It's an engine out job..
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mgbond said:
worty said:
Bondy
I was VHP car no. 12. I think Owens is no 8
I was VHP car no. 12. I think Owens is no 8
Edited by worty on Sunday 22 October 11:44
Mines no 16. When I was checking around about the car one person I spoke to thought I said VHP and I'm sure he said that was the one damon hill had for his driving club.
Did you buy it from him?
Bondy
Tell me what else he said about the car and I'll confirm or deny Greg's scandalous allegation
worty
worty said:
mgbond said:
worty said:
Bondy
I was VHP car no. 12. I think Owens is no 8
I was VHP car no. 12. I think Owens is no 8
Edited by worty on Sunday 22 October 11:44
Mines no 16. When I was checking around about the car one person I spoke to thought I said VHP and I'm sure he said that was the one damon hill had for his driving club.
Did you buy it from him?
Bondy
Tell me what else he said about the car and I'll confirm or deny Greg's scandalous allegation
worty
I think he said "I wouldn't buy that one"
. If i also rember correctly it was black? Bondy
I'd expect nothing less.
So story is P1 bought it had it nicely specked all the add ons and upgrades, cost clearly not an issue and then sold it to a doctor in Scarborough who ran it as an everyday car . Spent lots on it having it properly looked after but put about 18k miles on it in less than a year.
I was the proud owner of a 1971 RWA MG midget 1275 (rebored to 1293 - makes all the difference )which hadn't turned a wheel for about 8 years but was in the process of being taken apart with a view to a rebuild to race alongside a mate of mine in his sprite.
Said friend , a proper but old racing driver , then decides he's lost his bottle and doesn't want to race. That cocks up the plans somewhat as the support costs were due to be met 50/50. Turns out that it will be £1000's cheaper to buy a race prepared car rather than sort mine so sell the mg.
Sulk for a few weeks
Said friend rings to see if I want to buy his Ferrari. 348ts 11k on the clock mint. But for the fact I can't move inside and have to remove my shoes to drive it was quite fun.
Sadly not for me though.
Went on my holidays and decided that 3 cars was excessive and I'd be sensible, at which point received a text from said friend that he'd sold the fezza to a doc in Scarborough who had part-exd him a Noble. I told him not to sell it until I got back and made a bid on it subject to viewing.
Saw it at 7pm had a drive agreed the purchase (even though a dealer had outbid me) and picked the car up the following day. QED
Spent a few quid on it since but nothing major and most of that has been on Bov intercooler lights etc
.
Biggest decision at the moment is do I finally remove my Le mans livery for the Noble meet in November
worty
PS
If you know of any history good or bad I'd be interested to know
So story is P1 bought it had it nicely specked all the add ons and upgrades, cost clearly not an issue and then sold it to a doctor in Scarborough who ran it as an everyday car . Spent lots on it having it properly looked after but put about 18k miles on it in less than a year.
I was the proud owner of a 1971 RWA MG midget 1275 (rebored to 1293 - makes all the difference )which hadn't turned a wheel for about 8 years but was in the process of being taken apart with a view to a rebuild to race alongside a mate of mine in his sprite.
Said friend , a proper but old racing driver , then decides he's lost his bottle and doesn't want to race. That cocks up the plans somewhat as the support costs were due to be met 50/50. Turns out that it will be £1000's cheaper to buy a race prepared car rather than sort mine so sell the mg.
Sulk for a few weeks
Said friend rings to see if I want to buy his Ferrari. 348ts 11k on the clock mint. But for the fact I can't move inside and have to remove my shoes to drive it was quite fun.
Sadly not for me though.
Went on my holidays and decided that 3 cars was excessive and I'd be sensible, at which point received a text from said friend that he'd sold the fezza to a doc in Scarborough who had part-exd him a Noble. I told him not to sell it until I got back and made a bid on it subject to viewing.
Saw it at 7pm had a drive agreed the purchase (even though a dealer had outbid me) and picked the car up the following day. QED
Spent a few quid on it since but nothing major and most of that has been on Bov intercooler lights etc
.
