FAO Dave/Zentac

[WildCards]

Only £45,000 (http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/116859.htm)

Go on, go on

[enigma]

Its £44,900 more than I have to spend. And wont be much quicker than the Capri.............

[WildCards]

Thats sparked my interest. How is the Crapi coming on?

[enigma]

Thats sparked my interest. How is the Crapi coming on?

Will be running by the end of the year, and will be run 21st Jan hopefully

[WildCards]

Sexy

[ritch_w]

woof!!!

more piccies please :)

[Spirit]

What sort of power d'ya reckon you'll get out of the old bird Dave ?

[enigma]

What sort of power d'ya reckon you'll get out of the old bird Dave ?

800+

[Kieran]

What kind of times? 8s? 9s?

[enigma]

What kind of times? 8s? 9s?

10s would be a start..............

[enigma]

woof!!!

more piccies please :)

OK :2thumbsup

[The Vee]

Old fords never die, they just go faster.
That was always the slogan back in my younger years and looks like the theme is continuing:2thumbsup Good luck with this one, I'll look forward to seeing this go

[ritch_w]

very nice Dave, very, very nice ;)

*goes to search ebay for capris for the new garage*

[zentac]

hmmmm, can afford it, just dont like skylines.

[enigma]

Fuel pumps installed, fuel cell installed, fuel pipes installed, all wiring custom made, groovy start panel fitted and new dashboard made. not a bad weekends work.

[Kieran]

Have you got your pilot's licence sorted yet?! :toilet:

[enigma]

Dash installed, carbs piped up, battery wired in..........now the car will start, but I dont fancy scorching the inner wings :afro:

[enigma]

hmmmm, can afford it, just dont like skylines.

How about Supras?


DJ Craig Supra (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-TOYOTA-SUPRA-STREET-LEGAL-DRAG-CAR_W0QQitemZ220057293120QQihZ012QQcategoryZ18290Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[enigma]

The scorching the inner wing problem will soon be resolved..............

:afro:

[Nutter_John]

But I do not see any silencers :D

[enigma]

But I do not see any silencers :D

:o

There are 8 silencers, all of them are straight through non baffled 1.75" non silencing bits of tube ocifer

:inquisiti

[Nutter_John]

Hmm can I see your MOT please sir

Yes if you can catch me :D

[enigma]

After a lot of swearing and a few instances of idiot rash I have one manifold of sorts............Next one will be made on Saturday.

[valmes]

V8s.... yeah. We also got a ourselves a present!

It's now traveling to Sebiria! ;)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82/valmes/Paul_TT_Wheelie2.jpg

[enigma]

Its Alive (http://www.babybda.co.uk/images/capri/alive.wmv)

This weekend it will be driven out of the garage :afro:

[WildCards]

i've come over all wet

[Spirit]

Great news Dave......good luck with her maiden voyage

[Nutter_John]

Looking good dave , May need a little tune as it seemed to be running a little rich :D

[enigma]

Had to slightly change the configuration of the exhaust due to space considerations in the wheel arch...........But it still looks a bit mean :afro:

[valmes]

sorry I posted in your topic... didn't read the title, thought it was about American V8s... new year you know, two weeks of drinking...:)

[Kieran]

sorry I posted in your topic... didn't read the title, thought it was about American V8s... new year you know, two weeks of drinking...:)

Nay worries - that is an american V8.... Well, the engine is (7ish litre Oldsmobile unit if I recall) - and I guess you could say the shell is, given the parent company!

[ritch_w]

woof!!!!!!!!

mega cool flame throwers there Dave!!!!

looks like its going to be a real beast of mota :) :) :)

[Nick Mann]

Hmmm...... Does it still shake the neighbourhood when you start it up? I still remember my whole body vibrating when you revved it last year!!

Let us know about the maiden voyage - I'd like to watch you break it at the pod when you go!!

[enigma]

It appears that we have forward motion :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
It Moves (http://www.babybda.co.uk/images/capri/It%20Moves.wmv)

If you look at the rear wheel you may be able to see it rotating faster than the car is moving forwards [8D]

Unfortunately a flat battery has put paid to the burnout for now :(

[Wodjno]

It appears that we have forward motion :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
It Moves (http://www.babybda.co.uk/images/capri/It%20Moves.wmv)

If you look at the rear wheel you may be able to see it rotating faster than the car is moving forwards [8D]

Unfortunately a flat battery has put paid to the burnout for now :(

Nice 1 Dave... Looks and sounds Great.. keep up the good work :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[enigma]

After a brief intermission the battery was charged enough to do this

ahem

:pimp2:

Smokin (http://www.babybda.co.uk/images/capri/smokin.wmv)

[Wodjno]

After a brief intermission the battery was charged enough to do this

ahem

:pimp2:

Smokin (http://www.babybda.co.uk/images/capri/smokin.wmv)

???? How come only the Nearside Rear was spinning ??

[enigma]

???? How come only the Nearside Rear was spinning ??


No LSD :(

[Nutter_John]

looking good there dave , whens the big run out ????

[Wodjno]

No LSD :(

Whassat mean /help

[Nutter_John]

Limited Slip Differential

or


Lysergic acid diethylamide

[Wodjno]

Limited Slip Differential

or


Lysergic acid diethylamide

I know That /pan

But Whassit Do ??

