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Hi Neil quick question how did that 998 run before you riped it out ? By the way I have a rocker cover belonging to you
I will get Pierre to drop it up to you soon ok .

The Marcos Graveyard wrote:I still have that wiper motor if you need it, I brought it to the Kilmainham Jail run, but had to bring it home again.

Very good point!

Sorry Neil, totally forgot about it. Will arrange to get it off ya soon!

[quote="CLUBMANGT"]Hi Neil quick question how did that 998 run before you riped it out ? By the way I have a rocker cover belonging to you
I will get Pierre to drop it up to you soon ok . [/quote]

It ran well but I only ever drove the car up and down the road and then parked it in the garage. The carb needed tuning but it ran smoothly and quietly.

where did you get the wheel, neil?

lookin good

Got it direct from Mota Lita...and it wasn't cheap

dayoungfella wrote:Got it direct from Mota Lita...and it wasn't cheap

dammit, i was hoping it was a replica or something. you really should sell it to me. it looks awful

When you bought the car, how was the dash heald in Neil?

It was just kinda wedged in I think!

I see why you took it out!

Cool thanks Neil

Not much of an update but...

I finally have the gear linkage all sorted, carbs and exhaust are all finished, suspension is finished (just needs setting up), and got my reg plates sorted too.

Jobs left:

-Radiator
-Fuel pump
-Rev counter
-Suspension set up

And a few other little bits as well.

Will hopefully make more progress this week/weekend!

Neil

Was hoping to see you and the mk1 at Mondello on Sunday
Too bad its all been cancelled
Still looking forward to seeing it finnished

There is always Watergrass Hill

Indeed there is! Not sure if I'm going to have it ready on time though to be honest...will try!

Neil

Right!

Radiator is done, fuel pump is done, engine is running and brakes are bled (but need to be bled again).

Jobs left:

-Rev Counter
-Rocker Cover and breather pipes
-Suspension set up
-Fit roll cage

Thankfully this weekend is a long one!

Neil

This thread is useless without pictures.

Will get pics up soon, I promise!

Didn't do a thing on the car over the weekend I'm ashamed to say...definitely will this weekend though!

Neil

Finally a little more progress and a pic!

Big thanks to Paul Hickey who did a load of work on the car with me yesterday. There were lots of small things to do that aren't worth mentioning but we did get the engine bay pretty much finished, the brakes working and I even got to bring it for a little spin up and down outside

Might have it finished this weekend.

very nice neil

UPDATE!

Car is on the road as of last Friday, was great feeling when I drove it out of the workshop!!! Still needs a few cosmetic things done and a rolling road tune but it all works.

Might have to change the cam down the line as it's not the most driveable but the car sounds fantastic, it's louder than most cars on the road too!

Will take a few pics over the next day or so and will have it at Mondello on Sunday.

Neil

fair play, it a savage lookin machine. cant wait to see it on sunday

cool shizzle dude!,

hope to see this in all its glory on sunday at mondello!

Good to here it is on the road.Looking forward to seeing it in Mondello.

Wow...haven't updated this in a while!

Been using the car on and off over the last few months and have been making 1 or 2 little mods here and there. Most notably I've switched to mapped ignition so I can now drive the car in confidence when it's raining, and I've just raised the ride height by around 3 inches and fitted some Cooper S Reverse Rims with snow/gravel tires for the forecasted bad weather!

It's been too dark to take photos but I'll definitely get some tomorrow and post them up!

Neil

i'd love to see a few pic's of your mk1 if you have some, sounds interesting from the build sheet. did you get rid of the 998 after, if not i may be interested in it myself....?