Clive's 400 BHP Super GT RX-8 Race Car

[Jamie R]

You got insomnia too big guy?

[boosted]

Not insomnia lol sitting on the throne!!!

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[Jamie R]

Oh my good god, lolllllll

Multi tasking eh haha.

Well on that note time for toast, couple of layers of fibreglass, then nip up to Nottingham for this 5 speeder, call back at the cousins in Loughborough for more spares from his broken up 8 ( think he's planning on building a rotary powered lotus 7 rep )

Busy day, have fun chaps

[clive]

Been stressing about getting the car ready for Coombe----------------no parts!

I have been waiting for Racingbrake to ship the brake parts with a customer  order for some brakes for a Ferrari Californian to get the car up n running again.

I initially ordered the pair of Rotor rings 2 new pistons and a set of seals, then realised with my luck that if the caliper leaked I wouldn't be racing, plus lose my entrance money so I ordered a pair of new calipers and help the order up again ! 

The order finally left America last night and will hopefully be here Monday.   

At least my new cooling backplates arrived from Good-Win-Racing, so along with 2.5" air intakes and brake duct hose from Merlin I was at least able to get those parts on the car ready for the brake parts to arrive.

Real pleased the inlets sat nicely along side the oil coolers 
         

[boosted]

Fingers crossed it all arrives on time!

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[Jamie R]

Yeah I hope they will arrive on time too.

I managed to convince the Mrs that coming to castle Combe on Monday was better than doing anything else.

Got a hillclimb event to go to on the Sunday so she took some convincing lol

Will be there around 10

Happy to get dirty if anyone needs a spare pair of hands. I Think I can operate a trolley jack. Or I can lick ice cream n watch, both is good lol

See you then 

[clive]

Should be OK, we had this shipment put on our UPS account so it should be here Tuesday.

[clive]

Just received timetable and Paddock layout.

file:///C:/Users/Mazda%20Rotary%20Parts/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/W74905HA/TIMETABLE%20Final.pdf

file:///C:/Users/Mazda%20Rotary%20Parts/Desktop/Paddock%20MayDay%20Madness%202019_%20F.pdf

Sorry files wont upload as they are PDF's

[boosted]

Same place as last year Clive!!! Aiming to arrive at 9am..

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[clive]

Looks like we can go to the Ball  Still staggers me that the parts left America Friday night and are here today, we live in such a small world now 

Jon, yep, same place also did you realise we are cannon fodder again, out first as track cleaners qualifying at 8.30 

Going to be interesting as I am going to have to bed the new brake pads in all round for the first few laps ! 

[boosted]

ohhh shiny...they look nice!!

[clive]

ohhh shiny...they look nice!!

Just go to find the time to fit them now, work keeps getting in the way 

[Jamie R]

That's brake porn!

Yup that's impressive delivery,

If only things were that quick here in the uk! Good ole American customer service, I was impressed when ordering stuff for the truck.

Had a faulty caliper once that I bought 18 months previously, the seat at the bottom of the bleed nipple was cast badly and wouldn't seal.

New caliper in the post no questions asked. I guess the blame culture in America has its advantages. 

[clive]

We now finally have brakes!

Turns out stopping the car on the rear brakes didn't do those pads any good either, I did say I had NO brakes 

Brakes bled out real easy from empty all by myself with this simple little valve  I got from e-bay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-easy-bleeding-with-a-brake-one-way-valve-bleeder-Motorcycle-Vehicle-Kart/201290277673?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

[Mr Spiller]

I like that little helper , I too shall be getting one of them


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