Hope everything goes well at Combe for you Scott!
Bit annoyed i cant be there :(
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Hope everything goes well at Combe for you Scott!
Bit annoyed i cant be there :(
Cheers dude, yeah would of been nice to catch up. only thung left is to mount my extinguisher pull cord, not sure how or where to put it, cable is quite short!
So all things i wanted done are done, extinguisher plumbed in, pull cable/leaver mounted, spanner checked, all set!
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8724/photo0442.jpg
Mounted the bottle to the cage with some stainless pipe clips.
Will need to buy a new straight pipe joiner, as Ive had to use a right angle elbow in a place i didn't want to, but had to as the pipe from the bottle wont come out..
Both nozzles mounted to the strut brace.
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9747/photo0439g.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/470/photo0440fm.jpg
Then i was stuck for where to put the pull leaver as the cable is short (2nd hand extinguisher)
So thought about it and made this tonight..
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http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9004/photo0450.jpg
All sorted..
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5086/photo0447j.jpg
And quick shot of it since lowering..
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6107/photo0451k.jpg
So all set for tomorrow at combe, got plenty of tesco's 99 in it, cant wait...
Scott
looks good scott.
cant wait to see it again at billing.
Cheers Sean, yeah might be in this or the mk1, depends really..
So... Today at combe was cracking, had a good session on track, just was getting into it when i had to come off.
Didn't get many pics, just some in gen chat, but heres my marbled/blistered tyres!
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4088/dscf2224e.jpg
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1028/dscf2225t.jpg
I took Mike (Levy) out on track with me, he's brave ill say, even i was crapping it on first few laps (not drove it properly in over 6 months, only drove it twice this week!)
He seamed to enjoy him self almost as much as i did.
Ive got a video from our laps on the session (cheers Mike for sorting the cam..)
Dougie was out on our session with the white Belmont SRi.
Combe Session
Scott
Well least i did as the marshalls asked, the guy driving that bkack nova though he was racing everyone, uderctting on the esess and bully slower cars! nice...
Scotty :) will have to have a watch of the vid when I get my pc back!
Best one Donna got of yours, thought you'd want it in here.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_9083-1.jpg
Cheers mate, yeah donna's got a good eye for photos.
Was there watching you out on track scott car looked and sounded awesome
Was a good day,
Really, you should of come say hi, worsed bit on that session is i whent for 4th, was unsure if i found it so took it into nutral, then whent back to 3rd for a corner, while doing this i cut back infront of a red pug 205, he was not happy, but these things happen when you dont drive a car all the time...
Sorry dude only seen you by the bridge lined up ready to go on track then on the track it self fair play tho i love your car :) ,,
Took it to shakey today for a thrash, was a good day but no new times as there was a very strong head wind that was dropping everyones times by around 6 tenths of a sec from there normal times etc, so i only got 14.0 s at 99mph quite annoying, but least on a good day i know it will be more consistent at 13.5 s and maybe quicker etc..
PS: there was a red mk2 sr/sri with black Astra mk2 gte wheels there, had png stickers, don't know them/or car?
Not really an update, but as i was at the local tip/waste plant earlier i thought i would enquirer about using the weigh bridge, so turned out i know one of the lads working there so they said yeah any time, so popped over to my mums and then back there to get it weighed.
So.....
880 Kg with driver and just over hath tank (15ltrs?) of fuel etc
Then without me it was 800 Kg and same in tank etc.
So not bad really, they said if i want i can pop back once Ive lightened it more..
Just remembered this site...
And look what came out.
Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 185
Weight without Driver (KG) : 800
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 234.96
0 - 60 (Secs) : 5.18
0 - 100 (Secs) : 12.966
0 - 100 (Secs) : 7.77
Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.60
Terminal Speed (MPH) : 102.44
Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 13.40
Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 104.34
That is dam dam close! though i have had a 13.5 @ 105 mph..
Scott
Who ate all the pie's :)Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
pmsl err thats quite light for me, as im sure im around 13.5 but 80kg is more like 12.5?Quote:
Originally Posted by MARTIN KELSON
Awesome! Its great when you can get the real weight and work out your actual BHP/tonne. I've found that LetsTorqueBHP calculator looks quite accurate in the past too.
Half a tank will be more than 15L surely?
At about a kg per litre weight too.
Similar weight to mine.
Well there was say 5ltrs maybe in it, but i put about 12ltrs in it so its all guess work mate.
Iain, I'm happy with that as its so close to my actual PB 1/4 that it must be close IMO.
Scott
Terminal speeds are way out though, 102 is pretty low for an XE, and it's estimating that you'll do 3mph more on a 1/4 mile than you will with an unlimited runway?! lol Otherwise not bad, only thing is the main factor that effects it is drag coefficient which is a bit unreasonable to ask online for a calculator! quarter mile times should be close though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
Makes me feel better about the weight of mine...
And one year on, and it went in for MOT this morning, and...........
Passed, no issues what so ever, i did change the revers bulb and check all lights/tyres pressures first though.
So job or no job, Ive got my PV ticket/stand pass, bring it on, ill even do some 1/4 runs again just for the shizz of it.
Scott
Reverse light isn't needed for MOT, mine hasn't worked since Simps touched it lol
I know i thought that, BUT was it worth risking, i didnt know if the ruels had changed?
Won't change as MOT is designed to be carried out by one person, can't put a car in reverse and check the light lol But fair enough, worth changing a bulb if you thought it might fail on it.
My point was a positive one in that it would have passed anyway :d
Umm i can place it in revers on the ignition switch to check it, so i guess they could too...
But yeah i know, no matter its passed eh! lol
wish mine went through like thatlol any passenger rides going?Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
To where? can you do passengers up the strip at pod??
haven't got a clue, never been down the strip:(Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
Yes you can do pass rides @ pod.
Car looks nice! I have my MOT tomorrow!
Oh cool, how much is that for a passenger?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
M Sutton, good luck mate.
Well decided to do a few bits an bobs as I'm not working!
First the spark cover was well manky and needed some attention..
Looks like the last lacquer i used reacted with the paint..
http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/5936/dscf3047.jpg
It's not perfect, but it will do... Might have to ask Nick to work his magic on it..
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Then i attacked the boot..
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http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3379/photo0622o.jpg
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Lightened! lol
Then i attacked the bumper!
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8423/photo0616c.jpg
Ah ****, how can i attach the plate??
Ahhhhh...
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3414/photo0619d.jpg
So it now just fits into the plate holder, so i can remove the plate if needed..
Theres some more things to do before pv.
Scott
bloody hell she looks like my old v6 haha
My front plate is screwed in to the corner as i cut all the center out...
Looking good tho.
Well took the car to the garage today to see if i could sort a few things, the other day one of the wheels was locking up on the back, and i don't leave it with the hand break one while parked, so my guess was shoes sticking some how, or bearings on the way out..
So got both sets of bearings replaced, and cleaned the shoes up for me.
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2029/photo0652a.jpg
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8859/photo0651q.jpg
Sorted that issue out, and feels smoother to drive, but the noise is still there that must be something at the front end, maybe another bearing?
I'll pop in to see them again in the week.
Scott
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