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by flyingbanana
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Front splitter extension now done, so front bumper now finally back on ready for next weeks trip down to Milton Keynes for the visit to MARLIN MOTOR ENGINEERS for the mapping session. Last of the welding done, welder can go away for a while...hopefully. When the car went in to get the head sorted ou...
by flyingbanana
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
Views: 5561247

Re: TF Race Car Build

Rob Bell wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:02 pm
Looks like it is coming together - when are you planning to start testing?
It's in for mapping 6 March, so looking at a test/track day @ Croft in April.
by flyingbanana
Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Mixed results today. As I have gone solid cam, have had to extend the oil temp loom, add a T piece to the oil filter take off housing, to allow fitting of ecu oil temp feed and existing mechanical pressure gauge. Now for the mixed result bit, overtightened the oil pressure fitting and shagged the fi...
by flyingbanana
Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

With an appropriate amount of swearing and dropping things down the back of the radiator, resulting in having to remove the ducting again the front end is back together - well nearly, when the weather stops doing it's thing will get the bumper and refit so I can mask off the headlights for the green...
by flyingbanana
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Oil cooler installation effectively done, with plenum and fans (carried over from when no air feed). It's not the prettiest thing in the world but function over form.
by flyingbanana
Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

LHS rear wing upright test fitted...happy. Now a lot of measuring will have to be done, to ensure I get the fixing points for RHS the same. The mount bases are sat on 25m tall nylon blocks I have cut to match the slope of the body work, bolted together will Rivnuts in the bodywork.
by flyingbanana
Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Bracing put in after removing spare wheel well and battery trays. Should be stiffer now that it was with them in. One last bit of welding to do, for a bracket for the oil cooler.
by flyingbanana
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Some more quality work in the Blue Peter workshop today. CAD design for the plenum chamber for the oil cooler, not decided on final placement of the intake duct yet. Just waiting for the GRP mat and resin to arrive.
by flyingbanana
Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Other headlight done, with air intake for the cabin. Slight run in the lacquer, but will sort it, when I do the green bit in the corner.
by flyingbanana
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

So I was never happy with the fit of the headlight blanks I had made from grp and I needed to add an air intake for the oil cooler I have moved inboard. So I have gutted the headlights and added an intake...much happier, just need to add the led lights and the green to the corner once the paint has ...
by flyingbanana
Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

So made my single wiper 'conversion' on the race car full sweep, so now it is a conversion. Cut the O/S section off, remove the metal bar that is on the bottom of the spindle, by grinding the flange away. Use this for the new motor spindle attachment, had to weld up the hole that had been where it f...
by flyingbanana
Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Not come out as well as I would have liked and is going to need some touch up🤬
by flyingbanana
Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
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Re: TF Race Car Build

This is now the droop limit Rob. I may have more droop on the rear due to the Protech coilovers I'm using, but I had to cut massive slots in the undertray to allow for the full sag of the rear suspension arm, when jacking the car up. Won't be a problem now.
by flyingbanana
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Some more CAD today, powered by Amazon. Louvres to direct the air flow for the arch vent.
by flyingbanana
Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Devised a way to limit the suspension droop on the rear.
by flyingbanana
Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Sorry Rob, to late. But I have an idea for extending the green in to the door. Liner needs a little final fettling and I need to see about getting some different trim fasteners or might try taking the hole out to 7mm.
by flyingbanana
Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
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Re: TF Race Car Build

Arch liners arrived today, I've cut them out and made the last little bit of metal work to finish the arch vent. But before I paint it LQW and bond it in, I had a flash of inspiration about painting the vent recess green like the stripe and the rear intake scoop.
What are your thoughts
by flyingbanana
Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: has anyone retro-fitted MG-TF rear suspension to MGF ?
Replies: 35
Views: 62302

Re: has anyone retro-fitted MG-TF rear suspension to MGF ?

If you go for an aftermarket pedal box with brake bias adjustment, you can delete the whole lot, including servo. Steve Jackman has done this - obviously, brake effort goes up, but he seems to cope with it on sprints and hills well enough. Did that on the Metro with a floor mounted one, never again...
by flyingbanana
Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
Views: 5561247

Re: TF Race Car Build

There is a wing support where the vent area transits to the outer body of the car - have you cut this off for now, or re-shaped/shortened it? Didn't need to, just removed the bolt and left in situ, as well as the rear of the 2 bottom ones. After some reflection, I also ended up drill in a hole in t...
by flyingbanana
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: has anyone retro-fitted MG-TF rear suspension to MGF ?
Replies: 35
Views: 62302

Re: has anyone retro-fitted MG-TF rear suspension to MGF ?

I replaced the bias valve with a short copper link pipe, so it is nicely reversible as needed, but I'll probably get rid of this once I relocate the master cylinder and servo to the other side of the bulkhead ;) Holy thread revival Bat Man, Rob did you get round to moving the servo? Chris at Retro ...