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    Oh you tease you


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    Two pics of Bigtone's car from nearly 10 years ago! And yes, updates please!!



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    Ok.... I think this is where we left it last update...
    a lot has happened since then and now so I'll try and keep it interesting...

    back to 2008.. we went to Shakespeare county drag strip..



    This is what happened to the driveshafts on a well prepared surface..

    Not only did it snap at both ends it snapped both driveshafts at the same time..



    the car moved about 2" then...



    we swapped for 2 new ones and the same thing happened... day over..

    We had new ones made that are 4 times stronger than originals..

    So next job was to build the new uprated driveshafts..

    there was a lot of bad language going on because of all the grease..




    sorted..now lets see if these bastids snap...



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    so, while Mike was F'ing and blinding re fitting the new shafts
    I had to strip the wastgate so we could put in a much stronger spring..
    we ended up putting in 2 springs..

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    for our future plan we needed more room at the back, so....




    I must be mad



    time to fill in the hole...

    template



    in place




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    I'm self taught at welding so no laughing...

    not the easiest place to get too.

    primed



    and painted..




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    ok...

    a few mods to do before this weekends racing...

    as with the tradition with this car its last minute dot com again....

    we need to get the car back to ND's for some tweeking..cutting...welding and mapping.....

    first thing we need to do is sort a new down pipe,
    so once again the turbo has to come off..



    now with the turbo removed...



    I spot a small crack on the wastegate bracket...
    so out with my welder and......



    now thats done its ready for its trip to ND's in the morning
    for a little work on this bit..



    and a few other bits also...

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    update.

    we spent all Thursday at ND's and got done all we needed...

    first to get the angle grinder treatment was the turbo.....
    as we were going for a vband I did this...

    scary stuff...


    what am I doing...


    oh well


    no going back now...

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    next we had to weld on the clamp

    so ND did the biz


    thats the turbo side done..


    neat


    back on


    now for the exhaust side..

    ND's welding monkey came through..(cheers Ade)


    top job


    sweet

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    Mike and myself set about making the new downpipe...


    much better bends than the last downpipe.


    tacking it in place


    old and new..less bends and twists more straightness....(get them gasses out mother fecker B) )


    then Adey finished off the welding...

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    the last job to do was a new intake pipe...

    getting there..


    snigger.....



    and finished..



    that was a long day..


    booked on the rollers Friday..(eek)

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    with the first round of pro-street on Sunday we were at the rollers on Friday..



    Mr ND doing the biz



    then we tryed the air feed this way and she ran LEES power :blink:



    if I remember she made 629 hp

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    Thats fair sw4nky, Not sure about your new rear light mod
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    Who the Fcuk's Bigtone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fullmet***asket View Post
    Who the Fcuk's Bigtone?
    No idea....

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    just remembered... the rolling road was in the garage just outside Castle Combe Circuit.
    just as we finished 2 members from the Circuit popped in, apparently some one was on the phone to the Circuit complaining they were violating the track noise limit.
    This left them all scratching their heads as there was no one out on track.... so I doubt I'll be allowed on track then....

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    That's cracking, haven't been to circuit sports for ages.
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    When do we get to the explosive part

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    Quote Originally Posted by 800bhp View Post
    When do we get to the explosive part
    soon mate....

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