Burpspeed Version 2: Race Car Build

[Tony Hunter]

Fk it!!!!!

 

[Adam G]

Fk it!!!!!

Pics?

 

[Djw John]

Its cos they are in your email account, either upload them to photobucket or if you want I'll send you my email addy and you can forward them on to me and I'll do it for you. Care in the community style.

 

[msa197]

Gearbox pic tony sent to me!

 

[Matt@codered]

Woah!
"proper job".

 

[MartinR]

Gearbox pic tony sent to me!

Flipping hell that is destroyed. Lol i can just see martins face when you give him that.

There is a box currentley at agency having a diff fitted. Brand new box from renault too not yours is it??

Hope you get it all sorted

 

[Jamie86]

Nope Tony's new box is in my boot ready for delivery to him later.

 

[Russ Rallye]

Holy sh1t now that is a proper job tony!
Russ

 

[sonny172cup]

Bloody hell!

 

[Mini182]

Araldite and duct tape and I'm sure it will be fine!

 

[Tony Hunter]

As jay said, it looks like I've driven over a land mine.

 

[Djw John]

f**k

Me

 

[sonny172cup]

Ouch

Much damage done to the engine?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Pulled the block apart where the gbox bolts to it.

 

[sonny172cup]

So only the block damaged then nothing else?

 

[Tony Hunter]

As far as I know, not everybody else seems to realise the urgency of the situation. Oh the loom was damaged as well.

 

[JackJack]

Hell.

 

[Mr R.]

Tony do you know the cause?

Yes i know the flywheel fcuked it but why?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Still looking into it atm.

 

[Yanoo]

Painful to see the gearbox

 

[Chip-mk1]

Tony, what spec flywheel was it?

 

[Mr R.]

Tony, what spec flywheel was it?

Not a very good one.

 

[Jamie86]

A lightened standard one from what he told me..

 

[SharkyUK]

Farkinell. Not a pretty sight

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Gutted to see this!
Hope things get sorted smoothly

 

[Chip-mk1]

A lightened standard one from what he told me..

by how much?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Not a lot. It was done by a place that build race engines.
Wanted to know power of car, what it reved to etc etc.
So not a back street outfit.

 

[Dan519]

Looks like the bit the clutch bolts to has broken away from the flywheel. Clutch attached at one side still, massive unbalance created and its sheared all the flywheel bolts.

You can see the remaining half of the thread where the clutch was attached in this

 

[mark123]

Sorry to see all this Tony. Proper job though

I have lots of random clio bits if you need anything.

Didn't Ian's flywheel fail similarly? Obviously not quite so catastrophically though!

 

[underdog]

A lightened standard one from what he told me..

lightening a standard fly is a no no. big lesson to learn.

 

[Jamie86]

lightening a standard fly is a no no. big lesson to learn.

I've seen dozens done with no problems on various cars.. naturally if done badly I agree though.

 

[underdog]

I've seen dozens done with no problems on various cars.. naturally if done badly I agree though.

i wouldnt risk it thought on a car and engine of this expense but would the company who skimmed it give a guarantee?

 

[Russ Rallye]

Looks like the bit the clutch bolts to has broken away from the flywheel. Clutch attached at one side still, massive unbalance created and its sheared all the flywheel bolts.

You can see the remaining half of the thread where the clutch was attached in this

not sure what you're saying there Danny, what's actually failed first, the clutch-flywheel bolts themselves or have the threaded holes in the flywheel been stripped etc. is the flywheel still in one piece?
russ

 

[Martin.]

Oh my!

 

[Jamie86]

I'm pretty sure bits of the flywheel were pulled out of the engine bay whilst at combe Russ..

My gut feeling is the flywheel bolts let go but just speculation tbh

 

[Russ Rallye]

Looks like the bit the clutch bolts to has broken away from the flywheel. Clutch attached at one side still, massive unbalance created and its sheared all the flywheel bolts.

You can see the remaining half of the thread where the clutch was attached in this

I'm pretty sure bits of the flywheel were pulled out of the engine bay whilst at combe Russ..

My gut feeling is the flywheel bolts let go but just speculation tbh

Well yes that would be the sensible assumption mate but you know what they say about assumption!
Russ

 

[Jamie86]

Ass me you?

Anyway main thing is Tony can get it all back together hopefully

 

[Russ Rallye]

Definately, although my interest in finding the cause means we can all have a more reliable season if its something that'll affect our cars too.
Russ

 

[mark123]

What Dan is saying, I think, is that part of the flywheel where one of the clutch cover bolts goes in has come away, you can see this in the pic. This allowed the bolt to come loose. As the clutch cover moved once the bolt had gone the whole lot went out of balance and vibrated itself apart.

 

[Dan519]

What Dan is saying, I think, is that part of the flywheel where one of the clutch cover bolts goes in has come away, you can see this in the pic. This allowed the bolt to come loose. As the clutch cover moved once the bolt had gone the whole lot went out of balance and vibrated itself apart.

Bingo. Only a theory, as I only have the above pic to go on, but its logical to me, as the clutch looks still attached one side