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The GRUMPY Brumby
Cheers Chinski, Not sure when I'll hit the track next, I'm desperate need of new rubber and I want to get some wider rims aswell, so looking at a couple of grand...but it'll happen one daychinski wrote:mate well done ! the grumpy brumby looks great ! good to see you getting it out at QR too !! if you're heading up again & post here first if i see it i'll come up for a look, would love to see a brumby on track showing up & surprising a few people !
Once I cleaned the area up with a wire wheel, I drove it to a mates workshop....(no windscreen makes for a breezy drive
) and the holes were welded up, I then had to shape the welds with a die grinder & metal burr.
Turned out Ok I think, hope to re-set the windscreen this weekend with new rubber.
Cheers
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Turned out Ok I think, hope to re-set the windscreen this weekend with new rubber.
Cheers
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Thanks for sharing ...
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Note: When you do put the seal back, I would also put a bit of fresh silicone around the rubber to help seal it better ...
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Add : In FHI speak, they call it the 'angular line' or 'datum measure point', this is where you want to seal it ...
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Also make sure the 'drain grove' is not blocked at bottom of screen ...
P.S. - Did you spray inside the frame with any rust treatment ?
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Jake, the ~$100 for a new windscreen rubber is good insurance I reckon, plus those rubbers become brittle and crack, letting moisture in where it's not welcome. Pop it out and put on a new rubber sealRodeo4jake wrote:Good job with that repair, I often look at mine & wonder if there is the beginnings of this trouble hiding under the rubber.
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Good to know this! I couldn't get Sunnie the Brumby's ones back on, now I know why! Also damaged them when I took them offchridk wrote: Make sure if you ever try this, that you insert your crome surounds before fitting the screen to the car, it would be imposible to do it when in place.
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Anyone know where to get new ones from?
Cheers
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Nearly lost it there on about the 3rd lap ... ![Razz :p](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
Tip : You'll also have to super glue the rear view mirror in place to stop the vibrations from moving it ... !
Note : The glue won't actually hold for long, but will make the ball joint & socket tighter ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
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Tip : You'll also have to super glue the rear view mirror in place to stop the vibrations from moving it ... !
Note : The glue won't actually hold for long, but will make the ball joint & socket tighter ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
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Haha Bantum, It was running off the track and hitting two maassssive pot hole that moved the mirror. Thats an indication of how hard the hits were.Bantum wrote:Nearly lost it there on about the 3rd lap ...
Tip : You'll also have to super glue the rear view mirror in place to stop the vibrations from moving it ... !
Note : The glue won't actually hold for long, but will make the ball joint & socket tighter ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
I had an awsome day.....and I drove home afterwards
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Thanks for sharing, I bet you had to do change of shorts afterwards ... ![Razz :p](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
I've had my stock Brumby up to about 155 km/hr, that's about as fast as it would go ( revved it to the max ) - mind you that was at the end of going down the main strait at hidden valley, Darwin ... Awesome ...![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Unfortunately brake fade and bad handling stop me after about the 4th lap ...![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
Did you have any down force happening on the rear ? i.e. rear wing ?
Cheers, Bantum ...
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I've had my stock Brumby up to about 155 km/hr, that's about as fast as it would go ( revved it to the max ) - mind you that was at the end of going down the main strait at hidden valley, Darwin ... Awesome ...
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Unfortunately brake fade and bad handling stop me after about the 4th lap ...
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Did you have any down force happening on the rear ? i.e. rear wing ?
Cheers, Bantum ...