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Old 8th June 2008, 11:09 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Looked awesome at Silverstone John, went very well. Turbo's are now on the car and its being mapped tomorrow thanks again mate.

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Old 9th June 2008, 11:27 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Looked awesome at Silverstone John, went very well. Turbo's are now on the car and its being mapped tomorrow thanks again mate.

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Thanks Ben, a few people told me it was a bit quiet. As for the look's....well

The Taisan Evolution begins this week



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Out of interest, who did you use to corner weight the car and have the geometry done?

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Old 9th June 2008, 01:10 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Out of interest, who did you use to corner weight the car and have the geometry done?

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It has not been corner weighted yet Dave. Claudio @ Perfect Touch spent a full day setting the geometry up, one of the downsides to the Ikeya stuff but on the other hand once it is set there is no chance of the camber toe or Castor changing, unless I hit something hard

I did weigh the Taisan on a weighbridge, more for my own piece of mind. 1520kg's with me in it and 1/4 tank of fuel.



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Old 16th June 2008, 07:51 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Have been changing a few bits on the car last week. First to go was the boot lid which weighed a lot and the standard spoiler not giving enough down force.

Big thanks to Noel at NuR Motor sport for making up the carbon boot lid. It is a great bit of kit and the quality is very good. Not a full boot but just the outer skin, I have fitted it much the same way as a carbon bonnet. using some pins and spacing the carbon to sit flush using small cut offs of rubber hose over the striking bolts. Whilst visiting Noel's workshop he invited me to have a look around at some of the projects he has been working on and the whole process of making up the panels. Really through at there job and he is a gent to boot.
Whilst taking the tour I noticed some other bits and also walked out with a front splitter

Any ways a few pics of the splitter(stay bars are on order) don't want to break it.









A few of the boot lid before the rear wing is fitted. I will be fitting some support to the underside of the lid so it can withstand the force applied to it by the wing. Also flush the back edges a little bit more.












Still a lot to do before Oulton Park.

The rear diff is going to be replaced,
massive thanks to our new sponsor Ben Linney @ GTC

for supplying the new Carbonetics diff, C-West GT wing and GTC inter cooler kit. Thanks very much Ben your a gent

The geometry needs setting up again, since I have lifted the front end up a bit to stop the wheels bottoming out in the arches. Going to lose some more weight after Oulton




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Old 16th June 2008, 10:28 PM   #51 (permalink)
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looking good bohn!
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Old 17th June 2008, 08:46 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Looking good John. have you fitted the diff yet, needs to be in before Oulton Park mate






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Old 21st June 2008, 07:39 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Well the new diff is fitted and I have removed most of the dirt out of my eye's , fitted the stay bars to the front splitter. Should be collecting the GT wing next week sometime.


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Looking good John.

Did you weigh the parts to see what you'd saved?
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Old 24th June 2008, 10:11 AM   #55 (permalink)
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Here's a pic I caught of it at JTS:

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Old 24th June 2008, 06:19 PM   #56 (permalink)
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Cheers VIPS

looks a bit different now from that angle



Big thanks again to Ben Linney, picked up the rear wing today and fitted it this afternoon (as usual I forgot the camera )

I will endeavour to get some photos tomorrow.




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Old 26th June 2008, 09:39 AM   #57 (permalink)
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Despite my reservations spoiling the look of the Taisan, very pleased with the results. The extra down force is definitely noticeable and the rear end of the car feels as planted as the front now. I had to fit a tow strap to the front of the car because the factory one is now hidden under the front splitter. I find it hard to believe that the car is ready for Oulton so early.
















Just need to change the oil and gather the tools up, game on





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Looking good mate. That spoiler is huge
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Spot on mate car looks the nutz, all you need now is some canards at the front and should be complete.
How much more agressive can this car look.
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Old 26th June 2008, 11:41 AM   #60 (permalink)
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Spot on mate car looks the nutz, all you need now is some canards at the front and should be complete.
How much more agressive can this car look.

cheers dude. I was thinking about canards but don't know where to get hold of them?

Think I may need bigger turbos all this down force is going to slow the car down






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