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P. Red Rocket
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Posted: 16:54 - 18 Dec 2013 Post subject: |
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I like those new tyres. |
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Posted: 17:04 - 18 Dec 2013 Post subject: |
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3523115/995973_10151658109536687_1784779316_n.jpg
Current project. Bought back in May, all working fine for about 4 flights. Starter motor then quit due to it being a dodgy fit that over the years wore the connecting wiring into the side of the fuel tank (making a hole). Got stashed in hanger while I had other stuff to think about. Fuel tanks slowly dissolving due to ethanol in petrol eating the stuff they're made of = big lumps of shit in the fuel. Replacement aluminium tanks made at great expense.
Whole thing dis-assembled, put in lorry and moved to new home in Swindon, where there's room to work on it. Starter motor ditched and replaced by pull-start. New tanks fitted. Currently awaiting some minor electrical work and a new permit. In the new year... to the skies!! |
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stevo as b4 World Chat Champion
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Posted: 17:43 - 18 Dec 2013 Post subject: |
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Fook me! I didn't know you were into flying Bendy? Cool project and hobby! Is that an ultralight, and what make/model and what engine does it have Rotax?
Erm, my other projects are to finish landscaping the garden and build a big shed, not started yet!
And to get my little car on the road at last and fit some decent parts to it!
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Posted: 18:03 - 18 Dec 2013 Post subject: |
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Nice work SupZ. Do you do commissioned leather work? Wouldn't mind a custom tool bag for the mini ____________________ RS50 - ZXR400 - ZXR 400 - ZX7R - Bandit 600 - NTV 650 |
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groovylee World Chat Champion
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This is my latest project:
https://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n543/groovypiss/Rickman%20ranger%20trials%20car/image_zps18eb9303.jpg
Rickman ranger convertible, kit car based on a mk2 escort. I'm using it for classic trials. 1st one is in January, going from the Haynes museum down to Torquay, via a few hills ____________________ Past - 1988 honda revere 600, 1996 kawasaki gpz500s, 1999 Yamaha R6
Current - 2002 Aprilia RSV1000R & 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R
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Nope, no 4x4 allowed simply a ladder chassis with each running gear. Essentially the trials bit is trying to get up tracks and hills that you have no business trying to get up without 4wd You can do it in all sorts, beetles are quite successful, people compete in Citroen saxos and stuff too. The best ones to watch are the real old classics though. If you google Simms hill trial video you should find some vids of an assortment of cars trying to climb a quite difficult hill ____________________ Past - 1988 honda revere 600, 1996 kawasaki gpz500s, 1999 Yamaha R6
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Got a few on the go:
1) Minari RS 1
This is my Minari Road Sport Mk2, it started out life as a 1.5 8v Alfa Boxer engined car. For those that don't know, the Minari is a car with a fully Fibreglass monocoque and an Alfa Sud/Alfa 33 running gear (Means no chance of rust!).
When I got it it looked something like this:
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However in true Alfa style the Brakes, Electrics and Gearbox were fucked and it pissed fuel everywhere (I actually drove it for 3 miles after the brakes failed, so that was great fun ) so it soon ended up like this:
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and now like this:
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To be fair to it, it had been sat in a workshop for 12 years when I bought it so I was just chancing my arm. It's now awaiting a full rebuild. I hopefully just obtained a 16v 1.7 alfa boxer from a 33 (should be collecting it on the 27th) which I'm going to rebuild and put in it once the cars been resprayed. So it's currently sitting in my workshop.
2) Minari RS 2
This is my other Minari Road Sport, it's much the same as the blue one except it's got a twin carb 1.5 engine:
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Those were taken when I first got it. Needless to say, it wasn't the best built car in the world (and I'm REALLY anal about silly things) so it started to get on my nerves. Of course, the roof leaked something terrible which in turn soaked the seats. When the seats were out of the car I thought I may as well take the carpet out as well and whilst I'm there I may as well do the dash and since I'm doing that I may as well just rebuild the whole car. But since it still had T&T and insurance for a few months I stuck my carbon fibre seat in it so I could still use it:
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It's currently sitting on my driveway in the rebuild queue. I'm intending for it to be the recipient of a Subaru Impreza engine and running gear much like the Murtaya (which is the evolution of the Minari). Hopefully I'll finish off the blue one by summer 2014 and be able to get started on this one.
3) The Minari RSR
This isn't much of a project at the moment but it may be soon. This is my Minari RSR (Road Sport Racing). It was build as a factory works racer and was originally owned by Ed McDonough (Whom some of you may have heard of). It's one of only 4 ever made. I'm intending to do some track days in it next year and then get it up to regs for some competitive hill climbs in 2015. It's just had a completely rebuilt engine put into it but I have a something a little bit special planned for it for 2015 (For those in the know, AHM may have something to do with it). Oh, and hopefully I'll respray it and get rid of the... "interesting" shade of green...
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Oh, and before anybody compares these to an MX5, they were designed before the MX5 that they look like (the Mk2). They do however share the single head lamp units with the Mazda MX3. The other twin headlamps on the RSR (if it had any!) are from a Massey Ferguson tractor!
Oh, and sorry for the photo spam! ____________________ 2011 XT660Z Ténéré - 2003 YZR-R1 5PW (In Build) |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 10 years, 181 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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