tbro's 2nd NA, Scooter's resto

[tbro]

Gates open 9ish, practice in am then T/G sprints arvo

Paul, still have a few things to do , like cams etc before dyno.

See ya at the track

Terry

[tbro]

Hey all,

So today I spent the day listening to Scooter revving his heart out on the dyno!!!

I had explained to Jim from Smart Autos that the car fell into a hole after 6500rpm and when we put Scooter on the dyno it was soon apparent I wasn't exaggerating. Good hp figures until 6500 and then the scale drop big time. Jim looked at me and said that he was use to drivers complaining about lack of power and the dyno in this case proved it.
So after many hours of taking off the rocker cover and adjusting cam gears then losing the original tune, something to do with the save tune didn't work, starting the tune from scratch and lots of words that I normally use, we finally have the little beastly singing his heart out. Jim had reset all the fuel curves and in the end was happy that a 1.6 could do what we achieved. In the famous words of one manufacture " power is sufficient" enough to scare me on the track

The original hp reading (which were 10% higher than I expected) were only improved by about 4%, BUT now this little bastard revs cleanly to 8000rpm, doesn't fall over and is actually a lot quieter to drive and a lot nicer to drive!!! After a quick test drive they renamed me" Captain Revs " Not much use having the ability and not using it!!

So now to rectify a exhaust issue and off to Lakeside Monday week and see what time I can do now.

Terry

[tbro]

Hey all,
Just a couple of pic's of Top Gear practise

Couldn't catch this bloke

Anyone for a bbq??



Gotta thank Darren for these pics

Terry

[Boags]

Felt good in the wet. Can't wait to get behind the wheel when it's dry!

[SPy vs. SPy]

Whoa! Too much acid rain man.

[Doug Danger]

Hi Terry,
I've looked at this thread a couple times and i've gotta say how happy I am to see that Scooter's been restored back into such a fantastic car, if not better!!
The read is very enthralling and it is absolutely fascinating to see how far Scooter has come, and very heart warming to know that he's gone to such a pure and dedicated MX5 enthusiast.
I hope Scooter will continue to bring you much enjoyment and some seriously quick laptimes in the near future

cheers, Doug

[tbro]

Hi Terry,
I've looked at this thread a couple times and i've gotta say how happy I am to see that Scooter's been restored back into such a fantastic car, if not better!!
The read is very enthralling and it is absolutely fascinating to see how far Scooter has come, and very heart warming to know that he's gone to such a pure and dedicated MX5 enthusiast.
I hope Scooter will continue to bring you much enjoyment and some seriously quick lap times in the near future

cheers, Doug

Hey Doug,
Thanks for the kind words and yes Scooter is bringing me so much FUN!!!!
I'm bloody lucky that Rick allowed us to purchase Scooter, with the explicit instructions that he Must be raced, very happy to oblige.
We will be doing ALL the 1 hour rounds this year, E/C, Winton, Morgan Park and Phillip Island, plus the Nationals at Scooters home,Wakefield.
So hopefully we will see you and Rick at one of the Vic rounds
I'll talk to Mrs L to see if we can get Slammer out to E/C in May, would be good if we can, or maybe the Nationals or both??
The seriously lap times will probably come next year as I'm still a learner to driving this car and don't really need big HP this year. But we'll see what happens
I'll do some more photos next week after fitting a few new bits to the toy.


Terry

[Boags]

Thanks for inviting me to do the 1 Hour Series Terry.

The Spartan Motor Sport Team is going to kick ass in 2010.

Looking forward to a full day of "bum in seat" on May 3rd...

[tbro]

Thanks for inviting me to do the 1 Hour Series Terry.

The Spartan Motor Sport Team is going to kick ass in 2010.

Looking forward to a full day of "bum in seat" on May 3rd...

Hi All,
Well spent the last few free days just doing all the things one must do to keep on top of everything, oils, filter, gearshift boot, pads front and rear and full bleed, fitting my birthday pressy and then taking the car down for its CAMS check ready for log booking.

Everything has gone as per plan ready for Geoff to get used to Scooter on the 3rd at the MX5 trackday. As for kicking ass, yer right, it a bloody 1600, still I think we'll go ok.

Stopped for a cuppa on the way to the scrutineer's place and a bunch of young blokes came up and asked about what Scooter was all about? what sort of racing? tarmac rally or circuit and how do I get involved etc, even "surely you don't race this, it's in such good condition!!" Thats when I explained that other than being an absolute PIA about any race cars appearance, that there is no way I'm going to take short cuts in anything I do especially when both my life and others sharing the car and track rely on me doing MY job properly. This seemed to interest them even more, so I invited them to come out to Lakeside on the 3rd and have a gander. And the best part was they all knew how well MX5's go about their job
So just a few photos for Cams and you lot


And no they are not my wheelie marks ( can do better )



Terry

[SKYHI]

I see the front lip fitted up ok

Looks good Terry.

[tbro]

I see the front lip fitted up ok

Looks good Terry.

Certainly does Paul, but does it make it bloody hard to get the bloody jack out.

Still it's legal and hopefully I won't make anymore marks on it (gotta watch out for those concrete strips at Woolies)

Thanks for organising the buy too!!!

Terry

[SKYHI]

hopefully I won't make anymore marks on it (gotta watch out for those concrete strips at Woolies)

Don't worry mate, I had my car up on car ramps to fit mine, and then when I went to back the car down the ramps, I put a couple of small scratches on the underside of the newly fitted lip

[NMX516]

I use a couple of 250mm square pavers to put the front wheels up onto first. The pavers are about an inch thick, so it gives just that bit of extra clearance, and the car gets up onto them without any trouble. I then either butt the ramps up to those or slide the jack in under.

[rwf]

That lip looks great mate

[corners]

Looking good Terry.

See you next week at the track!