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| Author: | Harley [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the GTI club. |
Time for a quick (and I mean quick) teaser update here, won't go into details just yet, but I decided there's a few things about this project that I think could be improved on, done better or differently. So here's where the whole project sits at at the moment: I love making life difficult for myself!    
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Its called Kaizen Harley - the art of 'continuous improvement'..... 
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| Author: | Harley [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Kaizen.......I like that for the cars name!
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| Author: | Gordo [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
There should be a substantial difference between the 2 |
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| Author: | Mick [ Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
I love that 3D modeling. You could get a 3D printer and print a small version of the project out to sit on the desk! |
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| Author: | 16sth [ Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the GTI club. |
Harley wrote: Time for a quick (and I mean quick) teaser update here, won't go into details just yet,  I can wait...not too long though! |
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| Author: | clovus [ Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
No more Swift GTi? What made you decide to change to a VTEC? Will you have to lengthen the front by much? |
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
I've had a bit of an interesting year so far - was practically out of work for a couple of months which didn't allow me to get much done on the GTI, though I'd already bought the VTEC power plant by then with the plan of concurrently building two engine-conversion cars. Reality has sort of set in a bit more over the last month, and I'll be able to produce a much better result in one car than two. Having already spent thousands on new parts for the rover, coming up with the coin again is not going to be easy, hence the decision to go all-out on one car and not half-assed on two. After driving Mini-Mulisha's racecar (GTI engine car with a duplicate of my designed frame), I decided that although it was powerful enough for me, I still want more. The decision to go VTEC for the engine was matched with the preference for a late model mini for the donor since it's already had intrusion bars, seatbelts all done and a good solid body to work with. Engineer has okayed the change too, not that it really changed things much. Preliminary computer modelling and a real-world trial fit of the engine into a frontcut suggests I'll be able to get the engine into the car without extending the front. Physically getting it in there though might be hard though given I'm not planning to remove or flip the front end. I've already got the frame all designed - it's a completely new one not requiring a donor to be cut up - though I'm calling that one MK2, and a MK1 frame may be built first from a donor mini frame to save time with the initial set up. I'll crack out the welder in the coming weeks after I get the first batch of lasercut steel to get me going. |
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Kaizen - feel free to use that, it's an apt moniker for your car!!
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| Author: | meeni [ Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Front end looks familiar. Damn it now I want a vtech.. |
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| Author: | Harley [ Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Build a vtec racing car.....what happened to that plan? |
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| Author: | meeni [ Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Need money first.. im going to finish meeni before anything happens there. |
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
That trip to Hallsey's place to see his and Ashie's VTEC's must have been inspiring Harley...?? |
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| Author: | Harley [ Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
Yeh, thats what i did.....i hate those guys now!  Only kidding.....no i don't.....steve and ashie were great for start up info for me.
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| Author: | hallsey [ Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Rover joins the 16v club. |
good to see you come to the dark side Harley Cheers Hallsey |
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