Sunbeam Stiletto with a Kawasaki Engine.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:02 pm

ImpManiac wrote:Bad luck, Graham. Sorry to hear you'll miss the Action Day. Still, your new deadline sounds achievable.

IM

I won't miss the Action Day, I organize the clubs attendance

Racing Puma will be on duty instead

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:16 am

Very Very Soon Paul

If you saw the quality of the driving on "Spring Action Day" you wouldn't go anywhere near the track

I won't !

I was chatting to one of the friends who own the workshop where the car is yesterday.
He said about getting the glass in and finishing off painting it while I do the Water Mills wiring.
Lights etc can go back in then.

Found the two VIN plates the other day, as they need to be refitted for its MOT

long_gone_John · Post by **long_gone_John** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:47 pm

... he's really trying but, I'd give it one more lap and the bear would have him!!

LGJ

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sat May 10, 2014 5:54 pm

Sorry its on its side, can't work out how to rotate it.

But It Runs

Misfiring badly, on one cylinder, but the carbs are miles out and there is no cooling system yet so its only run for a few seconds.
Surprisingly quiet inside, No where near as loud as I expected.

long_gone_John · Post by **long_gone_John** » Sat May 10, 2014 6:31 pm

Thought you were just on the deck... with shock!!... still holding the camera

LGJ

GURNSIMPS · Post by **GURNSIMPS** » Sat May 10, 2014 7:25 pm

long_gone_John wrote:

Thought you were just on the deck... with shock!!... still holding the camera

LGJ

Brilliant!

Well done getting it running mate,I can't wait to see this up and running Street legal.

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:10 am

Dogsbody wrote:As soon as my mates get their Rolls Royce out of the main workshop, the car can have its final coats of paint and be reassembled with lights and bumpers

I know, flipping Rolls Royces they spend more time in workshops than IMPS, cant be as reliable, obviously

ImpManiac · Post by **ImpManiac** » Tue May 20, 2014 4:42 pm

That's brilliant news, Graham!

Nearly there!

Zzzoooommmm!!

IM

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:11 pm

The Nun wrote: I know, flipping Rolls Royces they spend more time in workshops than IMPS, cant be as reliable, obviously

Yes, bl***y Silver Shadow

The rear brake callipers are off and away for refurbishment.

Just about done, a productive day.
Brakes all plumbed up. not bled yet as the jack is in use.
Alloy floor plates fitted but need tightening when the car is jacked up.
Horn fitted and wired up.
Original rev counter now working of the GPZ engine and temp gauge working too.
Plumbing system finished and filled, but a couple of air locks to sort out.
Screen washer bottle fitted and bonnet drilled for jet.
Exhaust manifold heat proof wrapped after I burnt my wrist on it earlier.

To Do....

Bleed air out of cooling system.
Bleed brakes and adjust hand brake.
Fit and set fuel pressure regulator.
Fit seats and harnesses.
refit door handles and window winders.

All the rest is reassembly after it gets its top coats of paint

So close now.

It sounds absolutely fantastic Paul

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 3:56 pm

8 Litres of paint later...

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:38 pm

One Kawasaki ninja powered Sunbeam Stiletto.
Still looking reasonably original , but now with around 125bhp @ 9500 rpm.
All done including buying the car on a budget of sub £1k
quite a few people said I wouldn't do it at the out set.....
You Were Wrong

Clutch is much to abrupt and carbs are miles out of balance.
I put down a nice number 11 on the tarmac drive trying to pull away without stalling.

A mate whos a wizz with bikes is going to sort the carbs out next week.
If its not MOT'ed I may still trailer it to Combe next Saturday and have some track fun with it

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:04 pm

I did think about just using a key with a hex on it rather than handles.
But there is nothing in there. An empty void where an engine used to be, so security isn't really an issue.

If I run out of time to MOT it, I think I can borrow a trailer to get it to Castle Combe.

Just need the carbs doing as it runs horribly and won't tick over.

