Garage tour video would be good thanks Colin. As you say that play on the bearings is surprising. Cant say I noticed it on Beta originals. Will have to check mine when it goes together again.
Peter
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Garage tour video would be good thanks Colin. As you say that play on the bearings is surprising. Cant say I noticed it on Beta originals. Will have to check mine when it goes together again.
Peter
Another great vid - I'm full of admiration for your ingenuity and technical skills ! Yes I'd be interested to join the garage tour.
P
Cheers guys, garage tour seems to be a popular suggestion, so we'll definitely make it happen. As for the bearings although fixed I'm still perplexed as to the cause, and wouldn't be surprised if your beta bearings are fine. I'll definitely try a different brand next time around, I'd looked for Timkin but couldn't find any, my dad has since located some.
As has already been said, great video. Love the lateral thinking to sort stuff and the cylindrical dremel grinder was a stroke of genius!
Those bearings were bloody awful, no idea why they were that bad especially for a decent brand like SKF.
- maybe Chinese knock-offs?Quote:
Those bearings were bloody awful, no idea why they were that bad especially for a decent brand like SKF.
It worked a lot better than I thought it would!Quote:
cylindrical dremel grinder was a stroke of genius!
I was thinking the same thing, so for the replacement one I got it through an skf dealer who ordered it directly from skf Australia, so you'd hope they are legitQuote:
- maybe Chinese knock-offs?
With only a couple of small jobs to tidy up this episode I thought we could have a walk around the workshop and checkout the tools i've been
using to build the Stratos tarmac Rally car
https://youtu.be/MwWIooA6XWI
Oh crap. I've got two cars in a single garage. Where the hell do i put the obligatory beer fridge?
Excellent, thanks Colin, you've packed a load of kit in there. Out of interest how big is your machine shop area?
Thanks for the tour Col. Very impressive..........beer fridge! ��
Cheers!
Ade
I don't know but that's a bloody dangerous situation that you need to sort out!Quote:
Oh crap. I've got two cars in a single garage. Where the hell do i put the obligatory beer fridge?
It's a bit of a funny shape, with 1 wall on a diagonal, but it would be around the same as a 1.5 standard garage I guessQuote:
Out of interest how big is your machine shop area?
No worries, was definitely the easiest video I've made, didn't have to fabricate anything and just talked tools and drank beer, pretty much a perfect Friday night!Quote:
Thanks for the tour Col. Very impressive..........beer fridge!
Next Video, with the mounts finished off in a previous video, seemed rude not to actually fit some ARB's
https://youtu.be/b7nz93pA_hU
In this episode i attempt to get some cooler air in to the engine of the Tarmac Rally Stratos
https://youtu.be/u1RXrJgyj0Q
When you dyno the engine try it with and without your magnificent airbox construction and see how much difference it makes; restriction versus cool air, which will win?
- another great episode - I love the precision and the excellent fabrication work. Will you be enhancing / modifying the roof wing to direct the airflow ?
Cracking job!
Cheers guys
I'll definitely give it a go, although a hot dyno room on a rolling road with no real airflow might not give a fair result, but interesting to see if there is much restriction anywayQuote:
When you dyno the engine try it with and without your magnificent airbox construction and see how much difference it makes; restriction versus cool air, which will win?
Yea that is something I've been giving a lot of thought about, and it is definitely on the cards (I do like the look of the air ducts as they are now though)Quote:
Will you be enhancing / modifying the roof wing to direct the airflow ?
New Vid
It's finally Time to strip down the Tarmac Rally Stratos and get it ready for some paint, of course still plenty of stuff to fabricate along the way
https://youtu.be/EtpCsH2r5xU
Another great vid Col, thanks! Must admit I didn't understand much in the middle section, but can't wait to see your n'th number of pixel colours display operating.
Cheers
Ade
Thanks mate, haha yea think i lost a few there, might have to split the videos up to follow my split engineering personality!
cheers
Great work on the shock mount strengthening. That certainly shouldn't bow like the original!
I had one Spyder, and three Safety Devices chassis, and none of them had strut tops like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by LPH_UK
They were all like this:
Mine's almost 30 years on the road, 90k Miles and no signs of any bowed suspension mounts... The only suspension repair it's had in that time is a strengthening plate needed on the front link that wasn't up to the job of uprated brakes. Plate supplied by Gerry as a recall mod if my memory is correct!
Guy
Yea I've noticed from a lot of pics that most cars seem to have some little triangle gussets at each end of the plate, mine didn't have that, maybe a la upgrade? anyway like I said I needed a dirty great big hole in the top to pass the reservoirs through, and even in the alfa it wasn't not uncommon to get completely airborne on some of the rally stages, so I bit of extra strength in that area can't hurt
cheers
Next video
No Paint yet, sorry but so close!
https://youtu.be/ArC21CEsIcw
Sorry guys, been a while, but plenty has been going on
https://youtu.be/m9KlSL3lKWA
Thanks Colin, another very interesting episode. Looks like you are on the home straight now.
Col, love the colour and all looking very neat. Didn't understand a word on your wiring module section except the words; relays, fuses and wire. Also cam and bus mean something totally different to me.... ;-)
Great work as always Col, looking forward to your engine install vid mate.
Cheers!
Ade
Is there nothing automotive that this man cant do ! I'm impressed Colin - you have all the skills for car building that I wish I had - I liked the electronic stuff you did (but didnt understand the technicalities) - well done and a LOT faster than the Binky guys !
Thanks very much guys, haha yea I thought I might get the engine going before binky, it was close, but they finally got there!
Impressive work as ever Colin!
Not a full episode, engine's not in yet, but a quick video fitting some new coils to the Busso
https://youtu.be/WZ-XXfhNV3Q
Hey LPH, just realised your profile pic is running those coils! Hopefully they worked out OK?
I hate contributing to technical stuff 'cause usually I know less than mince but I'm pretty confident Craig fitted the Audi R8 coils to my set-up and I believe they work fabulously.
https://i.imgur.com/gSWNJjb.jpg
Hi ColinQuote:
Originally Posted by ByrneEngineering
Yep, mine uses those coils. They seem to work great!
Leigh
I think Neil Turbonutter was the first on here to fit the Audi coils to the Alfa V6 as far back in 2014. STR Strat followed suit on his first build shortly afterwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by ByrneEngineering
In both cases they used machined sleeves pressed into the rocker covers to help prevent water ingress down the plug wells
Yeah, I can't claim the idea!
Thanks guys, yea that all in one cover/mounting plate is a very slick solution!, that might have to wait until i get my CNC mill operational. Thanks for the heads up re sealing around the stalk, I thought there was already a decent fit there, but on more careful inspection there is indeed a gap, I'll make up some sleeves as suggested to keep the H2O out, cheers
Next video, finally got the springs and dampers, been waiting on these for ages!
https://youtu.be/8iAowvPqJHU
Excellent progress again but did I see the front lower balljoint sitting on top of the transverse arm? I think it's supposed to be bolted in from underneath so that if anything breaks free the ring in the transverse arm can capture some of the slack before it all goes horribly wrong?
Guy