My Supercharged V8 Capri Conversion

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:27 pm

HMM!!

Ian has gone very quiet hasnt he???

I wonder what plans he is putting into place to beat us????

Nitrous, Pistons and some EFI tuning must be in the pipe for him eh???

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:48 pm

i think he is on holiday at the moment,

Post by **Coops** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:20 pm

yippppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
got the phone call that i have been waiting for,
i can go and collect my new clutch tomorrow (tuesday)

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:23 pm

Tony!!!

Does that mean I may be posting a Retro Show pit pass to you for the 5th July???

Let me know dude, as there are only 3 left from my allocation of 20 now..
Cheers
Perry

Post by **Coops** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:02 pm

no mate alas i wont be there,
as the car wont have the clutch changed in time,
Caprisport have a car they are working on at the moment, and as soon as its off for paint we can get mine in to do the clutch and gearbox,

BUT i promise i will make the track one day this year to run with you again mate, and have that cuppa,

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:57 pm

Here she is,

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:05 pm

And where is this morning's follow up Photo of it fitted (0330 this morning) and back in the car running (0730) to get you to work!

I don't know .. Youth of today ... No tast for a little hard work on their cars....

Mike

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:36 pm

i wish it was int he car mate,
but will be a couple of weeks yet as want to get a box rebuilt too so it can be done at the same time,

Post by **Coops** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:49 pm

with Neil and Jons help at caprisport we changed the clutch today,
we decided to leave the box rebuild till later in the year, this way by doing the clutch today the car is mobile again

old plate still looks like new with a lot of life left,
the cover is blue and sounds very tinny if you tap it with a hammer as if its cracked,
the new one does not, the pedal is quite hard and the thers hardly any slipping of the clutch in traffic, its mainly on or off

but was ok up to 6.2k on the rev counter tonite

Post by **Coops** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:22 pm

pic of the cover,

Post by **demo2** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:01 pm

Which one is the new one?

Post by **Coops** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:34 pm

the right hand one mate

Post by **Coops** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:23 pm

forgot to post this,
but before the half leather seats got sold out of my car we weighed them,
one half leather seat weighed 18.2kg
one of the new bucket seats weighs 7.6kg
so both the new seats are lighter than one of the old half leather seats

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:17 pm

Hehe yeah seats always surprise me how heavy they can be. And for all you 1/4 mile slags out there, don't forget to have a big poo before racing, it's worth 2 tenths apparently

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:41 pm

I just spat my beer out when I read that Chod...

I always tell Pod Virgins to have a good dump before they race. I always have a giggle as I see them stroll off to the toilet block

Its a bit like sending them for a left handed screwdriver eh?

And you mention 1/4 mile slags. I have name for me and my Son at the Pod.
Its the dynamic duo "Track Slag & Pit Bitch"