yes, it feels great to hear it running, i have to stop myself from keep starting it, even when i,m working on "other" things.

I,ve got 7 weeks to make it driveable :eek: think i,ll be burning the midnight oil in the next few weeks:D

cheers
andy

Wayhay - the beast awakens:) Looking good Andy, keep it up, I want to see it at Stoneleigh.

just spotted this well done chap. you just need to whack a seat in fit some body panels check brakes, fit exhaust and your track ready.

:D
Cheers Ash,

now she,s running, its certainly given me even more get up & go to get it ready for the track day, i mean.....I can,t let spud & Mark have ALL the fun can I ???:D

I,m really pleased that since the start up, she hasn,t dropped even a drip of oil, after the sump chop that was playing on my mind, but thankfully all is good:)

cheers
andy

Cant seem to get this image out of my head :D



Sorry Andy :D

Kind regards

John

Its been a while since i posted but i have just watched your start up vid andy.
Well done that man, i love the flames but you might have bother with the noise test at teeside;)

Andy

:D
noise??? what noise??? i didn,t hear anything ....lol
cheers mate, its getting there....although as John (3GE) has kindly put the above pic ...... the countdown is on :eek: ( nice one John:D ).

Andy....when are you coming down for a visit?

cheers
andy

Andy, the car is looking great mate! I am sure you will get it done in no time. Great vid, has given me a kick up the ass to get a move on with mine!

Nice one...

TT

cheers Enoch , Ryan & TT,

i,ll probably end up with bags under my eyes when i start working on it till midnight :eek:

BUT :D i,m determined to get it ready for the trackday.....then IVA hopefully in April or May , ( not sure it,ll be at stoneleigh ) & ready for summer fun, i,ll then be taking the long route to get to the Saturn unit :)

cheers
andy

Coming down for a visit hopefully the week after next when i'm on late shift.
I have taxed the MK,so will come down it that if the weather is dry.
Just need the address so i can find you mate.

Andy

Hi mate,

our address is 27b Park View industrial estate,
Hartlepool
TS25 1PD

or check the website for directions www.saturnsportscars.co.uk



cheers
andy

Will be good to see you Andy, website is www.saturnsportscars.co.uk though.....:)

oops, sorry, a mixture of saturns website & my email :o

long day

hides head hung low in the corner :rolleyes:

andy

:D Me had a day like that too :D

3 Andys.... HELP!!!

TT

Just seen your engine start video, that was ace!!!

I can wait to get to that stage!! would be so tempted at that stage to get an exhaust and a seat and take it to some air field somewhere and "Test out the handling!!! lol"

Andy hate to say this but you are being a bit shy with the pictures lately :D

Correl..... thanks, it was a great feeling getting the engine fired up, in fact its probably one of the few moments when i didn,t say much , :D

Ash...... just been so busy busy busy lately, i,ll get some pics up soon, was holding off to possibly show the new bodywork colour i hope to have done ;) :)

its still coming along, the car is getting closer to being driven, ( in & out of the unit of course ;) )

cheers
andy

Stoneleigh then...:cool:

a bit of an update on my car...
engine runs / brakes are done /fuel tank & lines all done / electrics working & dash board works.
here,s a couple of pics taken today, started putting bodywork on .

So its getting there :)

Looking good Andy, quite some progress there. Just one thing, those headrests are too low for IVA. The top of them have to be 753mm from the base of the seat. I have the same seats and measured mine today. It's an easy fix, just cut some tubes that go over the existing headrest rods so they can't go down so far. Hope I'm not teaching Granny to suck eggs:)
Keep up the great work.
Dave

Looking really good Andy. You'll soon be racing it around the track and driving it on the roads. I see you've cleaned off all of the dust from the last time I came to visit :p.

What are the seats, they look nice.

Hope to see it progressed a little further when i pop over..

