Dickie Normuss Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 C'mon gang, where are you all. I'm all alone in this big, dark shed ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted August 17, 2003 Author Share Posted August 17, 2003 Wide awake and ready to go!!!! (much like my sig) Seek forgiveness, not permission. Is it easy to rob a bank and get away with it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted August 17, 2003 Author Share Posted August 17, 2003 HUH 🤔 What's going on 'ere then? Seek forgiveness, not permission. Is it easy to rob a bank and get away with it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Am up, walked dog, had breakfast, been chased by cows, got papers, resealed loo, cleared study, lost airline tickets in the process, investigated fireblade engines .... Knackered now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 What've you found out about Fireblade engines, Noger 🤔 Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 That I think I might like one But they come with fuel injection these days, not carbs. No idea what that means though ! KT is due an overhaul this winter/spring - as she has reached her 11th birthday looking a like rough at the edges. Currently she falls between two stools. A bit trackdayish on the suspension etc, but engine is a bit of a potterer. So whether to go for an out-an-out trackster ('blade) , or change her back into a more comfortable road car. Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 You may be interested in this web page. Haven't got in contact with them myself, but I'm sure they could offer some advice as to what's available engine wise. If you're working on KT (as opposed to a new kit), surely you have the option of dropping a carbed lump in if you prefer Depends whether you're more concerned with MOT hassle or performance. Probably telling you what you already know, though 😬 Which reminds me; I need to get in contact with JW to see if he can help supplying parts for conversion. Peardrop Edited by - Peardrop on 17 Aug 2003 12:59:04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Oooh,. thats a nice site 😬 KT is quite an old girl (although not as old as her papers suggest 😳 , so she doesn't get many MOT hassles. Are carbs better than fuel injection then ? Been meaning to give JW a call myself. But we had over an hours conversation on dampers last time I spoke, gawd only knows how much time he could talk about Fireblade conversions What are converting ? And from what to what ? Or is this a new build ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 IIRC post '97 cars with post '95 engines require catalytic converters ... although that won't apply to KT, I suspect some MOT centres could be pedantic about post '95 engines in any car. Therefore a carbed engine may be a better choice. The injected engine is however lighter and more powerful (150bhp over 130bhp, again IIRC). CN and I are considering purchasing a post '96 ex academy for as little as I can find one and then converting it. Being nearer the '97 cut off I'm erring towards a carbed engine. Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper nut Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 plus you can play with carbs 😬 You're only suppose to blow the blo*dy doors off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popuplights Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 hello lads, this is an interesting conversation. When i finish here in the desert hell, I will have a large wad burning a hole in my pocket. I like the look of the JW fireblade cars. How much to get me into one of those?? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popuplights Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 oooohhh look, I'm an angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Couldn't say as JW are currently revising their product. With the carbed cars, you were looking to pay £14,769 for a basic track spec kit without the engine included. http://www.caterhamfireblade.com/ Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 Sounds like a Good Plan, Peardrop. Carbs are nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I don't have good plans, Noger. I have over ambitious ideas that go spectacularly wrong 😬 Oh look. Jodie Kidd is on Top Gear. How nice Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper nut Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 she's always nice You're only suppose to blow the blo*dy doors off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 "Titanic" is on the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Hmmmm, 'Blades..... I want one of those too.... Oh, duh, forgot, I've already got one!!!! 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 You could get it in a different colour this time Lee Just think - if you got a blue one then you could go after girls as well as boys ❗ *smile* *smile* HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 What's wrong with the colour he has? It's a lovely colour...Lee don't listen to him, he's just jealous 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 it is a lovely colour. but he's meant to be attracting girls not boys like me HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I want a pink one ... but I want it a bit more orangy pink than barbie pink of the originals Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 have you a picture of this fine colour 🤔 will it have yellow bits in it like the old peardrop 🤔 HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Wilson Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 still pink though ... Peardrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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