I was offered free track time at Combe today if I was prepared to take injured service personnel out in the Racing Puma.
Told by the organiser to go get my crash helmet and long trousers,
The only thing that stopped me was I'm running out of time on the Stiletto.

I will do it next year with the Stiletto.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:57 pm

A mate should be sorting the carbs out tomorrow, I hope.

I think it needs a good run to get the clutch , but the only chance of that really is at Combe on Saturday.
Not Ideal as I was hoping to drive it before tracking it around Castle Combe.
But it will be interesting

I'm going to have to trailer it there as it won't have a MOT.
If its wet I'm afraid its not going, I'm not going to risk it on a wet track with new tyres and a clutch that's iffy.
If its not going on track I will just take my Tickford Puma along for the day.

There are plenty of other shows locally it can go to when its all MOT'ed.

lewisparrot · Post by **lewisparrot** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:15 pm

Hi Graham your car looks brilliant...are you going to the nationals this year it would be of interest to compare your conversion with mine. All the best Lewis

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Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:55 am

ganderson888 wrote:
Dogsbody wrote:Not going (to National) Lewis, too far for me.
Hi Graham,

I was quite surprised to read that you aren't coming to the National and I'm sure many of your followers on here will be just as disappointed as me.

Yours is one of the very few alternative engine projects that has succeeded in turning a pipe dream into reality, and it is one of the best we have seen in recent years

Is 132 miles really too far to go to show all your admirers on here and the 500 other people who will be there on the Sunday the fruits of your labour?

Regards
Graham

Thank you very much for the praise

Maybe next year

My problem at the moment is "Time"

Our house was flooded in December and is still "drying out" . we have been moving from one place to another while repairs are carried out.
Fitting that in with project cars and shows (I do still own my Tickford Puma)
The show at Combe on Saturday, I have organized the local clubs attendance.
The following weekend I have RS Day at Combe, when I always track the Puma.
I'm the only owner who actually uses the car in anger that day.

The next weekend is the Attwell Wilson show in Calne.

There is the Forge Action Day and the Haynes Rare Breeds show at Sparkford I exhibit at. Oh and Rallyday in September.
Pretty sure there is a Classic show around Bath or Bristol the Stiletto can go to, while I iron out any problems it has.
Not quite as far as Huntington

I also hope to fit in the odd Trackday with the Stiletto this year.

As it stands XKL 563J won't be making the Classic & Retro on Saturday as the weather looks iffy and I will have to trailer it there with a friends car towing.

In between all of the above I work a continental shift as an engineer in a factory and have a very under standing wife I like to spend time with

lewisparrot · Post by **lewisparrot** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:58 pm

Hi Graham here are the pictures of the adjustable clutch stop I have used and seems to work well up to now. Sorry to hear about problems with your house and hope you get sorted asap

Best Regards
Lewis

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long_gone_John · Post by **long_gone_John** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:40 am

W T G

LGJ

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:32 pm

Pedal box modified , now fitted with a much smaller cylinder for the clutch.
Bit of welding and lathe work to machine up a threaded bar to extend the cylinder / clevis.

Hopefully it will sort my clutch control problem

Just need a brass connector for the cylinder to adapt to the original pipe and to reassemble and bleed everything again on Monday

You can see I drilled another hole to change the pivot point, but I wasn't happy with it.
So ditched the original master cylinder for a motorbike one.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:09 am

Had a few days in Plymouth visiting our daughter and a load of over time at work, So car has been put to one side....

But I spoke to a man who knows everything GPZ900r the other day.
It seems its possible to push the clutch thrust bearing out the center of the plates.
I can almost guarantee thats whats happened as I was over driving it with the car master cylinder.

Drain the oil which will need throwing away as it will have lots of brake fluid in it now.
Remove engine side casing ( Hope I left enough clearance ) Strip clutch plates and renew bearing.
I will also fit heavy duty springs and give all the plates a good clean.
Reassemble and bleed, hopefully that will sort it.

