Jason Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hmmm - so there's an orders to add to mine :-)Who's your contact for batch making Dave?? Wonder how many we have to get made to bring the price to a realistic circa £350 a piece retail price? Outlay will be a bit hefty though - get 10 made for circa £2000, still what are credit cards for afterall ?? Sorry - thinking aloud in the wrong thread again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32valves Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Quoted from Jason accounting inspired production changes Hahahahahahahahaha ! Isn't that how Triumphs were made ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Fair comment Carl :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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32valves Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Well, I delivered the rolling shell to the painters today. They reckon it'll be ready a week tomorrow !! I also dropped the short engine off to be freshened up. I reckon it's done over 30,000 miles since it was put together (ex Rimmers short engine with new block, standard pistons etc). This includes 2 RBRR's, a 10CR, and 18 months as a daily driver, and yet the timing chain guides are barely marked and you can still see the original honing marks in the bores. All the combustion chambers in the head were a nice sandy brown colour and there's hardly any crud on the valves at all. Drive it hard and change the oil regularly, works for me !(been quite a day really, got up at 4am, trailered the shell to the paint shop in Coventry, dropped the engine off at Canleys, then nipped up to Bolton to pick up a set of Dolomite seats in black that I won on the 'bay for £10, then back to Hampshire, I'm bloody exhausted but chuffed that the car is really underway ;D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Took mine out for a test drive today, it's very much alive and kicking now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Quoted from davesideways Show off :)Every dog has it's day, your will come :-) How's it going anyway? One thing has been bugging me about your side exit zorst - where is the pipe from the manifold to the can going to go? Won't you drastically reduce ground clearance by routing it sideways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 fitted new ball joint,trunnion,wheel bearing,trackrod end,caliper,drilled disc, Avo shock and 480lb spring yesterday!!And today im gonna do it all again on the other side!! whoo!Then off for a blast! see if its improved at all! Roy 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glaramaraman Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Cooling. ??I've taken the belt driven fan off and just run with my Kenlow..Been worrying about cooling climbing these passes... Do most GT6 drivers expect to run with two fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Don't forget Driver/Co Driver preparation.Here we have Carl showing us how he managed to do 18 hours in the driving seat without getting up for a poo and me showing how to take care of other bodily fluids - I think the caption should be "Immodium and some empty bottles, keeps you in the driving seat all day long" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32valves Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 A must for the Nurburgring ! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Craig Gingell Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Here's a long awaited update on my Herald Coupe. The coupe rear tub was pretty far gone, so Paul Cull has cut out the rear deck and grafted it into a saloon rear tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gingell Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Here's a trial fit of the supercharger. Shorrock originally specified the Herald twin carb cast iron manifold, but I'd to fit the MkII Spitfire branch manifold instead. Only problem is the inlet manifold turns back too close to the side of the head to allow the branches of number 2 and 3 to fit. So the plan is to step the inlet manifold out, necessitating the modification or removal of the engine bay valences. I'm not the greatest fan of Herald engine bay valences, so we're going to see if the radiator can be fixed a-la Spitfire style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gingell Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Once the engine bay valence is removed, there's a few inches spare between the blower and the inner wing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 It's alive ...Engine's running 8)Electric's all seem to work ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigGleR Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 well, 'FiFi' is now running and driving pretty well, she passed her MOT and now we've just got to replace the doors and get her painted then she'll be ready to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 The Vitesse got an MOT today - big smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJP Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 The Spitfire failed its MOT today !!! BooHoo!Luckily it was only on too much play on the nearside trunnion/vertical link so have ordered new link and trunnion from Paddocks to fit in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deleted User Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 He's just got to iron his skirt and he'll be ready..no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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