TT

They are these seats TT:

http://www.midlandwheels.com/Shop/P-...te-Piping.html

They cost £120 delivered for the pair, which is bargain if you ask me.

cheers guys :)

Enoch.... grandma sucking eggs :p ......I,ve purposely not welded in my cross brace in the roll bar until i,ve set the seat height, so yes the headrest will be raised ;) :)

TT.... the seats are as in the linky that Tatey has added ( thanks Tatey ), they are a bargain but as i haven,t driven my car yet can,t comment on how they feel whilst driving. But I can now see over the aeroscreen lol

Tatey... yes, its had a clean up, made good use of the new airlines we now have at Saturn, great for getting dust out of all the awkward to get at places.

Got to fit the rad next & the next purchase is a prop, then i,ll give it a test drive around the unit ,

cheers
andy

Looking G-G-Great Andy .... You'll have it ready for that track day yet ;) :)

Looks like you are on the home straight now :cool:

The head rest height that Enoch spoke of is based on a reference point of the seat squab ( The bit you put your bum on )

The datum point is in the IVA manual some where .... As Enoch said .... No real drama to sort. ;)

Cheers Ronnie,

It,d be great if i can attend the trackday in my own car,

This week i hope to fit the rad, back braces & cross brace for the roll bar & tidy up the wiring .
I,m going to spend a few evenings on it as Spud & I are busy with Saturn work :cool:
Really looking forward to getting the prop installed as it,ll make a change from pushing it in & out of the unit :D

just in case anyone isn,t sure which is my car .......its the one without side panels & rear tub :p ......at the moment.

cheers
andy

No Saturn booster seat then ?

Lot tidier looking than earlier Saturday Andy. :p

Ahh,,, Been looking at them seats, look better in the car than in the picture!

TT

TT......... I have some more pics from today, would you like me to post another showing the cockpit?

I,ll be totally honest & say that i really did want the Triton seats but funds have been "redirected" elsewhere lately :mad: so these seats were available at what i could afford at the time, when my car is finished & maybe in winter lay-up I may still buy some Triton seats ( could be my xmas prezzie :D )

cheers
andy

here,s a couple more photos from today...
I,ve been asked about the difference regarding the "book spec" rear tub frame & the GRP rear frame............so in one of the pics is my car showing the FINISHED framework for the GRP tub i,ll be fitting, tho please be aware that i haven,t fitted the rear brace bars or crossbrace to my roll bar yet in the photo, but they have no affect of the way the GRP frame is on the chassis. .....hope this helps.

Also is a photo of the cockpit.

cheers
andy

Looking good, a pair of orange hell raisers:D

cheers Mr P....

tho 1 of them might be changing colour soon :eek: :D :cool:

as for a "pair of orange hell raisers"......thats me & spud when we,ve been trimming an orange bodykit.....the dust :eek:

cheers
andy

Hi mate steering wheel should be back up with you soon. will give you a shout tomorrow evening. once thats on i reckon you can go for a little drive.

cheers Ash, no worries :cool:

once I get a prop i,ll be giving it a spin around the unit forecourt:D

its getting there, I just hope we have a nice long summer :D

once its on the road Spud & I will defo be taking lunch hours, you know ...pop to macdonalds etc.....30 miles away :D

cheers
andy

Looking good mate! thanks for the pics helps me alot! but it sure does make the fuel tank look scary with nothing around it!

Glad the pics helped, :)

As for the tank, the rail that the tank sits on is a 25mm box tube & at average bumper height, as most "7" style cars have a similar arrangement.
Tho I suppose if it worries you there is nothing stopping you building a "cage" around the tank from the bottom rail to perhaps the diff cage area.

cheers
andy

If you are worried about the tank being a bit exposed.....drive faster so nowt can spank you from behind..:D :D Or to kep plod happy use a foam filled tank to stop it going pooomtang, but fast is more fun:D

andy - WOW! last time i saw your *climbing frame* it was a lot different to now.. looking really good mate! very good! more to the point has it been run yet? if not - please give me a shout to let me be there!!! would love to capture it.. been a long haul.. know how you feel!