Harvey's Ex Grp A track-day car - minor update 29-Feb-2008
Mar 13, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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Harvey's Ex Grp A track-day car - minor update 29-Feb-2008
Not sure on the engine spec, as he keeps changing his mind
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But it will be between 480 and 580bhp
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Transmission is FFD 6-speed dog box.
Note roller-bearing mounted steering rack to convert LHD rack (allowing the works spec big diff on the front) to right hand drive
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Car will weigh 1200kg MAX and he has told me that he is going to wipe the floor with me
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Proper Grp A rear beam:
Nine inch rear diff:
Grp A crossmember:
Carbon fibre rear WRC spoiler:
This will have it's main debut at Croft
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Mar 13, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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Looking forward to the updates
Mar 13, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Mar 13, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Ps tell him to buy a new bloody sofa!!
Shocking!!
Mar 13, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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Gonna be mental
Keep the updates coming
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Mar 13, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Ps tell him to buy a new bloody sofa!!
Shocking!!
That's the Sofa in the waiting room at SCS, not his house
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I forgot to mention it has Proflex suspension as can be seen in the photos as well
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Mar 13, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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Yeah i knew that!
Mar 13, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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looks very nice
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Mar 13, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Mike, why don`t you use a group a rear beam like that? Any disadvantages compared to the modified ones? much work fitting them to roadcars?
Mar 13, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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Mike, why don`t you use a group a rear beam like that? Any disadvantages compared to the modified ones? much work fitting them to roadcars?
Because they are still limited to 9° due to their design and homologation rules. The ones that Ahmed does have no such limitations and so are even better at 6°, but you can only do this with a standard round beam, you can't get the square ones any better than 9° (although that is a million times better than the 18° of the originals).
Mar 13, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Thanks for good answer
Mar 13, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Awesome
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Ps tell him to buy a new bloody sofa!!
Shocking!!
That's the Sofa in the waiting room at SCS, not his house
Tell them to hurry up and deliver it to Harveys then
www.scssofas.co.uk
Mar 13, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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And yet another monster will be created.
What the hell
Mar 13, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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Ditto!
Love it!
Mar 13, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Looks stunning
Its like biker build off on here with the cars getting built for Croft, should be good to see this and Andy's new car out on track.
Mar 13, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Awesome
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
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Originally Posted by Franco
Ps tell him to buy a new bloody sofa!!
Shocking!!
That's the Sofa in the waiting room at SCS, not his house
Tell them to hurry up and deliver it to Harveys then
www.scssofas.co.uk
Bugger missed that chance!!
Mar 13, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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From: barry-south wales
going to be a lovely car
Mar 13, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Looks to notch, cant wait for the finished artical
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Lovely looking
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Quote:
Originally Posted by K.Goa
Mike, why don`t you use a group a rear beam like that? Any disadvantages compared to the modified ones? much work fitting them to roadcars?
Because they are still limited to 9° due to their design and homologation rules. The ones that Ahmed does have no such limitations and so are even better at 6°, but you can only do this with a standard round beam, you can't get the square ones any better than 9° (although that is a million times better than the 18° of the originals).
So why is he bothering with the grp A item.? What are the other benefits apart from it looking really trick. is it wider, lighter, all of the above?
Apart from that.......hubba hubba hubba
Mar 14, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Because his car si a full Grp A car, so he is keeping all the pukka bits as they should be
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Mar 14, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Mar 14, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Not forgetting the monster diffs eh Mike
Gonna be awesome!
Mar 14, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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thats going to be some toy.....
Mar 14, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Mike,
Dave is right get some pics up of the mega expensive front diff
Mar 14, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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I will be watching this project.
Looks hard as fuck.
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liking this already
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Very interesting project Mike
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That is an awesome toy to have.
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Hi Mike i had too laugh he was giving you a bit of stick ..lol knowing harvy it will be a proper car, x trac 8,5" front diff/sump ect proper suspension cant wait to see the updates
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Mar 21, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Harvey's Ex Grp A track-day car - minor update 29-Feb-2008
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