Ellz’s LsFd build

[Ellz_bmx]

Got a chance to drive up and down the farm today and the cars spot on
Problem solved I think/hope

trying to sort insurance at the moment but £1560 is the best price so far
Joys of being 26

 

[Gunnytron]

Got a chance to drive up and down the farm today and the cars spot on
Problem solved I think/hope

trying to sort insurance at the moment but £1560 is the best price so far
Joys of being 26

Good work. I thought my insurance was bad enough considering I am old and it's a low mileage policy. But that is eye watering.

 

[JE96]

Got a chance to drive up and down the farm today and the cars spot on
Problem solved I think/hope

trying to sort insurance at the moment but £1560 is the best price so far
Joys of being 26

Have you tried Brentacre? I'm 23, was £1050 everything declared etc.

 

[4packet]

Give Reis a try. A little over 400 for me from memory with full NCD and 5k miles pa. They also cover 5 trackdays a year.

 

[giryan]

Yeah, REIS were good for me too, and the track days, etc...

 

[Rhino]

Need to insure are another one that would be worth trying.

 

[Ellz_bmx]

Bought a new gearbox it’s a bmw 330d 6speed Box with a better top gear ratio
Still won’t be perfect but 3100rpm at 70 should be ok

new box is 4” longer than the one in there at the moment so prop and gearbox mount will need to be reworked

also started making a new header tank as my original one was a bit small and the filler didn’t seal well

 

[4packet]

You really need to change the diff ratio to get the most out of the engine. A 2010 Camaro TR6060 with 3.55 still feels like it needs taller 1,2,3 & 5 gears. 5th hits low 160's, then its a big jump to 6th (revs drop to 4000rpm from rev limit), but it's a good cruising gear. Around 2000rpm at 80mph and still pulls strongly. Can easily drive it at 1000rpm in top too.

 

[Ellz_bmx]

You really need to change the diff ratio to get the most out of the engine. A 2010 Camaro TR6060 with 3.55 still feels like it needs taller 1,2,3 & 5 gears. 5th hits low 160's, then its a big jump to 6th (revs drop to 4000rpm from rev limit), but it's a good cruising gear. Around 2000rpm at 80mph and still pulls strongly. Can easily drive it at 1000rpm in top too.

yeah thought I could get away with just doing the box but I think the new plans to get a 3.05 bmw diff and mount that

 

[Ellz_bmx]

Put a bit more time into the header tank at the weekend just need to turn some barb fittings and weld the other side of the tank on

 

[Gunnytron]

Nice. I wish I was able to fab to that level.

 

[shaunwil]

What thickness of aluminium did you make it out of ?

I need to make a Water injection tank, and I've got a sheet of 3mm sat waiting to get cut up !

 

[Ellz_bmx]

What thickness of aluminium did you make it out of ?

I need to make a Water injection tank, and I've got a sheet of 3mm sat waiting to get cut up !

3mm I believe just whatever was left by the guillotine at work

ah nice look forward to seeing it

 

[Ellz_bmx]

Nice. I wish I was able to fab to that level.

thanks man my alloy works not great I don’t get a chance to practice at work
We still need to meet up man

 

[shaunwil]

Looks lovely

 

[Gunnytron]

thanks man my alloy works not great I don’t get a chance to practice at work
We still need to meet up man

Yeah we should. My diff has been in bits for months now. Been a bit of a pain in the ass stripping and getting parts for it.

 

[Myocardial Infarction]

Ooooo handbags drawn

 

[MightyCondor]

Love me some context....

 

[JoeLanger]

Harsh words to the chicken molester there.

 

[Satoshi-FD3]

Jog on snowflake

Reported myself, what the hell was I drinking / doing last night..... this is why the other half should not give me access to the interballs after a trip to the pub, many apologies... I hope this was the only post last night otherwise there's lots of apologies needing posting.