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Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:09 am
by Rob Bell
Looks excellent: what colour then?
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:44 am
by flyingbanana
Rob Bell wrote:Looks excellent: what colour then?
Kawasaki zx green
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:16 pm
by Rob Bell
Of course
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:59 pm
by flyingbanana
Stage 1 of the bonnet respray done. Just waiting on the lqw turning up.
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:00 pm
by Rob Bell
I like!
Reminding me a lot of the TF 500 concept:
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:09 pm
by flyingbanana
That's the inspiration
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:55 pm
by flyingbanana
First stage of bumper painting done, also trimmed the slats off the upper intake.
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:39 pm
by Rob Bell
That is looking good! I guess you don't need wheel arch extensions, but it would go with the "look"
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:23 pm
by flyingbanana
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:38 pm
by big angus
Looking good
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:50 pm
by Mikeadman
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:16 pm
by Rob Bell
Wow - quite something
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:22 pm
by flyingbanana
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:39 pm
by Rob Bell
An now my inevitable question: where did that lip spoiler come from? It looks like one of the universal spoilers on eBay? Looks good to me, and should do the job. Although, as you have the same racing hard top as I do, I don't know what the airflow down to the boot lid surface is like. I've been meaning to undertake some ticker-tape experiments to find out...
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:24 pm
by flyingbanana
I got the spoiler off amazon, but yes it's a generic pu one. Just trying to change where the air breaks away from the boot.
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 6:55 pm
by flyingbanana
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:54 am
by flyingbanana
Why does everything take so long, 4 hrs work has got the rear hardtop fixings and mounting point fabricated and fitted - still need to be painted and the exhaust tail pipe fabricated from 90 and 45 degree tube cut and welded together.
Need to trim the bumper a little bit more, then get the hangers made and welded/fitted.
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:37 pm
by Rob Bell
I know - the little things always take 5-10x longer than you think...
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:45 pm
by flyingbanana
Well, race car has had a break, but I'm back at it again. I've now plumbed in the mechanical oil pressure gauge, and filled the engine with oil. I'm now back into the wiring loom and have realised the wiring diagrams i have aren't right as the fuse box used is different from mine
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I've also done the side scoops using paul jakobi's ones.
Re: TF Race Car Build
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:56 pm
by Rob Bell
Funnily enough, I've just bought a cheap electrical oil pressure gauge. It's some Chinese eBay cheapie, but it isn't really the actual value I'm interested in - more whether the oil pressure is "good" or "bad". It might just as well have a smiley face and a sad face painted on it.
Yours a mechanical with oil capillary line (rather a nightmare to plumb in on an F/TF) or an electrical sender type?