Random photo's from the last few days...

[Paul the 6th]

After mentioning various bits about what I've been upto, here's some pics I've taken over the last few days.

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1.8 zetec engine from ebay for £26... get in :D


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bubble car "Are you serious?" at the Beaulieu Motor Museum


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cross section of a triumph engine (not sure of the bike?)

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mk2 1982 Ford Escort RS 1800

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old norton with belt drive... similar to what BMW use apparently? :razz:

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lotus 49 - one of the most significant engineering and racing developments in the history of motorsport. As designed by colin chapman (founder of lotus)


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how do you overcome the problem of trying to fit an engine onto a conventional bicycle frame? Easy! Stick it inside the wheel! "The Autowheel"

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byland abbey in north yorkshire on the way to helmsley

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feast your eyes on that dizzee :D

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bit further on the way to helmsley

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Immature? It made me chuckle :) (taken at marwell zoo)

[dizzyblonde]

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WHAAAAAATTTTTT.........I think I feel ill. Bad Paul get it washed!

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want one :-)

[Paul the 6th]

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WHAAAAAATTTTTT.........I think I feel ill. Bad Paul get it washed!


But YC says if it's covered in muck then it won't break down? Or it won't go rusty? Anywho, YC says it's good so it must be true :razz:

[Dave20046]

I can't make out the sign at the zoo.
You have a really nice bike paul.

[missyburd]

But YC says if it's covered in muck then it won't break down? Or it won't go rusty? Anywho, YC says it's good so it must be true :razz:
He'll be so proud :mrgreen:

[kwak zzr]

u need to extender your fender extender down to the floor lol

[missyburd]

u need to extender your fender extender down to the floor lol
made of old drainpipe gaffertaped on ;)

[sinbad]

Is the Escort not a mark2? Any idea who drove that one? Ari Vatenen perhaps.

I've wanted to pay a visit to Beaulieu for a while it looks cracking so much to see, but it's a trek for a day trip, I'll have to make a stop there on my way to France in the summer.

[Paul the 6th]

cheers dave numbers :) needs a wash though! I keep on top of it through summer, usually washing it once a week or after a rideout but I've been so busy/lazy this winter, I've not bothered.

I thought it was a mk1 but I the info plate just said "1981 Ford Escort RS 1800" with a brief description but nowt about which mark it was. And yes it was ari vatenen, the tour guide - propa nice fella - mentioned ari had taken it for a razz at one their display days.

And sinbad, yeah it's a bit of a trek from our end = 291 miles from the museum to york in around 4 + 1/2 hours. We stopped at marwell zoo on the saturday for a few hours, stopped in a premier in (Southampton North) with some nice food and a couple of beers, then had a nice easy day at beaulieu... Defo worth an overnighter to take the stress/rush out of your trip :)

[Paul the 6th]

it's just occured to me sinbad, you can view the full album on here = http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/paul.wilson.uk/ and I only remembered about the ari vatenen because there's a pic of the engine bay with his & co-drivers names on the wing :)

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[jambo]

After mentioning various bits about what I've been upto, here's some pics I've taken over the last few days.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/SX2VJZKP85I/AAAAAAAAAWE/VAVgdtYCJaI/s800/IMG_2366.JPG
1.8 zetec engine from ebay for £26... get in :D


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/SX2V6BebrmI/AAAAAAAAAbU/S60lBXbCdH8/s800/IMG_2405.JPG
bubble car "Are you serious?" at the Beaulieu Motor Museum


I am bitterly disapointed that this photo thread did not involve fitting the 1.8 Zetec into the bubble car. That's what i wanted to see. Hurumph!:p

[mattSV]

cheers dave numbers :) needs a wash though! I keep on top of it through summer, usually washing it once a week or after a rideout but I've been so busy/lazy this winter, I've not bothered.

I thought it was a mk1 but I the info plate just said "1981 Ford Escort RS 1800" with a brief description but nowt about which mark it was. And yes it was ari vatenen, the tour guide - propa nice fella - mentioned ari had taken it for a razz at one their display days.

And sinbad, yeah it's a bit of a trek from our end = 291 miles from the museum to york in around 4 + 1/2 hours. We stopped at marwell zoo on the saturday for a few hours, stopped in a premier in (Southampton North) with some nice food and a couple of beers, then had a nice easy day at beaulieu... Defo worth an overnighter to take the stress/rush out of your trip :)

Deffo a Mark 2 Escort.

Didn't realise you were going to Marwell (thought you were going to Monkey World?) - you could have popped in for a brew, I am about 5 miles away from there.

[fizzwheel]

They had that Lotus 49 there when Liz and I went a few years ago, its f*cking gorgeous.

I spent ages wandering around the old garage they had their, reminded me of my grandads workshop.

[Jester666]

The Triumph looks like a Speed Twin. Could be wrong though.

[husky03]

good pics

[startrek.steve]

The Triumph looks like a Speed Twin. Could be wrong though.

definitely a pre-unit 500 with a Amal monobloc mark I. I used to have a Triumph Thunderbird in my youth (6t) 650 twin with single carb, lovely sound, but very unreliable and terrible vibration (unless youre a lady!, my girlfriends loved it at around 80!)

Steve

[plowsie]

Paul whats the plan with the Zetec engine? V8 Rocking Chair.

[Paul the 6th]

Deffo a Mark 2 Escort.

Didn't realise you were going to Marwell (thought you were going to Monkey World?) - you could have popped in for a brew, I am about 5 miles away from there.

aye yeah the plan was to head to monkey world but we would have arrived around 2-3pm and monkey world shuts at 4pm, so would have been a bit of a waste. A quick bit of research on the fly turned up marwell zoo 25 mins from where we collected the engine so marwell it had to be :)

As for the engine plowsie, I'm planning on using a sierra donor for my kitcar (looking for a pinto engine with a "type 9" gearbox). Because ford are the good guys, they've got various bolt patterns on their gearboxes and engines, so a zetec engine will fit on a type 9 box = more reliable/modern power in a car which'll be registerred on earlier & less stringent emissions of the pinto block. Should make life easier when it comes to mot time. The chassis is about 40% complete at the mo, so plenty of time to strip, service and rebuild the zetec for when the car is done :)

[Paul the 6th]

I am bitterly disapointed that this photo thread did not involve fitting the 1.8 Zetec into the bubble car. That's what i wanted to see. Hurumph!:p

I'm afraid they wouldn't let me reverse my mondeo into the museum workshop for the transplant lol

[plowsie]

Sounds interesting, I have a Civic 1.4 engine in a chasis that is rather bent so wondering what to do.

[sinbad]

Might I ask which kit you are building?

Is it going to be a "7" clone of some kind?

[Paul the 6th]

Sounds interesting, I have a Civic 1.4 engine in a chasis that is rather bent so wondering what to do.

you never prang'd the civic did ya? It must be less than 6 months since you posted the pics of it! C reg wasn't it? Oh dear devil :(

I'm not as clued up on japanese stuff but I'm sure if you have a google around for kitcar forums (I'm on www.locostbuilders.co.uk (http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk) which encompasses alsorts of different kits/donors etc), someone might be interested in the engine.

Might I ask which kit you are building?

Is it going to be a "7" clone of some kind?

And yep it's a seven inspired 2 seater with fully indepedent suspension all round and live axel at the rear. It's called a "Haynes Roadster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locost#Haynes_Roadster)" and uses a sierra donor (or sometimes bmw e36 or mazda mx5's depending on what you can get your hands on). There's also provisions for using a motorcycle engine but I'm too scared to go down that route lol. The book is still available on amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Own-Sports-Car/dp/1844253910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233150052&sr=8-1)