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« Reply #30 on: May 09, 2011, 07:38:54 am » |
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Sorry - no point in going backwards!  1994 was the car's peak. The Schley's wouldn't 'unchop' Lightning Bug II to make it look the way it did when it first appeared... |
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« Reply #31 on: May 09, 2011, 17:40:11 pm » |
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OK Keith , its your car , IMO it looked best in 92 , clean line's maybe more cal than race car  Still it'll be cool the see this split chop back out there knocking the 10'ths off each run  |
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« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2011, 19:57:31 pm » |
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I've never seen No Mercy run and I'm very much looking forward to this going back out again |
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« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2011, 22:07:23 pm » |
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The plan is, indeed, to put the car back to just the way I raced it in 1994 – 2165cc pull-through 48mm Dell and all. No Mercy Racing.  I think I've got the original turbo modded 48Dell and inlet manifold lying around somewhere ... Regds |
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« Reply #34 on: May 15, 2011, 22:15:24 pm » |
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Really? The engine was sold to Ken Blomer and then made its way to Natasha Garcia, complete with the carb and manifold etc, and was then sold to Russell Ritchie a couple of years ago. Unless you know different, of course!  |
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« Reply #35 on: May 15, 2011, 23:06:33 pm » |
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Did "Flat Attack" run the same engine /carb . ??
I bought this carb a good few years ago and was told after I got it that it had originally beem on a Keith Seume racecar.
Sorry for causing confusion .. am just trying to help.
I remember the Jon Rathbone built "El Ninjo" and that Natascha had the engine extensively rebuilt and that she had also mated it to a Mendeola transmission. No idea what became of car or engine after that altho I contacted her a couple of times trying to buy the Mende.
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« Reply #36 on: May 16, 2011, 07:40:00 am » |
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No problem! Yes, Flat Attack had the same engine and carb – I simply transferred it complete over to No Mercy. Natasha still has her car, with Mendeola, but sold the engine to Russell. It now sits in pieces in Aberdeen. I know it had a new crankcase when Ken Blomer had it, but have relatively recently learned that it now has a flanged crank. I have no idea why the crank was changed for, as far as I know, the engine was never blown up, or whatever. I wonder what else has been changed... By the way, here's a link to what happened to Natasha's car: http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=print&thread=66762Not sure where the carb and inlet manifold you have came from but I know I did pass a new inlet manifold over to Pete Roberts, but I never used it on the car. As for the carb you have? Who knows! |
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« Reply #37 on: May 16, 2011, 13:57:15 pm » |
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Thats me with the blue/grey T shirt talking to Natascha...  This is the carb ...... just in case    regds |
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« Reply #38 on: May 20, 2011, 23:21:15 pm » |
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OMG just saw the blog, what a shit paint scheme, glad we saved it......
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« Reply #39 on: May 20, 2011, 23:33:50 pm » |
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Wow, it was hard to imagine how ugly a paint job could be, that goes far beyond my worst expectations  So what are you planning for the paint this time. |
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« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2011, 08:01:09 am » |
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told you it was bad!
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« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2011, 08:33:15 am » |
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Wow, it was hard to imagine how ugly a paint job could be, that goes far beyond my worst expectations So what are you planning for the paint this time. This is what it looks like now...  And how it will look (again) 'Gasser Garage resto' style!  Hard to think it's the same car! told you it was bad! You weren't kidding! |
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« Reply #42 on: May 21, 2011, 08:44:49 am » |
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NO WAY!! :oThat looks ugly.  |
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« Reply #43 on: May 21, 2011, 08:57:05 am » |
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« Reply #44 on: May 21, 2011, 09:49:48 am » |
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Wow, it was hard to imagine how ugly a paint job could be, that goes far beyond my worst expectations So what are you planning for the paint this time. This is what it looks like now... And how it will look (again) 'Gasser Garage resto' style! Hard to think it's the same car! told you it was bad! You weren't kidding! Any of the 'No Mercy' styles will be a vast improvement, I look forward to seeing it out |
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« Reply #45 on: May 23, 2011, 10:59:28 am » |
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I think I know what happened to the gearbox! When Lee Darby had the car, he used a big type 4 motor (off Paul Jackson IIRC) and at some point he had a flywheel failure - the centre of the flywheel broke freeacross the five bolt and five dowel holes. I suspect that the mess you can see is due to the flywheel floating around!
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« Reply #46 on: May 23, 2011, 11:26:28 am » |
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Ahah! That makes sense... Thanks. |
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« Reply #47 on: May 23, 2011, 14:25:37 pm » |
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« Reply #49 on: May 23, 2011, 16:53:04 pm » |
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jebus...paint by Stevie Wonder..hope you covered it up on the way home Keith...imagine some poor kid in the back of their parents car feeling a bit travel sick...that would bring throwing up to a level..in fact maybe thats where they got the idea for that paint scheme |
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« Reply #50 on: May 23, 2011, 17:31:53 pm » |
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Hi Simon, yes, it was highly embarrassing! All the way back, Sarah kept looking round and saying to me 'Oh no! That horrid car's still following us!' The worst was pulling up at traffic lights in Dagenham and having a schoolkid say 'Like your car, mister!'.  |
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« Reply #51 on: May 23, 2011, 18:29:55 pm » |
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I like it, it looks like a giant Walls Zoom ice lolly! |
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« Reply #52 on: June 04, 2011, 11:05:06 am » |
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I remember reading the original build up thread in Volksworld. I think it was the 2nd or 3rd issue I ever bought! Great news Keith, looks like a labour of love but you obviously have missed her |
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« Reply #53 on: June 04, 2011, 17:02:45 pm » |
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Hi, wasn't it
Ralf & Laurie Craig that bought no mercy back in to the country and raced it for a while before selling it to Lee Darby?
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« Reply #54 on: June 04, 2011, 18:13:38 pm » |
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« Reply #55 on: June 04, 2011, 18:23:42 pm » |
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Hi, wasn't it
Ralf & Laurie Craig that bought no mercy back in to the country and raced it for a while before selling it to Lee Darby?
I think you're right! I lost track of the car after I sold it to Frank in Holland. I know Lee took the car to Jon Webster for the chassis updates. Anyone have an e-mail address for the Craigs? |
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« Reply #56 on: June 04, 2011, 18:25:39 pm » |
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 Getting there... Follow the progress on the blog: Click down there \/ \/ \/ |
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« Reply #57 on: June 05, 2011, 21:04:02 pm » |
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Looking good ...
Liked the pic of you racing Murray Griffin ......
just out of interest I've also got the Italian original racing equipment 2 progression hole IDAs off Cold Sweat ... yes, I'm a bit of a carb geek!!
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« Reply #58 on: June 06, 2011, 07:45:15 am » |
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Hi !
Laurie Craigs e-mail address is laurietcr@ hotmail.com
I hope he can tell you part of the missing story, good luck
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« Reply #59 on: June 06, 2011, 09:10:41 am » |
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Thanks! I'll drop him a line. Much appreciated! |
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