andybp Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 Andy! this is great as usual - your mechanical vision is top notch It seems you can take something that works, almost destroy it with your milling machine, fibre glass and weld bits of scrap to it, cover it in paint and it ends up looking like something which came from a factory.. Personally I would have got as far as destroy and no further Excellent and true car forum escapism reading as always I try to please Chris I would have loved to have a go on scrapheap challenge and also completely unrelated Ninja Warrior (Japanese not British) 1 Quote
ChrisB Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 I try to please Chris I would have loved to have a go on scrapheap challenge and also completely unrelated Ninja Warrior (Japanese not British) Yes! I can see that you would be perfect and have epic fun at Scrapheap Challenge! Would have been a hoot to watch! 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) spotted this while looking at the jenvey site £495+VAT think I'm definitely quids in mine's only cost me £30 Edited July 8, 2017 by andybp 1 Quote
Lexx Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Yours certainly looks neater. The saving is merely an added Bonus! 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 9, 2017 Author Posted March 9, 2017 Yours certainly looks neater. The saving is merely an added Bonus! yea but with vat at 20% that's £30 instead of £600 that's a big bonus Quote
monkeybrain1234 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Amazing passion for doing something. Keep going fella 1 Quote
zebedy Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Brilliant thread, keep it coming. I noted you are opting of long individual trumpets. Will you need to do a cut out in the bonnet or is there room?? or are they protruding horizontally as oppose to on an angle? 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 14, 2017 Author Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Brilliant thread, keep it coming. I noted you are opting of long individual trumpets. Will you need to do a cut out in the bonnet or is there room?? or are they protruding horizontally as oppose to on an angle? I'm pretty much making it up as I go along so until I try I won't know how long I can make them but definitely won't cut the bonnet gonna try to curve them back down to follow the line of the bonnet Edited March 14, 2017 by andybp 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 16, 2017 Author Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) got the filler cap done for the new rocker cover needs the sides cleaning up where I had it in the vice to tap it for the barbed fitting for filling it with oil as it won't be accessible when the throttle bodies are in place Edited July 8, 2017 by andybp Quote
evilscorp Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Not to be a dick as I love this thread but isn't that fitting a bit small? You will be there for ever doing an oil change especially in the winter 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 16, 2017 Author Posted March 16, 2017 Not to be a dick as I love this thread but isn't that fitting a bit small? You will be there for ever doing an oil change especially in the winter No I pump the oil in the setup I use only has 8mm pipe that fitting is 6mm ID and will fill it in about 3-4 minutes maybe a little longer in winter but not much. 1 Quote
tony420z Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 Great work mate looking good can't wait to see this finished 😊 Quote
Commander Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 Forgive the slight O/T, but what are the segmented conical shaped things at the top right of this picture, in the metal case? Quote
SpeckUK Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 Forgive the slight O/T, but what are the segmented conical shaped things at the top right of this picture, in the metal case? They would be CNC spindle collets for clamping tools into the spindle, I only know that due to using them everyday at work ha! 1 Quote
Commander Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 Forgive the slight O/T, but what are the segmented conical shaped things at the top right of this picture, in the metal case? They would be CNC spindle collets for clamping tools into the spindle, I only know that due to using them everyday at work ha! Aha, cheers! Suppose I should have guessed at least CNC related with all the swarf in the background :-/ 1 Quote
NeilMH Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Just seen this. Wow. Will keep watching from now on 1 Quote
Ekona Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 This is genuinely awesome. Again. Can you stop making the rest of us look like lazy, useless incompetent halfwits please mate?!! Well, I know you'll struggle with me, by it's everyone else I'm thinking of honestly, just love these threads. 1 Quote
Stutopia Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 ^^^ this ^^^ I wired in a reverse camera the other day, I even had to dremmel some parts to make it fit. I was so pleased with my 'engineering skills' and then I catch up on one of Andy's afternoons where he's fabricated a spaceship and in his tea break turned base metal into gold. Jealous. 4 Quote
andybp Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 ^^^ this ^^^ I wired in a reverse camera the other day, I even had to dremmel some parts to make it fit. I was so pleased with my 'engineering skills' and then I catch up on one of Andy's afternoons where he's fabricated a spaceship and in his tea break turned base metal into gold. Jealous. Yea if we could keep the gold thing quiet please 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 This is genuinely awesome. Again. Can you stop making the rest of us look like lazy, useless incompetent halfwits please mate?!! Well, I know you'll struggle with me, by it's everyone else I'm thinking of honestly, just love these threads. Ooh you'd love the laser alignment setup I'm building for my CNC machine then 1 Quote
Ekona Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 I'm going to have to come visit your workshop one day, I'd love to see this kit in action and possibly help/hinder you. Quote
andybp Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Just a little update I'm on plan B' welding to the remains of my lower plenum didn't go well welding to castings can go that way and it did so I'm moving on to this type of setup just waiting for some pipework to arrive Edited September 3, 2017 by andybp 1 Quote
andybp Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 I'm going to have to come visit your workshop one day, I'd love to see this kit in action and possibly help/hinder you. are you still in hospital, I was reading your thread last night doesn't sound like fun hope you get well soon as I'd feel bad taking the P*** out of you while you're unwell Quote
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