Building "Thor"

[hedgefinder]

AW111 said:

And the Dan Quayle memorial spelling award goes to. ..


hedgefinder



Back on topic, bloody well done, storer. Any hints as to body style yet?

didnt notice I had done that, but trust a pedantic PHer to point it out..

[Storer]

JonRB said:

Storer said:

Following that are repairs to the rear bodywork of my Ultima (clip opened at about 25 mph grinding holes in GF)

Blimey. I hope she's ok.

It's not too bad and the damage has to be pointed out to a casual observer. Watching Blue Peter all those years ago, when sticky backed plastic first came out, came in handy as I covered the holes with some of that and removed the top element of the wing. Went to Le Mans the next day! Decided to leave the repair until she was off the road for the winter.

There will be some GF work, gel coat crack repairs a re-spray of the rear clip and either a new wing or some mods to that too.

Hope to do it all myself (or at least most of it). Probably have a go at the painting too this time. I also have a spare front clip that I will paint too.

Also making new rear exhaust boxes to replace my quiet track day ones. These will have no silencing action, rather they will 'enhance' the engine note, as everybody tells me the car is too quiet.


Paul

[Baron Greenback]

Silly question GF to me means girlfriend! Which is obviously not but put smile to my face when reading text above? GF =?

[Storer]

Baron Greenback said:

Silly question GF to me means girlfriend! Which is obviously not but put smile to my face when reading text above? GF =?

Glass Fibre



Paul

[ARAF]

Storer said:

Baron Greenback said:

Silly question GF to me means girlfriend! Which is obviously not but put smile to my face when reading text above? GF =?

Glass Fibre



Paul

Nope, reading it back, I agree that 'girlfriend' works better.


From the traffic on this thread over the last month, I'm not surprised that other bits need to take a priority now.

[Storer]

There is no way I would admit, on a public forum, to having a girlfriend. My wife has already had my balls disconnected. She would have them for earrings if she thought I had a girlfriend.

Life is too short for that type of pain.................




Paul

It was glass fibre, honest!

[JonRB]

Ah, but if you had a girlfriend then you could tell your girlfriend you're with your wife, tell your wife you're with your girlfriend, and actually be working on Thor.

[Gizmoish]

JonRB said:

Ah, but if you had a girlfriend then you could tell your girlfriend you're with your wife, tell your wife you're with your girlfriend, and actually be working on Thor.

Don't you think he'd be Thor enouth already?

[JonRB]

Gizmoish said:

Don't you think he'd be Thor enouth already?

Yeth, he'd be in thodding agony now you come to menthion it.

[ivanhoew]

hahahaha.. oh you guyth.

[Baron Greenback]

Found a use for your spare engine possibly! A near Southampton company using a supercharged merlin engine have designed a boat below! Odd they chose the merlin engine.

http://www.departures-international.com/home/cars-...

Shame your engine will be a minor part of the overall cost dread to think total cost!

[AlVal]

Paul - thought you might like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwYVHY2Xgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaDqRLEisg


I can't figure out exactly what engine it is

Edited by AlVal on Tuesday 7th January 19:11

[Storer]

Baron Greenback said:

Found a use for your spare engine possibly! A near Southampton company using a supercharged merlin engine have designed a boat below! Odd they chose the merlin engine.

http://www.departures-international.com/home/cars-...

Shame your engine will be a minor part of the overall cost dread to think total cost!

Great looking boat. I suspect they will only make one with a Merlin. They are like hens teeth (airworthy running engines anyway) and cost a packet. A big growling diesel would make more sense these days.


Paul

[hedgefinder]

I see someone is selling a load of meteor engines on one of the aircraft sites...

[Storer]

AlVal said:

Paul - thought you might like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwYVHY2Xgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaDqRLEisg


I can't figure out exactly what engine it is

Edited by AlVal on Tuesday 7th January 19:11

Interesting mod of a Meteor (I think). Not sure how the thing on top works and what it is for. There still seems to be the water cooled manifold underneath which houses the Zenith carbs. So is it a supercharger on top? If so how is it driven?


Paul

[AlVal]

Here's the street rod John Andersen's engine ended up in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GAbD861yyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OV89CTriT8


also came across this of charlie broomfield's meteor sd1, which you say you've already seen! just thought other thread readers might like to see it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aC5B348rA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4XTZcfEKr4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ScUXgKaxBs

seems already has been some pistonheads threads regarding that one

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by AlVal on Tuesday 7th January 21:36

[ivanhoew]

i'd say that's a home made tunnel ram manifold with a couple of holley 4 barrel carbs on it paul?

Storer said:

Interesting mod of a Meteor (I think). Not sure how the thing on top works and what it is for. There still seems to be the water cooled manifold underneath which houses the Zenith carbs. So is it a supercharger on top? If so how is it driven?


Paul

[Storer]

Interesting video building the Meteor's big brother, the Merlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzYxBbitP_s

Nice that these things still survive.


Paul

[AlVal]

could only find this text which is associated with one of the vids

"The Meteor was specifically chosen over the Merlin due to its more advanced roller rockers and correct engine rotation. The Merlin ouput shaft rotates the wrong direction for an automatic transmission however since we did not keep the magnetos, coolant pump, or anything else, correcting the engine rotation on the Merlin was an option using new cams. We also did not need the forged crank of the Merlin. This Meteor engine has been completely rebuilt and re-engineered. We kept only the block and trashed all external components, magnetos, coolant pump...even the starter. All accessories, intake, carbs are racing parts are tuned to this engine. We are driving this engine through a 6-speed automatic set to shift at max torque RPM of 1500 rpm. The engine produces 1600 lb/ft of torque"


and this link http://www.rodauthority.com/news/video-wild-merlin...

which says it's not supercharged, and that "the carburetors were replaced with Holleys" , so I guess you're right!

[Storer]

Another one.

This is the American version....very gung-ho(sp?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVWyZf5MQk


Paul