It Lives :) :)

[davidimurray]

Yippee :D

Got my car started for the first time today :D As you may imagine I'm a very happy bunny and my face is starting to ache from the size of my grin.

Thanks to everyone who's helped me out during my build and as is compulsory here are some videos of the big event -

First Start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0yXuQIYjWE

Second Start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSsRIC3XWk

Koso Dash & Megajolt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_hnvZLip0

[Eternal]

WOW gz mate well done! i cant wait untill i can get my beast started up.

[tkpm]

WOW gz mate well done! i cant wait untill i can get my beast started up.

Me to :D .................

[Davey]

Well done David, sounding real good.:D

D.

[Spikehaus]

Well done mate, its such a great day starting her up for the first time, you had slightly better luck than me, I had injection fuel delivery issues.

Next big milestone, TEST DRIVE!!!!!!

I will crack open beer to celebrate for you!:)

[Bonzo]

Fantastic news Dave :)

Sounding great, I can well imagine how pleased you are feeling, a huge milestone to reach ( You both sound very pleased in the video ) :)

Inlet manifold looks just the ticket & the carbs look great on the engine :cool:

Soon be ready for a little test spin :)

[K4KEV]

jeez.....cant wait for mine now..well done mate;) ....one of THE biggest hurdles jumped.

[monsterob]

i remember that feeling from my first car .

congratulations must say your partner seems more interested than i imagine most are :rolleyes:

[HandyAndy]

Congratulations David , a huge well done :cool:

Its a great feeling isn,t it, You,ll want to start it up every time you go into the garage now :D I know I did after the first start up :)

Well done on reaching the huge milestone :cool:

cheers
andy

[DaddyA]

Congratulations David,

I know the feeling, still feels good every time I start it now:)

Sounds sweet. Next stop a little drive maybe???

[Spikehaus]

The best bit is the bit of string! I love it!:p

[davidimurray]

Thanks guys for all the comments - certainly is a fantastic feeling. Sounds greate with no silencer on it at the moment - reminds me of an airplane staritng up :D

Must admit I was very nervous before turning the key - even though I had previously cranked the engine over, got oil pressure and sparks previously. Holly popped down the garage after finishing work so I spent the morning tidying the car up and double and triple checking everything before filling it with fuel and checking the fuel system over.

First drive will have to wait until I get a prop and some flexible brakehoses.

Ronnie - manifold has worked great - thanks for help with it. At the end of the video I think I was more shocked that it had actually started!

monsterob - yes I'm very lucky that Holly is so supportive. She's spent a few hours with a wirebrush helping me clean parts and then paint them. She even helped me spray the chassis!

Spikehaus - string - I think you should know that it was actually a piece of leftover wire from the loom :p We used to use this method for starting engines first time on our dyno cell - meant you could stand outside the cage in case they went bang :eek: