Hoon68 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Tom I'd be very interested to see what you do to your car. I was tempted with that one myself. What engine you fitting in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Owdo here are from left to right Martin Basfords , Mine, Rob Isles and Paul Muldoons just packed up ready to come back from Le Mans Classic on the Bugatti short circuit here is mine and Pauls on the ferry and one of me on curborough circuit got loads of pics from Le Mans calssic if you want a sample on here Boney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcmillan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Tom I'd be very interested to see what you do to your car. I was tempted with that one myself. What engine you fitting in? Its another 893 blade engine thats going in, the last one shot the rod out the side of the engine It still had the standard sump on it and suffered from oil surge. Andy has sourced me another 893 and fitted his baffled billet sump to it. He's also dyno jetted the carbs for me and supplied me with a self regulating fuel pump and pro8 fuel filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Its another 893 blade engine thats going in, the last one shot the rod out the side of the engine It still had the standard sump on it and suffered from oil surge. Andy has sourced me another 893 and fitted his baffled billet sump to it. He's also dyno jetted the carbs for me and supplied me with a self regulating fuel pump and pro8 fuel filter What are the bike engined cars like to drive? I use the car daily and obviously around town a lot. I'm guess clutch work is pretty tricky and delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcmillan Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 They're great fun to drive. High revving engine, lots and lots of noise, but i personally wouldn't want to drive it on a daily basis in and around town. It's great on a blat or a track day with all the noise, but i find it deafening on a dual carriageway at 60/70mph. I've not owned mine long enough to know what the longevity of the clutches are like but it is a lot more sensitive than any other car i've ever driven and imagine it wouldn't be great over time in town traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Cheers, confirmed what I heard on grape vine. The clutches are designed for hands, for on a bike, so I was going to have a cable clutch going to clutch lever off the bike mounted on a sequential gear lever... But not sure how difficult it would be to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Not just the clutch though, it's the sequential dog box too. They might be great on track or a good b road blat, but a stop start traffic situation in a busy city centre or motorway, with unpredictable stops to wrong foot your gear choice could very quickly turn into your own personal hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeredcar Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Goodwood a few weeks ago in the pit lane. First dry fully dry track day this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Not just the clutch though, it's the sequential dog box too. They might be great on track or a good b road blat, but a stop start traffic situation in a busy city centre or motorway, with unpredictable stops to wrong foot your gear choice could very quickly turn into your own personal hell. Way more hassle than it's worth. I had straight cut box on my mini (real one) and it destroyed driving pleasure due to being pain in the ass except track and flooring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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