Cheers guys, "design" might be over stating the case a bit Ash, it suggests forward planning:D . Not so sure about firing the lump up Ronnie, I'm still saving for the ECU:( , it would be nice though;)

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No actual progress to report as we're in the middle of our "silly season" workwise but I have had an absolutely brilliant day today. Mrs booked and payed for our Goodwood FoS tickets this morning (£618 for a long weekend away in the camper van:eek: but what a weekend:D ). I also had a good and lucrative day's work which is always a pleasant experience:D . Then I managed to do a bit of a deal that will pay for the Dragon's ECU:D. I haven't touched the beast since before Christmas as I have to get the exhibition trailer sorted, only four and a half weeks to our first outdoor show and I reckon I've still got about a hundred hours worth of work to complete by then so the Dragon is buried in the corner again . anyway by this weekend I should have the wherewithall to buy the Emerald ECU so it might just be possible to fire ethe lump up in about two months I reckon.

Happy daze, D.

At last a bit of good news to report, I have just won an Emerald ECU on the bay for £510 plus P&P, well happy now:D :D ! Yes I know there are cheaper ECUs available so don't bother yourselves telling me I could have got this that or the other for £XXX cheaper, it was an Emerald I wanted and now I've got one!:D :D

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Blooming heck Davy

You could have got a XXX or a YYY & even a ZZZ for less than that :D :D

Great news mate, it feels great when you manage to get the very thing you wanted :cool:

Nice to hear that you are still plugging away on you build even though you don't have the time due to your heavy work schedule .... At least the parts will be all ready & waiting when you return to building :)

Cheers Ronnie, the exhibition trailer is nearly done now and just three weeks to go before the first show. Hopefully then I can dig the beast out of the corner and get back to doing bits on it. I rexkon a couple of months before I'm ready to fire the motor up............watch this space:D .

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The Emerald arrived today, very well packed and complete with a brand new manual, Coms lead, software CD, and unused 36 way plug and wiring pins. Been scanning the manual and this baby has some cool features, really looking forward to getting it all wired up and firing the motor up now but its going to be a month or two before I can find any time to play:( .

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Great stuff Davy :)

That is going to seem like the longest couple of months ever :D :D

Bet you'll be playing given half a chance ;)

Nice one Davey ,

I,m sure it,ll be a great feeling hearing the beast start up for the first time in a long while, don,t forget the first start up video :cool:

all the best with the next couple of months build progress :)

cheers
andy

Cheers guys, no worries on the first startup vid, I've got the cameras and floodlights sorted and tripods at the ready:D . I'm not even sure I'll have much time to dream about firing it up for a couple of months. This Saturday we move our second daughter, the following weekend we move our eldest daughter, the weekend after that we are at our first exhibition of the season. Two weeks later we're in North Devon for a long weekend with the mag I scribble for then two weeks after that is our second exhibition. A month later is our third exhibition followed Two weeks later by Goodwood for the Festival of Speed then another two weeks to our fourth exhibition...................I think;) . Its certainly going to be a hectic summer but no roadster this year:mad:

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Well so much for "a couple of months" to first start up! I finally dug the Dragon out three weeks ago but have had little time to do anything to it. The manifold I made still fouled the fuel rail and so needed some spacer blocks making to lift it clear, I have now made these;) ;) Over the last two days I've done a bit of "feel good factor" work and painted the cam covers, I think they look the dog's danglies!:D

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