Track car project - Season 2 - Page 8

vix · 17-01-2009, 18:15

16th January 2009

A little update for those who haven’t been keeping up!

We like Mk1 MR2’s. A bit.

In 2006 we were given another Mk1 MR2 as the owner didn’t want it. A bit like a dogs home! We named him Humphrey.

Phil had competed in sprints before ( a kind of time trial event) and decided that we should prep Humphrey for the Toyota Sprint Series. We did, and Phil ended up winning the class, as well as picking up some other trophies on the way.

I didn’t complete the series due to breaking my leg and ankle after the third round. Read about last season here: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6934

This season, we have plans to replace the 1600 n/a engine with a Supercharged one.

As well as hopefully some other tweaks.

Today we began to remove the old engine!

Phil started by clearing the garage so we would have somewhere to put the engine.

You can see the new engine on it’s lovely stand in this picture, and also the white item in the top left are fibreglasss wings which hopefully will be put on at some point. There are also lots and lots of bits of MR2.

The last time Phil took an engine out, he lifted it over the top of the car. However this car was a scrapper, and he didn’t care about how many times he clonked the engine on the bodywork. So he decided this time to go for the ‘Snetterton method’.

This method is one we saw after Phil had helpfully sold one of our spare engines to an MR2 Racing competitor at a Snetterton meet. Yes, it involves lifting the car by the boot, and dragging the engine out of the bottom!

The driveshafts got in the way a bit.

It took most of the afternoon, but finally we had one removed engine

Something should go in here:

I don’t think it’s one of these:

17-01-2009, 18:15	#1
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Track car project - Season 2 16th January 2009 A little update for those who haven’t been keeping up! We like Mk1 MR2’s. A bit. In 2006 we were given another Mk1 MR2 as the owner didn’t want it. A bit like a dogs home! We named him Humphrey. Phil had competed in sprints before ( a kind of time trial event) and decided that we should prep Humphrey for the Toyota Sprint Series. We did, and Phil ended up winning the class, as well as picking up some other trophies on the way. I didn’t complete the series due to breaking my leg and ankle after the third round. Read about last season here: http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6934 This season, we have plans to replace the 1600 n/a engine with a Supercharged one. As well as hopefully some other tweaks. Today we began to remove the old engine! Phil started by clearing the garage so we would have somewhere to put the engine. You can see the new engine on it’s lovely stand in this picture, and also the white item in the top left are fibreglasss wings which hopefully will be put on at some point. There are also lots and lots of bits of MR2. The last time Phil took an engine out, he lifted it over the top of the car. However this car was a scrapper, and he didn’t care about how many times he clonked the engine on the bodywork. So he decided this time to go for the ‘Snetterton method’. This method is one we saw after Phil had helpfully sold one of our spare engines to an MR2 Racing competitor at a Snetterton meet. Yes, it involves lifting the car by the boot, and dragging the engine out of the bottom! The driveshafts got in the way a bit. It took most of the afternoon, but finally we had one removed engine Something should go in here: I don’t think it’s one of these: __________________ Last edited by vix; 17-01-2009 at 18:20.