Wednesday morning I hope to get it all apart and may pop over to Devizes to get the bits I need

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:40 pm

Clutch all sorted, Imp master cylinder fitted but with an adjuster brass knob on the operating shaft to limit the movement.
Refitted the engine casing today with 30% uprated clutch springs fitted.
I didn't have enough engine oil to run the engine, so thats Mondays job if its not raining

Rare hand built car meet Rare hand built car

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:31 pm

Front towing eye is a standard Ford one.
I chopped the threaded bit out and fitted a 16mm threaded rod back in its place. (as Ford used a silly thread)
Drilled through just below the bumper mount where its double skin and used a very large repair washer to secure under the nyloc nut.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:48 pm

Fitted a proper Kawasaki air box today.
Well after a visit to casualty after dropping a 4" disk cutter on my toes

Throttle cable oiled and steering bush fitted.

Battery was flat so it wouldn't start

But if I can stand on my foot and move tomorrow I may go and turn the key.

Apart from all the "Extras" like gear change indicator and rev counter wiring, its ready for a MOT I think

When I pushed the car out the workshop to gain better access and have some daylight, there was a pool of oily muck under the car.
Just worked out what it was....Spray lube coming out the other end of the throttle cable. That £5 gadget was very good

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:17 pm

Been out for a drive on the road.
It got VERY hot, 105 DegC, luckily its full of Evans waterless coolant so does not boil of pressurise.

I have now fitted ducting to the radiator and got a rev counter working, so I can see how hard its screaming.

Dixie air horns are also mounted in the boot area which is pretty empty. Used to house a engine...

Friday is drive out day.
I have a show a week on Saturday with it

at Castle Combe.

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:59 am

I use a VAG aux water pump (13L/min) to supplement the heater /oil heat exchanger circuit as well as a Davies Craig EWP 80 l/min main pump.

Given my own (limited) experience with the VAG aux pump, I guess you might just find the aux pump (if it is 13L/min) a little lacking, even when running it simultaneously with the std bike pump. It's possible that the main revs/belt driven mechanical pump will be running inefficiently at low revs and not getting rid of residual heat after a high rev full-throttle blast - especially given the specific heat characteristic of the Evans and it needing greater flow.

Food for thought anyway - and see what happens after you air/flow/cowl the front rad.

Best wishes for today.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:34 pm

All sorted

I have added more ducting to seal the area around the radiator , so all air has to go through it.
Maximum it went to was 91 DegC , on the open road it was around 80.

Just need to seal off the engine as I need both windows open, its so hot !

Evan's contacted me too, the waterless coolant runs around 10 DegC hotter than water and the Kawasaki control doesn't bring the fan in till 105 DegC.
So all the figures are acceptable.

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:30 pm

8 litres of Evans Powercool 180 went in (normal for IMP is about 6 and a bit litres). New rear Alum rad is much deeper so holds more coolant plus I have two 10 row Mocals in the nose.

First run in cold 8C ambient air on Sunday showed more responsive engine cooling control than before... ie whatever temp I set on the EWP controller it responded immediately and kept it closer to target.

On Sunday I had an AIR lock in the heater circuit which contains the LAMINOVA oil/coolant heat exchanger, so I thought, *THAT* must be why the oil temp out of the Laminova was much higher than normal (95C) within a very short distance (4 miles).

But on second thoughts

, if the coolant isn't moving (air lock), then why should the oil temp *LEAVING* the Laminova be 95C when the engine temp is 75C and the sump temp (after it's been through the engine) about 70C, all within a very short distance?

The second test today showed the heater circuit air lock wasn't that significant. Ambient Air was 24C (so it's a worthwhile test) and the heater air lock is completely eliminated. The engine temp responded to set controller temp much as it did on Sunday which is FAB considering the significant ambient air difference of 16C. The oil temp leaving the Laminova was high again (92C!) and this time the sump temp came up to 82C with an engine water jacket temp of just 75C!

This is NOT what happens with water coolant. It proves (for me at least) that the EVANS IS indeed giving-up the heat MUCH more efficiently than WATER-based coolants and passing the head heat straight into the OIL leaving the rear rad less heat to dissipate by the time the Evans reaches it some distance from the Laminova!

