Recap of 'Rest of the World' F1 Fleet

[Paulthagerous]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Front view:


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And further confirmation of the chassis number is in the comments:

"its the only blood red solid in the world"

For the pedantics among us, technically 10R is also Blood Red.

>8^)
ER

Lol, even I can tell its not 10R

[Peloton25]

I wasn't suggesting that it could be 10R. I was just commenting on the fact that the two cars share the same paint color - a slight contradiction to what he wrote.

>8^)
ER

[Paulthagerous]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

I wasn't suggesting that it could be 10R. I was just commenting on the fact that the two cars share the same paint color - a slight contradiction to what he wrote.

>8^)
ER

Lol, was meant to be a joke. Guess my humor isn't coming through well...

[Peloton25]

Nah - my fault. Sense of humor isn't what it used to be.

>8^)
ER

[astonmartindbs001]

Originally Posted by carbuilder2002

And another likely inferno if it was used without a total and complete fuel line injection pump rebuild.

Are those one of the necessary fixes on any F1 that hasn't been run on a regular basis? And is it expensive to carry out?

[carbuilder2002]

Any high pressure fuel system that has been standing unused may have seals etc that have degraded and it's allways prudent when re comisioning a car toreplace all perishables, that includes the bag tank some £5,000 at my last information.

[Paulthagerous]

Originally Posted by carbuilder2002

Any high pressure fuel system that has been standing unused may have seals etc that have degraded and it's allways prudent when re comisioning a car toreplace all perishables, that includes the bag tank some £5,000 at my last information.

And in the scheme of things, £5,000 to ensure your MclarenF1 doesn't burst into flames is quite a good deal!

[astonmartindbs001]

Thanks, and very true. And 5,000 Pounds for an entire fuel system including the specialized bag tank doesn't seem that bad really, when compared to the slightly outrageous 600+ Pounds Mercedes-Benz are asking just to replace the set of 4 multi-function steering wheel rocker switch-buttons on my Dad's W220 S-Class.

And is 5,000 Pounds the price quoted by McLaren themselves, or Lanzante Limited?

[carbuilder2002]

£5,000 was for the tank only and that was back in 2007 I suspect it may be over double for a full fuel system rebuild.

[Paulthagerous]

Originally Posted by carbuilder2002

£5,000 was for the tank only and that was back in 2007 I suspect it may be over double for a full fuel system rebuild.

Even £10,000 sounds pretty cheap in the scheme of things...

[carbuilder2002]

I am certain someone else will have a more up to date figure for such work as the tank should be replaced every 5 years

[f1esp]

The car in Costa Rica:

[f1esp]

Another pic of the car in CR:

[Peloton25]

The car "in Costa Rica" has actually been back in the USA with a new owner since the middle of 2009.

>8^)
ER

[f1esp]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

The car "in Costa Rica" has actually been back in the USA with a new owner since the middle of 2009.

>8^)
ER

I know it.
OK, pics of the car when it was in CR...