How to Build a Supercar

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  • Error404
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2007
    • 19789
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    How to Build a Supercar

    Anyone watch this BBC documentary about the MP4 12C?

    Very dumbed down as you would expect from the BBC, but really interesting nonetheless, worth a watch if you haven't already

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  • macspring
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Mar 2005
    • 6371
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    #2
    Was worth the hour that I spent watching it.

    Would still watch it a second time if I hadn't seen it.

    The amount of money spent to make the facility to make the car.

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    • quattro84
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Mar 2006
      • 947
      • Country: Netherlands

      #3
      I've seen it and i must say i was quite impressed by the scale of the entire operation.
      Next to that it made me totally jealous because of all the possible automotive jobs...

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      • Error404
        Super Moderator
        • Mar 2007
        • 19789
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        Originally posted by quattro84
        I've seen it and i must say i was quite impressed by the scale of the entire operation.
        Next to that it made me totally jealous because of all the possible automotive jobs...
        I'm sure most on here would agree
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        • Keeper of The Kitten
          S2Forum Fiend
          • Dec 2003
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          • Country: England

          #5
          I thought it was a pretty well presented documentary, of course it had to be "accessable" to non-technical types, but I don't think they did a bad job of giving techy-types something to get their teeth into...

          (...but I am sure I remember them saying something that I thought was ever-so-slightly wrong!)

          I read about the "monocell" manufacturing being a fairly automated process in Racecar magazine, extraordinary that they can make those tubs so quickly, but apparently not in the UK?!!

          Anyway I concur with the remarks above and would recommend a viewing!
          Martin Cutting

          aka Keeper of "The Teutonic Kitten"

          It's not better than sex, but it runs it a close second.

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          • caterpillar
            S2Forum Fiend
            • Jun 2004
            • 2480

            #6
            http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...2_A_Super_Car/ only for uk's !!!!! ****!!

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            • Error404
              Super Moderator
              • Mar 2007
              • 19789
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              Originally posted by Keeper of The Kitten

              (...but I am sure I remember them saying something that I thought was ever-so-slightly wrong!)
              Installing the pistons in the heads IIRC

              but yes a good bit of TV for a change
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              • willg54
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                • Jun 2009
                • 2055
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                I loved the description of the engine "two 4-strokes together..." well...its just one 4 stroke... and the ignition and valve timing on the engine video was pretty far off lol!

                Other then that, was a brilliant show! Still doesnt do the place justice, its utterly incredible inside!
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