Twin Engine Turbo Fiat Uno

[Dankelley]

Hi guys 

A friend of mine is building this, might be of interest... 

http://www.slutters.co.uk/page3.html

Edited by Dankelley on Friday 19th December 11:59

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GregK2 said:

Bad link...

Whoops had a space at the end... fixed!

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boyner said:

That's a crazy project and lots of custom fabrication, fair play I say!

Yes lots of custom work... looking forward to seeing how it performs when finished, should be no slouch though!

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Dave Hedgehog said:

thats going to be totally bonkers

Fingers crossed that's the aim as his 996 Turbo whilst being his favourite car he finds a bit "boring" after some of his previous toys, too easy to drive and not scary enough.... i think this will fill that void..

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In short yes.... He is just sorting the hosting as he maxed out the server CPU...Think he got a little more traffic than expected opps

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Back up and running

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Yes I am the Dan mentioned in the build thread...

Thanks for the feedback, the rear end is far from finished yet, it'll be plenty strong by the time its done, you would be amazed how much strength is added by the thin sheet across an axis.

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pherlopolus said:

I was thinking it needed a brace across the top, the panelling in looks good and strong, but I remember it how sturdy the panel work was on my Uno of similar vintage...

You can say that again... We were attempting to manoeuvre the front engine on its mounts thought "that's just about got it" then realised we were actually moving the chassis legs...

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Site updated go easy on it lol

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It will be but that's a fair while off yet....

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Already have the manual for my other build

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He is indeed... already a member on there we have chatted before I'm doing the kit car with b204 in and sequencial turbos I was looking at VGT previously

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griffin dai said:

Sorry mate didn't realise it was you. Did you get the VGT in the end? That HE451ve I sold was HUGE!!! Weighed 26kgs & dwarfed my gt3076r!! Monster turbo! I think it's on a old BMW 5 series now in Bosnia!!

I decided I would make a sequential turbo system as it was a lighter solution and will be virtually free with old hardware I have laying around.

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Hi Froggy (presume it's you?) Lots of torque, 4wd and a challenge to get to work well... a single engine and 4wd would obviously be simpler but where is the fun in that.
Controlling both should be simple enough, throttles will be linked, clutch will be linked, gear selectors will be linked so it should be much like driving any other big hp 4wd car.... we shall see

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Fair points certainly.... if it is an issue I'm sure I can work something out with a pair of race logic traction controls... we like a challenge

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mighty kitten said:

The journey is sometimes more fun than the destination . I lost count of all the hours and fab work that went in the bin when I did my twin charged build or the big Vgt Holset but would still do it all again

Indeed it's all a good learning experience... and beats watching TV especially given the top gear situation.

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Certainly an idea to consider I'll pass on teb suggestion

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Build thread updated for those interested

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Well the arches were going to be massively wide, with the colour scheme the ducts shouldn't stick out like a saw thump at a quick glance. It's an ever evolving project so who knows exactly how it'll end up.