[Nutter_John]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential

[Wodjno]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential

Still don't understand why only 1 wheel spun :inquisiti

[Nutter_John]

He has a open diff on the back , when it senses that one wheel is spinning it will divert all power to that wheel , not good . An lsd will lock both wheels so that when one starts to slip the other will be rotated at the same rate thus lock both wheels .

Hope this helps a little , if not then read this

However, just the 3-differential layout alone cannot cope with the basic requirement for 4WD - provides superior grip in the worst roads. In real world driving, for instance, when pushing the car over its limit in corner, or running on slippery surface, tyre slip is inevitable. When a wheel loses traction, a normal differential will transfer nearly all the driving torque to that wheel. As a result, the spinning wheel will spin even wilder, but the wheel that having traction will never share driving torque, therefore the car will be difficult to get out of the trouble. This problem occurs in all kinds of car, no matter 2-wheel drive or 4WD, but it is relatively more important to 4WD because 4WD cars are designed to run in worse roads or cornering harder.

Therefore 4WD cars (or even many latest 2WD sports cars) need Limited Slip Differential (LSD). A LSD lock up both drive shafts whenever tyre slip occurs, thus helps the car get out of trouble quickly. The result is enhanced stability and even higher cornering limit.

In fact, LSD is the core of 4WD technology. There are several types of LSD: Torsen LSD, Viscious Coupling LSD, VC differential lock and Active LSD. They have different effectiveness, characteristic and cost so that car makers choose them according to their needs. Now we are ready to look deeper inside these 4 types of LSD.

[psbarham]

looks good dave :afro: sounds even better , just 2 suggestions though
1) get an LSD
2) buy some braces /runs and hides as daves bigger than me /help

[Spirit]

Sounded awesome Dave, like the cheeky grin at the end :2thumbsup

[The Vee]

Big vee in a Capri. What a combination. Gotta see this - keep us posted

[enigma]

Its not big and its not clever!

[Wodjno]

But it is Fun ! Smokey ! And Smelly !!

Bit like my Pug /help

[enigma]

But it is Fun ! Smokey ! And Smelly !!

Bit like my Pug /help

The garage still smells and has rubber marbles all over everything! /dunce

[Kieran]

The garage still smells and has rubber marbles all over everything! /dunce

Tell me Dave, was Helen around when you pulled off this little stunt?:inquisiti

If she was, are you now an octave higher?/help

[Nutter_John]

Slightly off track but whats the weight of the beast ( talking about the car ) and what figures do you recon she will put down

[Wodjno]

Slightly off track but whats the weight of the beast ( talking about the car ) and what figures do you recon she will put down

I would hazzard a guess in the 1250kg area.. And i think Dave said around 800bhp.. :speechles To start with :evilgrin:

[Nutter_John]

Nice sounding figures , vr4 with that much weight and that power would be very nice

[zentac]

would look better as a straight 4 coming out rather than a gattling gun four pot.

[enigma]

I would hazzard a guess in the 1250kg area.. And i think Dave said around 800bhp.. :speechles To start with :evilgrin:

My calculations are based around 1400kg as I will be sat in it. Although the car is very stripped down and has lightweight bits it also has a very heavy iron engine! A bog standard V6 Capri is around 1250kg so your initial estimate is not far out but you didn't factor in 130kgs of me and that big block!

It will be around 450-500 initially before I start adding Nitrous. On the basis that I can add 150+ to 2.5 litres I should be able to add up to ~450 on my 7.2 litres. The only problem will be making sure the nitrous system can cope!

With these numbers traction permitting low 9s should be acheivable.

[enigma]

would look better as a straight 4 coming out rather than a gattling gun four pot.

That was the plan, but the room was not available :(

Because the downpipes had to be so close together, and the fact the angle that the pipes needed to rake back was steeper than in my pictures in order to avoid interference with the front tyre I had to compromise and have a 'gattling gun' I tried to avoid it but there was really no other way without a complete redesign.

[enigma]

Tell me Dave, was Helen around when you pulled off this little stunt?:inquisiti

She was away for the weekend...................

[Wodjno]

My calculations are based around 1400kg as I will be sat in it. Although the car is very stripped down and has lightweight bits it also has a very heavy iron engine! A bog standard V6 Capri is around 1250kg so your initial estimate is not far out but you didn't factor in 130kgs of me and that big block!



Nope i figured it about spot on.. :scholar: I figured the 1250 for the stock Capri.. Then figured the stripped out interior and well anything that wasn't needed(Inc fuel tank i expect) Then figured for the extra weight of roll cage and of the big block addding up to about the strip out + old engine :pimp2:


But I Wasn't adding on your weight /help

[Nutter_John]

So come on Dave when is the BIG day at the track , really want to see the beast run :2thumbsup

[enigma]

So come on Dave when is the BIG day at the track , really want to see the beast run :2thumbsup

It was going to be the 21st Jan, but the weather is not looking favourable. It was only going to be a few shakedown passes though. Looking early Feb now....................

[Legnum Breaking]

So come on Dave when is the BIG day at the track , really want to see the beast run :2thumbsup

17th June, York raceway

[Lillywotsername]

Looks good Dave.......

Hope it runs well for you Mate. All the best.

[zentac]

yeah were going to have a fun day.