Biggest decision at the moment is do I finally remove my Le mans livery for the Noble meet in November
worty
PS
If you know of any history good or bad I'd be interested to know
Well the dust has settled and the bills are in so for a bit of info here's what I did and how much it cost !
Engine £4,390
Engine Rebuild
full strip and rebuild, new rods, crank ground, rings, ported, seats etc, etc, etc,
(JEMS race engineering, Daventry.)
£3,080
Turbo Rebuild x 2
(Turbo Technics, Northampton.)
£517
Various oil lines, new gear change cables, new clutch
(Noble - Factory.)
£460
25L Millers running in oil, 25L 10/40 + 5 filters
(Northampton Motorsport)
£333
Exhaust £716
Tubes, Flanges & Gaskets
(Jetex)
£113
Silencers
(Jetex)
£97
Hi Flow Cats
(Jetex)
£506
Extras £1,818
Fire Extinguisher, Ducting, Heat Mat
(Rally Design)
£404
Oil Cooler, Hose & Fittings
(Mocal)
£201
Defi Display, Control unit, Sensors & Looms
(Envy)
£613
Tools, Welder, Engine Crane
(Mainly Ebay!)
£600
As they say on the Mastercard ad's...
Experience.....Priceless !!
So that's about 6 grand for not checking the oil often enough
on the plus side though I do now have enough nectar points to buy a small country !!!
Engine £4,390
Engine Rebuild
full strip and rebuild, new rods, crank ground, rings, ported, seats etc, etc, etc,
(JEMS race engineering, Daventry.)
£3,080
Turbo Rebuild x 2
(Turbo Technics, Northampton.)
£517
Various oil lines, new gear change cables, new clutch
(Noble - Factory.)
£460
25L Millers running in oil, 25L 10/40 + 5 filters
(Northampton Motorsport)
£333
Exhaust £716
Tubes, Flanges & Gaskets
(Jetex)
£113
Silencers
(Jetex)
£97
Hi Flow Cats
(Jetex)
£506
Extras £1,818
Fire Extinguisher, Ducting, Heat Mat
(Rally Design)
£404
Oil Cooler, Hose & Fittings
(Mocal)
£201
Defi Display, Control unit, Sensors & Looms
(Envy)
£613
Tools, Welder, Engine Crane
(Mainly Ebay!)
£600
As they say on the Mastercard ad's...
Experience.....Priceless !!
So that's about 6 grand for not checking the oil often enough
on the plus side though I do now have enough nectar points to buy a small country !!!
Edited by obes on Tuesday 3rd April 15:40
joolski said:
£716 for your exhaust ? Could be a market there ........
Of course, you failed to mention it sounds like a monster and goes like stink !
--Jools
Hmmm, if only I could remember how we built it !!
mind you with my welding it will be blowing in 5 minutes so I'll take it off and make some notes !
For anyone interested in T25's (maybe blown) get over to the Fiat coupe forum, a guy called Barbz on there helped develop a "superspool" versoin which i use on my Coop. The units are fantastic, pull harder and faster than a std unit as i THINK they have a larger but cut back compressor inside ond 360 deg bearing. Anyway, nice to know a rebuild is ONLY 4.6k rather than 10k most seem to have been charged in the past. You did do it all yourself tho didn't you mate?
obes said:
joolski said:
£716 for your exhaust ? Could be a market there ........
Of course, you failed to mention it sounds like a monster and goes like stink !
--Jools
Hmmm, if only I could remember how we built it !!
I seem to recall an angle grinder and lots of swearing from Matt !
--Jools
ajg31 said:
For anyone interested in T25's (maybe blown) get over to the Fiat coupe forum, a guy called Barbz on there helped develop a "superspool" versoin which i use on my Coop. The units are fantastic, pull harder and faster than a std unit as i THINK they have a larger but cut back compressor inside ond 360 deg bearing. Anyway, nice to know a rebuild is ONLY 4.6k rather than 10k most seem to have been charged in the past. You did do it all yourself tho didn't you mate?
Myself & Matt F did most of it in my garage, so it's fair to say I did save a good few grand on labour ! I paid Matt in beer.....just hadn't realised how much he drinks !!!
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