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ACB10s Two 195s, on the wear bars but good for trackdays (£25each). Four 185s, lots of tread left (£35each). or £150 the lot (ie. 6tyres) Caterham compound. Photos here here here A021s Yokohama A021s, nearly new, very low mileage, 195s x13. £175 for four (my winter tyres, driven to Bristol and back to Stamford in the damp ) ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Engine doesn't need dry sumping. Been proven in sidecar racing for many years, those guys generate 2g+ which is more than you're ever going to get in a seven. All it needs is a cheap little baffle plate and then a few 100ml over-filling with oil. Rich has some oil pressure logs running on ACB10s to double check this. £80 for a baffle plate kinda beats £1,800 for a dry sump :) ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

In car's it's been in to date (striker/westfield) the prop angles have been some of the best out there, nigh on straight-through. The sidecar guys have had a change in regs meaning that a lot of their sooped-up R1 engines are now up for sale for reasonable money (as they now have to go to standard ones). Although not likely to be appearing in breakers for some time (and probably not likely to be cheap) the specs on the new 2004 R1 are pretty serious, a possible Busa challenger... ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

R1 engine is a little taller than some, would be difficult to get it in to a Cat without either dropping it low (sump issues) or cutting the bonnet (ruining the classic Seven line). It's tilt angle is quite crucial (carbs/oil) meaning there is not a lot of leaway on this. If it would go in, it would be a seriously light Caterham though. Rich Miles' site there is pretty much the bible for new R1 builders these days, can't start surfing at a better place ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk Edited by - gee_fin on 5 Mar 2004 10:40:05

Well, I've had heard the stories about the ATB having problems when lifting a wheel and all I can say is that they are unfounded. Having run my car (with an ATB) extensively on bumpy roads and even on rallysprints with very uneven surfaces/jumps it's out-performed and outhandled the old standard LSD in every respect. And it's fit and forget, no setting up necessary which can be a headache if you go for the plate-type... ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Thanks guys, I got hold of some new Academy tyres, going to shoe-horn them onto 7" rims and go out and play :) Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Quaife box is no noisier than a standard straight-cut because that's what it is - basically a standard straight-cut type 9 dog-box with a selector drum. Great fun, noisy, clacky, loose when off throttle or at low revs and wonderful when moving quickly. Older boxes have weaker dogs (tend to result in annual or less rebuild times) and the old style cam-drum so make sure any box you go for has the newer items (or enquire about costs to get them). Standard clutches will not last long, this is where the rumours of undriveability come in - as people generally upgrade to 7" or 5" lightweight multi-plate clutches which can make the initial pulling off a bit jerky, nothing you can't get used to but a little harsher than most road-goers are used to. As said, would have a good look at Mr Edmands offering though, lighter, drop gears and a true sequential, well worth a chat with the man. Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Got to recreate the grip of those Bajan roads somehow :) ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

60s probably best, Ipswich is no worries, how much do you want for them? ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Need four low-grip 13" tyres, Caterham Academy tyres or such like. Any age/year considered, just need to be road-legal. Less grip the better but must have the legal tread or more left. Cheers, Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Found a spare one on the floor of the garage and it's feeling lonely. Anyone want to give it a good home? Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Well, for someone who has such a high level of self regard and an unbelievable eagerness to bad-mouth others I find the attitude of 'not taking things personally' ridiculous and no excuse for the way you are currently acting. Opinions are fine and you're welcome to them, however, reputation damaging opinions with no base whatsoever fostered purely for self-promotion/gain/sale are completely out of order. I still cannot fathom how you came about your views and perhaps one day you will mature past these current ways but sadly, for now, it's the rest of us who have to shake our heads in disbelief each time you post things like this. I would like to think you've been round long enough to have gained a balanced outlook and some sense of reason. I guess we'll have to wait just a little longer. Thanks Arnie, I think I'm going to call it a day on this thread though as I fear any minute now you'll be threatening to beat me up at playtime and steal my lunch money Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Arnie, I'm trying to comprehend this last post and I'm hoping that it's just your usual joking manner - suggesting that you receive a far greater quality of product as a part-time customer of the pre-preg source compared to those who are full time customers, I can only assume you are. Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

