Any news on Sunny's Fiesta?
21-09-2005, 05:17 PM
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Any news on Sunny's Fiesta?
A bit out of the blue really, but all of a sudden i thought, it seems like forever since we heard anything about his engine! 
Does anyone know whats been going on with him, his engine and his car?
Does anyone know whats been going on with him, his engine and his car?
21-09-2005, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by el waffle
might have backed off the scene cos pj beat him by 1mph. does anyone know about pjs fiesta with the new engine. he had a fire at nat day didnt he. dosnt he get elevens.
The main reason is Sunny has got married & his mind/money is elsewhere i suggest. When it appears it will run 190+ be assured of that, but we may have to wait abit .
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21-09-2005, 06:17 PM
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The main reason is Sunny has got married & his mind/money is elsewhere i suggest. When it appears it will run 190+ be assured of that, but we may have to wait abit .
are you going to go for 220mph.
21-09-2005, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by el waffle
fuck me these fwd fiestas are going to be catching you soon. saying that your car is geared to 216mph are you going to go for 220mph.
are you going to go for 220mph.We have already achieved 210.2mph & we will have more Power so over 850bhp on the gas. Time will tell.
21-09-2005, 07:02 PM
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i thought you said in another topic the new gearing allowed you to reach 216 or was i dreaming lol. are you going to keep on modifying the car. why dont you go on a longer runway.
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21-09-2005, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by el waffle
i thought you said in another topic the new gearing allowed you to reach 216 or was i dreaming lol. are you going to keep on modifying the car. why dont you go on a longer runway.
I could gear for 250mph but would have no chance of pulling that long gearing its all about finding the optimum. Flat out at the Brake point not before or afterwards. To pull 220mph would require at least another 80bhp so is out of sight for my car.
Their will be no more mods to my car after this run as we have reached its limit without starting again with a totally different approach.
Wont use a longer runway because its an Honour thing between myself & Martin. Woodbridge is maybe a bit shorter , but it does have a run off area that dont include cars & Tyre walls only very long grass & rough concrete .
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21-09-2005, 08:11 PM
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no offense rod but i think you would be tempted to go for 220.
martin hadland? why dont you get the car shipped over to bonnevile sands or whatever its called. rod man i love your car and i dont think anyone will be able to rival 210 in a cossy in a few years not even mr hadland although it depends on the new engine what es keepin a secret. 
Wont use a longer runway because its an Honour thing between myself & Martin.
21-09-2005, 08:25 PM
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el waffle, Rods engine with NOS is making around 850hp to get to the 220mph barrier would req us to add another 150hp NOS so the engine would be making 1000hp 
, The likely hood of a engine failier would be massive ,
also we would realy need to sort tyres that could cope with the speeds in the correct size is just about imposible,
And this topspeed lark is getting very dangerous.
Mark
, The likely hood of a engine failier would be massive ,also we would realy need to sort tyres that could cope with the speeds in the correct size is just about imposible,
And this topspeed lark is getting very dangerous.
Mark
21-09-2005, 11:44 PM
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Is martins car not set up for track but i would doubt is he is aiming for rods top speed record 
. maybe his own 4wd top speed bit no more its just not practical for track car unless he has two boxes 1 long geared for top speed(220mph top). 1 for track (150 top) I know martins car is not edxactly a budget build but 2 Os giken boxes would cost the price of a small house .
Leave the salt flats to the v8 11 liter superchargered twin turbos who abort runs when they think they might need to turn
. maybe his own 4wd top speed bit no more its just not practical for track car unless he has two boxes 1 long geared for top speed(220mph top). 1 for track (150 top) I know martins car is not edxactly a budget build but 2 Os giken boxes would cost the price of a small house . Leave the salt flats to the v8 11 liter superchargered twin turbos who abort runs when they think they might need to turn
22-09-2005, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by el waffle
The green fiesta has been scrapped now.
Scrapped!!!! When did you hear that dave???
Not surprised thou since it was oblitorated in the fire
Funny how these super fast fezzers are going up in flames
22-09-2005, 12:04 PM
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I had heard that this was down to the fire possibly weakening the shell and it wasn' deemed to be worth the risk so a new shell would be sourced.
At over 170mph you can't be taking risks as if anything goes wrong you can collect all the useable parts of car and driver in a sandwich bag
At over 170mph you can't be taking risks as if anything goes wrong you can collect all the useable parts of car and driver in a sandwich bag
22-09-2005, 12:19 PM
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The fire only damaged the bonnet and wing/bumper . the engien still fired up afterwards. reason for the shell to be scrapped was that it was showings its age
if sum1 still wants teh old shell, pm sunny he still has it.
look forward to the new fezzy itll show some the big power cossie/skyline boys a thing or 2
if sum1 still wants teh old shell, pm sunny he still has it.
look forward to the new fezzy
itll show some the big power cossie/skyline boys a thing or 2
22-09-2005, 12:52 PM
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lol @ the old shell being obliterated!!!!
I'm guessing you weren't actually there when the turbo went Stu???
There were 3 or 4 of us whom went flying down brunters with fire extingishers
I'm guessing you weren't actually there when the turbo went Stu???
