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« Reply #270 on: March 07, 2012, 14:29:37 pm »
Quote from: kaferboy on March 07, 2012, 10:54:15 am
Great to see it on all four wheels & with the powerplant in place Kev, nice work!

Cheers Wink
Hopefully catch up at end of the month Cool

Neil, I'd no idea about just how much flex there is in the torsion housings & shock towers before starting this, even in a full bodied car let alone where everything's been cut out like my car.
Can never have too much GOOD advice! Cool
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« Reply #271 on: March 07, 2012, 19:36:58 pm »
Great progress Kev, it won't be long now Grin
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« Reply #272 on: April 01, 2012, 12:53:02 pm »
Quote from: Pas on March 07, 2012, 19:36:58 pm
Great progress Kev, it won't be long now Grin


Sorry I missed your post mate!
When are we going to see some updates of your car then?? Cool
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« Reply #273 on: April 01, 2012, 20:41:42 pm »
Quote from: kev d on April 01, 2012, 12:53:02 pm
Quote from: Pas on March 07, 2012, 19:36:58 pm
Great progress Kev, it won't be long now Grin


Sorry I missed your post mate!
When are we going to see some updates of your car then?? Cool

No problem Kev.

Things are quite at the moment, were down the workshop this week aligning the doors and getting some prep done on them.

I will post up pictures when there is something worth looking at Smiley

Are you still hoping to get your car out for this season? Can't wait to see it Cool
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« Reply #274 on: June 14, 2012, 21:55:52 pm »
Home for a couple of weeks & managed a little bit of garage time Cool
Apart from a couple of minor items the motors all built up with turbo etc now, just waiting for some more heat wrap for the exhaust & a pipe to the wastegate to make.
The fuel systems also pretty much done, I'm waiting for 1 fitting for the filter & theres a bracket to be made for the fuel pump.
Still a few little jobs left before it can be fired up but the lists getting shorter Cheesy
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« Reply #275 on: June 15, 2012, 19:47:55 pm »
Looking good Kev, wish I was this far.

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« Reply #276 on: June 16, 2012, 08:46:02 am »
I dont have much of a shell left to play with though Grin
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« Reply #277 on: June 16, 2012, 09:20:02 am »
Hey Kev don't think the cable ties are going to last to long on that exhaust.  Tongue
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« Reply #278 on: June 16, 2012, 09:40:42 am »
Good spot Grin
Whens your car going to get a hot exhaust again then?? Tongue
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« Reply #279 on: June 16, 2012, 09:47:27 am »
Sorry Kev never as I started doing a new car.

Well it not that new as we have had it over four years.

Good news It's off for a cage and ladder bar setup next week.
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« Reply #280 on: June 16, 2012, 10:16:19 am »
Ah, knew you had the 'secret' car but didnt realise you'd retired the golden oldie!
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« Reply #281 on: June 16, 2012, 10:46:17 am »
Quote from: kev d on June 16, 2012, 10:16:19 am
Ah, knew you had the 'secret' car but didnt realise you'd retired the golden oldie!

Less of a 'retirement' more like 'retired due to ill health'
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« Reply #282 on: June 16, 2012, 14:09:45 pm »
No the gold car going back on the road with a IDA motor and Project X will be for a bit of fun at the track.

Hope to get Project X finish for Euro Bug In next year. But I'm sure we all know it will be years before it done.

When you wanting to get yours finish Kev and you to Mike.
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« Reply #283 on: June 16, 2012, 14:18:47 pm »
Well I wanted it finished last year for SCC Roll Eyes
Stopped setting deadlines now as I'm going to be away most of the next year or 2, just picking away at it when I'm home.
Ideally EBI 2013 tho' Cool
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« Reply #284 on: June 16, 2012, 14:22:50 pm »
You need to have a word with your boss, he working you to hard. Smiley
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« Reply #285 on: June 16, 2012, 14:25:09 pm »
The plan was to get mine done for Easter just gone!

Waiting on a couple of bits to be made, then full steam ahead.
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« Reply #286 on: July 30, 2012, 23:10:19 pm »
First time I've seen the colour outside @2hrs ago Cool
Happy with the colour, been painted 7 months but never seen daylight.. Shocked
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« Reply #287 on: July 31, 2012, 05:54:56 am »
cool, there is a painted shell on the car!!! and it looks good too.


so how does it drive  Grin
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« Reply #288 on: July 31, 2012, 08:12:33 am »
Quote from: nicolas on July 31, 2012, 05:54:56 am
cool, there is a painted shell on the car!!! and it looks good too.


so how does it drive  Grin

Hope to find out before too long Cool
Cheers
Kev
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« Reply #289 on: August 15, 2012, 21:29:33 pm »
Been out having a play with fitting the shell & gapping wings etc before bolting it down for good.
Looking good so far, I'll paint the doors then fit them for good though.
Few other small jobs ticked off so its progressing, just a lot slower than I'd like... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #290 on: August 16, 2012, 20:20:17 pm »
Looking good Kev. Now hurry, EBI is around the corner Grin

Is that a Java hood your using?

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« Reply #291 on: August 16, 2012, 22:00:25 pm »
Hi Paul,

Ebi is the aim, should be do able but I'm not making any rash promises!

No idea on the origin of the bonnet, it used to live on tar babe though... Cool

Cheers
Kev
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« Reply #292 on: August 17, 2012, 09:09:27 am »
Quote from: kev d on August 16, 2012, 22:00:25 pm
Hi Paul,

Ebi is the aim, should be do able but I'm not making any rash promises!

No idea on the origin of the bonnet, it used to live on tar babe though... Cool

Cheers
Kev

Paul it's not a java hood
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« Reply #293 on: February 10, 2014, 21:32:50 pm »
Has it really been 18months since I touched this.. Shocked

I'm on a mission now to get it done, I want to make drag day this year among other things! Grin

I finished mounting the fuel cell & pump along with the protector frame, I tied it into the front cage section & the lower beam tube so its protected from the front & underneith.
Hopefully I'll get the paintwork finished soon & get it wired before too long Wink
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« Reply #294 on: February 10, 2014, 21:36:07 pm »
Yes get on with it. Grin
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« Reply #295 on: February 10, 2014, 21:38:08 pm »
Quote from: Boom Boom on February 10, 2014, 21:36:07 pm
Yes get on with it. Grin

I'm trying! Wink
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« Reply #296 on: February 10, 2014, 21:54:50 pm »
Good.

I'm not doing so well now with the NSU as you may have seen on FB I gone and got a mk2 Golf  with a 1.8 20v turbo motor in it. Wink
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« Reply #297 on: February 10, 2014, 22:25:56 pm »
Yep noticed that Grin
I'd tell you not to get sidetracked with other cars but I'm probably not the best person to advise on that.. Grin

(I'll probably have a mk1 16v sitting in the drive be the end of next week...)
See you at VoWo Cool
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« Reply #298 on: February 10, 2014, 22:35:43 pm »
Must be something in the air, we are all going over to the dark side.

Yes will be at the volksworld as always.
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« Reply #299 on: February 11, 2014, 09:19:15 am »
How many projects?  Grin
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