Al Duncan Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Engine in 😬, Gearbox in 😬, nose cone on 😬, Bonnet..... 🙆🏻 😳 ☹️ doesn't fit. apparently our engine has a new injection manifold which is made out of cast ali instead of plastic and it looks rather like a vvc one, Lovely . Except we should have a vvc engine mount and more worryingly the manifold itself should have had 3mm machined off the top before it got to us. so.... we are now waitning for a new one to be sent and we have to change 'em over Thanks to Lawrence (Regular blat chatter) who spotted it while helping us on sat . The build continues. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmandsd Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 ...phew I thought you were going to say you had a Hart lump Home of BDR700 Edited by - edmandsd on 9 Sep 2002 21:18:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 edmandsd, i think that if he did have a Brian Hart lump, it would far exceed the cost of his car! Should your signiture read BDR 1700? or is that some kind of wild HP claim? C7 PWT X-Flow all Steel Life begins at 40(00rpm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Peter, The sig relates to bhp / tonne - ie 700 - eh Dave 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Mav, what engine power are we talking here? C7 PWT X-Flow all Steel Life begins at 40(00rpm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 PeterT, About 300 BHP but the car is a minimalists dream . I believe Dave says it weighs just over 400 kg and will soon be significantlty lighter still. No doubt he will be along in a minute to tell us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmandsd Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Mav's got it about right - 295 bhp/415kgs~711 per tonne. Here's hoping someone goes one further and fits a large Hart Home of BDR700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Sounds like a very nice engine, what spec is it? C7 PWT X-Flow all Steel Life begins at 40(00rpm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 hmm... I'm nearly down to 500 kg without fuel (502 i reckon) someway to go I feel Actually - what propshafts and driveshafts do you run 🤔 I heard tell of a company that reckoned they could make a set 12kg lighter than standard. HOOPY R706KGU CYCLE WINGS AEROSCREEN K SERIES CUCUMBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Hoopy, whats this ? 12kg? I think I might be in need of new ones soon. Any looked into CF propshafts - or who could make them? Greg, Q 86 NTM (Green 185BHP XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miraz Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 The propshafts are not all that heavy - most of the weight saving comes from using different joints on the ends of the shaft. Carbon fiber has some fairly exciting failure modes - I'm not sure I want to be sitting that close to it when it goes bang. Miraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmandsd Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 It's a 2 lt slide throttle electronic fuel injected Ford Cosworth BDX engine Peter. I can get gundrilled group 4 atlas half shafts for English axles along with lightened flanges saving 3.5kgs. I also use a standard crossflow prop from Reco along with the small Anglia flanges. Home of BDR700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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