RLC has gone......Shugs video tribute to the SE legend!

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:28 pm

jamie wrote:Love the pic

Looking fwd to som:

And it is Andy Gordon coming up strong from behind, he is trying to take Sarah Crowder from behind, oops looks like he went too soon, passed her now and it is poor Tess's turn hopefully he is a little more gentle with her as it is her first time.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:31 pm

Hi Sanjoy

That sounds more like a porno script than a commentator

Just looked at the event's i'm doing through the summer ! I'm going to be busy!

Testing Oulton on the 18th (pm)
LOTRDC Oulton Park May 19th (my 1st race!)
SIDC 26th May Knockhill (td)
Glenrothes Motorsport Club Knockhill night (6-8) June 7th (td)
TT 2007 Knockhill June 8th 1-5pm
LOTRDC Silverstone 16th and 17th June
Exige Day Cadwell 24th June (TD)
LOTRDC Castle Combe 14th&15th July
CE Motorsport Night at KH 17th July (TD)
SIDC 9-12 KH 28th July (TD)
8th August of to do the French Frolic with LOT and the SE boys in the Atom (hopefully!!!!)

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:52 pm

Silverstone test?

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:41 pm

is that sceduled for the Friday?

Suspect I might be learning it as it qualify

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:37 pm

Where is all this money coming from ?!

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/05/02/125bn_ ... every.html

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu May 03, 2007 7:58 am

Andy G wrote:is that sceduled for the Friday?

Suspect I might be learning it as it qualify

That will be fun!

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:51 pm

the parts continue to rain in, and we are hopefully going for engine transplant some time over the weekend, which i@ll be missing due to a wedding!

Still after the amount consumed on the warm up for Tom's stag I suspect the success of the operation will be boosted by my absence......

Will be thinking about it while sitting in a church watching my cousin get hitched

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:58 pm

Andy G wrote: Will be thinking about it while sitting at the back of the church flogging "wedding T-shirts" & Archos Video of my cousin get hitched

Now that's what you call a businessman

Mac

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:00 pm

New Canon 400d to try out

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:04 pm

Buy your e2c here - blocks out the vicar a treat - listen to the old firm game without anyone knowing - roll up, roll up.

Mac

robin · Post by **robin** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:47 pm

Old engine is out (only one bolt required the drill, and Shug was happy to get the downpipe-to-manifold bolts

.

I whizzed over to Hoy motorsport to use the valve spring compressor to put in the VHPD springs (thanks to Dan for pointing out the standard springs wouldn't work before we tried to get 7,000 RPM

). The head is now back on the new engine, cams are in, timing belt and tensioner fitted. Need to recheck the cam timing as the new head and gasket will mean the timing will be slightly different.

Tomorrow (Sat) job is to transplant the alternator, cooling system, intake and exhaust manifolds, new flywheel, clutch and mate with the gearbox and starter. There are a couple of jobs on the car while the engine is out - remove the crap exhaust downpipe, replace the engine mounts, drill the mounts for the emerald, modify the airbox and remove the remnants of the old audio system.

Then I need to get the new engine onto the hoist and back into the car - but I think I'll be doing that on Sunday!

Any and all help welcome - 10:00 - 20:00 tomorrow and similar times on Sunday. If you want to come along to help give me a bell, 07973 391 393 ...

Cheers,
Robin

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:16 am

Robin, i said i would be along on saturday, but thats a no no now, as working fri/sat nightshifts. Got to pay for the race car somehow. I will try to pop through on sunday afternoon though, if only to say hello and hold the spanners for you.

robin · Post by **robin** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:33 am

mckeann wrote:Robin, i said i would be along on saturday, but thats a no no now, as working fri/sat nightshifts. Got to pay for the race car somehow. I will try to pop through on sunday afternoon though, if only to say hello and hold the spanners for you.

No sweat - you need your beauty sleep

Maybe see you on Sunday then.

Cheers,
Robin

Post by **Shug** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:17 am

robin wrote:Old engine is out (only one bolt required the drill, and Shug was happy to get the downpipe-to-manifold bolts .

'Happy' is perhaps bending the truth a tad... Still - all done, I was happy when the last one snapped

Good laugh as always - although less chinwagging than the usual SE fare and more actual work getting done. A productive day all in

Plus, now I've seen it done, I've got more confidence to strip my old engine and get it running better than ever (in what, I have no idea!)

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:16 pm

I'm looking to borrow the cam timing kit once it becomes free - Think it's bouncing somewhere between Robin & Lawrence's.

Providing it's ok with the owner can I get it once it's free?

Mac