Maru-So

Nice development work on the airbox!

Something about that long airbox simulation is ringing warning bells for me. 

Shouldn't there be some boundary layer effects visible? 

I would expect to see some effects akin to fluid flow between two plates (but 3D) what does the velocity contour look like? 

Cool man, 

All the best, I look forward to following your progress. 

It helps when you feel the need to affirm it with every post

You're right rookie, you're always right rookie

You need to read some books

Race car chassis - Design and construction by Forbes Aird is one I would recommend.

It's easy to read and has plenty of real world advice that you really need. This book will explain in layman's terms how you design a chassis (even a simple one) taking into account the loads that said chassis will experience. 

After that maybe Tune to win by Carrol Smith. This book will help you understand the basics of suspension and steering systems. 

Nothing you've done thus far is safe or functional. Harsh but true.

I mean even fundamental stuff, like you've welded the chassis with a gassless mig. 

Gassless mig's do a shit weld to start with, then i bet every weld's been stop-start  forming heaps of cold brittle point and undercuts, all nice stress concentration points. Then you're going to hard mount a 

vibrating engine to the frame. 

The flat, twin beam chassis has no real torsional stifness and will flex. 

Between the flexy chassis and the engine vibrations the welds don't stand a chance. 

You would have been better off making a chassis from wood and bolting it together. 

That's not even touching your suspension design...

It's kind of a case of  "you don't know what you don't know"

Take a week read two books, get learned and then do a proper job of it! 

Hey Rob,

Have you ever heard of cars running aggressive cams using an air flow meter rather than a MAP sensor? 

On kelfords site they list a regrind service for B18c engines, it also says theses can be run with stock ECU how is this possible? Do you re-harden the cams surface after a re grind? What are the implications to the power curve?

Thanks
Grant

Now we're talking! Looking good.

Thanks i need to know what this bit attaches to.

Go look on your mx5 for us dave?

That looks like a different rack. Id appreciated it if you could have a look cheers

I need to know which port on the steering rack is the inlet and which is the return.

Any help would be awesome!

A is inlet

B is return

fea is ok but unless you have a way of verifying/calibrating your results all you are doing is generating pretty pictures

touche

No love for the pod filter set up though. Creating a greater restriction in the inlet path is not the way to improve power or economy, and that just looks silly

Power steering fluid has nothing to do with lubrication of rack so you're not going to damage it by driving around. I would take the belt off and empty the system before driving though.

Photos look amazing!

Anyone not trawling the blogs may have missed these sweet videos!

Some/most of these videos are adds for clothes companies and the like.

http://vimeo.com/21847668

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That came up real nice, Hows the seat? Do those old leather seats go hard overtime?

Any plans for leather wrap on the bars?

Firstly Mini's are awesome and you should definately own one. Mine was awesome around town but would overheat if you tried to drive at 100km/h for long periods. Not sure if it was just that car or what. That car was a 1000cc id assume the 1275's would cruze at 100 comfortably. Maybe find out how they handle the aussie temperatures, there's bound to be an aussie mini forum.

Hey mate could you post up where you get the foam shield from?

Thanks

Probably using the turbo as some kind of mufler

Murphy's Law nothings ever perfect! Sorry i didn't realize it was currently driving around.

You don't know if it works for certain though, chances are there is going to be some kind of complication. Designing and Fabing engine mounts is hardly ground breaking stuff.

mudflap fail

ACE!

So glad you decided to buy these wheels instead of the 15's

Metal repairs are looking great. Almost broken the back of the beast with the rust repairs now.