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Post by Scott on Jul 16, 2011 8:49:13 GMT
Nice work Paul,
Must say I'm very jealous of your design works especially the CAD work,,,,
Scott
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mattsmev
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Post by mattsmev on Jul 16, 2011 17:04:18 GMT
Thanks Tim, if i use bike carbs i won't be able to control the mixture with the ECU, I can only control the ignition with the megajolt. I am not sure what the effect would be. I guess worst case I have to lean it out for the MOT and then adjust the carbs again afterwards.
I'll have a chat with my MOT inspector next time i see him.
Good that you got through with no CAT though, it all sounds doable.
Cheers
Mattsmev
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Post by The Joker on Jul 16, 2011 22:33:49 GMT
Thanks for the comments all,
Hi Matt,
Bike carbs should work fine, try Yamaha R1 or R6 carbs. Not sure if they will need rejetting first to achieve performance and emissions. You could run these with an OMEX 200 which pop-up on ebay every now and again. Bogg Brothers could fabricate a manifold to suit. If you go this way do some research on the intake angle; I think they need to roughly match the angle on the bike.
Unfortunately the Uprights only fit under 17" wheels, although this is purely because of suspension droop (fully unloaded). The top arms would catch the inside of the wheel on anything less than 17's. Next time you lift the rear of the car see how much clearance you have between the top arm and the rim; there may be some scope to lift the pivot point. The latest chassis have a pivot point that is ~20mm lower on the chassis pick-up (same effect).
Hi Scott,
Thanks! It's not as difficult as it looks and is almost as rewarding as building the car.....plus the spare room is warmer than the garage in Winter ;D
See you all next week......
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Post by Tim Kerr on Jul 17, 2011 20:06:25 GMT
Think I missed this one! What was the question?!!! Still in the running in period of my engine mods but hoping for 220-230bhp. Only running the ib5 with ford racing puma internals. Would love the Quaife kit but it's just a bit too expensive at the minute!!
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Post by The Joker on Jul 17, 2011 21:33:25 GMT
;D there's probably quite a few running 200hp now Paul but when that was written; almost 12 months ago there were just a few. I expect the number of 200hp+ cars will steadily increase due to the packages offered by the likes of OMEX, etc. Great stuff.
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Post by The Joker on Jan 29, 2012 19:58:20 GMT
Well, not got around to any mods just yet due to work and other things. I've been busy creating a digital version of the Rocket to ease the way into other projects see here..... mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=rocket&thread=2120I'm also now the proud owner of a two door Mk1 Escort as mentioned above so the Rocket may be for sale later this year. |
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Post by mabbs on Jan 30, 2012 17:26:12 GMT
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Post by The Joker on Jan 30, 2012 22:26:10 GMT
Hi Jon, Yep, would be a sad day but I don't have the space for both. The plan is to have the shell repaired and modified professionally then complete the rest myself....I won't even post pics of its current state; you'll think I'm mad but the plan is to end-up with something like this.....   |
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Post by ledingham on Dec 15, 2012 23:53:59 GMT
Hi, Stuart here from New Zealand, I'm in the process of building a Rocket in NZ I purchased one of your gear changes and throttle pedals, however I'm working offshore in Malaysia and have a guy in NZ helping and he is good. However he seems to be having diffuculty with the gear change. i.e, 1st where reverse should be and reverse hwere 1st should be, otherwise back to front. Any ideas  contact me on ledingham.stuart@gmail.com you may be able to help with anything else we have bother with. tks in advance Stuart Ledingham |
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Post by airforceone on Dec 16, 2012 13:54:04 GMT
What gear box are you using?
For Jokers kit to work I believe it needs to be the IB5 gearbox.
That's the one I am using and the gear stick kit works perfectly.
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Post by Paul (madeye) on Dec 16, 2012 14:56:42 GMT
did you just get the mount? are you using the mondeo mechanism??
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Post by The Joker on Dec 17, 2012 1:56:27 GMT
Hi Stuart, The QS Kit was originally designed with the IB5 gearbox in mind but some owners have used it with the MTX and GETRAG MT285 (ST) gearboxes also although I'm not sure how many MTX installations are complete. I have not fitted a MTX gearbox myself so maybe one of the other owners could comment on the original thread? www.mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=sale&action=display&thread=979&page=2It may be that the cables at the gearbox end need to approach from the opposite side to for the selector to work in a rear engine configuration. |
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Post by The Joker on Apr 27, 2013 20:24:27 GMT
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Post by The Joker on Sept 8, 2013 20:07:05 GMT
With the Kit now sold it's time to have a clear-out and most of the tuning parts that were destined for the kit should be in the For Sale section soon before going on Ebay or other forums. I'm having a clearout on the PC too and came across these renders of the CAD model which could make a nice desktop or pic for the garage wall. Download the attachment for the full size image.    2 more on the next post.. |
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Post by The Joker on Sept 8, 2013 20:09:48 GMT
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contact me on ledingham.stuart@gmail.com you may be able to help with anything else we have bother with.
