3 Months @ Marlin (pics)

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #1 26th April 2007, 13:11

After 3 months with marlin doing a lot of work to our car, it is very close to coming back for us to finish off, there are a few pictures in the gallery that marlin sent through to Nick & I, just to tease us.

Our body is in the gorgeous

Green as well,

The Pictures can also be viewed here,

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.js...oId=4211380858

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.js...mId=2889319858

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.js...mId=2889319858

Jon

alackofspeed · #2 26th April 2007, 18:58

What's been done to take 3 months?!

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #3 26th April 2007, 19:18

Made up the engine mounts, wired the complete car, fitted the body, made up new rear hub carriers, & getting the engine running,

There is a lot more to it than that as you will know, but thats the main parts they have done.

alackofspeed · #4 26th April 2007, 20:26

Perhaps I was too subtle:

".....can be built in a domestic garage over four week-ends....."

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #5 27th April 2007, 08:42

Well Marlin say you can, if you use one donor car and buy a complete kit all at once & have no social life, then it is possible.

Ours will be complete within a year of starting, which was our aim, but the sooner the better, and like many of you we want to be enjoying the car.

alackofspeed · #6 27th April 2007, 11:31

4 weekends = 8 days. 3 months = 60 (?) working days - they should have been able to build 7 cars in that time………..

Ex-Biker · #7 27th April 2007, 12:03

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Originally Posted by alackofspeed

4 weekends = 8 days. 3 months = 60 (?) working days - they should have been able to build 7 cars in that time………..

Do I detect sarcasm?

Any chance we'll see it at Stoneleigh?

Even if you have to trailer it there.

alackofspeed · #8 27th April 2007, 12:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ex-Biker

Do I detect sarcasm?

Ooops - rumbled!

I'm not dissing Jon, I'm just surprised at what appears to have been done, in a fairly long time in Crediton.

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #9 27th April 2007, 13:10

Haha, I'd like to see more 18 year olds put there time to better use, & is if they can develop & build a race car in 1year.

Anyway, Its been with Marlin for a long time as its had to have everything made for it from outside companies, the body only turned up a couple of days ago along with the ecu and engine bits and pieces. Marlin are working on it when they are quite as it keeps costing down to a smaller amount, which is what we all like.

All the work could have been done in 6weeks but no point, as we wouldn’t have the money to pay the bill.

I would like to take it to Stoneleigh but it’s the same as it is in the pictures, the body isn’t very secure, and its still a long way off completion, if it was complete we would still have to trailer it as its not road legal, we could make it but then insurance is a paid as its a race car, but it would end up in the hedge due to the so solid suspension settings.