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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...

Thanks mate, haha yea think i lost a few there, might have to split the videos up to follow my split engineering personality!
cheers

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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

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...

In this episode i attempt to get some cooler air in to the engine of the Tarmac Rally Stratos

https://youtu.be/u1RXrJgyj0Q

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

I don't know but that's a bloody dangerous situation that you need to sort out!


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...

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
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It worked a lot better than I thought it would!

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...

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...

Ade, if you count the safty beers i drank as i flew into a furious rage after i discovered the issue, that estimation would be fairly accurate...



Are you talking about the front lower "caster"...

Next Video, I have a look at a wheel bearing issue

https://youtu.be/Z7rp34zyhQc

Yep, that overworked little bandsaw is not the most stable thing in the world, it's on wheels, which dosn't 't help, I've got a proper vertical bandsaw sitting on my trailer, but it's massive and I...

that is certainly a lot of Amps! good find, not exactly the cheapest unit in the world though!


Good Question, I did look at that option for a long time. Problem I was seeing is that if i...

So I totally forgot you need an alternator and the original one on the engine didn't fit, so this episode i tackle the that situation
https://youtu.be/0DiojvVLFAI

In this episode I have a look at the fuel tank fittings and the spare wheel mount of the Tarmac rally Stratos, Happy Festivus!

https://youtu.be/OtcoOWPfilg

Not sure about the Circlips, eventually cut one of the axles i didn't need to get the CV and my press couldn't push the stub of the axle out, machined it out on the lathe and on inspection the...

Haven't managed to separate the other cv yet, it might be getting to meet the angle soon.... The standard axle is to long anyway!
I think when you break your sledge hammer it's time for a different...

A precision sledge hammer of course! Cheers guys

It's been a little while, but I'm back with a Stratos Tarmac Rally car update and Drive shaft fix number 2


https://youtu.be/2h3VOA0jqOg

Next video, tackle some brake lines

https://youtu.be/kpPdw2sl0oc

Hi guys, next episode, finish off the oil cooler
https://youtu.be/4B6fm9QhbaQ

Hi guys, next episode, oil cooler mounting



https://youtu.be/zhyfgkoM4d0

nice, thanks, yea that gusset plate is there, no holes though, thought about mounting it there, can't actually remember why i didn't, sure i had a good reason, or maybe not.....

mmm, don't think so? I've seen the ally blocks your talking about, and i think I've done my mounts in a similar place, there was definitely no mounting holes anywhere in the area, happy to be proved...