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  1. BlimeyCabrio

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    #632 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 6, 2015
    Gross Estimate: 250-300 HP, 180-250 TQ

    :lol:

    I'm not even attempting to get closer than that. The numbers will tell the tale.
    But I'm not even taking it to the dyno for a while. Jan is going to tune it using data logs on the road. More real-world than tuning on the dyno.
     
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    #635 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 6, 2015
    Drove some more late today. Ambient temps were about 20 degrees cooler. Managed to get up to about 12.8PSI boost. The car is even stronger at lower ambient temps, as expected. But I think it's getting stronger as it breaks in. It's a beast even with the stock blower.
     
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    #653 cct1, Aug 8, 2015
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    Not even I am that evil. Although I did get Dave banned so I could be the biggest A-hole on MA; I hate being second, so there's that.

    Now, on the other hand, if you had converted to E85 and slapped a TVS on there, you would have forced me to consider it...;)
     
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    #679 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 9, 2015
    I just went out and walked the scene and figured out what happened, mostly. The punchline is... the car did an end-over! Planted the nose in an embankment (after plowing down a deep ditch for about 100 feet), the rear end came over, I flew upside down for about 20-30 feet, and landed on the left rear corner, on the shoulder of the road... then the car just flopped back into the roadway in turtle position. So I don't think it ever "violently" contacted the cage , just rocked on the corners a bit as the car settled into place. Really wish I had video, because it would have been one of the most spectacular things to witness...

    I just had to stop and catch my breath when I figured it out. Because there's a zillion ways that could have ended worse, and no way it could have ended better, really. No one walks away from the kind of crash this was... really.
     
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    #684 abuzavi, Aug 9, 2015
    So, just the one skidmark, right? Well, that'll either wash out or you can just go buy another pair.

    It is a hell of a testimony to your GPR design, though. No one wants to test the safety aspects of something they birth like this, but a front flip is about as extreme as it comes. Good job, there, Paul.

    No one ever said you did anything halfway...
     
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    #687 minimark, Aug 10, 2015
    No convertible should be without a good rollbar, the idea that the windshield frame will hold up in a roll over is pure rubbish.[​IMG]
     
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    #700 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 10, 2015
    Thanks Don.

    Yep, my fab guy could have gone a bit wider and taller. With the current bar as a prototype, he could certainly get the next one about perfect. If I do it again, I'll also have it tied forward to the cowl, to prevent windshield collapse. Makes the car a pain to get in and out of... but makes it much safer, too.
     
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    #702 MCS02, Aug 10, 2015
    Thats one sad mess! Glad your not.
     
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    #709 RallyMini370, Aug 11, 2015
    Oh my goodness Paul, I miss a few days reading your build then I get the shock of my life..noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. First: Glad to hear you're ok, Second: like me you know what a good roll cage is! Third: like me you know it can be rebuilt! I feel your pain. Sorry to see that beast bent up.
     
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    #727 cct1, Aug 12, 2015
    Won't be a problem; Paul's timeline is measured in hours, days and weeks, yours by eons, epochs and eras....

    Speaking of which, what is going on with the ratrod? Haven't seen anything lately.
     
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    #732 Savvy, Aug 13, 2015
    You are a lunatic. Can't wait to see the GPness Redo.
     
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    #743 TheModFather, Aug 14, 2015
    Locutus - The GP Roadster Project

    Those wouldn't have helped me... [emoji30][​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    #746 cct1, Aug 14, 2015
    You guys really need to take up bumper cars, get that crap out of your system before you destroy your GPenises and Ratrods...
     
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    #748 TheModFather, Aug 14, 2015
    Pretty sure my word was "SSSSHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!! About as long as those skidmarks! [emoji12]
     
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    #764 cct1, Aug 17, 2015
    Done probably means TVS. The guy that did the X-1 frame is doing the cage. Seats and 7 point harnesses going in.. Got a steering wheel going in, and whatever lines for monitoring I need for fail safe alarms on the dash. At least I don't need gauges. And then hopefully Owen (5zero) gets to add some stuff. If it's all done in a week, hide all your women, I already have three kids, they're great but I don't need any more, and anyone within a thirty foot radius is at risk of accidental pregnancy once I get the all done message.

    When I write it all up, it's going to make "War and Peace" look like a short essay.
     
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    #772 cct1, Aug 18, 2015
    You're not under appreciated.

    We're just trying to figure out if you're the Baryshnikov, Flying Wallenda, or the Gerald Ford exiting an airplane of the MINI world...

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlz0he9rtKw"]President Gerald Ford Trips And Falls - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #789 cct1, Aug 23, 2015
    It'll be done sometime late afternoon. Jeesh, it's a ton of work, now way it would be ready before noon.
     
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    #796 vetsvette, Aug 23, 2015
    Here's hoping you don't get the opportunity to stick the landing again. :nonod:
     
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    #798 cct1, Aug 23, 2015
    I just wish you lived closer. Short of a professional I don't know anyone else who's taken these apart and put them back together again as many times. Except for maybe Dick. So I'll change that to taken apart and put them back together within a reasonable amount of time and so that they don't explode.
     
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    #809 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 24, 2015
    Oil analysis is back... and looks GOOD

    StrokerOilAnalysis_zpszjcbudoy.jpeg

    This is 180 miles on Rotella T, plus running the motor up to temp on the lift after the crash. The tiny bit of lead is well within normal range. All the wear metals look great for a brand new motor. And the strong compression and leak down numbers from my earlier tests show that the motor already has good ring seal. With the run time on the rack after the crash, if the bearings were damaged, we'd see more lead here.

    Happy Dance Time :Thumbsup:

    [ame=""]Snoopy's Happy Dance! - YouTube[/ame]
     
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