There were 3 or 4 of us whom went flying down brunters with fire extingishers
22-09-2005, 01:29 PM
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el waffle, Rods engine with NOS is making around 850hp to get to the 220mph barrier would req us to add another 150hp NOS so the engine would be making 1000hp , The likely hood of a engine failier would be massive ,
also we would realy need to sort tyres that could cope with the speeds in the correct size is just about imposible,
And this topspeed lark is getting very dangerous.
Mark
, The likely hood of a engine failier would be massive ,also we would realy need to sort tyres that could cope with the speeds in the correct size is just about imposible,
And this topspeed lark is getting very dangerous.
Mark
It's like 180mph is a FRST, it's really really impressive, but who knows how much wind force the structure will take? I mean it was designed to go maybe 130mph maximum, who know what speed the shell can take before something like the windscreen caves in under the load
And a Cossie at 210? Awesome awesome achievement
, but how much can the shell take? I've heard a three door shell actually bows in the middle at 180mph......Not being a kill joy, just hate to see something bad happen, perhaps i'm getting old,but that's what I think.
On a positive note, I'm really looking forward to seeing Sunnys new car, the last one was a beast
!!!!!
22-09-2005, 01:37 PM
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I've heard a three door shell actually bows in the middle at 180mph......
i can remeber not sp long ago being told that a s2 will not break 155mph due to the shape, the wind resistance will not allow it
the christian waxed his car and off he went
22-09-2005, 01:54 PM
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lol @ the old shell being obliterated!!!!
I'm guessing you weren't actually there when the turbo went Stu???
There were 3 or 4 of us whom went flying down brunters with fire extingishers
I'm guessing you weren't actually there when the turbo went Stu???
There were 3 or 4 of us whom went flying down brunters with fire extingishers
22-09-2005, 02:01 PM
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i do doubt the car started up straight after
considering all the brake pipes and fuel pipes melted
but ya gotta remember he took it on the chin and said hes gonna build again
btw what happened to his engine ????
considering all the brake pipes and fuel pipes melted
but ya gotta remember he took it on the chin and said hes gonna build again
btw what happened to his engine ????
22-09-2005, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
i do doubt the car started up straight after
considering all the brake pipes and fuel pipes melted
but ya gotta remember he took it on the chin and said hes gonna build again
btw what happened to his engine ????
considering all the brake pipes and fuel pipes melted
but ya gotta remember he took it on the chin and said hes gonna build again
btw what happened to his engine ????
i was there when this happened
the old engine has been stripped
mark shead/sunny have specced a new engine, alot of custom parts
and serious amounts of power. just waiting on marks workload (he stilla int done mine yet
)alot of fabrication to new shell, for new transmission etc, also all the suspension is completly different and the braking system.
22-09-2005, 02:24 PM
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i was there when this happened
im glad fopr ya but considering that sunny told be the fire meltedthe brake lines and fuel line that when he wound down the window due to all the smoke he couldnt see and he burnt his face and arm im confused not only how it started but why he attempted to start a car that was burnt that bad
notice theres nobody allowed to show the end of the run adn it gets edited and also nobody has seen the pics of the shell except them in the clich'e
btw not trying toi turn it into a row as im genuinly interested how it started based on what i was told, unless i misunderstood
22-09-2005, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Nomaderst
The green fiesta has been scrapped now.
full respect to the mechanicals.. no expense spaired
but the actual car... oh dear!
22-09-2005, 04:33 PM
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As said, the car wasn't that damaged..
the vids may have been edited, but this was due to people respecting Sunny's request.
The engine was fine as mentioned above... Think me panicking and getting as many people over to his car may have helped
the vids may have been edited, but this was due to people respecting Sunny's request.
The engine was fine as mentioned above... Think me panicking and getting as many people over to his car may have helped
22-09-2005, 05:35 PM
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I was in the car when it caught fire, this was a flash fire that only lasted 10/15 seconds,
After looking at the car afterwards i belive the brake reservoir overheated and caught fire, This was made of alloy and directly above the turbo so the heat went straight through it, This will explane why we had no brakes but apon investigation none of the hoses were faulty or leaking,
The damaged was only some paint/wiring/hoses/brake res and servo,
Total cost would only have been about Ł500 but I recomended a new car to start fresh from,
So from what we learnt from that all the impovements and the changes are been transferd to the new car,This means it will be radically diff than before,
The turbo had also let go at the same time due to no water cooling being used, whether this caused a flash point for the brake res we will never know but there is a chance.
Mark
After looking at the car afterwards i belive the brake reservoir overheated and caught fire, This was made of alloy and directly above the turbo so the heat went straight through it, This will explane why we had no brakes but apon investigation none of the hoses were faulty or leaking,
The damaged was only some paint/wiring/hoses/brake res and servo,
Total cost would only have been about Ł500 but I recomended a new car to start fresh from,
So from what we learnt from that all the impovements and the changes are been transferd to the new car,This means it will be radically diff than before,
The turbo had also let go at the same time due to no water cooling being used, whether this caused a flash point for the brake res we will never know but there is a chance.
Mark
22-09-2005, 05:39 PM
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all the storys do make me sunnys car this sunnys car that all i can say when it is all done its going to be mad then again cant wait for ian h zetec to come along as well
sunnys car this sunnys car that all i can say when it is all done its going to be mad then again cant wait for ian h zetec to come along as well
