Bunman

Here is some trumpet action from my little 1300

Ha ha Frequently!!

The noisy bit ...... And a pic from Saturday's charity Hillclimb with my first victim on board.

Cheers Posse, brief spec is: 1297cc Cosworth BDH engine on Slide injection 170ish bhp @9400ish with 100ft/lb torque @7750ish 5 speed sequential dog box (direct top) Gripper JDR spec LSD (awesome) with 5.6cwp Brand engineering JDR spec 2 piece 16t shafts. Front susp Gaz gold struts with Eibach progressive springs RJ tca's TC arb. Rear susp Gaz turreted shocks with light helper springs,decambered standard single leaf springs,rose jointed tramp bars and panhard rod. 10x13 Barnby Mag8 wheels with 9x20x13 Avon A115slicks for competition and 9 and 10inch Minilites with V700 Kumho's for road use. Fibreglass b.b.d Car weighs 800kg in road trim (unfortunately driver weighs 166kg) Great little package.

Cheers fellas

Cheers Billy, it was great fun giving ordinary people an insight into what it's like in an Old skool Ford driven on the limit.

Did my bit for charity today and gave passenger rides in my Mk2 Escort BDH at a Hillclimb in exchange for a donation to a charity. Did 7 runs and raised £660.00. Here is some footage. Face is priceless.

I got fed up replacing broken Tran x bits, 16t 2 piece shafts twisting then snapping as clean as a whistle, side gears and planet gears smashing to bits with 178bhp and 100ft/lb torque. As Wayne says they shouldn't break. I now use Brand Engineering shafts (took over from Bob Dayson when he passed away) and I use Gripper diffs. So far so good and the guys are really helpful.

Looked like awesome fun!!!

Get a couple of onions, slice then in half and put them in the car, that will get rid of the paint fumes,it neutralises the chemicals in the paint.

Here is some footage from the 9th May Jersey Hillclimb including some really great cars, some quick Anglias including a BRG 1860cc injected pre Crossflow,some quick Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts including a 420R Hart powered Mk1 rally car (52),a beautiful JRE twincam Lotus Mk1 in Alan Mann livery, Stevie Leonards rapid 2.4 315bhp Mk2 rally car(73) and yours truly in my 1300cc BDH powered Mk2 (No26). Enjoy.

Ah the un-mistakeable sound of a BD on slide throttle

Well I thought it was high time I took my little 1300cc Escort away to try some different events so I loaded it up with my tools,wheels etc a took a drive over to Jersey for their May 9th Hillclimb. Good day was had by all and I managed to lower the course record for Mod saloons up to 1400cc by 2.13 secs. (I managed to go 3/4 sec under the previous record on my first ever run up the Hill ) Heres the vid. http://www.youtube.com/user/groupbhero# ... YRhzq6qYYA

Cheers Sambo, the little 1300 goes from strength to strength eh mate. Managed to break the class record again at our first 1/4 mile sprint meeting 14.06@95 with a .25sec+ headwind. She was howling. Yours mapped yet?

Stunning car!!

Extra vid added above

Great footage, I enjoyed that.

http://www.youtube.com/user/groupbhero# ... FLMSrm6Qhk Poor clutch New course record on Saturday in my Mk2 BDH

63mm stroke on a long rod configuration to give 1297cc It limits just under 11000rpm, and gives maximum power just under 10k. Thanks for the comments

Cheers Sambo, did you have any luck with your engine?? Regarding your question Tootmon, the 1300 isn't a Crossflow it is a Cosworth BDH and the 1800 Crossflow is on standard stroke (77.6) with an 85.9mm bore. AX block.

Thanks guys Appreciate the comments, not posted for a while. Been busy giving the 1798cc Crossflow a freshen up prior to fitment in my 4 door ready to try and break the magic 200bhp barrier?? Getting the sequential box ready for the BDH to go even faster and building a YBJ Cossy for a mate for his Anglia. ( My old Turbo sprint car ) Amongst other things Regards John.

New record and fastest ever small cc saloon car in Guernsey hillclimb history. 1297 cc BDH. http://www.youtube.com/user/groupbhero# ... fHo23l9OoM Enjoy, I did. ) Im still buzzing.!!

Thanks John - It's a real shame you can't make Brighton now - it would have been good to see you Next year? Deja vu? I'm going to pop over before Christmas just for a weekend, Dave ( Edmands ) suggested we get Ron out for some nosh and a beer so I will let you know when if your up for it? Good luck for Saturday

Stunning mate truly stunning!!!!! Awesome job.

Way to go Toby, another master stroke "Well I think that about says it all"