Rotus Project Build

[Jamie R]

Wonderful that you have your father in law helping 

I do actually understand what its taking to make all this happen as the car in the picture  was designed and built from scratch by myself and a friend of mine in the early 1980's.

The whole car bar the roof was fiberglass, we even made the car longer and never got caught, the extra length was because I had the rear axle 3" back further than stock to make the car more stable. Proud  to say I won a lot of races in that car     

376 clive??

Without sounding suggestive or ageist, with your racing career, you been around the block a few times lol

The q? don't bother me, but he is forgetful bless him.

Yeah I can screw things up on my own, I don't need him doing the same lol

[Jamie R]

Best he asks questions.

I taught two apprentices over the years and used to instil in them, "ASK" as its the questions that they don't ask and just plough on that screws things up

If you fancy a bit of "sport"

When I introduce him at JDM you can ask if he is the apprentice? hahaha

He very laid back like your good self

[clive]

376 clive??
You been around the block a few times lol

You could say that, I started racing cars when I was 16!

376 this was from a formula called National Hot Rods (NHRPA)
The numbering system went national so no two drivers turned up at the same event with the same number.

The first number dictated the promoter you raced for,
Great thing about that racing was, no entry fees, traveling expenses plus proper prize money to go with the trophy's.

A lot of circuit drivers came from this formula / Martin Brundell, Derek Warwick, Rob Collard, Matt Simpson, Colin White to name a few.     

[Jamie R]

Serious jobs call for serious PPE !!

No turning back now boys !!!!

Good to see that steel sill member was still in one piece when i removed them to be powdercoated last year.

Back to it............

[Jamie R]

Easy boot access

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Ohhh serious now....
Hate cutting fibreglass...smells horrible and goes everywhere...

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[Casey]

Wow, I've been away for a week and drop back in to see you (and your apprentice ) have made some great progress.

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How much does she weigh...theres not much steel in the rear?

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[Jamie R]

Ok offered up the new wing,

dont fit perfect, needs some fettling, but i can work with it. All expansion and contraction has gone on somewhere.

How much does what weigh Jon? no steel in the back apart from the sill member.

............ Chat later guys. off to Wales to buy a new car !  ( good for towing Jon lol )

SooooooBaaaaaaRooooooooo

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Dugga dugga dugga good luck


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[Jamie R]

Sold! to the man with the beard!

Well deposit left anyway.

Should see the rest of his collection

Nissan Skyline R32
Mazda MX5 Mk2.5 I think
Tommi Makkinen (Spell check) Mitsi Evo
2 x Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9

and... 

Mazda RX7 Bathurst R

Every one white.......

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Sweet..whens pick up?

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[re japi]

Um... its Tommi Mäkinen... 

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Tommi mak drove for Mitsubishi..
Its Jamie Burns or Jamie Mcrae...

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[Jamie R]

Sweet..whens pick up?

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Next week fingers crossed.

A couple of blemishes (supermarket car park injuries) my local dent doctor could probably sort.

Really nice white pearl, looks great in the sun, some odd tv thing going on in the car, pops out the dash with ignition, all Panasonic stuff, its Japanese sat nav and there like tv aerial stickers at the top of the windscreen n that, it's most odd

I've no idea if I can covert it to work in uk.........

It's so quiet and refined, even with the hammer down, could benefit from a SS cat back,  no knocks or rattles from the mechanicals, no creaks from the interior, upholstery is like its from the factory.

Felt quicker than 280 horses but then I was on a single track cliff side road in back of beyond.