous in a TB etc caused a minor explosion, enough to blow some FG splinters in the air. In fact the fuel is probably methanol or nitrous methane? Which is pretty potent without an oxidiser.
Looks like a good one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKssONKX9jA
that's not a nitrous backfire I don't think, that's come from the commentator that's obviously watched too many fast and furious movies and thinks it's flammabable, looks like fuel still under pressure to me, very nasty!
No as in the initial fire started from the gas blowing things to bits like.
ahh, must have cut that bit out, must be engine bits everywhere then lol
Yea that video starts the fire is already well going so Im guessing theres some missing kinda thing :S
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