Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:37 pm

^^ Pretty much the only reason I bought that particular passenger seat. I could have got a cheaper OMP seat for the passenger but it would have looked gash

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:37 pm

Good boy

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:29 am

A few things have a happened to the car recently that I have kept on the DL. First up I have a fuel leak from the tank. 3rd gen Steve has it in the garage today and told me that it is a corroded pipe leaking rather than the tank, which is a huge relief.

I got a new key cut and then got it stuck in the ignition barrel

Since I have no interior I could get to the ignition barrel easily. There is a little plastic cover on the bottom of the barrel and it hides an even smaller inspection hole. A combination of levering with a screwdriver and twisting/pushing the key finally got it out.

I got a new front bumper from Peachy in Milano Red which I swapped with Vanzep who had a Cassis Red pearl bumper. During the swap I put my bumper bar back on the car before the bumper, then slid the bumper over the top and attached it only to the nostrils and wings. It is solid and not going anywhere. Doing the bumper bar mod has reduced the time it takes to swap bumpers from 20mins to 10mins. I want to chop that time in half again by adding quick release fixings.

Finally the car should be in Aberdeen in the next week to get the cage fitted

Post by **vanzep** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:34 am

yep that was good fortune with the bumpers

both of us got what we needed - funny how things work out in the long run

thats good news on the fuel leak - could have been a real pain to fix if it was the tank that had a hole in it.

You should have a good run up to Aberdeen - should be worth it

Post by **Drax** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:59 am

Merlin wrote:the car should be in Aberdeen in the next week to get the cage fitted

awwwwww yeeehhh

glad the fuel and key problem are sorted, well done

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:38 pm

Excellent work!

when does it go on a proper rolling road, though?

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:44 pm

wurlycorner wrote: when does it go on a proper rolling road, though?

After I get my new exhaust

My current one is partially falling to bits and I think is restrictive in the higher rpm's. I think I will be on a couple of dyno's in the next few months. I want to go on a Maha and see if I can get near Dino's power output and I also need to go to a specific dyno to get my whp and weights recorded for entering Super Lap Scotland. The classes for SLS are based on whp/T.

I spoke to Rich @ PAW who said if I were chasing maximum performance I should go with a custom 3" cat back with a manifold/downpipe that has a 2.5" collector. My Fujitsubo has a 2.5" collector

Post by **indigolemon** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:45 pm

wurlycorner wrote:when does it go on a proper rolling road, though?

Shorter answer: April the 5th of November

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:40 pm

It sounded amazing already, 3" exhaust

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:01 pm

macky_6 wrote:3" exhaust

... Running 2 silencers?

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