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Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: baaaaAAAAAAAAWP
Posted: 20 May 2010 04:46 pm
by Speedy88
As requested - a video of some noise. Let me know if you want more, I might take the camera to a private road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYazseEHWqg
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: baaaaAAAAAAAAWP
Posted: 20 May 2010 06:11 pm
by magnumpi
Sounds nice that, similar to mine but a bit quieter i'd guess as my exhaust is shorter.
Whats it sound like when you actually give it some beans then

Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: baaaaAAAAAAAAWP
Posted: 20 May 2010 11:39 pm
by Speedy88
Something like this I guess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVQMGnOHS74
This is WOT for a short while. I'm a little scared to give it full beans at the moment, mostly because I don't want to break it while I need it. However, I promise I'll find some quiet lanes and get a proper video up of me giving it some welly in the next few weeks.
And in no way was I racing that chavstra

Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: baaaaAAAAAAAAWP
Posted: 21 May 2010 12:43 am
by magnumpi
Speedy88 wrote: I'm a little scared to give it full beans at the moment, mostly because I don't want to break it while I need it.
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Theres some wise advice in that reply that i really should take heed of. However they do sound nice higher up in the rev range.
Speedy88 wrote:And in no way was I racing that chavstra

Well that goes without saying, it's not a race unless you've got some sort of competition

Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:00 pm
by Speedy88
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:31 pm
by volvosneverdie
Those ccd bumpers are the sex dude.

Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 09:44 am
by SteveP
Totally agree, colour coded bumpers make that car look very nice now!
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:07 pm
by Speedy88
Looks too smart now

I can't believe how far I've come with this car in just one year
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:11 pm
by volvosneverdie
Its not as if it was perticularly shoddy when you got it man, but its the balls now.
You still planning on some dishy rims?
Think thatd be icing on the cake like.
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:24 pm
by Speedy88
Yep, when I'm back from Asia and in a good job, rims are on the menu.
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:09 pm
by Chris_C
I was thinking this morning it was only a year ago that me and Andy attacked your car with spanners without a huge amount of permission at RR

It really is a success to be proud of
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:03 pm
by Speedy88
I think the best line was Andy saying "That'll be petrol leaking all over your hot manifold then"
In hindsight I feel even less guilty valving my 340 with that knackered 1.7. Leaky carb, severe blowby (oil would gush out the filler cap if undone) and upon splitting the engine finding about 1.5cm dish on the top of the cylinders. Not to mention the state of the cylinder walls

Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Some minor tweaks
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:15 am
by mrsoundcraft
I don't think you should ever feel guilty about putting the Williams in, if it makes the car drive better that's got to be a good thing. More enjoyable and reliable.
I think id does a lot to promote the image of the car to the people who might initially think "whats that old thing", but after seeing how well it goes, and that it doesn't sound like a banger will realise its a cool classic car.
The exhaust looks great too, Im needing one myself.
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Video time!
Posted: 19 Jul 2010 11:59 pm
by Speedy88
Bournemouth District Car Club hosted a slalom event last Sunday in a local field. At £20 I just couldn't resist

With the aid of my trusty woman I got quite a lot of it on film, so enjoy several minutes of me learning how to drive offroad. It gets better as the video goes on, as I learn how to hold slides a lot better.
2 minutes onwards for the best exhaust noise bit, followed shortly by the worst noise (gear popping out).
Also see if you can spot when my gearbox mount goes kaput
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK_PQAkv5FI
Re: Speedy88's The Tardis: Video time!
Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:15 pm
by Chris_C
Good vid bud! Really wish I could have made it along, looks like it was a good one