kb58
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 01:46 AM |
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Kimini's first test drive as a completed car.
Here is the first road test of my car. It's only a couple short laps around the neighborhood because, frankly, I'm still afraid of the
thing. I can sure tell there's not much weight being pushed by that engine... it's almost like the back tires are on jack stands,
that's about how easily it revs...
(Oh and I'm well aware the word "complete" never really applies to home-builts.)
First road test
[Edited on 12/28/05 by kb58]
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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OX
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 02:18 AM |
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it looks a cool bit of kit that m8,i remember watching you other clip,,but when are you gonna give it some beans ,,i want to see you come round some
of those wide bends sideways hehe and maybe a few doughnuts but carefull now ,,i wouldnt want you waking anyone up
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kb58
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 03:21 AM |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, there'll be "giving of beans" in good time, just be patient! And besides, I know full well who'd be paying
for any traffic tickets
[Edited on 12/28/05 by kb58]
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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derf
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 04:24 AM |
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Nice video, just imagine, thats the culmination of 10 years of hard work...
Pretty good video, but will the addition of wheelwells around the wheels get rid of some of the rocks that are building up in the rear?
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kb58
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 06:49 AM |
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Theoretically, yes, though once I look at it I may find it's too hard to get a partition to seal completely yet allow full suspension travel.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Danozeman
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 09:09 AM |
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I love that car. Whats that buzzing when u turn the ignition on? Was guessing fuel pump but then another kicks in?
Could u not use bits of plastic or something going straight up paralel with the the wheels cut around your suspension to stop the stones? May stop
most of them
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 09:25 AM |
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Very nice...
That buzzing fuel pump would drive me nuts...
I do know what you mean about the stink of the header wrap, though! First time I took my car out for a proper drive I had to stop because I thought
the engine was on fire, with smoke coming out from under the bonnet. Still gives off a 'cooked' smell, even after 1000+ miles.
It does look you're getting very close to a finished car - just a few details and you're there.
Well done!
David
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 09:32 AM |
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I will probably suffer from the same problem in my middy with debris coming off the tyres and into the nooks and crannies.
I was thinking about some inner wheel arches made from some seven-style mudguards. In theory they could be bonded to the inner surface with PU
adhesive. It should stop 'star fractures' due to stones hammering the inside too.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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rsk289locost
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 09:47 AM |
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That is a brilliant achievement. The car seems to be very refined for a chassis built along the lines of a racer. I hope I never see it because you
drive on the WRONG side of the road
Seriously though well done that is a fantastic looking car.
[Edited on 28/12/05 by rsk289locost]
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Mave
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 10:16 AM |
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Congratulations! Very, very well done. Your attention to detail really shows, when you look at the car.
I like it!
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 10:41 AM |
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I don't like the brakes.
Well don't use them then . Cut some washing up bowls to fit round your inner arch and bracket them on somewhere so they move with the hub.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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kreb
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 04:27 PM |
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Awesome!
Very nice. Give yourself a stiff slap on the back!
I'm going to be in SD in a month or so. Maybie I could take a peek?
-Berk
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 05:48 PM |
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Kimini
Perhaps you could use that plastic strip curtian that they use on walk in freezers. Its flexible light and has the stiffness you would need.
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Sven
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 07:52 PM |
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Awesome, Kurt! Do you still remember the day you first laid eyes on that carbon shell and the cogs started turning?
-Steve
"Lightheadedness through quickness"
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 09:31 PM |
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Looks great mate.. i am so jealous of your California weather, bloody freezing here at the moment and they've cancelled tomorrows track day cos
of the snow.
enjoy
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sgraber
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| posted on 28/12/05 at 11:40 PM |
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Fantastic. You must have been hell-a nervous pulling out onto that main road with the stop-light! I know I would have been puckered pretty tight!
hahaha. I wish you would have got ON it at least once to test the VTEC.... Ah-well. With a 10 year build, I guess you have a slow, steady wins the
race attitude. But that's one of the reasons your little car is such a jewel.
Congratulations!
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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stevebubs
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 12:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
I will probably suffer from the same problem in my middy with debris coming off the tyres and into the nooks and crannies.
I was thinking about some inner wheel arches made from some seven-style mudguards. In theory they could be bonded to the inner surface with PU
adhesive. It should stop 'star fractures' due to stones hammering the inside too.
Fisher sell inner wheel wells for the Fury...sure they could be fettled to fit other cars....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 12:13 AM |
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If that buzzing is a lift pump, is it solidly mounted? If so, get some rubber bobbins on there...a lift pump shouldn't make *that* much noise
unless running dry
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kb58
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 03:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
If that buzzing is a lift pump, is it solidly mounted? If so, get some rubber bobbins on there...a lift pump shouldn't make *that* much noise
unless running dry
Thanks guys, and yes, I was very nervous pulling out for the first time on that busy street, the millions of things that could go wrong swirling in my
head.
About the pumps, they're already on soft rubber mounts! It's hell when they run dry, so loud it's like a bad joke. I will be
changing how they're mounted that's for sure.
Thanks again for all the kind words. There'll be more and faster videos... don't worry.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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andygtt
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 11:06 AM |
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Excellent news on the 'first drive', the first legal drive is always a moment to savour and its excellent that you could share it with
us.
From the video it looks like the car is very well put together. 
I'd recomend some kind of internal wheel arch to shield the enigne, I remember the spread of road grime on my car even with internal arches.
On the grease side, I rebuilt my CV's many times (internal one on my car) before I got them to be fully sealed. Could it have been comming from
here on yours?
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 11:37 AM |
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About the rocks you are getting in your engine compartment:
I would use two sheets of plastic or aluminium or something similar with about 2-3 inches in between. The chance you will get rocks through is almost
zero.
If you use only one sheet there will still be a possibility to get through the wholes you will have to make for your suspension parts to get
through.
I can be wrong but this would be my idea.
Cheers,
Geoff
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kb58
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| posted on 29/12/05 at 04:21 PM |
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Thanks. Yeah I'm collecting all these rock deflector ideas and will come up with something I'll claim as my own... (Actually it seems
like everyone else has better ideas then me anyway.)
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Simon
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| posted on 30/12/05 at 08:24 PM |
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Very nice job and well done.
Did find it amusing that the rear started going up the h(b)umps as the front was coming off them, and that your route seemd to be like the chase scene
from Bullett.
Congrats again.
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 30/12/05 by Simon]
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