Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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fook me. i need one. i want flames like that
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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 timing could'nt have been better
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Lil_John
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What a noise it makes in the first video, un believable.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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im sure i remeber reading that he got the engine from germany, and when they started it for the first timehis mate who was still driving through the vally they were in heard it.............
his mate was 2 miles away
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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 ive always liked the sound of a spitfire, will be truly awesome when its done
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Lil_John
oh right, the shell looks brand new, im guessing they've just copied the exact body lines and cut it and bolted it together themselves then?
I suspect its a genuine shell with lots of alteration and cleaning up.
Read this for info on the standard car.
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?sd1storyf.htm
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITFIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!!!!
I want to wank over the engine noise 
My absoloute fav engine noise. EVER. fact.
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Paul_J
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I'm loving this PPC magazine site reading the projects in the forum awesome!
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
yeah. there was a discussion about it on the MIG thread.
apparently, he was unable to us full throttle, as there was no gearbox available to handle the torque 
also, the last of the line merlin engines had twin superchargers and were running 25psi, equating to about 2640bhp @ 2500rpm
silly power
He built the car to prove the strength of his gearboxes Robin.
He built auto boxes, and it was a test bed for his own stuff. 
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Lil_John
What is the shell? is it custom ?
What does it look like now if anyone has some pics?
If you're referring to 'The Beast' John, yes it was a custom job.
It looked like a cross between a Bristol and a Reliant Scimitar, only huge and with a Rolls Royce grille.
He used to work for Rolls Royce (hence the grille), but they got all legal on him and made him remove it. It now sports an ugly fibreglass front panel with vents and slots in it instead. 
I used to know a chap through work who was friends with the bloke who built 'The Beast', and I remember it being in mags when I was little, and being told all about it by my Dad.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Lil_John
oh right, the shell looks brand new, im guessing they've just copied the exact body lines and cut it and bolted it together themselves then?
Those SD1 bodies were quite well put together and seem to last remarkably well John.
It'll be an original one with 'structural enhancements'
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by jr
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v208/STslayer/?action=view¤t=V12.flv
and
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8247949944477077608
Righty ho then
Looks like i'm getting a Merlin transplanted into the Zed as soon as funds allow.
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Mather.16v
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on the pics it looks like a capri has told a few to many lie's
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
quote:
Originally posted by jr
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v208/STslayer/?action=view¤t=V12.flv
and
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8247949944477077608
Righty ho then
Looks like i'm getting a Merlin transplanted into the Zed as soon as funds allow.
this is no suprise
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ed
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Christ, I remember reading about this a while back... A1 for effort!
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CorsAsh
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Posted on Pistonheads a while back, showed at Stoneleigh down the road from me.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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thats the pistonheads link that its taken from Ash
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