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  1. On 1/21/2022 at 7:00 PM, Banjo said:

    Hey Col . . . .  don't forget . . . Rome wasn't built in a day, & neither is Josh's Evo, it appears; or Project Binky's Mini, for that matter.

    Comment:  I start to go to sleep watching Blinky episodes these days.

    "Rome wasn't built in a day" is an adage attesting to the need for time, to create great things. It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, Rome ne fu[t] pas faite toute en un jour, from about 1190 AD"

    Anyway, I'm loving this Orange Cake thread, when we finally get to it.

    Cheers Banjo

    Nothing to do with race car stuff ever goes to plan. 

  2. Everyone talking rc conversions while I'm here doing the sums on how much ethanol could be distilled with a backyard still. 

    In all seriousness the motor tech is pretty much there(brushless rc motors are no better now than 15yr ago) it's the battery size, weight and volatility. I've had one LiPo fire in 20yrs of club level offroad RC racing and I'm pedantic on battery maintenance and charging. Once I can get an EV Ute that will get me from the Mornington peninsula to Eildon and back on a charge with my 14ish foot ski boat on the back I'll be all about it. How effortless would towing be with a metric F'ton of torque at the hit of the foot operated speed controller. 🤣

  3. If you're thinking second hand I'd really highly recommend an oil consumption test done. If new rotate it for a new one before warranty runs out.

    With a 1mm,1mm,1.75mm ring package on the vw/audi 1.8t and 2.0t aren't built for longevity. We have a fix at work(it actually kept us open over the real strict lockdowns) so even a second hand one with high oil consumption on the cheap is not a bad idea. I've just built a forged engine for a friends R. The factory gasket kit is poison though at almost 2k trade.

    They can also have cam tension issues going by the amount of valve "kissed" pistons I've seen.

    BUT don't let any of what I've said as a negative about the car itself. The GTI is my preference of the hot hatch department, it drives a lot lighter and more "flickable" than the R. 

  4. 12 hours ago, Jono.C said:

    What are you thinking diff wise? Escort or something larger?

    Probably go a shortened r31 borgy with billet axles. Got another block on the way but it's only a 3 rib, it is std bore though and with the crank cradle and a resin/grout fill it should get me by for a while.

  5. Ordered an extreme clutch just need to confirm a guestimate torque figure of a 350rwkw, 1600cc, 36psi engine. 

    Gotta get in touch with Jordan "ke conversions" and see of he's still doing mounts and pedal box mods.

    Oh yeah the spare block is 1mm over bore so I guess I'll be making a set of pistons for it now then too. I may get a bit engineering materials geeky and make some 5mm wall M238 pins for it too. 

  6. 20 hours ago, parrot said:

    Personal defence weapon?  For the forthcoming zombie apocalypse??

    Yeah it is actually. It will enable me to purchase sticky, sticky rubber at a reasonable price to not have to lift off for any corners(except the hairpins) on the black spur to get to my boat and such at Eildon. Haha.

  7. On 8/27/2020 at 1:45 PM, parrot said:

    NZ have proved this, the question is how did it get back in there again.

    Same way it was let back into Victoria. Inept muppets controlling hotel quarantine. But at least Jacinda took a 20% pay cut, our Muppet Dan gave himself a 12%(near $50k) pay rise!! Seriously who takes a pay rise in a pandemic?

    I never said it wasn't serious, just sick of getting blamed for something that the person who is blaming, caused 95+% of.

     

  8. 3 hours ago, parrot said:

    Do you take him on occasionally (and get whupped by the look of him)?   Looks a lot of fun

    My experience is never trust a grom, last time I did it wasn't a new "small jump line" it was a lead in for a near 40ft jump over a road(road gap), saw it early and used all of my 8" diameter hydraulic disk brakes to stop the first time. I followed him in a year later and managed to not die. 

  9. 10 hours ago, Taz_Rx said:

    Ooh I didn't know you were a mountain biker Stu! Byron and I are off to Derby tomorrow. We normally spend most weekends these days doing dirty jumps somewhere. 

    You've probably never seen his YouTube channel....I don't exactly plug out here.

     

    Yeah mate, I've hang long travel bikes since about 2007. As long as I can shuttle or session short sections on the way down I'm good these days. That's a nice Norco they've built the best bang for buck rigids since I can remember. 

    I'll give him a sub mate, f'me they grow up quick!! I remember you posting a photo or two when he was a toddler. 

  10. 22 hours ago, Banjo said:

    "trout & a mote"    We've got the great white & the great barrier reef !

    & the big Pineapple  !  Free entry, up until Saturday 8th August !

     

    Got big sharks down here too, an hour boat ride away from my place, I can catch close to 160kg southern blue fin tuna. Fresh water fishing is a big passion of mine and if it was about fishing I'd be choosing between where I am, Tassie and NZ. Tas, Qld and NZ are all still high on the list as they have 1. Motorsport/engine shop jobs. 2. Good fishing. 3. Mountain bike parks(yeah I'm 42 but I love a good down hill run or two)

    It all can wait though I clicked over 25yrs of service at work last week so I can sit and see what happens for at least 8 months. 

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