Bash's Hillclimb car

[Gus]

Sick of my feet slipping on the pedals when wet i have stuck some industrial grip tape of the pedals, cost £3.50 for a meter of the stuff from eBay,
also managed to get the wheel fitted:smile:,
I took the car for a quick blast and a biker on an R6 wanted to play so I obliged, He probably feels a bit stupid now.:stig:
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I have one exactly the same from Jack and it feels sublime, much better than anything else in my opinion.

 

[bashracing]

I have one exactly the same from Jack and it feels sublime, much better than anything else in my opinion.

jacks work is great quality,
I'm going to give a sabelt wheel ago to see how that feels

 

[sonny172cup]

Really tempted matey, have you had one go and flip back?

No, but have seen it on 2 races now...not sure if that was due to pins failing or bonnets no being done up, if your bonnet is lifting in the center you may get black flagged on track, also will act as a distraction. I would put on in personally.

 

[bashracing]

The shiny bits fairy has been this week and dropped these off,
the cams are 438 to help the turkish inlet (hopefully here this week) produce more ponies,
arp rod bolts as the engine should still be producing power around 7500 rpm
RC5+ pads for slowing it all back down
And I went to pick up my set of roll centre correction hubs from @NorthloopCup , to eerrrr correct the roll centres

 

[NorthloopCup]

The shiny bits fairy has been this week and dropped these off,
the cams are 438 to help the turkish inlet (hopefully here this week) produce more ponies,
arp rod bolts as the engine should still be producing power around 7500 rpm
RC5+ pads for slowing it all back down
And I went to pick up my set of roll centre correction hubs from @NorthloopCup , to eerrrr correct the roll centres

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Guess what's been running again after you left!

 

[bashracing]

the cat round the garden???

 

[NorthloopCup]

the cat round the garden???

Lol not quite! Nor the dog!

 

[bashracing]

how long for though????

 

[NorthloopCup]

how long for though????

Not long enough! Lol! It's ridiculously close though now to starting when warm.

 

[bashracing]

Not long enough! Lol! It's ridiculously close though now to starting when warm.

just through reducing ignition?
I have a weber 38dgas carb from an old capri, it would be simpler

 

[NorthloopCup]

just through reducing ignition?
I have a weber 38dgas carb from an old capri, it would be simpler

Nah not enough ignition in it tbf. Lol yeah I agree!

 

[bashracing]

Having a bit of a getaway with friends and family for the last couple of weeks with a drive to the French Riviera , so far We've travelled from
Leeds to Portsmouth for a ferry Across to Caen then the 220 miles south to Clos de la Ribaudiere
With a quick stop at Hotel de France
(Famous for Le Mans teams)

Hotel Ribaudiere

Next day I stopped in lanzac, mid France near rocamadour

Then a quick fill up before the Milau viaduct

Can't remember the name of the next nights chateau but it was in serious hillbilly land

The next day was the final drive down onto the south coast, Mrs bash thought it would be a laugh to do a bit of drifting in the mountains above Cannes I disagreed very manly with a high pitched squeal

So into Nice for the weekend and the Monaco historic Gp

 

[bashracing]

Pointing in the direction of home we decided to come back through Spain via the Pyrenees, the views are truly amazing I don't think the I phone camera can do them justice

The peak at Col. de Mente 4182 ft for maths fans

And to lastly on to tonight's hotel in Vielha on the French/Spanish border
Truly f**king awesome!

 

[bashracing]

Today,
From Vielha to Pamplona
Just 5 minutes from the Hotel was an amazing 5km long tunnel that looked like something from the movie Tron

Through some beautiful flowing roads with the backdrops that you can imagine something like star wars wouldn't look out of place being filmed,
Unfortunately Just after this the Aston decided to s**t its clutch master cylinder seals, which resulted in some brave driving for the Father in Law having to do clutchless changes whilst speed matching gears through the tighter mountain passes (proper hero style).

When the roads opened up again we were high,
really f**king high, drug addict in Amsterdam kind of high

Anyway hers a few more of todays awesome scenery

And tonights Digs on top of hillside over looking Pamplona, It's all a bit much for a Village Lad from Yorkshire.
Tomorrow is the drive to Bilbao for the Boat back to Blighty:up:

 

[bashracing]

The Engine is out for some fettling,
Fitted the ARP rod bolts
Also port matched the head to the SM intake Manifold as you can see in the first photo the lower edge is well matched but the upper and sides need a couple of mm of blending for good airflow, I would say these lips will sap 5-10hp if not blended in.

