Rolling road day in Bletchley / Milton keynes

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:15 pm

Dave Tetlow emailed me from the USA to say YES...he's up for the day out.

As soon as he gets back from touring the US of A with his MGB V8, and doing stuff like getting married, he will be with us.

Congrats to Dave and his Princess on the occasion of their getting hitched.

Well done (and about time eh?) you two!!

Perry

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:29 pm

Won't be there chaps as new engine is late and it would be touch and go. Shame

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:40 pm

List updated,

sorryt to hear that Ian

Date: Sat 23rd August 2008
Time: ?
Cost: £35 each + VAT.
Place: http://www.marlinmotors.co.uk/
Marlin Motors Engineers
5, Wellington Place
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 5NA

Main List:
1. Perry Stephenson MGB V8...YES
2. Tony Cooper Capri RV8....YES
3. CSR Camaro Z28 YES
4. Eliot - Dakar 4x4 assuming it will fit....YES
5. Ian Anderson GT40 RV8 JE Worked..... YES
6. Dave Brooke MGB GT..... YES
7. Rich (Bones) SD1, ....YES
8. Rich (Bones) Camaro....YES
9. Dave Tetlow MGB V8 .......YES
10.

Reserve List:
1.

Can we start saying yes or no to Saturday 23rd August please Chaps

Thats 9 defo v8's now,

r2d2hp · Post by **r2d2hp** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:38 am

Unfortunately I am away in Cornwall and do not get back till the 22nd. My car is also away having some minor repairs and may not be back ,so rather than try and make it and at the last minute pull out would rather someone else have it.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:08 am

Main List:
1. Perry Stephenson MGB V8...YES
2. Tony Cooper Capri RV8....YES
3. CSR Camaro Z28 YES
4. Eliot - Dakar 4x4 assuming it will fit....YES
5. Ian Anderson GT40 RV8 JE Worked..... YES
6. Dave Brooke MGB GT..... YES
7. Rich (Bones) SD1, ....YES
8. Rich (Bones) Camaro....YES
9. Dave Tetlow MGB V8 .......YES
10. Chris Cowdery Land Rover or LDV 200 V8 .......YES

Reserve List:
1.

V8 Rail · Post by **V8 Rail** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:33 am

I,m running a beetle based rail with a P5 bottom end and SDi vitesse heads, if I can get it running cool enough can I bring it along it will need a high level fan as rad is 3ft up at back of car also can I have some advice on setting up a 390 cfm holley carb as it is running very rich will post some pics over weekend cheers mark

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:12 pm

V8 Rail wrote: it will need a high level fan as rad is 3ft up at back of car

Could be a problem, as he has a very powerful fan but its front floor level only. He did mention about some smaller portable fans, but might be worth calling him to confirm.

I'm going to bring something to try to deflect the air up into my rads, because it just blew straight underneath my dakar.

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:47 pm

well not going to be mgb v capri day now then Perry,
out of the 4 v8 capris im the only one left

At least we have met the minimum number now of 10 cars

nice one guys, this is going to be a good day me thinks,

Date: Sat 23rd August 2008
Time: ?
Cost: £35 each + VAT.
Place: http://www.marlinmotors.co.uk/
Marlin Motors Engineers
5, Wellington Place
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 5NA

Telephone: 01908 366256
Contact: Martin Tribe

Main List:
1. Perry Stephenson MGB V8...YES
2. Tony Cooper Capri RV8....YES
3. CSR Camaro Z28...... YES
4. Eliot - Dakar 4x4 assuming it will fit....YES
5. Ian Anderson GT40 RV8 JE Worked..... YES
6. Dave Brooke MGB GT..... YES
7. Rich (Bones) SD1, ....YES
8. Rich (Bones) Camaro....YES
9. Dave Tetlow MGB V8 .......YES
10. Chris Cowdery Land Rover or LDV 200 V8 .......YES
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Reserve List:
1.

Only add yourself to the list if YOU ARE GOING to be attending on the day please,
As this is going to be the main list for the day,

V8 Rail,
Like Elliot said, contact them on the above details, and say your with us guys on the 23rd, and will it be a problem, if not let us know and get yourself added to the list

davidbb · Post by **davidbb** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:13 pm

Hello

i would like to come if there are still spaces, and that definate! i`m only 20 min away , and it would be great to get my land rover on the rolling road,

David

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:39 pm

V8 Rail!!
post up a pic of your car and I'll send it to Martin to see if he can get your car on the rollers etc..
Perry

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:43 pm

davidbb wrote:Hello

i would like to come if there are still spaces, and that definate! i`m only 20 min away , and it would be great to get my land rover on the rolling road,

David

Hi David post your details up mate, as per the details on the list,
and i will add you and update the list,

bones · Post by **bones** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:18 pm

thanks for putting me rover and camaro down on the list, looking forward to it, all the best

rich

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:02 pm

I'm crapping myself about doing the RWYB on the Saturday before now.
I want to take my 80 shot up to a 150 shot for a couple of runs. Then go back to a 200 shot to see if I can grab a 10. But every time I've run a 200 shot I've melted pistons.
I guess I'll stick with the 150 shot now to try and make sure I still have an engine in one piece for this day out. I suppose there are a few more RWYB days to finish the engine off later in the year eh?

Bones!!
Will be good to see you again mate...

Perry

V8 Rail · Post by **V8 Rail** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:32 pm

Perry have got the beast running will post pictures on site later today rad is more like 5ft in air, thanks for your help Mark

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:14 pm

After my first run on martin's dyno, my inlet temps hit 50'c with the chargecooler, so I'm working on a front mount conversion to see if its any better:

Follow progress:
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo16.html