Pics of stuff at last

[m12_nathan]

Roll Cage padding, can be slide back and forth, bought 1 Metre which has both driver and passenger covered.



New 3" wide harnesses - really make you feel part of the car and don't break your collar bone in a crash



And for dan the brake cooling mod - couldn't really get the right angle on the braket thing but you get the idea.

Original pipe from front



goes to wheel and into braket thing



Which also makes me think I should double check my tyre depth

[V6GTO]

Nathan,
Sorry, mate, but any chance of a piccy with the wheel off so we can see how it terminates at that end?...Pretty please?

Martin.

[m12_nathan]

Yes, when I next have a front wheel off I'll take a pic for you

[chillidog]

Cheers for the pics. Is the roll cage padding slid back and forth just for easy entry/exit; do you move it forward when your on track? Where did you get the padding?

[m12_nathan]

Slides back and forth for different height drivers - I leave it where it is for me. Got it from Demon Tweeks.

[obes]

good stuff Nathan! what's next ?

[obes]

mmm, having had a clutch recently i'm just waiting for that one myself !!

Full on racing job ?

..edited to say I just saw the other thread !
nice, go on..you know you want to !!

>> Edited by obes on Tuesday 22 February 10:12

[obes]

Can't really say how much it was, it's difficult to separate it out as they did it at the same time as a load of the ECU work and invoiced it all together.

[gizard]

m12_nathan said:

Just spoken to the factory - the M400 linkage is 1550+vat ontop of the 4500 +vat for the 6 speed upgrade. I think I'll be bailing out of Noble ownership soon, she is rapidy becoming the girl that broke my heart.

Do you know what the actually difference between the old Linkage and the 'M400' Linkage is? and does it require Engine / gearbox removal for fitment to a car that already has the LSD and 6SP?

Guy

PS - join the gang I've spent upwards of 70k in total of my M12 ownership - but I'm not selling it at the moment becasue of the massive hit I will take... ;(
I am thinking about joining the Classic Motor racing club - I'm told a Classic Formula Ford will set me back around 5k and will probably lap most circuits quicker than a noble and cost a lot less to run - and ultimatly be more fun - esp. with the Draconnian speed laws getting tighter and tighter.

[chillidog]

gizard said:

PS - join the gang I've spent upwards of 70k in total of my M12 ownership - but I'm not selling it at the moment becasue of the massive hit I will take... ;( I am thinking about joining the Classic Motor racing club - I'm told a Classic Formula Ford will set me back around 5k and will probably lap most circuits quicker than a noble and cost a lot less to run - and ultimatly be more fun - esp. with the Draconnian speed laws getting tighter and tighter.

this may be worth a look - www.halihat.f2s.com/club.htm#The%20MRC%20Classes%20for%202000

[gizard]

Do you recon they would sell the parts and let us fit it ourselves?

[turnbaugh]

Nathan,

Where can I order the roll cage padding? Is there a brand and part number?

Dean T

[hunttheshunt]

Yeah me too if you have the details!

[m12_nathan]

Demon Tweeks in the UK

[DanH]

Thanks for the pics.

Nathan, it might be more cost effective to sell the car and buy a GTO3/3R with the bits you want done?

M3 CSL will need an instant break upgrade if you get it, and I'm not convinced it will depreciate any better than your m12 has. Its done worse so far afaict!

[chillidog]

DanH said:

M3 CSL will need an instant break upgrade ...

BMW charge for everything as an extra - even unreliability!

[DanH]

chillidog said:

DanH said: M3 CSL will need an instant break upgrade ... BMW charge for everything as an extra - even unreliability!

Never owned one so not really clued into their reliability. I do fancy a CSL though!

Did originally consider an m5 instead of the noble too, but the ealry ones had an expensive problem with their engines.

[DanH]

Fair enough. Take me out in the CSL sometime! Andy G drove one on one of those drive multiple cars on track things. It was his favourite by far as you could get it so incredibly sideways and yet pull it back from the edge. Apparently it sounded wonderful too.

Its amazing how many people get their cars how they want them, then instantly sell them! I want the new gear linkage too, but at that price its not happening.

>> Edited by DanH on Sunday 27th February 21:02

[DanH]

m12_nathan said:

Maybe Micknell will let me bring it to Rockingham for you guys to overtake to prove a point If I'm not on the track I'll come up and say hello anyway.

You trading in your m12? Otherwise you might still have it by rockingham?

You've done a Glover you know. Chuck heaps of money at the car, then suddenly hit a line where the amount pisses you off so get shot of it asap! Why I have to avoid the upgrade bug