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Paul McCleary

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    Ruts, mud and side slopes.:)
  1. The exhaust system is nice and mellow and not as loud as you would think. Most of the noise is from the supercharger due to it running a K+N filter rather than the standard acoustic chambered inlet pipe and airbox. I spent most of the day in it today whilst green laning in North Wales with Pete. That supercharger whine is addictive, possibly not as nice as the sound of a big turbo spooling, but makes your hair stand on end when the loud pedal hits the bulkhead. Paul.
  2. Sorry for BTT'ing the thread, but yes, it's been done. Check out next Months TOR for the full spec. Petes Disco makes an easy 500bhp on the engine dyno making it very nice to drive. It definately needs the 350x32mm AP 6 pot brake we fitted! Enjoy the Vid. Paul.
  3. Do you need to cut it up to transport it? If you have enough room by your scrap, have a skip delivered. Most scrap companies will deliver and collect the skip for free if there is enough weight in it. Might be worth making couple of calls to find out. One of our local companies is charging £40 to collect if the skip has less than a ton in it. Still cheaper than a load of cutting discs. Paul.
  4. What a great site. Very steep and really slippery after the rain. As it was my first time as a wench, I got half way through the first punch and wanted to die as I was breathing so heavy! Dafydd was wetting himself laughing at me.... I have a new found respect for co-drivers now as I now have parts of me hurting I didn't know I had! Big thank you to everyone who helped organize the event and everyone for being so friendly. It was great to put a few faces to names and see a few old friends. B) Paul (off to join a gym) McCleary.
  5. If you could design a challenge winch from scratch, what would be the perfect spec?? Fire away. Paul.
  6. With a degree of luck, I shold be entering next years Ladoga trophy. I will need a tough Boook PC for the comp car for navigation. Can I get away with normal laptops for the Support trucks or even tablet PC's? The used toughbook prices usually run at a premium compared to normal laptops, often far more than a reasonable spec new branded laptop. I'd rather have a new computer than a manky used one, but I don't want to spend thousands as I need one for each vehicle. Three in total. I've never used PC's whilst mobile before, so would appreciate any advice on what generally works and what doesn't. The Support trucks are Volvo C303's and will be used off road in the UK, but not at competition level and I'm not sure if a normal laptop is up to the job. Thanks in advance. Paul.
  7. Both lovely cars. B) I'd love the Elise, but simply cannot get in and out of one easily. I tried the VX as we have a Dealer next door to work who will do stunning deals, but couldn't fit in that either. The showroom staff did have a laugh at my expense. I ended up buying an Evo 6 RS2 and still have it 5 years later. Paul.
  8. You have E-mail to your work account. Paul. B)
  9. You have PM. The Creepys were on that Blue C303 6x6 Command Cab that I seemed to follow for hundreds of miles. The tyre on the left in the pic is a 305x70x16 (33x12) Mickey Thompson Baja Claw Radial used as a tread comparrison. You also have PM. Paul. B)
  10. If anyone is interested, I have supplied and fitted loads of Mudzillas and Creepy Crawlers. I saw both tyres being used at Ladoga and made sure I could get my hands on them. The feedback I'm getting is that the Mudzillas work really well at 15 to 20 PSI andthey are awesome at 4 PSI. B) I've yet to hear a report on the Creepy Crawlers in deep mud, but I'm told they are awesome at the quarry style events. I've put a set of 37x12.50x16 on my C303 to be used as a tow motor and support truck for the comp car. Inflated the 35x13.50x15 Mudzillas measure 34 1/4" x 13". The 37x12.50x16 Creepy Crawlers measure 36 1/4" x 12" Piccies.
  11. It needs a full cage really. I've been playing at extreme parking again. I'll have to triangulate it through the cab to the chassis or it will just be a fancy spot light mounting. Cheers, thats the sort of inspiration I was after. I have cut out the rear crossmember to get a rear winch fitted. I'll be making a bumper suitable to mount the rear of the cage to. I'll post up some pics when I get something worth pointing the camera at. Keep the cage pictures coming. Paul.
  12. As the title. I'm going to cage the Bobtail this week and I'm after a little inspiration. Having laid the Bob on its side recently, I'd like the cage to be fully external to help protect what remains of the bodywork. All suggestions welcome as I have been scratching my head about how to mount he cage to the sliders and the sliders to the chassis and how to triangulate it through the cab and keep the rear seats usefull. I'm not in love with any of my ideas so far, so please help me make up my mind. Pic below so that you can see what I'm working with. Paul.
  13. Jez, where would I find a Sisu? I've been looking for ages, but so far had no luck. In answer to the original question. I found the RB to be under powered, under braked and the steering on the few I have driven was quite vauge and wouldn't be nice over a distance. I'd go with a Volvo 303 4x4 or 6x6 if you can get away with the 3.5t GVW. Paul.
  14. After James mentioned it was a Zuk chassis, I shook my camera at Roope, got the nod and stuck my head under to have a bit of a 'Technical Spy'. It is definatley a Suzuki Samurai LWB Chassis. I have a LWB undergoing surgery in the workshop at the moment. If anyone wants any pictures of the chassis, just let me know. Paul.
  15. Just collecting them would be a problem for most people. Your not exactly going to get them in the back of a 90 now are you! Even your average SWB panel van could only squeeze a couple of them in comfortably. Paul.
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