Author Topic: Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.  (Read 244181 times)

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #750 on: 21 June 2010, 10:38 »
Well it's trackday time on Friday and I'm getting proper excited about it now. Too the Golf out for a B Road blast and shakedown yesterday and all seems good. I've got thursday off for some last minute prep and to run the semi slicks a bit to get rid of the release agent.

Weather for friday is looking good at the moment as well.

Nick

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #751 on: 21 June 2010, 10:41 »
Where you off to Nick?

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #752 on: 21 June 2010, 10:43 »
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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #753 on: 21 June 2010, 13:07 »
Happy days.  glad to see this evolving mate
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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #754 on: 23 June 2010, 18:54 »
It's looking proper hot for friday. Maybe those non opening Polycarb windows weren't such a great idea!

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #755 on: 23 June 2010, 19:02 »
remember the long sleeves and trousers as well  :grin:

good that its hot, i can give my r888's a proper send off  :laugh:

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #756 on: 23 June 2010, 19:04 »
remember the long sleeves and trousers as well  :grin:

good that its hot, i can give my r888's a proper send off  :laugh:

Yeah, I think Richard's had some long sleeve T-Shirts made up for the day as well.

I need to give my R888's a run around town tomorrow to get the release agent off. Tempted to run them on the car on the way down to save the time swapping them over when we get there and to bed them in nicely. Knowing my luck though I'd pick up a puncture!

Nick

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #757 on: 23 June 2010, 22:15 »
That's not terribly likely, Nick.

I'd definitely bed the R888s in on the way down.  You're supposed to heat cycle them a couple of times before tracking them...... supposed.

Richard normally has long sleeved tops on sale  :wink:
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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #758 on: 23 June 2010, 22:19 »
That's not terribly likely, Nick.

I'd definitely bed the R888s in on the way down.  You're supposed to heat cycle them a couple of times before tracking them...... supposed.

That was the plan for tomorrow afternoon with a couple of B road blasts round the Hampshire countryside.

Richard normally has long sleeved tops on sale  :wink:

Yeah he mentioned in an email he had some fresh ones done. I've got one from last year but it was a 2008 one left over from the year before.

Nick

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Re: Horney's trackday MKII 8v - Project late 80's BTCC replica.
« Reply #759 on: 24 June 2010, 16:25 »
Last minute panic, starter motor packed up good and proper at 2pm this arvo.

Luckily local autofactors had one and it's in and working. Phew!!!

Nick