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Elmo370z 09-07-2021 11:26 AM

Any updates.

Rusty 09-07-2021 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 4008602)
Any updates.

With the draconian covid lock down they have going on there. You can't even talk to your neighbor across the fence without being arrested. Think it's going to be a while before he can do anything. :shakes head:

Elmo370z 09-07-2021 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 4008620)
With the draconian covid lock down they have going on there. You can't even talk to your neighbor across the fence without being arrested. Think it's going to be a while before he can do anything. :shakes head:

Jesus.

Rusty 09-07-2021 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z (Post 4008638)
Jesus.

Their gov't went into total lockdown mode. The police are grabbing people off the street and tossing them in jail, just because. You should see some of the videos from there. :eek: :shakes head:

BGTV8 09-07-2021 04:38 PM

Things are progressing ......... I had a major epiphany at the very end of 2019 when I purchased a part built car to avoid chopping up my daily - it looked great on initial inspection but when we got it on the hoist at home, a few things became apparent like the cage needed a re-do, fuel system did not meet 2020 reg's, seat mounts needed a re-do for national competition, as did the cage.

Cage has been upgraded to full-national FIA-spec and chassis is now fully done, rear aero mounts are done (full diffuser) and wing test fitted.

Gearbox is in, exhaust fab is close. Gearbox and diff coolers mounted as is the diff circulation pump.

Fuel tanks mounted (65 litres under the body in the OEM location and another 45 litres in a supplementary tank in the boot (I need 1-hour endurance for our state sportscar championship final). Fuel plumbing is close - engine bay is done,. need to plumb the filler and gravity feed from secondary to main tank.

Dry-sump tank mounted and all oil plumbing lines fitted to the engine bay bulk head. About to dummy mount the dry-sump pump to the engine and run the engine bay oil-lines to the oil cooler and back to the bulkhead.

Engine bay wiring sorted, M150 and CDL dash mounted, did not go as far as a PDM - still using fuses and relays. About to configure the dash this/next weekend.

Switch panel fabricated and the cabin wiring will be done by the end of the month.

The car has a dunger engine in it at present, the fat engine is built and will go into the car as soon as we get all the fab work, wiring and Motec confg done. We run the car on the dunger engine once and then put the fat engine in it, run it on the dyno and go racing.

Rusty is correct, our state is in Lockdown 6.0. We've spent ~240 days in lockdown since end of Feb '20. Some of that was necessary but not all of it.

We've not had any motorsport since April and we might be lucky if restrictions are raised when we get to 80% of the population double-jabbed sometime in October at which time things will accelerate. It's been tough getting stuff done with all the isolation cr4p stuff that has happened.

BGTV8 05-26-2022 02:28 AM

We now have the M150 running a modified but still fairly standard engine.

VVEL removed and lift locked at max.
Wet sump (baffled - one of Charles' - CJ Motorsport)
Car stripped (1198kg dry) empty of fuel but with oil and water, no driver
AP Racing brakes (362mm fronts 6-pot and 330-odd 4-pot rear)
6 x Jenvey ITB with DBW
PPE LTH and race system from headers back - need to pass 95DBa at 30m drive-by
Full national series cage thru to front suspension towers from rear suspension
Carbon fibre door cards
Splitter, diffuser and wing

Planning on dyno next week, testing tomorrow week and if all goes well, first race after my Variety Club charity event (Melbourne to Cairns via inland route - ~5000kms in 11 days in aid of a children's charity) during first part of August

Once the car has a race weekend under its belt, we'll install the 4-litre engine and go chasing Porsches

Has only taken 6 and a half years !!!!

madwi 05-26-2022 02:35 AM

Awesome! Congrats on getting her up; Cant wait to see some vids

Averying 05-26-2022 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 4025606)
Awesome! Congrats on getting her up; Cant wait to see some vids


What he said about the vids!! (and pictures)


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JARblue 05-26-2022 09:58 AM

Hell yeah! :rock: :driving:

Rusty 05-26-2022 11:11 AM

Great to see this up and running. :tup: Dying to see some pictures.

Thought this might have ended up as a forgotten project.

Hotrodz 05-26-2022 01:00 PM

Man, I could not be happier for you! Congratulations and go kick some butt!!!

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Rusty 05-26-2022 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 4025639)
Man, I could not be happier for you! Congratulations and go kick some butt!!!

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...................and what about you?

Hotrodz 05-26-2022 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 4025664)
...................and what about you?

LMAO! Still in hurry up and wait mode.

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Rusty 05-26-2022 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 4025667)
LMAO! Still in hurry up and kill mode if I don't get it soon.

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fify

cv129 05-27-2022 08:10 AM

Great news.

Video of that 4L is a PRIORITY!!!!!!!!!!

Free 1 month access to my OnlyFans if it's while beating down on GT3's or GT4's.....haha


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