Drive - Tuned! - Exige 710bhp

[the ronin]

Thanks dude, I can't wait until I can get this sucker out in the canyons. I've got this gnarly scar from the bottom of my skull down to my shoulder blades now...
I think I'll have to get a zipper tattooed on it..

You should see the other guy..

[Bahnstormer]

Epic stuff, Frank, have been following the build.

Having been out in a mate's 2-11 , which was insanely fast , your's is going to feel like warp speed !

Have fun in the canyons !

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Truly batst mental. I love it.

Excellent work Frank. Wishing you a speedy recovery from your op so you can go for a play.

Tim.

[the ronin]

Thanks dude, the neck is coming along nicely. I took a good long ride out to the paint shop with the car on the flatbed yesterday and I can now turn my head left and right fast enough to scan the mirrors. So it looks like I'll be able to at least drive a normal car for now....

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Awesome.

I was talking to Junks about the car not so long ago. He turns up at most of our Lotus race meetings so our conversations normally get around to your car fairly quickly.

Glad to hear your on the mend.

[the ronin]

Phil is a good friend and a stand up guy. Without his help this insane project would never have happened, I don't know wether to thank him or curse him for his help. Even if only about 10% of the original fiberglass is left in the build process.

Now what the hell am I gonna do with the extra 211 body I bought ?

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Start mocking up the next one?

[GTRene]

or maybe buy a damaged elise s2 and turn it into a 2-11
and then sell it on with a profit?

[the ronin]

GTRene said:

or maybe buy a damaged elise s2 and turn it into a 2-11
and then sell it on with a profit?

I would never do another project like this again no matter how much someone wants to pay for it...

[GTRene]

I won't blame you

guess your longs still filled with some dust ;-)

then sell it on, maybe someone else can turn his damaged Elise into a normal 2-11
and make it a track tool for warm days.

[redalex]

That's a top, top car. I followed this lurking but wanted to say that it looks amazing (from another 2-eleven driver)

also, is that flatbed called "Emergency Hooker"? I lol'd...

[junks]

the ronin said:

Phil is a good friend and a stand up guy. Without his help this insane project would never have happened, I don't know wether to thank him or curse him for his help. Even if only about 10% of the original fiberglass is left in the build process.

Now what the hell am I gonna do with the extra 211 body I bought ?

lol I did say what did you want two for & that was before you threw one set away & started again!!! Its no good as a spare as its nothing like yours now Frank!! Hope you're feeling better mate

[the ronin]

junks said:

the ronin said:

Phil is a good friend and a stand up guy. Without his help this insane project would never have happened, I don't know wether to thank him or curse him for his help. Even if only about 10% of the original fiberglass is left in the build process.

Now what the hell am I gonna do with the extra 211 body I bought ?

lol I did say what did you want two for & that was before you threw one set away & started again!!! Its no good as a spare as its nothing like yours now Frank!! Hope you're feeling better mate

Thanks dude, I figured I was gonna do something on the odd side and if it didn't work out I could always go back to a stock 211 body but after a few days of carbon fiber dust in the lungs it's like crack and took control over what little thought process I had from the beginning of this project...

If it turned out like ste I would have blamed you ya know....

Cheers mate.

[the ronin]

Have a look at this video from last year and think about this build with better grip and 400 lbs. less to haul around..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8mxQHxyViM

[MJK 24]

Well done Frank - top effort! It looks brutal!

[the ronin]

Thanks dude, it's gonna be a total monster as soon as I can drive it...

[sidsideways]

Came upon this topic by accident while browsing and a hoping I can get some associated science from you obviously seriously interested intelligent well informed thinking people[enough of the crawling to get you interested]
Imagine a long fast power slide or drift if you will!I think it is torque not BHP that causes the tyres to lose grip. When you moderate the throttle because you are beginning to overdo it does the car not spin because the wheel speed slows or because the torque drops? Turbos are routinely used for drifting [I assume because of the higher torque and once in the band lag in its broadest use does not appear to matter] so is a torque curve of the miniature BHP curve shape[ie climbing gradually] better or worse for good control than a flat [horizontal] 'curve' covering a few thou revs. In other words does it need a drop off of torque or does the wheel speed do the job?

[the ronin]

Who the hell wants to drift off the freakin road over a cliff?

[the ronin]

It was my first time back in the saddle last night since the surgery and the first time at speed in over a year...
The changed gear ratios are spot on and the car is just fkin mental fast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG9HZi0YBVo

[pthelazyjourno]

the ronin said:

It was my first time back in the saddle last night since the surgery and the first time at speed in over a year...
The changed gear ratios are spot on and the car is just fkin mental fast...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG9HZi0YBVo

I suspect the car was fkin mental fast when it had half the power and twice the weight!

Christ knows what it is now.