Nickp
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 08:02 PM |
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Another milestone passed as the car moved under its own steam for the very first time this evening. Only a few feet forward and back for now but still
pretty chuffed tbh 
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gary gsx
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 08:33 PM |
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Looking great mate what make is body work?
Gary
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 08:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gary gsx
Looking great mate what make is body work?
Gary
Equinox. Got lucky and bought it off a lad on here. It was brand new but his project had stalled. Had to drive North of Edinburgh for it but it was a
bargain!!
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gary gsx
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 08:42 PM |
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Happy days!!! That's certainly going to be entertaining to drive..
Gary
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gary gsx
That's certainly going to be entertaining to drive..
That's the plan
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Nickp
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| posted on 23/1/17 at 05:51 PM |
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Bought some cheap 200kg scales to weigh the car for IVA axle weights and my own curiosity.
Came in at 632.9KG 'wet'. Pretty pleased with that TBH given the size of the engine/box.
Decent balance too considering I haven't touched the spring platforms with 51/49% front/rear balance.
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CTLeeds
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| posted on 24/1/17 at 02:15 PM |
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This is great news Nick. I've been trying to guesstimate how much my tubular chassis with the BMW lump in was going to weigh all in and this is
definitely positive. Should go like sh*t of a shovel! The balance looks great too, a bit of tweaking of the suspension and hopefully you'll get
the balance spot on.
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Nickp
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| posted on 24/1/17 at 03:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CTLeeds
This is great news Nick. I've been trying to guesstimate how much my tubular chassis with the BMW lump in was going to weigh all in and this is
definitely positive. Should go like sh*t of a shovel! The balance looks great too, a bit of tweaking of the suspension and hopefully you'll get
the balance spot on.
Cheers, yeah TBH if I'd been aiming for 'ultimate lightness' for the track I reckon I could've got it under 600kg fairly
easily. But it's been built as an all rounder really and will probably become more road / euro touring orientated as me and it get older
I was worried that the OSF was going to be the heavy corner by a lot more than it actually is because of the engine leaning over that way and all the
ancillaries including exhaust been that side too, but I'm pretty happy how this first 'rough' measurement went
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Nickp
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| posted on 5/2/17 at 07:19 AM |
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Best I get that IVA booked-
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Nickp
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| posted on 5/2/17 at 01:55 PM |
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 5/2/17 at 03:15 PM |
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Looking very smart indeed .
You must be sooo close to being IVA ready. 
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Nickp
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| posted on 5/2/17 at 03:32 PM |
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Originally posted by bonzoronnie
Looking very smart indeed .
You must be sooo close to being IVA ready.
Yep, just been filling the form in
Gonna give myself a couple of weeks 'tinkering time' to go through the manual and see what I've missed
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Nickp
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 08:54 AM |
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Sending off the IVA paperwork today so thought I'd do an estimate of the build cost.
It's been built over a 5yr period, with a 3yr(ish) gap in the middle. But that meant that I've been able to collect bits at the right
price as I've gone along, used and new offers etc.
This is never going to be totally accurate but I do think it's in the ballpark and realistic.
I reckon I'll be on the road for sub £5K.
Chassis, wishbones, hubs, diff, fuel tank, column etc etc - £600
Body, seats - £450
Engine, box, ECU - £400
Pedalbox - £330
Wheels, tyres - £250
Brake parts - £200
Prop - £200
Speedo- £200
Clutch, E30 flywheel/starter - £150
Steering parts - £150
Shocks, springs - £150
Cooling, rad, fan, pipes etc - £150
Dash - £80
Belts - £50
Roll bar - £50
Bodytrim, aero, mirrors etc £150
Fuel parts - £150
Lights - £100
Loom - £50
Exhaust - £250
Nuts bolts fastenings etc - £150
Paints etc- £50
£4110 in parts to build
£450 to IVA
£? to register, tax, insure.
[Edited on 8/2/17 by Nickp]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 10:52 AM |
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Have you got red reflectors on the back? If you have, I can't see them!
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Nickp
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 11:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Have you got red reflectors on the back? If you have, I can't see them!
Hey, good spot!! Yes I'd forgotten about those. I actually ordered them from CBS but they were missing from the order!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 12:27 PM |
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Well, that's my good deed done for the day!
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Nickp
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Well, that's my good deed done for the day!
Yeah cheers DJ, it's often the most obvious things that get missed.
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ReMan
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 03:58 PM |
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That looks realy nicely done. White is still the new black too
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Nickp
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 04:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
White is still the new black too
Phew, glad to hear that
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nick205
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| posted on 8/2/17 at 05:12 PM |
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Nice looking car
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Nickp
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| posted on 9/2/17 at 06:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Nice looking car
Why thankyou sir
The plan was always to add vinyl stripes / designs to suit my mood but I'm really liking the squeaky clean whiteness of it at the moment
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Nickp
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| posted on 13/2/17 at 05:33 PM |
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Reflectors added, thanks for the reminder DJ
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CTLeeds
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| posted on 14/2/17 at 02:25 PM |
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Looks brilliant Nick, well done!
Can I ask if you had any issues getting the engine going? I'm getting close to that stage(although I've been saying that for a while) and
any pointers would be really appreciated. I've already reduced the length of the bolts to avoid any interference with the timing chain
case...
Thanks,
Chris
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CTLeeds
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| posted on 14/2/17 at 02:28 PM |
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Also, in addition to the above, do you have any side repeaters for the front indicators?
Cheers
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Nickp
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| posted on 14/2/17 at 02:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CTLeeds
Also, in addition to the above, do you have any side repeaters for the front indicators?
Cheers [/quote
On the rear arches, just inside the permitted distance from the front of the car.
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