Ultimate TVR Shootout 4 date?

[Bluebottle]

phazed said:

Cut out a panel in the floor so I could see where the clonk was coming from, seems like it's the diff itself????

Will still be there, AA card in hand

Just got my car back on the road with a full chassis rebuild and diff overhaul by Bernie...eighty miles into running it in, and I have a clonk from the diff!, can't believe its the diff, (need to investigate at the weekend), but several people have said that its common with switching to poly bushes the one or more shift or squeeze out of their mounts?!?

[phazed]

I would say it's impossible for a polybush to squeeze out!

My son drove while I put my hands on the mounts and generally checked where the clonking was coming from when he on/offed the throttle.

No play in bushes, just clonks from the 37K mile BTR diff, bugger!

[QBee]

phazed said:

No play in bushes........

Mind boggles.
You are still a young man, Peter.....

[macdeb]

Weather looks good, have a great days guys and post up results.
I'm getting back on a roof

[db484bhpv8]

Had 1 run.
hardly any burnout, loads of wheelspin in 1st and 2nd slewing all over the track. Ran 11.76 @ 126.87

Then the car wouldnt restart... wire fell off the starter.... easy fix.
Then had some nasty noises, suspect serp bearing and the other head gasket blowing.
So i changed my rears and headed home.
The car ran fine, temp at 65 all the way, great oil pressure, but the blowing noise got much worse.
I now suspect (and hope) its just an exhaust gasket.

Will find out this Friday.

[QBee]

Slewing all over the track? I'd be changing my trousers as well as my rears.
Bad luck Derek, hope you manage to track down the problems quickly.....and cheaply.

Any times from the rest of the straighliners? How fast was Alex Realmsn in his Volvo?

[db484bhpv8]

I just didnt have the grip because i hadnt warmed the MTs properly. I intended to do that on later runs.

Heres Peters times with the 5.5
Congratulations on taking (my) number 1 NA spot on the table.

[db484bhpv8]

Just to add... i heard a rumour the right lane had loads more grip and was at least 3 tenths quicker lol

[phazed]

db484bhpv8 said:

Just to add... i heard a rumour the right lane had loads more grip and was at least 3 tenths quicker lol

That's not funny!

[MPoxon]

12.21 - that is really impressive!

Unfortunately did not get to race any TVRs today only Halfords creations but on the plus side I did get a PB of 13.202 @ 107.30MPH.

Video from Greif cam... http://youtu.be/xzj09rnDpuU

[db484bhpv8]

phazed said:

That's not funny!

cheers Peter. proper LOL before bed. Haha

[phazed]

Ha, we laugh at bed!

I'm just sizing up the increased dia ARBs I picked up on the way back from the Pod, 25mm front and 22mm rear.

I already bought the increased dia Polybush mounts and will fit.......mmm, tomorrow