Previously on WATER coolant at start-up, the Laminova would share *some* of the water heat from the head with the oil such that the oil temp LEAVING the Laminova would take it's time to get to 60C and finally equilibrate at system temp (previously 82C).

The difference in the Laminova behaviours between water and EVANS proves to me that WATER might indeed hold MORE heat, but it's more reluctant to give it up at the Laminova, and therefore it follows, ...water is also reluctant to give-up heat at the RAD - a good advert for POWERCOOL IMHO!

Which makes me very happy for the new rear alum rad but it means I need to rethink the plumbing of the Laminova so the EVANS doesn't put so much cylinder head heat directly into the oil.

Maybe I'll plumb it into the into the bottom hose or the colder return from the heater/Mocal circuit ?

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:50 am

Cleaned ready for its first show on Saturday.
Spoke to a man about Lexan rear side windows with clear air scoops in yesterday.
Sending him the template today so they can be made up.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:34 pm

First show done yesterday.
Lots and lots of interest in the car, there was always people looking at it.

The drive to and from has thrown up a few "issues"
1/ It needs a bigger radiator. I'm going to order a Fiat one from Ebay in a minute., which I'm told is the one to use.
2/ I need a partition between me and the engine...It gets hotter than hell in there

I have ordered Lexan rear side windows with air scoops.
3/ I need to experiment with the adjustable suspension and tyre pressures. As its so light on the back end, when I was down shifting on the wet roads going to Combe. The back tyres were locking slightly and the car was squirming. It also spins the back wheels up quite easily.
4/ It very very very Fast ! Had a Sporty Lexus sat right on my bumper on the way home. We came off a roundabout and there was nothing in front on the A350 and I floored it in 3rd gear. Screaming it round to about 10k till I was in 6th. No sign of Lexus

5/ lastly a need a wiper arm..It rained and only the drivers side grips the splines. Phone call to Malcolm on Monday

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:31 pm

lewisparrot wrote:Hi Graham on mine which has the zzr radiator as you know, I have completely cut away the front of the car where the radiator is, so looking to the front of the car you can clearly see the whole radiator. I don't have any over heating problems at all. Lewis

But before you do cut the front away, and maybe to preserve your currently very appealing front aesthetics, it might be worth trying another fan position/cowling design and also increase (or move) the exit in the bonnet, because the devil is in the detail

I found the best for natural air flow is with the fan held well off the matrix about 2 1/2 inches in a sealed housing so it doesn't it self impede ram air and can suck air through ALL of the matrix when running. Something like this like this.

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Fans attached/too close impede natural ram airflow and do not ventilate the whole rad area when sucking.

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Also the small incoming opening shouldn't be an issue IF it then opens into a big sealed space just in front of the rad. Porche 911 have 2 small rads in the nose with small openings that open into a bigger plenum in front of the rad. This set-up forces the air to suddenly expand into the plenum ...and gas laws dictate that expanding air cools (compressed gas heats).

So as long as you have a sealed space in front of your rad after the opening then I'd be working on the EXIT air. Those bonnet inserts look like thy might impede and if you have kept the fan position as above then it could be maybe improved. The Porsche rads ventilate into the inner wheel arch which is at low pressure ..but if you do that then I'd vent into both sides so the brake temp stay same both sides. You'd end up with a big vent area (vent should be a bit bigger than the inlet) from modest holes in each inner arches.

Also don't underestimate the need for increased water flow with Powercool 180 ... plus the usual air locks, hose heights relative to header tank height etc.

A bigger rad means more Powercool = more weight and you'd still need to increase the exit air vent efficiency to suit the bigger rad. So I'd increase vent-age first - if it doesn't work, then try a bigger rad as last resort.

Your Stiletto looks FAB btw

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Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sat May 16, 2015 7:46 am

Fiat radiator all fitted, just missing a jubilee clip which I will fit on Monday.
Rerouted the bottom hose much lower down, which I'm really happy with.

Need to modify the fan mount before fitting that.

