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good weekend, few more mods done but got there in the end, motors in now happy days :D


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Sun May 19, 2013 7:36 pm
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Looks great. Will be good fun! wonder how light it will be in the end


Mon May 20, 2013 12:26 pm
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hi mayoturbo should be nice and light, I can pick the rear up at the mow quite easy :D


Mon May 20, 2013 8:59 pm
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I have a stripped out track car, a motorbike engined coupe with a space framed back end and it weighs a depressingly heavy 650kg.
I compete against cars that weigh 350-400kg with similar motorbike engines. Hence I added a turbocharger which certainly evened things up dramatically, until an exhaust valve broke following, I guess, a collision between the valve and the piston!
I am currently in the early stages of rebuilding the engine with forged pistons and Carrillo con rods. This set up should give me the best part of 300bhp - hopefully reliably.
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David

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Mon May 20, 2013 10:16 pm
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Post Re: r 1 coupe
flippspeed wrote:
hi mayoturbo should be nice and light, I can pick the rear up at the mow quite easy :D


Are you adjusting the wheelbase of the car ie relocating the rear wheels further towards the back of the car to accomodate the engine, diff and connecting chain or are you running a different sort of differential arrangement?

David

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Tue May 21, 2013 6:54 am
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hi david the wheel base is standard was going to adjust it but got around the problem :D


Tue May 21, 2013 6:00 pm
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Ah, well how did you do that please?

David

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Tue May 21, 2013 7:05 pm
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hi david there you go :D


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Sat May 25, 2013 8:21 pm
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Wow, can I come and look at that please
David

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Sat May 25, 2013 8:59 pm
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bit far to come for just a look :D


Sun May 26, 2013 8:37 pm
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On 19th June we are going to catch an overnight ferry from Portsmouth which sails at 11/00pm - we are going to Le Mans - don't know where you are but if you are in Hampshire we must be travelling in the right direction?
I would really like to look at this set up - it may solve a potential problem for me.

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David

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BRA 289 Cobra replica
Porsche 968 Coupe
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Mon May 27, 2013 7:38 am
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hi david let me know nearer to the time ,cant see a problem cheers


Mon May 27, 2013 11:51 am
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Thanks, I will be in touch.

David

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Mon May 27, 2013 5:03 pm
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few more bits added :D


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Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:20 pm
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little more work done Saturday getting there slowly :D


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Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:23 am
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