New toy
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:01 pm
Some of you may know from conversations we have had that i wanted to go one step further in my quest for lightweightness so i have jointly bought this with a customer.
Chris helped pick it up on the towing dolly we have just invested in.
It is a formula 27, a respected 7esque car with inboard front shocks. It had it's heavy Ford OHC engine taken out some years ago anf that was replaced with a fireblade engine.
It is only around 130bhp being the early 893cc engine, but weighs around 500kg so a pretty good power/weight. The previous owner had been using it for sprinting and spent alot of time getting the handling sorted. I thought the handling was more important than power when trying this new type of car as it will drive differently from my normal cars.
I want to do a little work in other areas so it will not see the track for a while. I cannot wait to give it a go though. It sounds great, but needs silencer rework to comfortably meet track noise regulations. I know a man who can sort it lol.
Eddy
Chris helped pick it up on the towing dolly we have just invested in.
It is a formula 27, a respected 7esque car with inboard front shocks. It had it's heavy Ford OHC engine taken out some years ago anf that was replaced with a fireblade engine.
It is only around 130bhp being the early 893cc engine, but weighs around 500kg so a pretty good power/weight. The previous owner had been using it for sprinting and spent alot of time getting the handling sorted. I thought the handling was more important than power when trying this new type of car as it will drive differently from my normal cars.
I want to do a little work in other areas so it will not see the track for a while. I cannot wait to give it a go though. It sounds great, but needs silencer rework to comfortably meet track noise regulations. I know a man who can sort it lol.
Eddy
