Hello from Marko@SpeedView

[SpeedView]

Afternoon all!


I'm Marko and I've recently started a company called SpeedView Displays. I sell a small head-up display that projects speed onto your windscreen and hope to create some “how to” guides for fitting it with the forum’s help.

I don’t have a Williams myself sorry, but here are the toys on the current fleet for petrolhead qualifications:

My first car – verging on family heirloom now as I’ve had it half my life.

It had an 8 valve pushrod carbed 2.3 petrol in at first, which did 15mpg, had 50 bhp, needed leaded petrol, and took a shade over 30 secs to hit 60. The insurers wouldn't let me put a 2.5 turbo-diseasel in, but any smaller engine was fine. (I was 17 at the time) Any engine I asked? Anything you like, so long as its smaller. I didn't ask twice!

The engine came from a Rover 220 Coupe Turbo, big intercooler, with the boost set to, err, several? Live axles, leaf springs, and drum brakes on the front and the rear. Knobbly Teflon cross-plies added to the fun!

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/land-rover/modifications-004-1.jpg

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/land-rover/fullscreen-capture-28112011-221149-bmp.jpg



I also own 1/3 of what seemed like a really, really, good idea in the pub. (Damn you eBay for Android) Could have been worse I suppose, as we found a few cheap double-deckers in the watch list.

An ex-Westminster XJ8 that Dave Cameron might drive it if he was as flair as JFK. She’s an early extended wheelbase 4.0 V8 sovereign with a half a hundredweight of structural reinforcement to replace the stiffness lost when the roof was removed. The structural work is complete, just the minor task of refitting all the electronics/interior and a lick of paint. Kitted out to tow so if you see any Oz Clark/James May worthy caravan knocking about...

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/xj8/img_4524.jpg

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/xj8/imag0945.jpg

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/xj8/img_5867.jpg



The sensible daily. They cost about 20 pence to insure, the engines/gearboxes are completely indestructible, and they're an absolute riot on the B-roads at “Hey, I’m not going to lose my licence” speeds...

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/mx5/img_7174.jpg

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/mx5/imag1382.jpg

http://www.speedview.co/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/mx5/dsc_1230_exposure.jpg


Hello anyways, I hope I’ll fit in and can be of some use, and I’ll post the discount/call for test pilots in the For Sale section.


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Marko
More toy detail here:
http://www.speedview.co/about

[Coops]

welcome

some giggle worthy motors there :-)

[SpeedView]

Thanks Coops :)

(and the invisible mod who swapped the two threads around :oops: )

[MatBrown]

:wink:

[SpeedView]

:thumbsup:

[Wobba]

Niiice! Interesting device you have advertised too.