McLaren F1 - Engine out...

[TurboTerrific9]

MitchT said:

+1

I'd also be interested to know the answer to this.

The vanos units don't need to be replaced

[TurboTerrific9]

z4RRSchris99 said:

Cheib said:

Jay Leno takes the engine out of his himself..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ8DHtR9P7w

pretty sure he flew mclaren over and they just did it in his garage for the cameras

Yes, that is my understanding too - that there is a McLaren employee out of shot who performed the work

[TurboTerrific9]

So the new exhaust does have boxes that act as crush cans in the event of an accident - although they are smaller than the original item. It's a flows a little more freely so should give some additional power, although McLaren don't quote a figure for this.

Some more pics


All the release and clutch fork bearings have been replaced



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[M3John]

Great pictures ! Keep them coming please.

[e21Mark]

WCZ said:

I've seen a few gtr's on track in the early 2000's, they annihilated everything there

wonder how competitive they'd be against current supercars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXqSedWSu2k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kLlmxUAB5A

This one puts the F1 against all the others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpCbZaD8xc

Edited by e21Mark on Wednesday 19th November 10:10

[0llie]

Amazing pictures Gavin, thank you for sharing.

[TurboTerrific9]

Some more pics
Cushion plate in and set on service plate
Flywheel and cushion plate are bolted on to the engine and gearbox refitted

[mike01606]

Great pics.......thanks for posting.

What's the clutch life like on an F1?....... I read sonewhere that Rowan A had had about 4 in his F1 in 30 odd k miles. Fact or fiction?

Transverse gearbox design also looks interesting......

[jaisharma]

It seems that you have accidentally driven in to a hospital rather than a garage....
Joking aside, lovely photos.

[TurboTerrific9]

Dampers in their original state








Now refurbished, new rubbers, pressure and Dino tested by Bilstein

[TurboTerrific9]

mike01606 said:

Great pics.......thanks for posting.

What's the clutch life like on an F1?....... I read sonewhere that Rowan A had had about 4 in his F1 in 30 odd k miles. Fact or fiction?

Transverse gearbox design also looks interesting......

I think clutch life varies dramatically depending on how the car is driven - I heard of single clutches lasting 20-30k miles. Sadly mine only lasted 3k but that was largely under the previous ownership.

They can be fried pretty easily...

[SydneyBridge]

I assume you are going to use her as intended, rather than hiding her away as an investment?

[TurboTerrific9]

SydneyBridge said:

I assume you are going to use her as intended, rather than hiding her away as an investment?

What's an investment?

[johnnyreggae]

SydneyBridge said:

I assume you are going to use her as intended, rather than hiding her away as an investment?

There are many many photos here of TT9's cars being used as intended including this splendid recent one (September 15)

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[pastrana72]

TurboTerrific9 said:

SydneyBridge said:

I assume you are going to use her as intended, rather than hiding her away as an investment?

What's an investment?

Great picture updates, fantastic thread.

[AtlantisWeb]

TurboTerrific9 said:

What's an investment?

You can still use an "investment" as it was intended. I hope this picture helps to illustrate that.

[BMCG]

AtlantisWeb said:

TurboTerrific9 said:

What's an investment?

You can still use an "investment" as it was intended. I hope this picture helps to illustrate that.

gorgeous..just gorgeous.....oh my that is choice

[AdamC3046]

Just stumbled across this thread. It's remarkably interesting seeing all these pictures! It's great that you share them here!
I presume your F1 is the same none as in my video I uploaded today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLxY7yxQSBs&li... ?

[TurboTerrific9]

AdamC3046 said:

Just stumbled across this thread. It's remarkably interesting seeing all these pictures! It's great that you share them here!
I presume your F1 is the same none as in my video I uploaded today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLxY7yxQSBs&li... ?

Yes the very same

[Mr_C]

Awesome.

And thanks for sharing.