Scaffolding poles + old VW bits + Rotary engine....

Scaffolding poles + old VW bits + Rotary engine....

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chuntington101

5,733 posts

235 months

Tuesday 17th June 2014
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How heavy is the supercharger pulley? surely a smaller on will help lose a few kg. smile

PhillipM

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188 months

Tuesday 17th June 2014
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Very light, because the backside is hollow, but I like your thinking...

PhillipM

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Tuesday 5th August 2014
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Well, I've been out of action for a while with family health issues, and some of my own - dog decided to try to claw my eyeball out of my face recently, in fact, I'm posting this from the comfort of my bed hehe - but the fairies have been doing all those time consuming finished touches whilst I've been MIA. Clutch pedal and mountings are finished and the hydraulics piped up, fuel pump and filters remounted, and they've just finished a nice little cover for the dry sump belt.
Not something that's much of an issue for the tarmac boys, but I'm not sure I want to see what happens with 9000rpm's and an engine bay full of mud and rocks...
Anyway, nice tap fit bosses with seals for the pump casing, and there's a Lexan cover to be sealed over the front so we can inspect the belt without having to break any seals if not required:




Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Tuesday 5th August 2014
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That's lovely. I *so* wish I could weld aluminium... in fact I just wish I had half the fabrication skills you have. There's so many things I'd love to make.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 5th August 2014
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Depending on how well sealed that belt guard is, one thing we found helped to keep the crud out of "nearly sealed" covers like that was to vent a bit of boost from upstream of the throttle (to avoid any vacuum) through a small restrictor (3mm irrc) into the belt housing. Then the positive pressure blows water, crud, dust etc OUT of the belt housing.

PhillipM

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Tuesday 5th August 2014
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That's not a bad idea, it does have a pair of o-rings either end and a gasket for the front, but a little insurance never hurts..

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 6th August 2014
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PhillipM said:
That's not a bad idea, it does have a pair of o-rings either end and a gasket for the front, but a little insurance never hurts..
It worked well on a Paris-Dakar engine i designed rather more years ago than i care to remember ;-)

PhillipM

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Thursday 7th August 2014
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Probably have to run a one way valve, although I've got one handy anyway, so not an issue, as we're running draw through on the throttle body just due to space constraints.
See how it goes, if we have any trouble I think I've worked a way to integrate it into the sump casing and drive it from the orignal chain location without sacrificing anything bar a few more bits of plumbing.

Edited by PhillipM on Thursday 7th August 00:37

PhillipM

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Friday 15th August 2014
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You leave the fairies to their own devices for a while and everything falls to bits...


PhillipM

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Saturday 18th October 2014
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Good news, got the driveshafts today after their treatment biggrin

Bad news, been made 'em a quarter inch too short, bugger frown

Edited by PhillipM on Monday 30th March 14:08

PhillipM

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Saturday 22nd November 2014
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Friend of mine told me all about his new sandblasting cabinet the other day, and how he'd do me some bits and pieces if I wanted. Think he's regretting it now hehe


IroningMan

10,154 posts

245 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Not as much as you will be when your OH gets home and sees that lot on the kitchen table...

PhillipM

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Sunday 23rd November 2014
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IroningMan said:
Not as much as you will be when your OH gets home and sees that lot on the kitchen table...
I'm safe, I moved it, I had to, because I stuck some spray wax on them and then realised with a sinking feeling that I'd also coated half the table.
It has a lovely coating of wax all over after I buffed it over sharpish in a panic, so I'm up on brownie points.

IroningMan

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245 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Excellent. Did the cat buff up nicely?

PhillipM

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Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Dunno, she doesn't allow mere mortals to touch her.

grkify

366 posts

119 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Completely off topic but is your workshop two shipping containers welded together? If so whats it like to work in?

PhillipM

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Sunday 23rd November 2014
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It's a few more than 2, but yes, that bit is, occasionally battle some small leaks but otherwise great, wooden floor keeps some heat in the back there, the roof is double skinned and insulated, so although with the metal walls it's cold if left for a while, if you take the chill off with a blast of the heater for 10 minutes when you get in, it then stays warmer than you'd imagine.

Edited by PhillipM on Sunday 23 November 22:07

PhillipM

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Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Good news, suspension is all a nice shiny yellow passivated zinc plate!

Bad news, I don't have any photo's yet for you biggrin

PhillipM

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Friday 5th December 2014
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Shiny, shiny!




PhillipM

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Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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Additional shinies, and colour coded too!





Edited by PhillipM on Tuesday 23 December 18:28