Noble M12 heavily modified

Noble M12 heavily modified

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Ferg

15,242 posts

258 months

Tuesday 8th February 2011
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andygtt said:
Pauls currently making me an all new petrol tank lol
rofl That car is keeping him in work!

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Ferg said:
andygtt said:
Pauls currently making me an all new petrol tank lol
rofl That car is keeping him in work!
I rang him up the other day and for a laugh I told him Id changed my mind and wanted an all new exhaust... he was deadly silent for around 5 seconds until I told him I was joking lol

Or888t

1,686 posts

174 months

Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Awesome! smokin
Look forward to more updates!

Life Saab Itch

37,068 posts

189 months

Tuesday 8th February 2011
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andygtt said:
Loving the wastegate pipes.

Cosmetically, they may look better one above another to one side of the exhaust or one either side of the exhaust.

Like this if you will:

o:

or

.o.

wackojacko

8,581 posts

191 months

Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Looks epic fun ! thumbup

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Life Saab Itch said:
andygtt said:
Loving the wastegate pipes.

Cosmetically, they may look better one above another to one side of the exhaust or one either side of the exhaust.

Like this if you will:

o:

or

.o.
the reason the wastegate exhausts are not finalised/cut to length is Im not sure exactly of the final design yet.

I quite like the double barrel shotgun look... but Im not totally sold on it.

What I am sure of is I don't want to integrate them into the big exhaust and want to make an unusual feature of them... so all sugestions are welcom smile

stabbed rat

2,208 posts

176 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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What a mental project thumbup is it a fairly limitless budget and time frame or do you have specifics?

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Yes I've spent a lot but definatelly not a limitless budget hence I am doing almost all the work/design myself.... I designed the clutch arrangement (never used in a noble before) the single turbo and exhaust... I cut and modified the chassis myself and have done all the body mods myself.
Might even paint it myself.

If I paid someone to do all this stuff Im sure it would cost a small fortune lol

Ferg

15,242 posts

258 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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andygtt said:
Yes I've spent a lot but definatelly not a limitless budget hence I am doing almost all the work/design myself.... I designed the clutch arrangement (never used in a noble before) the single turbo and exhaust... I cut and modified the chassis myself and have done all the body mods myself.
Might even paint it myself.

If I paid someone to do all this stuff Im sure it would cost a small fortune lol
Crikey!!
I bet if you put your mind to it you could build a whole car from scratch!

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Ferg said:
Crikey!!
I bet if you put your mind to it you could build a whole car from scratch!
lol

maybe, but I'd probably get sidetracked and never finish itwhistle

dom9

8,079 posts

210 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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You are an inspiration Andy smile

Between this, your GTT and the various random threads on replica McLaren F1 engines etc - I can never wait for the next installment!

Keep up the good work, my man!

markh1

2,845 posts

210 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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andygtt said:
lol

maybe, but I'd probably get sidetracked and never finish itwhistle
hehe

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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I have a little update... Ive had a lot of issues with the engine that I cant go into on here... however I picked it up on saturday.
Its effectivelly a brand new unit as all I have left of the engine that was in the car a year ago is one of the head castings and that has been heavily flowed etc.

here is the long engine ready gearbox etc



I designed a triple plate clutch as I already had the highest spec one thats fitted to the modded UK cars and it is marginal at the 550ftlb and I might go above that


Because I have modified the rear chasis the engine can be assembled out of the car with exhaust etc... means its much quicker and easier to fit the engine, so I had it in within a day.


had the turbo and the exhaust pre turbo zirotec coated to keep the heat in



I decided to get a new petrol tank made as the std system is not great and there is no room on the car for a swirl pot... so I fitted one in the fuel tank and will run two 044 pumps to fuel the car (gonna sell the A1000 I had previously)




got a few bits and peices to get made now engine is in place like oi return lines to turbo etc but hope to start the car in the next few weeks woohoo

Or888t

1,686 posts

174 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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bow
Fantastic work!
How much is it going to make?

Is it going to need a lot of running in before it can be mapped properly? (Bet thats going to kill you waiting).
Looking forward to more updates! biggrin

Comfortably Dumb

1,237 posts

186 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Wow! Love the workmanship on both this and your supercar build.

Was so distracted by the size of the exhaust I almost missed the naked lady...

andygtt said:
hehe

Mastodon2

13,826 posts

166 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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What kind of anti-lag will it be running? The AL that I am familiar with is not kind to turbos at all!

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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Mastodon2 said:
What kind of anti-lag will it be running? The AL that I am familiar with is not kind to turbos at all!
will run the motec eventually, however not too often as it tends to kill things as you say... mainly want to run the traction control etc.

Initially however I will run it on the MBE with a safe map and then I will later push it harder with the Motec and all the safeties it has

mwstewart

7,615 posts

189 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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Superb project. What gearbox are you using now?

andygtt

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8,345 posts

265 months

Friday 8th April 2011
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Im using the 6 speed box from a mondeo lol... it is modified though to strengthen it and there are cars with stupid power running it in the states (1000bhp with nos).

I got it on its wheels last night




MrDarkBlack

3,891 posts

177 months

Friday 8th April 2011
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Brilliant! smile

When will it be ready for a blast?