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22 Dec 2005, 08:59 (Ref:1488537) | #1 | ||
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Winter Projects
Well winter is truly upon us and I am already thinking of next season and am getting bored with no racing or spectating. Is anyone re-building anything interesting this winter ?
Also does anyone know of a rolling road that will accomodate a low slung single seater as I would like to set up my engine properly for next season but the rolling roads I have spoken to cannot accomodate a single seater given the ride height. Roll on Mallory on Boxing day... |
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22 Dec 2005, 09:25 (Ref:1488553) | #2 | ||
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AHS in Lutterworth have a rolling road for just that purpose.
I've secured my budget fo next year my biggest ever, then it came to the rce dates and I can only do 1 or perhaps 2 meetings boo! need to find another formula |
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22 Dec 2005, 10:11 (Ref:1488575) | #3 | |
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22 Dec 2005, 10:11 (Ref:1488576) | #4 | |
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I've almost completed a rebuild on our classic FF2000, a Royale RP30 which suffered dreadful damage when the flywheel exploded at Mallory 2 years ago.
I presume your talking about your Tatuus Kickstart, I can't imagine what you can change on a rolling road unless you have had a range of chips made. |
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22 Dec 2005, 11:01 (Ref:1488600) | #5 | ||
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Hi Bob, I certainly have not got a range of chips, but perhaps nievly (spelling ?)assumed that a rolling road would be able to set up the engine to get the best from it. In addition to the Tatuus, Nick (my racing guru) and I, am hoping to get the early 80's Dallara F3 car ready for action this year that he has been putting together from a pile of bits over the last few years. Will you be out in your RP30 in the URS series ?
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22 Dec 2005, 11:27 (Ref:1488611) | #6 | |
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I'm not sure what to do with the Royale, I may get tempted to have a run in it, or maybe Mark will drive it again, either way, it depressed me to see it in the state it was in, but we could not devote much time to it while running the Renaults. I'm much happier now it looks like a driveable car again.
Going back to the Tatuus, just about everything is controlled through the chip, the ignition timing, the injector timing the mixture control, it's hard to see what you would gain for your investment. |
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22 Dec 2005, 11:32 (Ref:1488617) | #7 | ||
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Nige, my Formula 4 conversion is going well. Should be ready for 1st week in Feb (final bit is the custom stainless exhaust) to start testing before the Mallory opener on the 12th March. Just waiting on body work from Van Diemen and then the engine is getting rebuilt in early Jan with the new carbs and also the new ECU (MBE). We are setting it up on the dyno tho rather than a rolling road. But I have the details of a rolling road in Manchester if you need them.
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22 Dec 2005, 11:38 (Ref:1488621) | #8 | ||
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Hi,
I am currently stripping my Supersaloons Spaceframed Stiletto for next season, the car is 26 years old and is mostly made up of filler! Im stripping it right back to the chassis, getting it powder coated and crack tested and hopefully have the engine rebuilt, it should be finished for the middle of he season. I will be running a 4 door Mk1 Cortina in historic saloons instead, my Dad is preparing it as we speak. All the best with the projects Richard PS We cant afford a Lotus Cortina or even a 3dr! |
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23 Dec 2005, 13:14 (Ref:1489236) | #9 | ||
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Dennis Vessey 01652 688904 or07787371961
He has a rolling road in Lincolnshire and has done my Vauxhall Junior in the past. He straps single seaters down then sits in them at full throttle with his lap top...Quite impressive. |
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4 Jan 2006, 13:13 (Ref:1494783) | #10 | |
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we are rebuilding a Van Diemen F3 from 91, mugen powered and its nearly finished
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4 Jan 2006, 16:02 (Ref:1494882) | #11 | ||
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Geva - is it one of the UK cars or a Jap spec car??
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4 Jan 2006, 16:21 (Ref:1494889) | #12 | |
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it originally ran in the german series
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6 Jan 2006, 14:21 (Ref:1496209) | #13 | ||
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bit of a rare beast nowadays!
Will VD still do bits for them? They made less than 10? |
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6 Jan 2006, 14:40 (Ref:1496224) | #14 | ||
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Is that the one Plato drove?
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6 Jan 2006, 15:00 (Ref:1496231) | #15 | ||
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Are the VD's all 92s...Plato and Westwood drove the UK car..Carcassi drove the Jap car - no idea on teh German car
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18 Jan 2006, 23:50 (Ref:1504122) | #16 | |
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VD f3 car was based around ralt rt37 uprights so i am told along the bowman lines
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19 Jan 2006, 10:30 (Ref:1504306) | #17 | |
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We've so far repaired and painted 3 quick lift jacks, now in the process of making some new trailer ramps.
It's been a thrilling winter so far. |
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19 Jan 2006, 19:13 (Ref:1504633) | #19 | |
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To be honest, we are still repairing the Royale RP30, but it seems to have lost mometum a bit of late. I will have to get going again on it.
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6 Feb 2006, 04:18 (Ref:1516351) | #21 | ||
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New to Forum, restoring a Royale RP18A
Hello,
This seemed as good a place as any to begin. I am restoring a Royale RP18A FSV this winter. The tub is stripped, and parts are scattered to the four winds for plating, welding etc... I will start on the engine next week. Belair |
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Chassis and all other parts should be ready for me to collect this weekend Then just have to build it ! Only 1 wish bone wasn't bent God knows how much it will be! But Gavin and Bert are totally straight so just said mend it or order new one. Going to be "works" colours scheme but black front with yellow back, in stead of blue and red John |
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26 Feb 2006, 12:04 (Ref:1531836) | #23 | ||
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Well my winter project was 95% finished yesterday with a shake down test at a bitterly cold and very windy Anglesey.
Had a major miss fire nearly all day and played with the carbs to sort so was in and out of the pits all day. Athough the car was still miss firing at the last session and we still hadn't touched the setup, we still managed a time that would have put us 3rd on the Monoposto 2000 grid last year in the June race....We did a low 45 but I would think a mid to low 43 will be possible with a sorted car on better rubber and walmer weather. If someone can tell me how to put images on 10/10ths then I will put some images from the test on here? |
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26 Feb 2006, 19:43 (Ref:1532004) | #25 | ||
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Cheers Alan,
I have uploaded the images to one of the free hosting websites listed on the Photography section. I am not sure how long they take to sign off the images. http://chris-hodgen.mediaobjects.co.uk/c873414.html |
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