Mister Towed on the road...

[Mister Towed]

Funnily enough, no earplugs will be necessary. It roars when you floor it and crackles on the overrun, but it settles to a 'speedboat' burble while cruising.

It also feels like it's freed up a bit more power. That could be because of the 'straight through' silencer, or it could be that the new system just happens to be better tuned to extract the exhaust gases or it could just be that it sounds faster so feels faster.

Either way I'm rather pleased with the new look and sound

[Bazzadad]

Looking forward to finally seeing the finished article tomorrow Towed...

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Bazzadad

Looking forward to finally seeing the finished article tomorrow Towed...

Cheers Bazza, it's going to turn a few heads having three Spyders together on the run to Snetterton See you at Whittington service station at 9.

[slartibartfast]

Yes Towed .... side exhaust looks pretty d**med good! No doubt effective in frightening cats and dogs on the pavement
Be lucky
Slarti

[WorldClassAccident]

Good Choice!

Is that a 300S or 450S?

Either way, it looks like what I am having built, even the same colour choice as I am thinking (at the moment)

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

Good Choice!

Is that a 300S or 450S?

Either way, it looks like what I am having built, even the same colour choice as I am thinking (at the moment)

Lovely burgundy red colour, somewhat darker in the metal than in the pictures, will look great on your car. Didn't ask what model of Maserati it was, Phil J will know though.

[phil9]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Lovely burgundy red colour, somewhat darker in the metal than in the pictures, will look great on your car. Didn't ask what model of Maserati it was, Phil J will know though.

its a 300s there was 3 of them very nice

[phil9]

well towed a great day thanks was fun tell the next time

[Paul L]

I knew it would be great fun when the three of you got together.

I look forward to more photos in the future, Paul.

[WorldClassAccident]

If you have any more pictures of it I would love to see them. Post them on my build thread on the other forum if you like.

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...?t=4253&page=5

[oxford1360]

Looking great.
Figures like weight are always interesting.

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by oxford1360

Looking great.
Figures like weight are always interesting.

Thanks Ox.

I've done a few calculations and a bit of research now and it seems my car's kerb weight is about 100kgs less than a current model Lotus Elise -

http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...ar/?car=216194

My power to weight ratio works out at 101 bhp/tonne, which isn't bad, and it wouldn't take much tuning or a swap to a more modern engine (sacrilege!) to turn one of these into something that could out-drag a fast bike.

Hmm, I wonder if I could get the motor from one of these to fit -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-S200...item53f6d8c39c

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-RX-8...item3ccb324fc4

[christinedmc]

Hi Towd,

Yout exhaust looks very great. I love it when it is loud and it roars. There is absolutely no reason why it shouldn't. The drive you took look swell. I have no heater planned, so I gues I have to save up for some sort of leather bomber jacket to compensate.
Really nice to see the theree cars together.

Michiel

[BazMason]

What's the clothes peg behind the gear stick for Towed?

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by BazMason

What's the clothes peg behind the gear stick for Towed?

Well spotted Baz. My cheap ebay choke cable wouldn't hold itself so it was to keep the choke open. So far I haven't needed to use the choke so it's been a bit redundant. I may reuse the choke cable to pull a little weight to tap the solenoid when it sticks and leaves me embarrassingly stranded at petrol stations (twice now )

[davecymru]

I've got a pair of mole grips tucked down next to my drivers seat for exactly the same reason

[Paul L]

Mr T - Can I be a real pain and ask another question about your heater?

What does it need in terms of operating switches, is it simply on/off?

I guess the obvious shopping list is:
- Heater
- Vents
- Ducting from heater to vents
- Hoses from engine to heater
- Fittings to hold all of the above in place.

Is there any thing else I have missed?

Cheers, Paul.

[christinedmc]

a warm suit and something for you eyes and ears?

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Paul L

Mr T - Can I be a real pain and ask another question about your heater?

What does it need in terms of operating switches, is it simply on/off?

I guess the obvious shopping list is:
- Heater
- Vents
- Ducting from heater to vents
- Hoses from engine to heater
- Fittings to hold all of the above in place.

Is there any thing else I have missed?

Cheers, Paul.

That's pretty much it Paul apart from a control valve. I used one from a London Taxi, which is opened and closed with the donor's choke cable -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heater-Con...item2ec805d854

I reused the donor's heater switch to turn the fan on and bought some (expensive) bulkhead connectors to pass the hoses through the bulkhead without them fraying, but that's it, warm, toasty feet for me

[Viatron]

T, is it an optical illusion or is that rear wheel cambering in at the top?