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Took both my cars to nat's day. Both on track.
R5 Cab - O/S drive shaft knocking big style on way home :D
R5 Campus - Both drive shafts exploded grease all over inside of alloys :)
Easy fix ;) All good.
5miles from home my passenger side front wheel bearing started to ake a noise, annoying as its only 2 months old, I guess R888's plus Mallory is a killer for bearings
The national speed limit :D
warpspeed
16-08-2009, 21:55
Nothing for a change! :D did 150 miles in the pulsar without breaking it and it was only put back on the road on thurs morning :smokin: roll on Germany (hope i'm not tempting fate now!)
my mates gearbox..............:cry: man I feel bad..............
My gearbox gave up @ 100mph on the exit of gerrards, put me onto the grass niceley :)
In car video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSh_DhRemYk
Bruce - BHPerformance
16-08-2009, 22:28
My cam belt went on the 172 at about 110 mph. Not happy as I had sold the car on Ebay but had to cancel sale obviously. :cry:
i ripped the gear linkage arm out the gearbox grommit entering gerrards.
had enough momentum to scream it into the layby on the exit of gerrards.
hats off to the pit crew who came out and towed me home.
sorry i shut the track down for 20 mins. the ice cream van was on hand though aparantly!
I killed the tyres on the P ****s, the gearbox and clutch and me turbo :sad2: ! But it's all good :D
My gearbox gave up @ 100mph on the exit of gerrards, put me onto the grass niceley :)
In car video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSh_DhRemYk
Mate I saw that, as you spin off I'm the first five that goes past in the clip ... all I saw was a massive cloud of smoke. Hope you get is sorted soon :agree:
My cam belt went on the 172 at about 110 mph. Not happy as I had sold the car on Ebay but had to cancel sale obviously. :cry:
Gutted for you Bruce, just buy mine as a replacement........... nice and cheap
Mate I saw that, as you spin off I'm the first five that goes past in the clip ... all I saw was a massive cloud of smoke. Hope you get is sorted soon :agree:
Yeah think the kerb took a fair few chunks out of my tyres too, thank god it stopped before the wall though! Engines out already, just need to swap boxes and put back in :)
Andy Clark
17-08-2009, 10:49
First post!
Only managed to blow my headgasket, good morning but a bad afternoon, always another time! ;)
Bruce - BHPerformance
17-08-2009, 11:00
Gutted for you Bruce, just buy mine as a replacement........... nice and cheap
I'm skint. Thats why i'm selling it. :cry:
I'm skint. Thats why i'm selling it. :cry:
Hmm, have you killed the engine ? By that I mean 'cam' anything be saved ? :cooter::D
Bruce - BHPerformance
17-08-2009, 11:23
Not stripped the engine yet but lairy cams and 7000rpm failure is likely to be catastrophic.:cry:
Not stripped the engine yet but lairy cams and 7000rpm failure is likely to be catastrophic.:cry:
Bloody hell Bruce, you don't have much luck at National Days do you:(
I had a small issue with the turbo-
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=8078
:eek::uhhuh:
Impressive - especially changing that when it was red hot and still hissing :D
Impressive - especially changing that when it was red hot and still hissing :D
It was only 500 degrees or so, piece of cake ;):D
I was hoping to get back out on track for the last 20mins, but the spare turbo had a tiny drip from the around the oil return fitting so i didn't wanna risk it
jamie rigby
17-08-2009, 16:17
my bottom end
(my car is the ITB'd silver and black fiesta ZS)
my bottom end
(my car is the ITB'd silver and black fiesta ZS)
it looked pretty quick to me on the track :agree:
what sort of power is it running ?
jamie rigby
17-08-2009, 16:39
it looked pretty quick to me on the track :agree:
what sort of power is it running ?
160bhp, jenveys, cams, pocketed pistons, racing puma gearbox with lightened flywheel :)
geeting all re-built, change of inlet cam so no need for pocketed pistons and verniers in the future :)
will need to be mapped again tho but when its all done should be around 160bhp again but 125lbs ft instead of 115 :)
your car that white ren 21 turbo (guess from your avatar) which i was behind for a while in the morning?...
Might have broken a sweat once..................waiting for an ice cream. ;)
Actually, had my first ever breakage on the motor! :eek: After market gear change paddle. :sad2: But I had the standard ones in the boot, so no bother. Good job as well, can't be bothered reaching down for a gearshift. Way too much work. :coffee:
Wish I was there to see the grand chair collapse Mart. :laugh: Serves you right for making Christmas so expensive this year. :dearme: ;)
Actually, had my first ever breakage on the motor! :eek: After market gear change paddle.
That's not what it was, it was a, "door closer thingy, it stops you from crashing" :laugh:
on the yellow m3 4 michelin pilot cup tyres done 900 road miles previously,down to cords on fronts..0 tread on rears!!! yellow stuff front pads done 180 road miles down to metal destroyed new front discs done 180 road miles!!!! and the complete gearbox on the 5 through 5th gear out the end and took part of the casing this was only 30 miles from home though so at least summat went in my favour..........all worth it though good do :cool:
Matt Cole
17-08-2009, 21:04
A temperature gauge! Obviously Jaffa just beats me on cost!:D
willo3110
18-08-2009, 10:56
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
great day broke nothing at mallory but head gasket blow up 50 yards from home window covered in sludge header tank not pretty top blown off cgb happy with track days
wreelybro
18-08-2009, 12:57
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Oil Feed return pipe off bottom of Turbo. But that's all...
Result! :D
What kinda power output where you putting out on the track in the r5 .... cos you flew up behind me before the hairpin ....
My brake pads were crap on the track ... had to replace em this morning .... had to brake well too early and then they were overheating ..... AH well thats what you get for £15 brake pads i suppose :)
wreelybro
18-08-2009, 16:10
Nothing Massive just got loads of grip and took my minerals ;)
Finally got around to uploading all the pics from my phone, here's a couple of the turbo we killed with the exhaust housing removed-
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=8139
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=8138
:eek: :laugh: :dearme:
Funny thing is you're so proud of it :laugh::laugh:
as long as theres no exterior body damage then yeah proud as punch....what a winner cars arses get a kicking fix em break again thats what its all about...:laugh:
Finally got around to uploading all the pics from my phone, here's a couple of the turbo we killed with the exhaust housing removed-
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=8139
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=8138
:eek: :laugh: :dearme:
That would explain the James Bond Style smoke screen you released just before the hair pin. Them pictures are quality!! :D Top job
4 pistons with one set of rings which took out the bottom end and the head :( still managed to drive it 15mins to ron's in the mornin although alot of people were pointin at the smoke billowing out of the breather thinking it was on fire ! maybe i should start gettin the car ready earlier than a few days before an event so all can be checked properly lol. another engine reserved and bound to go in the nite before the next event ;)
haz mate that hard luck:confused:
did u get my pm?
jesus in the seat of a 5
21-08-2009, 20:44
haz mate that hard luck:confused:
did u get my pm?
:agree:...and my pm ya bugger...;)
only breakage was a camping table...which my 14 stone brother thought , in his miguided drunken state to be a chair....
as he fell to the ground, I looked for Dawn...as she was not around , he must have fallen...LOL
all good in my camp:cool:
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