Lexan windows have also arrived from www.acwmotorsportplastics.co.uk
Look good, the scoops are not as big as I thought, so won't look too obvious

Going to try and get them fitted by the end of next week, if I can get a free day with "Protint" in Trowbridge.

Then I need to give it a good clean as I have a magazine photographer who wants to take some pictures

lewisparrot · Post by **lewisparrot** » Sat May 16, 2015 3:37 pm

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This is the bulk head I have fitted to my car which works quite well

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Fri May 29, 2015 6:24 am

Took it over to Castle Combe this morning, for a run out, and drop a club booking form in for Rallyday.
Still running too hot, especially when I drive it hard.
Almost certain it's restrictions getting the air "out" so I'm going to cut the bottom out the spare wheel well and may add some vents in the wheel arches.
Also thinking about just removing the bonnet and giving it a couple of fast runs just to prove before cutting too much away

There was a Porsche track day on.
Had a few people look and give nice comments

Handling has a " Issue" too, if I had a rear beam axle in there, I would have said it was moving...
Back end feels loose, May just be tyre pressures as its poly bushed, so nothing is loose or has play.
Any idea's ?

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Fri May 29, 2015 7:51 am

I'm running powerCool 180 in the Clan and I can see a significant difference in cooling efficiently when the EWP80 is running slow compared to full speed. The pump needs to keep the flow high because Evans will pick up heat quicker than water (and give it up too) but it holds less heat per unit volume. With water as a coolant, slow flow rates are OK as water will take more heat per unit volume and water is slower at picking up the heat and giving it up at the rad too.

I also found it more difficult to remove air from the system than when I had water in the same system. Evans is more viscous and holds air pockets more stubbornly. I ran mine with NO pressure cap at first but soon realised the system needed help to shift the air pockets at the front of the car ( I have additional temp sensors in the front circuit telling me the water isn't getting hot quickly enough). - After several long road runs with a 7lb cap the coolant level dropped in the header (no leaks - this is air). I've now down graded to a 4Lb cap and will try the zero pressure cap once I'm happy all air has shifted.

So there may be a number of things at play . pump flow rates, coolant circuit pathway issues /stubborn airlocks, and radiator air flow. I was never convinced you had a problem with radiator size ... and optimising the whole air flow from entry to exit into a LOW pressure area is key before moving up in capacity (as you don't want to add weight to a race car if nothing else).

Also don't forget that the engine is pushing a heavier load with a massive aero disadvantage at high speed (the Imp is a brick!) than when in a bike.

Handling-wise - the weight of the engine is more forward (mid) rather than hanging out the back, simply put, that must mean the rear suspension has less work to do and the front suspension has more. The original IMP rear geometry is specially designed with a low roll centre to stop rear end steer with the weight way out the back (and the geo stops rear wheel toe-in /tucking-under on compression) - so the aggressive design may be working against you with the mid configuration - who knows?

Obviously spring and damper rates need to be re-calibrated to compensate as the leverage pivot hasn't changed (geo and pick-up points) but the load has moved closer and leverage effect will be less. The overall effect may mean the rear tyres are skitting /skating and loosing contact with the black stuff so it wouldn't be a surprise if a change in pressure (lower) modifies behaviour -but it may kill you once the limit of grip has passed if the rear isn't working harmoniously with the loads you have!

BTW. I can understand the admiration you got - it does look fantastic - especially in that red.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Fri May 29, 2015 11:30 pm

colimp66 wrote:This may be a silly question but here goes.

What temp gauge are you using with the Kawasaki engine? Is it the Imp one or the original form the Kawasaki clock set?

Ok that's two questions, Apologies if you have already mentioned this in the thread.

Col.

I have two temp gauges, the original fed from a original sender in the Kawasaki engine and a after market digital on on a pod beside the 11,000rpm rev counter.
The digital one is all I really look at.

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:38 pm

I vented my old Stiletto front rad up , i used a small grill from a Jaguar , this even had fittings for the washer jet , can be seen in these photos ( just )
There was a scoop underneath and a small drain pipe which prevented the boot filling up with rain water .
Not sure exactly how effective it was but it never over heated thats for sure .

