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Old 31-10-2005, 01:21 PM
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Started building my Kit last wednesday, heres the pics so far...

Was going to be cossie powered but sadly import tax to cyprus where I have just got a job was £6000 and for the 1.2 engine is only £700.

Spec is MNR Vortx RT+ http://www.mnrltd.co.uk
Raceleda Lightweight Uprights, Brakes, Hubs
OZ Super leggera 15 inch wheels with toyo 888 205/50 15 tyres
Kawasaki ZX12R Engine
Pace Dry Sump
Digidash II dashboard and datalogger
Cossie 7.5 inch rear LSD


pace dry sump kit - not easy to plumb!

the engine with dry sump


Marc and Andy weld the chassis


International Man of Mystery gets grassed...




Steve builds a front lower wishbone



dry sump pr0n



Chassis off to powder coaters



chassis back from powder coaters... 2 days, not bad for 300 mile round trip



floors in, Thanks for buggering off early Andy :P



Brake and fuel lines go in
Old 31-10-2005, 01:22 PM
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Checkout that sexy front end



The rear's not bad either



Brake lines in detail


It's a miracle, marc makes the coffee's



international man of mystery and fish and chips collector shows how a floor pan is riverted in style... yeah not mine tho you goit..



Wishbones better than you pull at Christmas



\engine goes in... i got wood baby





Zx12r has a real coke habit, I hope to get her sniffing petroleum fumes soon, far nice habit for an engine...



Now who's gonna sniff up my leftovers...



Oil cooler proves it can sniff with the best aeroquip fittings


Hubs on....



Diff in






Pump it baby



Loom with bonus freebie datatool evo veto alarm



Half shafts are all at an end...



Oil cooler aquires some cool mounts.

Old 31-10-2005, 01:30 PM
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Smart!!!


Keep the updates coming
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Some serious bit of kit there
Old 31-10-2005, 02:37 PM
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Old 31-10-2005, 03:48 PM
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impressive keep the pics coming
Old 31-10-2005, 04:04 PM
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nice project you have on your hands there
Old 31-10-2005, 04:07 PM
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Old 31-10-2005, 05:05 PM
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very nice mate
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WOW, exactly what im hoping to be doing early in the spring, all be it with a much simpler of the shelf kit

Keep the good work up

and keep the build pics cumin
Old 31-10-2005, 10:03 PM
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o0o0o sexy
Old 01-11-2005, 07:01 AM
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Old 01-11-2005, 12:46 PM
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excellent project mate, loving the fabrication
Old 04-11-2005, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by roybacer
WOW, exactly what im hoping to be doing early in the spring, all be it with a much simpler of the shelf kit

Keep the good work up

and keep the build pics cumin
The MNR Vortx is an olf the shelf kit, except its tailored to your choice of engine...

The R1 powered version is a bargain.. as low as £6000 complete







6.5 days and the wiring is done, just a few more parts to fit then the exhaust fabrication

Old 04-11-2005, 02:47 PM
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Maybe I missed it, but what will the power to weight ratio be??

Anyway, that car is great m8!!
Old 06-11-2005, 10:28 AM
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Power to weight should be around 450bhp per ton

Latest Pics

















Rear Arches are on, rear lights on the wings still need to fit num plate light, reverse and fog lights..

Gear Linkage finished, engine wiring finished, some plumbing started...

Front prop arrives monday, rear torque resiliant tube prop in, and VERY tight fit, only 2-3 mm clearance at present so we may have to mod the tunnel very slightly just to give more clearance...

Old 06-11-2005, 11:16 AM
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brilliant. Really good value for money there too. Better off with a motorbike engine in a light wight kit car than a YB I reckon now, really well balanced and revvy!!
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geared for around 130 mph and 0-60 around 3 seconds.. road legal slicks (TOYO 888'S) Should make it fun to drive on the road...

You gotta hear this thing when it revs, sounds simply awesome...

Biggest problem is gonna be SVA test (single vehicle authorisation) as they make you go through a full emissions test (and noise test) when you never have to do it again...

Getting an injection motorcycle engine down to 200 ppm hydrocarbons, 0.3% co and within lambda limits is bloody hard...

Note the quaiffe reverse box, and the torque resiliant prop (cush drive)

Theoretically this has 6 forward and 6 reverse sequential gears...

4000 mile zx12r motor and all dry sump gear has come to around £3600

Old 09-11-2005, 11:01 AM
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Thats awesome

Keep the updates coming
Old 10-11-2005, 07:58 AM
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Latest Pics



Lights on and working



Interior Finished



Few decals make the back end more pleasing

Old 10-11-2005, 08:09 AM
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youre gonna enjoy caning bikes around the twisties in this thing
Old 11-11-2005, 10:56 PM
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todays pics...

Old 12-11-2005, 03:26 PM
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oh wow u couldnt get some vids up could ya
Old 12-11-2005, 04:22 PM
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looks awesome mate, how far is it off being done and road ready?
Old 12-11-2005, 04:49 PM
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I am off to cairo tomorrow, so will be finished when I get back...

SVA test is on the 23rd november, hopefully first time pass...

Fingers crossed...

Old 12-11-2005, 07:12 PM
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awesome project mate....

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Originally Posted by N1C4T3N
oh wow u couldnt get some vids up could ya
Will take some vids of SVA day... but cannot take much as they wont allow it at the VOSA centre

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Passed SVA first time...

Will post some video soon, couldnt today was so cold lens was misting and wouldnt let me video the test at all...



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good work there and well done passing SVA first time
seen many a kit car fail its first test
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Looks well smart mate



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Originally Posted by puss
good work there and well done passing SVA first time
seen many a kit car fail its first test
Yes and I have attended a few of them as well...

Pays to be nice to the tester on previous SVA's as he let my steering thru with minimal self centering...

No point acting like a brat and giving them grief when they think they are giving you safety advice.. they just think "what a tossah"..

Thanks for the nice comments guys... shoulda been a cossie, but still got a decent car

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OK the pics you have all been waiting for
















Cycle wings will be fitted as soon as the brackets get here from powder coaters... they are already drilled and fitted, just a quick bolt on job...

Old 28-11-2005, 07:31 PM
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Passed first time? Well done, a neat job there. Post the performance figures when you can
Old 28-11-2005, 10:39 PM
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thats seriously awesome mate! bet it flieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesss!!!
Old 29-11-2005, 03:39 PM
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looks sweet m8t only thing i not keen on is the mesh in the front reminds me of barryed cars get some nice st mesh in there
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