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[Stuart]

You sound a little excited mate Ha ha!

You with launch control sounds scary. I've found a nice engine by the way......something that would be just about ideal for this project but I'm not sure if I can let you have first dibs. The combination of 2 litres, bike carbs and 285 cams may be too much for my powers of resistance

[Tk]

You sound a little excited mate Ha ha!

You with launch control sounds scary. I've found a nice engine by the way......something that would be just about ideal for this project but I'm not sure if I can let you have first dibs. The combination of 2 litres, bike carbs and 285 cams may be too much for my powers of resistance

come on spill the beans

[Stuart]

Beans spilled

"2.0l 9a 16v
piper 285 cams
4 branch exhaust manifold
Kawasaki ZX9R bike carbs jetted to suit above,on custom inlet manifold
Megajolt mappable ignition running wasted spark.
all rolling roaded to give 170bhp and 160 lb ft. with a flowed head and a remap 185/190 may be possible. this is mated to a very good 020 gearbox with no crunches or whines."

[Gerry H]

Anglia Handling at Biggleswade are good for all straps, eye bolts, shackles etc.

They'll make straps to your sizes and cheap

[Tk]

cheers gerry i'v already ordered 4# 5 ton straps/ratchets
strike whilst the iron is hot and all that

engine sounds a bit of alright stu, let me know if you dont want it/ still available
i would have thought it would be more then the 170bhp 160lbs stated though in current form,

[russ979]

Trev, As has already been said you total car whore!!!:D Well done mate:thumbs: I love that colour, burg cup arches and black wheels!....... Yum yum!

[IWANT1]

Love it!

[Tk]

little update :
i'v been so busy this week i'v not even had chance to look at the car let alone work on it , but i have picked up its new rimmage wednesday evening (why i was late to autotest/meet)

a set of old school wellers

a little bit of dish


in need of a little refurb to tidy them up but the big question is do i keep them white (quite probable) or do them a crazy colour

[Rob S]

Go matt black mate, that'd look the nuts on the black paintwork.

[Stuart]

And these are for the mk1, right?

In my opinion, I'd go for a dark colour; maybe graphite of matt black and that's for two reasons.
1) I have tried to refinish lots of things over the years (chrome, zinc, copper and paint) and anything with a join that those wheels will be a nightmare to get a good finish. The brighter the paint, the more obvious the drips, stains and seepage.

2) Black looks fucking hard.