Gen 2 Megabusa

Paul Hamill

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Tiger Avon busa
She's a beaut.Mines up to Jack this week too and hopefully make Kirkistown for a test on Sat.
 
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Rob

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She's a beaut.Mines up to Jack this week too and hopefully make Kirkistown for a test on Sat.

What donkey in yours Paul? Must get a looksie if she’s there when I get mine back!
 

Todd

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Unreal!! It must be stupidly fun to drive. Would love something like this one day.
 

EF Ian

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Love this build.

Really thinking something like this would suit my driving preferences perfectly. Perhaps sometime I'll go for a project like this. I can dream of one running something like an RST-V8 or Hartley V8.
 

Rob

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Got the car back from Holeshot Racing, it made 173whp which is pretty decent as the engine is normally 175bhp at the crank. Jack also fab’d up the exhaust for me and gave the car a general check over, seems to be running sweet. It had over 80 runs on the dyno to smooth out the map, so it’s well tested. Any wonder the exhaust is already blue lol.

Tonight I got the rest of the car panelled. Finished off the carbon scuttle, and fitted the two carbon flared sides. Took ages getting it all right but pretty happy with the outcome. 14” Four Star pizza box made the perfect template!!

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MOT on Saturday..
 

IL

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Well done Rob! Awesome final product.

Hope you get to enjoy it this time, its a great driving sensation when your 'on it' :grinning:
 

Paul Hamill

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Really nice Rob.Jack was commenting on how nice it was. I'm afraid mine's a stock car by comparison!.
 

Rob

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Really nice Rob.Jack was commenting on how nice it was. I'm afraid mine's a stock car by comparison!.


Cheers Paul. Jack was in great form, his arm is well healed up considering. Some very tasty stuff up there, though he reckons my car needs "a wee hair dryer" :laughing:

Good enough numbers too

Is that a PRG minisporter lurking in the garage?

Sure is Mark! Great trailer, so light and easy to tow. Widetrack Westie is a tight squeeze but she fits, just!!
 

Rob

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Well the car passed its MOT woohoo and we are now insured for the road.

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Got it back to the garage and slipped in the decat pipe that I got made last week, fixed a fuel leak and then fitted the anti-sub straps to make my harness 6 point. Ended up taking way longer than anticipated so missed trackskills today but that then gave me the chance to give the car a wash and take it on a leisurely run this evening.

I’m really impressed with the Busa power, full of torque and goes like the clappers! Very additive.

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Lee

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Looks great. I'd love a run in something like this, must be an animal.
 

Rob

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well done mr MOT man lol

To be fair it would have been hard to spot, turns out the inside of the pipe was dozed! Tiny weep at the joint which would probably have ended up blowing off! Jubilee clips wouldn't hold it no matter how tight, as the inside of the pipe was collapsing into mush.
 

pablo

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To be fair it would have been hard to spot, turns out the inside of the pipe was dozed! Tiny weep at the joint which would probably have ended up blowing off! Jubilee clips wouldn't hold it no matter how tight, as the inside of the pipe was collapsing into mush.

well caught then! brilliant progress
 

slickcell

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Looks unreal man! Any links to the headlights? Also - where did you get your carbon flared side panels?
 
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