Tim and Tom's car pages http://www.hoverd.org/Tim How to spend too much money on nasty plastic cars. en-gb tim@hoverd.org 180 http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/images/current.jpg http://www.hoverd.org/Tim After the '05 winter rebuild 100 Another slightly less important announcement http://www.hoverd.org/Tim Making the radical assumption that you're all keeping track, I've moved the Wordpress blog to the root of the site so you can get to it more easily. Important announcement http://www.hoverd.org/Tim I've decided to shift my site to using the Wordpress blogging software, so as to make my life a little easier. This means you should go to the linked site from now on. Note that there's an RSS feed there too so you can subscribe to that with your news aggregator. A long weekend at sunny Brands Hatch http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0806a.html#28 A slightly frustrating weekend at Brands Hatch. I've broken the 54 seconds barrier but it doesn't really seem to have made any difference. Pre-Brands preparation http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0806a.html#18 After Anglesey there's a few repairs, and some new parts, needed. Now I just need to go a bit faster on the next visit to Brands. Fantastic weekend at the new circuit on Anglesey http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0806a.html#12 The problem is, I'm too slow, everywhere... Some small fixes, one pretty neat and a couple of days at Spa Francorchamps http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0805a.html#29 I think I might have finally fixed the clutch, although I've only tried it on a couple of track days. They were good track days though, at a fantastic circuit. Racing again, but I don't manage to finish http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0805a.html A rather desultory visit to Cadwell, ruined by the supposedly decent pedal box behaving really poorly. More go faster mods, and some RGB racing http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0804a.html#28 I've been meanign to make a rear anti-roll bar for ages. I seem to have at last found the time. Go faster mods http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0804a.html At last, back to the track again. However, chucking all the coolant out in quaifying rather ruins the race weekend... Fettling time http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0803a.html#27 At least the rush is over. However, there's still loads to do. On track again! http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0803a.html#17 Finally we're going again. The problem is, they abandon the race meeting... More red things http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0803a.html#11 A new seat, and an approach to the bump. The car changes colour http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0803a.html#10 Lots of paint squirted all over the place. Problem is, the job list is expanding... That's better, there's now a little bit of paint! http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0803a.html Lots of detail bits again really. Getting the cage painted somehow makes it all seem rather better. Not only does it look more like a car, but the engine runs! http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0802a.html Lots of detail bits really. However, getting the engine running makes me feel a lot more positive. Hmm, it's starting to look like a car http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0801a.html#31 The bodywork appears! What's more all sorts of bits and pieces are done such as the transmission and the brakes. New driveshafts fitted http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0801a.html#20 Along with a few other small jobs. Still too slow though. Still moving forwards http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0801a.html#13 At least I really am building the car now. It's awfully slow though. A new year, and I continue creeping forwards http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0801a.html At least the steering wheel is now in the right place. However, there's a serious problem with the driveshafts. More progress on the suspension http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0712a.html#30 Progress is still very slow but I can see slightly where I'm going now... Building again http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0712a.html#18 At least I seem to be actually building something again. I can even see my way to being able to put the braking system in over the next few days. More chassis mods http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0712a.html I've nearly got to the end of all the chassis mods now, which is a bit of a relief. Hopefully things will speed up now. New pedal box http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0711a.html#25 I've at last got to the point where I'm doing constructive things again. Progress is still way too slow though. Still, I'm fitting a new pedal box now. Chassis mods http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0711a.html#15 Having decided to do it properly, I'm now deep in the middle of serious chassis modifications. The rebuild starts http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0711a.html With the chassis back to the bare metal, I've started putting it back together. The first step is to put the chassis back the way it should be. The stripdown continues yet more http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0710a.html#16 The thing's getting barer. There's a nicely mangled prop too. The stripdown continues http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Fury/drive-body-0710a.html#9 Underneath all that grot it's not as bad as it looks. Still need to come apart comprehensively though.