The main difference you are referring to is the wet-lay vs pre-preg carbon processes. The former being laid in a similar fashion to fibreglass, the latter using a combination of heat/pressure in a specialised oven requiring more expensive molds, which results in a far higher price (there are of course various methods within this but this is just generalising). As mentioned, we sell both types, allowing a wider choice of carbon to suit budgets from small to large - those after a purely carbon finish may choose wet-lay as it has the carbon-look but not the autoclaved carbon-fibre price. Those after the absolute weight-saving and extra strength will go the pre-preg route. Concerning DOG in the park's top quality carbon products, gee_fin: The world of carbon-fibre manufacturers is very small, so small in fact that we would appear to share a certain producer of pre-preg carbon fibre. So before making any assumptions I would suggest doing a little homework lest one look a little stupid and begin talking about ones own source. Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Not even sure I should be replying to such an obvious troll as this Stick person.....Anyways, we sell carbon from various sources as we see applicable, ranging from wet-lay to pre-preg autoclaved items. We stock the complete MOG range of carbon items of which we're more than happy with, you need only take a look at their seats to see the high quality of their layup and molds and the thought that goes into the design of each of their products. This is not our main job, hence, our prices do not reflect the high quality of our components, rather, they reflect the fact that we are not in this for the money and are simply offering the discounts we have managed to obtain onto the wider community. As many satisfied customers, who have bought our components from carbon-fibre to brake pads to dataloggers and more, will testify. I have some choice words to the man with the Stick but this afterall is a public forum read by all ages and I suspect someone is just on a trolling mission. Grow up. Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Two 13x7 Compmotive MLs, 4.75" back depth, Ford PCD, powdercoated black. £120 Or, with two part-worn 205x60x13 SSA032s for £170. here here Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Can anyone remember the details of the best supplier of theses (discussion a while back). Can't remember and the search facility isn't bringing it up... Cheers, Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Flat flooring reduces drag, preferably flat-flooring all the way to the rear with some sort of diffuser/tray to finish things off. One that has always stuck in my mind is the drag created in and around the engine bay (with sealed floors) - I think it would be an interesting exercise to measure/calc the volume of air coming in through the nose cone and the volume of air that can escape from the scant few vents on the bonnet. Did anyone say parachute? If you're just running a 1/4 mile and temps aren't a huge issue I'd think about reducing the air going into the nosecone. Inboard shocks would fractionally reduce drag further too. Always run the half tonneau too.... ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Dave, can you drop me a line (email doesn't seem to be working). Cheers, Graeme. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Now sold. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

SOLD ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

PS2, controller, memory card, scart cable. Colin McRae 3 WRC Medal of Honour Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Say it Aint So Ali G Ice Age Shallow Hal Eight Legged Freaks Blade II £125. ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Touratech IMO-100 R300 Paris-Daakar trip computer. Spec here Perfect condition, over £300 new. Ten pages of screens showing speed(s), distances, trips, totals, max/min values, temps, rpm, fuel usage, stopwatch. Ideal for targas, stages or those interested in gathering info on journeys :) Backlit, wires into standard 12v car/bike system, supplied with rpm pickup, speed sensor, temp pickup, and manuals. £175. Image of unit in car here - here (it's the display in front of the co-driver) ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk

Lovely bike....I'm sure it'd look great beside the car :D

916 Senna 2, 1997, Silver Limited number 191 of 200 built A very, very rare motorcycle. Totally standard and immaculate. Only 6700 miles with FSH Paddock stand and dust cover All original tools/handbooks A must for the enthusiast/collector Price £8000 including full warranty. Contactable on graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk ________________________________________________________ graeme finlayson / tyre warmer / fluke motorsport graeme@fluke-motorsport.co.uk / www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk