Lets get on with it then !!!!!!!!!!!
#848
Cant get down to see the car this side of Christmas so it will be January before i can get to Petes. However the Postman delivered a very large package today, at last i have my new ETT Turbo with the correct exhaust housing. Its been a long time getting sorted so im glad its arrived.
#852
#853
Last report before Christmas, just spoken to Pete, the last part (Towing hook boss) is welded on, only Strut Brace needs paint so im declaring it complete.
Pete wishes you all a Merry Christmas as do Myself & Annie, have a great 2010 lads.
Rod
Pete wishes you all a Merry Christmas as do Myself & Annie, have a great 2010 lads.
Rod
#855
good news rod, looking forward to what next year brings..
happy xmas, to you guys, have a good un
#856
Seems i spend more time at spec-r than i do at my own work .
Big up to pete for all his hard work throughout this year , and his dedication to his work is 2nd to none , even if going over board with his fickleness at times .
Top bloke and all the best to him in the year ahead .....
Might even get to meet you one day Rod as ive seen enough of your car over the last few months .....lol
#857
Yep i can confirm the towing hook is welded on as i was holding it at the time of the first tack weld .....lol, trial fitted the bumper with the towing hook and it looks spot on .
Seems i spend more time at spec-r than i do at my own work .
Big up to pete for all his hard work throughout this year , and his dedication to his work is 2nd to none , even if going over board with his fickleness at times .
Top bloke and all the best to him in the year ahead .....
Might even get to meet you one day Rod as ive seen enough of your car over the last few months .....lol
Seems i spend more time at spec-r than i do at my own work .
Big up to pete for all his hard work throughout this year , and his dedication to his work is 2nd to none , even if going over board with his fickleness at times .
Top bloke and all the best to him in the year ahead .....
Might even get to meet you one day Rod as ive seen enough of your car over the last few months .....lol
#861
It will be before September 2010 thats about all i can say. Not sure what to do Mag feature, enter Vmax or set up a head to head if a challenger can be found.
#862
#865
The aim is as follows.
I personally want to hold the Topspeed record for a few minutes so a 207 would be nice & relatively easy . Greg Rose will drive the car as fast as he can, anything over 213 & i will stop even if he thinks it can go faster.
Im not sure if i have the bottle to do a 208 my best of 201.3 had me shaking like a leaf for 20 minutes, I wont risk my health but at the mo i intend having a bash.
I personally want to hold the Topspeed record for a few minutes so a 207 would be nice & relatively easy . Greg Rose will drive the car as fast as he can, anything over 213 & i will stop even if he thinks it can go faster.
Im not sure if i have the bottle to do a 208 my best of 201.3 had me shaking like a leaf for 20 minutes, I wont risk my health but at the mo i intend having a bash.
Let him do whatever he thinks he can after a few runs
#866
This is whats stopping progress on the car. Beutifull if dont have to leave home.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MADRod20.../0/Bk9m8qEJn0c
http://www.youtube.com/user/MADRod20.../0/Bk9m8qEJn0c
#867
This is whats stopping progress on the car. Beutifull if dont have to leave home.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MADRod20.../0/Bk9m8qEJn0c
http://www.youtube.com/user/MADRod20.../0/Bk9m8qEJn0c
At least you don't have to go to work like the rest of us....
Russ
#868
Wont be much to report untill this weather goes completely.
So lets have a look at whats in store, Mark heard a misfire on this aborted run its in the Vid section it scares me just looking at it.
We will have around 100 horses more, think the vid shows just how fast it will be. Thats 187 before halfway, dont think i can handle that much Power & im not ashamed to admit it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqM_8lk1zs
So lets have a look at whats in store, Mark heard a misfire on this aborted run its in the Vid section it scares me just looking at it.
We will have around 100 horses more, think the vid shows just how fast it will be. Thats 187 before halfway, dont think i can handle that much Power & im not ashamed to admit it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqM_8lk1zs
#870
Wont be much to report untill this weather goes completely.
So lets have a look at whats in store, Mark heard a misfire on this aborted run its in the Vid section it scares me just looking at it.
We will have around 100 horses more, think the vid shows just how fast it will be. Thats 187 before halfway, dont think i can handle that much Power & im not ashamed to admit it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqM_8lk1zs
So lets have a look at whats in store, Mark heard a misfire on this aborted run its in the Vid section it scares me just looking at it.
We will have around 100 horses more, think the vid shows just how fast it will be. Thats 187 before halfway, dont think i can handle that much Power & im not ashamed to admit it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqM_8lk1zs
When was that vid taken Rod?
Halfway?
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From: stoke-on-trent
Well mine might be just about done then so we can compare turbos, ill be running the t6 rear end though, be cool to have a race against each other, ill be light(hopefully just under 1200kg) but you will have 100bhp more, depends which magazine covers it i suppose though
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#872
That was the first run using Nitrous 'push' & was some time back now but was packing about 900bhp that day.
Their is a right turn at the half way point down Brunters so Mark still had over 3/4 mile to acclerate, dread to think what the record would be if he had not thought he heard a misfire. 212+ I estimate.
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From: stoke-on-trent
rod do you know how much distance you actually travel on a run, i know the total length of the straight is 2miles but how much of that do you use, ie how much of it is full throttle about 1.6-1.7 of it?
#874
That was the first run using Nitrous 'push' & was some time back now but was packing about 900bhp that day.
Their is a right turn at the half way point down Brunters so Mark still had over 3/4 mile to acclerate, dread to think what the record would be if he had not thought he heard a misfire. 212+ I estimate.
Their is a right turn at the half way point down Brunters so Mark still had over 3/4 mile to acclerate, dread to think what the record would be if he had not thought he heard a misfire. 212+ I estimate.
Happy days..
#875
The total length of Brunters is 1.7miles its a few years since it was 2miles theres now a car park at the bottom.
Mark likes to be able to stop before the tyre wall & enter the bend at the finish at a Leisurely speed, guess we get about 1.5miles ish on full throttle.
#876
Thats a long time on full throttle when you sit back and think about it. 1.5 miles is quite a long way. Go for a drive and stop when you have done 1.5 miles and then imagine a poor old yb engine at full chat for that distance. Good jobMark knows what he is doing
#877
On the other hand rich, although its a long way, its not a massively long time, less than 30 seconds for rod's car I expect, and some of that is changing gear so the engine gets a tiny bit of respite on the way where its not under full load.
Still far more than long enough to melt if anything is wrong though of course!
Still far more than long enough to melt if anything is wrong though of course!
#878
That was February 11th 2006, the penultimate run before the block let go. I was just past the right turn with Cossie Helen filming the runs. The final run sounded absolutely awsome. If the block had not let go on that last run I recon 213-214 was on, it was fooking flying!!
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From: stoke-on-trent
with there being a reduction in distance is woodbridge a little longer or only 1.7mile aswell?