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Magic Beans wrote:The same thing happened with Mule 2 over the winter.Once I broke her out for a wash and drive things fell back into place
Nick has some news for us on the Westy front..
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Nickp wrote:Magic Beans wrote:The same thing happened with Mule 2 over the winter.Once I broke her out for a wash and drive things fell back into place
Nick has some news for us on the Westy front..
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It's alive!!![]()
She runs and sounds sweet
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Still a way to go, running in, rolling road etc before it can be given a clean bill of health but it's looking good so far
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slipping clutch wrote:Nickp wrote:Magic Beans wrote:The same thing happened with Mule 2 over the winter.Once I broke her out for a wash and drive things fell back into place
Nick has some news for us on the Westy front..
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It's alive!!![]()
She runs and sounds sweet
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Still a way to go, running in, rolling road etc before it can be given a clean bill of health but it's looking good so far
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Hope thats put the Magic back in your beans Phil![]()
slipping clutch wrote:Great work Nick![]()
But if you want that beer from Phil you will have to line up those air filters
- his attention to detail is second to none
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I will be interested to see the dyno result when its run in.What do you think this re-incarnation and your hard work will show on the rollers now you have had it running?
synXero wrote:I really want a go in one of these.Are they as exhilarating in a straight line as they are round roundabouts?
Nickp wrote:synXero wrote:I really want a go in one of these.Are they as exhilarating in a straight line as they are round roundabouts?
They certainly can be.Anything approaching 200bhp in a sub 500kg car is seriously quick!!
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It's all about acceleration though, not top speed.
90-100mph with no windscreen can be an
'eye-opener'!!
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synXero wrote:Nickp wrote:synXero wrote:I really want a go in one of these.Are they as exhilarating in a straight line as they are round roundabouts?
They certainly can be.Anything approaching 200bhp in a sub 500kg car is seriously quick!!
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It's all about acceleration though, not top speed.
90-100mph with no windscreen can be an
'eye-opener'!!
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I can imagine! F/t without goggles
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I thought these were closer to 750kg though at an estimate, to be honest.Sounds pedantic but that's
+50% weight.
Could be way off
+ expect you guys know much better.
Nickp wrote:slipping clutch wrote:Great work Nick![]()
But if you want that beer from Phil you will have to line up those air filters
- his attention to detail is second to none
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I will be interested to see the dyno result when its run in.What do you think this re-incarnation and your hard work will show on the rollers now you have had it running?
Hopefully it should make 170-180bhp, but hard to say so we'll have to wait and see![]()