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Post by Crazy Harry » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:15 am

You mean you haven't had a pm from Chris Knott yet offering you cover in exchange for a prominently placed bit of branding?

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Post by Machine monkey » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:51 am

Crazy Harry wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:15 am You mean you haven't had a pm from Chris Knott yet offering you cover in exchange for a prominently placed bit of branding?
:rofl: Nope not yet but the colour of my car fits with the branding. I am open to suggestions.
My little blue zed is in lots of bits. With lots of things started and not many finished! I may have found the limits of my time and ability!!

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Post by Crazy Harry » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:19 am

Machine monkey wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:51 am I am open to suggestions.
Happy to help the project in my own little way :lol:

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Post by TomK » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:36 pm

Try giving one of the specialists a call like reis, manning, footman James etc. Reis insure my car and don't care what mods it has, they're only interested in power to weight.
Marginally more expensive than my renewal from flux at around £500 but includes track days. Limited mileage though.
Good luck, looks cool!
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Steve84N wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:36 pm You're braver than me. I was contemplating supercharging my car but would never start spending without some indication I'd get covered for less than £1,500.

I'm sure you'll find something though. :thumbsup:
To be honest this is what i am terrified of! And why i haven’t started looking.
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Post by Machine monkey » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:38 pm

TomK wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:36 pm Try giving one of the specialists a call like reis, manning, footman James etc. Reis insure my car and don't care what mods it has, they're only interested in power to weight.
Marginally more expensive than my renewal from flux at around £500 but includes track days. Limited mileage though.
Good luck, looks cool!
Machine monkey wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:18 am
Steve84N wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:36 pm You're braver than me. I was contemplating supercharging my car but would never start spending without some indication I'd get covered for less than £1,500.

I'm sure you'll find something though. :thumbsup:
To be honest this is what i am terrified of! And why i haven’t started looking.
Never heard of them so thanks for the top tip :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by Machine monkey » Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:09 am

Morning forum friends. Just want to give you all a little update.

All the parts needed to finish the car have been ordered the last bits the injectors I expect to arrive tomorrow. All being well i will be over the workshop Saturday to button up and finish off a few things. Then probably one more full day and i will be about done. I have someone kindly offer to come and help out with finishing off the piggy back wiring so that will most likely be another full day then hopefully off to get it tuned up.

Thanks again for all your help and support. I am really trying to get it ready for zed feast so a few of you can take a look.

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Post by sw4nny » Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:32 am

Won't be long now then before you are well versed in the ins and outs of supercharging and offering this upgrade to other members :wink:
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Post by Machine monkey » Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:39 am

No No No i won’t be doing this again!!! Plus i think most would rather a brought and proven S/C kit over a DIY turbo kit I couldn’t make this cheaper than you can buy a S/C kit for. So no point really for anyone else to go this route. For me it was cheaper as I don’t charge myself labour :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by Machine monkey » Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:39 pm

These have just turned up :thumbsup: :D
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Post by Beedub » Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:04 pm

weldone man!!
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Post by Machine monkey » Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:38 pm

Beedub wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:04 pmweldone man!!
I just hope it all pans out!! If my oil feed works right. And the boost control works all is good for dyno time.

And through a friend I have a really trusted great guy tuning the car.
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Post by Beedub » Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:00 pm

Machine monkey wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:38 pm
Beedub wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:04 pmweldone man!!
I just hope it all pans out!! If my oil feed works right. And the boost control works all is good for dyno time.

And through a friend I have a really trusted great guy tuning the car.
their will be teething issues but i think your the type of guy that will iron them out quickly.

this will feel NUTs when your finished ! we will have to have alittle play on the way back from zfest :evil: :evil:
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Post by Machine monkey » Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:14 pm

Beedub wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:00 pm
Machine monkey wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:38 pm
Beedub wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:04 pmweldone man!!
I just hope it all pans out!! If my oil feed works right. And the boost control works all is good for dyno time.

And through a friend I have a really trusted great guy tuning the car.
their will be teething issues but i think your the type of guy that will iron them out quickly.

this will feel NUTs when your finished ! we will have to have alittle play on the way back from zfest :evil: :evil:
Mate if it's running and running well? Yes we 100% have to see how our cars work out against each other. I don't ever expect to win!! But I would love to see how it keeps up to 70!!!
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Post by Beedub » Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:41 am

Deal!!!

spent a good day of driving the car yesterday motorways, back roads, A roads and really i cant ever be nothing but impressed even after all these years by the way the car behaves, feels, particularly off boost behaviour. it really is flawless. Really spend the time with the tuning and make sure its bang on, i don't think she will be ready for Zfest from my experience but i really hope it is.. the troubleshooting afterwards is what becomes tedious, even on a bolt on setup like mine came with a number of issues so a one off custom setup like yours will lead to headaches.
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Post by Beedub » Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:41 am

any pics of the engine and turbo setup as it currently stands??
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