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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:53 pm 
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Hooray!! BFR has an MOT and tax. :jump4joy:

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:15 pm 
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Well done Mart - another outstanding job.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:22 pm 
Wow what an achievement well done Mart - someone give that man a cigar! :spliff:


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:53 pm 
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Great achievement, just such a shame it didn't make SDD....will we see it at TDCIR?

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:20 pm 
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I should fink so, aren't you going to HPOM David?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:09 pm 
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Tuned the carbs today, picks up much better at lower revs. Lovely gubbly.

Also got round to polishing the dashpots:-

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:43 pm 
what did you use to polish the dash pots up mart? same as wheels?


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:52 pm 
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Yep. Use a polishing mop attached to a power drill, then use the green compound, then the pink, then finish off with a soft mop & Autosol.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:50 pm 
if you want and even better finish than autosol, get some belgom alu, much finer and you can tell the difference, tests that iv done gives the belgom stuff alot more of a shine!


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:11 pm 
Being honest Mart, I'm not too happy about seeing BFR finished. Have been enjoying the build up so damn much! :)

Think you should sell it on (maybe to someone up North-lol), and start another one!


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:25 pm 
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Thanks Calum. It is a bit of an anti-climax now that's it's done, especially as I'm off work this week & haven't been able to drive it as it's been p1551ng down. It does drive well though & sooo quite up to my track Sprint, very refined.

I'm hopefully taking it to HPOM and TDCIR then, much the same as last year with SFB, I'll see if I'm going to sell it or keep it for a while. I've already promised someone first dibs if I do decide to sell.

I've got some silver side stripes on their way from BennyZT, which will suit a Brooklands or Sapphire Sprint. :wink:

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:40 pm 
Sapphire ahhh. You really know how to push my buttons! :lol: Some day.............!


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:56 pm 
Mmmmmm Sapphire Sprint


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:56 pm 
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We took BFR back to the sprayers this afternoon so hopefully by Wednesday/Thursday next week it should be all striped up.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:05 pm 
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Well, BFR is all striped up & finished, ready for HPoM tomorrow.

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