 

[bashracing]

Fitted and timed the Cat cams 438's,
also made a few more mods to the manifold that i'll put pics up later

 

[bashracing]

Yey it's running,
New Cams should always have a run in period which involves keeping the revs around 2000-3000 for 20 minutes as the loading on the lobes is much higher at idle revs and can cause premature wear of the case hardening of the metal, as you can see in the photo above I coated the cams and journals with Torco assembly lube to give them the best chance possible for a proper bedding in period.

 

[bashracing]

The new breather set up

 

[dann2707]

This is changing so much! Can't wait to see it in person now.

 

[bashracing]

This is changing so much! Can't wait to see it in person now.

get a meet sorted out dann

 

[Gus]

The new breather set up
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Hi,
I love the connectors and hoses for the breather set up. Is there any chance you still have a list of what you ordered to make that. I have the same oil cooler and SM inlet and havent got round to ordering the connectors and hoses yet.

Also for the SM inlet ASH sell a really good 15 degree silicone 70mm id hose for the filter , you may need to cut a little of the old bracket it fouls on the car. Only thing is they only sell them in blue. Im still trying find a supplier that sells black ones. Its pretty much perfect though.

 

[bashracing]

Cheers matey, the pipes + fittings just look a little smarter than a jubilee clip,
here's what I ordered, 5ft of hose (but have half left).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371046842...49&var=640222847936&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371123253548?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I've made a 75mm alloy pipe out of some old intercooler pipework I had and connected it to a 76mm ITG maxogen (I like these as they are bell mouthed)

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Just seen this thread, epic! Love the speedo video, looks awesome with the short ratios and flywheel

When you hoping to get it all mapped?

 

[bashracing]

Cheers matey, it's mapped now, gained a few ponies but torque isn't where I want it so I'll have a play with cam timing and possibly look at the pure motorsport 45mm bodies,
on another note, new road wheels are on :smile:

 

[bashracing]

I was going through old photos, Missing it a bit now anyone seen MT04 FPK around ?

 

[binmanjim]

I was going through old photos, Missing it a bit now anyone seen MT04 FPK around ?

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Still have it, and been getting some cracking results with it.

 

[binmanjim]

Still have it, and been getting some cracking results with it.

 

[bashracing]

Good to see it's still doing the business, it's a well sorted car that one.
Still running the same engine spec ? @binmanjim

 

[Sonic Boom]

Did my first event at Harewood over the weekend what a great hill, I need way more seat time thou so much to bloody get right.
Love Farmhouse Corner that's my favorite.
Rich

 

[bashracing]

I was on the reserve list with the Micra for saturday.
If you have any tips for how to get around farmhouse fast it would be very welcome, it's one I've always struggled with.

 

[Sonic Boom]

It was about the only corner I could get to grips with I just come through the Farm Buildings brake hard chuck it in and nail the throttle and drive through with just a hind of rear the rear braking away felt great, as for all the other corners I need quite a lot of improvement lol
Rich

 

[haimsey]

So it was you who’s Clio got me all hot and bothered!. Heard someone say formula renault engine behind me, correct?

 

[Sonic Boom]

It's got a Renault F3 Dry Sump system although the rest of it is better than F3 spec lol

RIch

 

[haimsey]

Very nice indeed. Build thread?

 

[Sonic Boom]

I never did one, wish I had thou because I bought it as a standard car in 2015 and now it's like this.

Rich

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Are there any pictures etc of it anywhere?

 

[Sonic Boom]

I'll take a load while I'm racing at Loton Park this weekend.
Rich

 

[Alex H]

I was on the reserve list with the Micra for saturday.
If you have any tips for how to get around farmhouse fast it would be very welcome, it's one I've always struggled with.

On the fastest time I've ever done at Harewood I was on the grass on the outside on the exit of Farmhouse....

 

[bashracing]

I'm going to try trail braking into farmhouse in 3rd gear instead of dropping it into 2nd before the corner

 

[Sonic Boom]

If you want to see how it's done in a FWD car check out Deryk Jones 65.25 run up Harewood in his 205 GTi it's bloody staggering!


Rich