The buggy thread

[Renrut]

That looks like awesome fun! I want one!

Is it road legal?

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It'd require a hell of a bribe to the IVA man!

[fha772]

2 packs of Jaffas?

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Might even be 3!

[fha772]

That's crazy talk!!

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I'm thinking of resorting to the same to get the 306 through an MOT

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Right car is back together, again, after stripping it down to fit a new flywheel and clutch, took all the dampers off to revalve too but didn't have time, so it'll have to stay bouncy for a little while longer

Just packing up now to head for the event this weekend at Waterbeach - complete with warm sunny weather for a change!

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1st in class today, 9th overall
And there were a lot of big power 4wd guys there today, so pretty happy with that!

Would have been 8th but the throttle cable snapped 200yards from the finish line on the very last run, and we ended up finishing 4 seconds behind the bloke who was 8th, doh!

[OilyFingers]

First in class is first in class. It gets a 21 piston salute (427 Chevy, Jag AJ-6, Volvo T5 and a duke twin) from me.

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I'm hoping we can get the little bits and pieces sorted this week in the evenings (fluids, filters, plugs, few worn joints to replace, work out why front upright has mullered two brand spanking bearings) in time to head to PPC, so hopefully shall see a few of you there, all being well!

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Piccy 1

Piccy 2

Piccy 3

Piccy 4

Some pictures courtesy of Mark Simpson.

Still working on the bits and pieces, 50:50 whether we'll be at the Park.


edit: We've snapped a front torsion bar, so no PPC in the Park fun

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Bit more work on this now since the last race, stripped down and revalved the rear Fox dampers as the oil was knackered and the old bilstiens on there have lost some damping.
They're not revalvable though - sealed units - so I've altered the shims and pistons in the Fox's instead, as they're cooler running anyway.
Should have a bit more traction over the rough stuff and be a lot better landing and taking off over jumps, hopefully.

Stripped the rear calipers down and rebuilt those as they were sticking a bit, had all the nuts and bolts off the drivetrain and suspension and renewed the locktite as it tends to soften up after a few events.

Front upright has had a couple of new bearings again and a sleeve on the shaft to take it up to the next size bearing - see if we can get them to last longer than a season!

Also sorted out the number board by taking off the top where it looks bloody ugly and putting some proper stickers (thanks to Adam!) on the side of some Carbon/Kevlar panels on the side of the car.

Tweaked the airbox to get another litre of capacity in there just for a touch easier breathing for the engine, and sneaked a bigger filter in so it doesn't get clogged up as fast with the dust and mud.

Fitted a new torsion bar in the front end and taken a bit more load on the springs so the bars aren't doing quite as much work.

Other than that, just routine maintaince - oils/filters/water/grease bushes/regass dampers.
And ready for the next race next weekend - novelty being ready this early for us!

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Got a pair of 1st in class trophies this weekend
Big problem with a heat-related misfire though.