Recent content by leonmac

Hi Udo, Was great to catch up the other week I know I said it when I was there but will say it again for the forum, Your workmanship is second to nun, I was as impressed in the flesh as in the photos but in real life you see so much more detail and the effort you are going to is nothing short...

Hello Clayton. I,m going to be in Darwin on Monday 20th and have the whole day free flying to Daly Waters on Tuesday morning. I would like to be able to catch up with Udo and you and have a look at the McLaren in the flesh if you guys were going to be available. I can rent a car for the day and...

Hi Clayton, I didn't check this so Have already gone on the 19th but I will be back in the New Year not sure when but most likely after the "Wet" about March or early April so will make contact again when I'm in the NT. Cheers Leon.

I have also been hooked on this, should be a serious little rocket ship can't wait to see it run. On another not too different note on RacecarsDirect.com there is a Ford Fiesta with a 500hp 4x4 Sierra Cosworth running gear shoe horned into it very well done and very cool Cheers Leon

Hi Udo. I just saw the last time we spoke was Sept 2017 you and I have had some progress in this time. You are looking really good, I not so much. I have finished the engine and the chassis I just have to do another body which I'm hoping to get to after Christmas. Are you in Darwin?? I'm...

Hi Russell, very impressive so is that all 3 of your cars together at "Big Boys Toys" looks amazing. I have now finished the engine and its ready to go to the dyno for fire up and the last thing to do is lay up another body so I'm hoping to be finished early in the new year. Great work, looking...

Hi Terry, Still plodding along. The engine is built just waiting on some minor bits to finish it. Cheers Leon

Glad it could be of some use. Cheers Leon

Hey guys, the progress on the car has got to a point that I no longer need my big workshop as it's just assembly and small items so moving it back to my garage at home. I have sold my big Lathe and going to have to get rid of a lot of stuff I won't have room to store which will include the body...

Hi Rod, slow and steady, hoping to get a couple of weeks on it now before I'm back to work will post progress when I have something to show. Cheers Leon

That looks so good you would never know it started life as a Manta, a real credit to you Terry.

Just a side note, I have learned from all this and the parts I have made since are much better from it. John was the first to get the things I was doing early on and it was unfortunate he was the test man. That was the arrangement I thought we had I made absolutely no money from any of the parts...

OK The first problem was a bearing failure due to the arrangement of the main shaft it was an era on my part which I have taken ownership of and repaired, the second fail I believe was the lock nut came off the pinion and destroyed the R&P Which I also offered to repair but this has not been...

Hello guys, been quite a while since I last posted on this and we all know that there has been some problems with the trans that is in Aussie. I don't see them as failures as much as teething problems, I still believe the design is good it just needed development which is hard when I'm in...

You really have made a nice job of that Terry. Cheers Leon