Funkster 0 Posted July 6, 2005 Mornin' all! Had a full tank of nitrous and the big slicks on the Morris 8 at the weekend. Pulled a big wheelie off the line (never done that in a car before!), made a couple of random gearchanges, and came up with the following stats... Reaction 0.256 60: 1.695 330: 4.730 Mid mph: 97.78 660: 7.238 990: 9.361 Terminal mph: 119.73 1320: 11.29117 Some stills from the videos... First, car at rest on the line, no forces acting anywhere... a fraction of a second later, after the throttle linkage hits that doorbell mounted on the bulkhead... Check out the front wheel position with respect to the guard rail. Yep, that's right - both front wheels are clean off the ground! :oD Bit harder to see in this one as it's from a distance, but note how you can suddenly see a lot more of the underneath of the car... Here be vids - all DivX 5 with mp3 sound so you'll need a decoder from http://www.divx.com if you don't have one already: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.stephenson/run1.avi - 3.03 meg That first launch up close... on my first was-to-be-nitrous run, I forgot to turn the frikkin' bottle on! Got the wheels up with what was in the (long) hose, but did the rest of the run being rather confused as to why it was missing (150 horse of spare fuel going in!) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.stephenson/run2.avi - 8.18 meg This is the quick one, and I've left the bit in at the end after returning to the pits... just look at the grin on that daft driver's face :oD http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.stephenson/run3.avi - 5.77 meg http://homepage.ntlworld.com/oliver.stephenson/run4.avi - 3.22 meg A couple more for your perusal. Not as quick as run 2, but still some stunning examples of oooh-look-that's-the-sky-isn't-it! Woo! -- Olly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted July 6, 2005 impressive stuff! especially given the age of the car! nice sidey's too mate, good to see i'm not the only one paying tribute to westcountry farmers with my facial hair :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris VR6nos 0 Posted July 6, 2005 1967 MGB GTS, It's the same age as me! Chris i thought it was you but you'd grows tables, or are those sideboards? Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 6, 2005 Excellent! I take it the "60" is 60 feet, and not 0- 60mph time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkster 0 Posted July 6, 2005 60 is indeed feet. No accurate gauge of 0-60mph sadly - my guess is a little under 3 seconds in that trim, but that's just a guess. 0-100 Comes up in around 7.5 seconds, going by the mid mph and time. All damn good fun! Oooarrr, -- Olly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris VR6nos 0 Posted July 6, 2005 Tell us about the oily bits that made to do it's stuff, i want to know about the nitrous, what kit, how it's metered, the amount etc Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkster 0 Posted July 6, 2005 Oily bits eh? From front to back... 355 cubic inch small block chevrolet engine - nothing special, but has a moderate cam and home-ported heads. 350 lbs/ft, ~300 horses. GM TH350 3-speed auto transmission, full of modifications and I'm still a bit concerned about its health tbh. Last rebuilt about 20 runs ago ) Austin westminster back axle, 3.91 gears, 9" wide slicks. The nitrous kit is a genuine NOS Cheetah setup, jetted for 150 horses and applied via a spray bar mounted underneath the carburettor - nice and crude! The full-throttle switch is a doorbell push that the throttle linkage hits at full travel. There's a 10lb bottle mounted where the back seat would normally go. Full history of the car on http://www.funkster.org - my dad first turned it into a hot rod in 1967 ) Yarr, -- Olly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted July 6, 2005 nice chronicle of its life on your site mate, made an interesting read! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkster 0 Posted July 6, 2005 Ta! I need to update it with my recent progress with the car though - haven't touched that bit of the site in well over a year. Cheers for the comments, -- Olly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