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:49 pm

lewisparrot wrote:Hi Graham before cutting your car try a quick run without the bonnet if it still overheats then you need to look elsewhere also on my car I had to drill a 6mm hole in the thermostat which allowed water to flow enough for the thermostat to respond quicker, just a thought. Good luck Lewis

I did think about doing a no bonnet run out, but i'm 99% air out is my problem, so disk cutter at the ready tomorrow when I get back from Swindon in the morning

Stat was binned at the start Lewis .

I also need to lift the fuel tank as the "one" jubilee clip I can't get to in the car is leaking

Got a bit of sponsorship too

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:33 pm

Fixed the speedo, but seem to have lost the indicators.

But took the car up the road today with my GoPro clamped the roll cage.
Just uploading the video to Youtube, will put a link on here when its done.

I was only using half the rev range due to traffic, so its not really a true display of what the car can do.
But you can hear how fast the revs rise when I do give it a little squirt

Lots of transmission whine on the video, you don't hear that a much in the car...

Should be here shortly.

ImpManiac · Post by **ImpManiac** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:31 pm

So the Stiletto Ninja goes pretty well, does it?

Great news! Once you've got the car fettled as you describe, it should be quite the little track demon, eh?

IM

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:18 pm

Picture I found online from Saturday.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:45 am

I almost knocked my self sensless on Sunday morning getting into the car !
At a local boot sale and bought a JCB generator 240v. Was trying to get in the car with it so I could put it on the passenger side floor.
Quite heavy and my balance was off, Ouch ! Still sore now.

Yes Puma didn't sell well from new.
Fantastic handling, brakes and looks.
Much to expensive, £23,000 15 years ago ! for a pumped up Fiesta.

Even with the Aston Martin Tickford name, just too much.
I always get people having a look at trackdays and they are always surprised by how I can catch much faster cars.
Not slowing down for corners is the key

Had some chap with a stripped out Celica GT4 call me a F******n liar when I said it was a 150 odd bhp 1.7

Had it 9 years and have no plans to sell it.

allthingscars · Post by **allthingscars** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:04 pm

What happened to the artical in practical performance car mag

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:00 pm

I spoke to the chap who did the photo's.
He contacted the editor.
Evidently something came up and it had to be delayed.
Assured it will be in the magazine soon.....

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:37 am

Might make it into the mag this time.

MattorMatty · Post by **MattorMatty** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:00 pm

Well done on the build of the car and congrats on the magazine feature (when it comes out) just remember if you add more power make sure the brakes can cope.

The Nun wrote:someone has put a Helicoper gas turbine in their MINI and they are still looking to make it go faster??

Matt

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:31 pm

Practical Performance car feature out today. 8 pages of pictures etc !

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:59 am

Chopped Emery IMP and the end result doesnt look too bad either?

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Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:21 am

Few winter jobs ongoing slowly.
Lexan rear windows with vents fitted, used Tiger Seal on the rubbers to stop them blowing out (I hope)

Somewhere for the air to get out.

Drive shafts have been removed as I only "grub screwed" them together originally. allowed me to adjust the length till I was happy with them.
All welded up and painted now. Back on the car.

Boot handles fitted the right way.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:25 am

A few photos from the magazine shoot that Simon the photographer sent to me.
A friends old workshop was the perfect setting.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:28 pm

Car was in last weeks Autocar magazine. following a comment I made about being reunited with cars from the past on Facebook.
£50 odd worth of cleaning products heading my way....they say.

Passed its MOT yesterday

Winter mods are working really well.
Say at 60 mph temp was just under 80 degC , when oprned up it went briefly to 85.
Firewall divider means I don't need ear muffs when driving and its not silly hot in there

colimp66 · Post by **colimp66** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:50 pm

Well done on both accounts, getting in the mag and a new MOT on the car.

Be nice to see some more photos of the further modifications you have done to improve the experience.

Cheers
Col.