Never, in my lifetime, ever, did I imagine I would fulfill a dream of building a car. But here I am today, having built 2. Anything is achievable if you put your mind to it. Every challenge starts with the first step, which is not what you think it is!
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Things are getting serious
On a roll with engine removal practice, i suddenly found myself removing the engine & gearbox from the stepnose. As per the OneTrackMind manifesto, the racecar gets best of whats available, which means gearbox, diff and brake Calipers from #rescuemod have to make their way into the widebody. Needless to say, we will use this…
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239 Days To Simola2025
239 days to Simola Hillclimb 2025, so as a professional procrastinator I decided a little clean up would be in order. You know what they say about working in a dirty environment…(please let me know if you do)Started with fitting new caster wheels to the engine hoist and then got carried away lifting random objects…
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Bedford Shakedown
Lesson: don’t think you will remember the last thing you were working on, therefore, always complete the job before any intended break. Haven’t touched the Bedford since before I started working on the race car, over two months ago. In the interests of safety and reliability, I decided to opt out of the ageing old…
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Things Change Quickly
Well, that escalated quickly and did not go according to plan.Appears I attached the gearbox to the engine incorrectly, preventing the motor from turning over. This only became evident once I had installed the motor, gearbox and fancy fabricated shorty exhaust.With only 24 hours to work with, I had to make the tough decision to…
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Color
I was going to keep the color to myself and do a big reveal, but I can’t keep a secret for sh!t. So please keep this between us.Why the color I hear you protest. Well, as a Ducati Dealer everything was Red and as KTM Dealer everything was Orange. Needless to say, one does get…
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Skills, Skills & Time
A month ago I hoped I would be shaking down this car tomorrow.I suppose I am eating humble pie, which I am proud to admit tastes delicious.The skills I have learned, confidence gained and personal growth I’ve experienced in the passed couple weeks is invaluable!After the highs of cutting, welding and grinding last week to…