Alan Bowler
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For Sale Set of 13" x 6 minilite type wheels with Yokohama A539s
Alan Bowler replied to Alan Bowler's topic in For Sale
BTTT. Price reduced.
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4 little used wheels/tyres (less than 500 miles). Ford fitment. Black with sliver edges. BM for photos. Pickup from Claygate, Surrey. £375. [Tyres suitable for class 1 or 2 sprinting]
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"Badger"... Mike - did they let you out of your mobile retirement home long enough for you to get the Southampton "Budget Rioja Warehouse", or do they have a 2-1 on rum fudge at the garden centre again? That engine had clearly been adjusted before I picked it up, or by the "installation team" (I use that term loosely) you sent over. Roger - good luck. Mike's engine was very solid, but just check the cam timing maybe. Of course, I never took it above 6000...
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Hi Roger, Not sure I'd want to spend 5K on an aging class 2/3 engine. When my 1.6K left one of its pistons and a chunk of the block somewhere near Goodwood, decision to move to an unported 1.8 seemed pretty simple to me (head was damaged also unfortunately). I added forged pistons too for peace of mind. A refurbed 1.8 perhaps with stronger internals would be a lot cheaper/simple, and keep the ported 1.6 head on your shelf for another day. Would also be quite valuable I think as well. Just don't buy an engine from ebay/pistonheads without proof the head isn't soft, and waste months in the garage creating a very efficient mushroom soup generator as it fails on first start, before calling in the experts to bail you out . AB
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I'm experimenting with some old wing stays to see whats possible in terms of lowering. Maybe not as much as I thought - as the wing itself seems too big. Is this a 13" wing? (picture shows wing resting on 185x60xR13 tyre).
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Thanks for advice. I'll avoid lithium for this. I used a cheapy golf buggy type battery in the 7 for a while, but it never recovered from one too many "crank for pressure" cycles when I was having to swap engines around. No slope on my drive - just a lot of gravel otherwise I could push it into the garage, I think I'll go with 30/40 ah car battery.
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What sort of battery is best for winching the 7 onto a trailer? Small cheap car battery? Or would a motorbike battery do it? (I want a separate battery for various reasons) I assume latest small lithium batterys (as in latest generation of cheap boosters) aren't right for this application, as would drain too quick. thanks
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For the record - those helpful people at PGM still had a record of the weight from 2012: 604 Kg with me. Taking into account me, plus weight difference between SLR cage and the FIA bar + strut fitted in 2012, heavier exhaust, and some weight savings since then... I make it about 525!
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You are right Nick, but for various reasons (not least money) I don't want to buy a new tow car right now. I think I just need to take time off and get the 7 weighed as a proper reference and then weigh parts I replace.
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I'm looking for approx weight of car only for this. Relates to towing weight. Lighter wheels are a possible option, but £££. Can't use ACB10s.
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Boot floor - I thought that was "safety" so have kept as standard.
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Balsa wood! Yes!!
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Got Nitrons. Upper steering column -is that worhwhile/safe?! -might look into that. Got ali rear light fittings. Target is 525.
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Has anyone had a 7 weighed with similar spec to mine, or got an educated guess? 1.8 K S3 2001 Roadsport 13x6 minilite wheels and yoko 539s no screen,heater,wiper motors wet sump and apollo tank GRP tillets x 2 Full SLR cage carbon wings all round powerspeed 421 exhaust Powervamp 25 battery no spare wheel 1/4 tank of fuel (excluding fat driver) Any good VFM weight saving options? Thanks!
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BTTT
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YHM - looks like it does in fact fit swan necks with the adaptor supplied (and miraculously found).
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Mine still available. PM me if interested. Thanks Alan
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Yes. You have txt.
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Thanks Richard - fingers crossed.
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Anyone upgraded to quick release with a dusty spare? AB
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Yes I got the K ones, and the LHS has the cutout. I think its only needed if you have a rear exit exhaust though.
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They weighed 850g. I can live with the extra 150g. I'm no expert on pre-preg vs. wet lay - but as they are advertised as pre-preg. Its shiny rather than matt - does that mean its wet lay? A few marks, and a long delivery time due to an oven issue, but I'm very happy with them and might order front wings from them to replace my tired ones. AB
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Mine arrived - suppliers supplier had an oven issue, but kitcardirect offered me refund if I didn't want to wait. I'm happy with the quality - some small marks but look very good and no fitting issues for £400 a pair.
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Still waiting for mine...
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Delivery should be within next 3 weeks. Will report back/take photos when I receive them.
