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1 hour ago, Roman said:

I'm also going to have a go at casting some bump stops from polyurethane with a 3d printed mould. 
As I figure it might just be fun to do, then makes it easy to try some variations later on if it works well.
So I'm just printing a very thin walled tube. So then I'll use lots of mould release wax on it, then after pouring hopefully I'll be able to just break it off. 

Doesn't making them cone shaped make them progressive? Maybe taper the mould out from the bottom??

On 17/11/2022 at 12:43, zep said:

Will it be okay to make this bracket out of aluminium? Caliper mount area is 8mm thick, steering knuckle area is 10mm thick. Holes for mounting caliper are threaded.

I'm not sure if you're worried about manufacturing cost, but it may be cheaper to make those from two laser cut pieces of plate that bolt together like Barry does with his MRP caliper brackets then getting them machined from a single piece. You'd want to make sure @cletus is ok with it of course.

22 hours ago, xsspeed said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9Tn4-SeCv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Jesse Streeter posted up some gnarly alto race events a couple days back. full send, some hairy moments

That slpery86 dude is a kiwi living in Japan. His youtube videos are good watching

On 14/11/2022 at 17:42, Raizer said:

Dimes were stacked

Most of the people I see with them don't strike me as the type of people that care about things like rules and WOFs

17 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

Do you lightly heat the vinyl before pressing? Looks great. 

Yeah we heated it with a heat gun, it was a little bit hard to get the heat consistent but we got a good one eventually 

5 hours ago, cletus said:

 

A possible drawback of that would be reversing the bumpsteer in the rear wouldn't it? So instead of the spring getting longer and moving the wheel back under compression the spring would get shorter and pull the wheel forward? I'm not sure how much toe this would introduce and the other side would obviously move with that wheel, and I'm probably overthinking it?

17 minutes ago, ~Slideways~ said:

Not really 'built' but it worked well.

I needed to find an exhaust leak, so I taped the vacuum cleaner hose onto the exhaust tip and put it into reverse flow so it would blow into the exhaust.

Then sprayed soapy water onto exhaust and found a couple of places.

Looks stupid but it works.

I saw a video on Instagram of a guy who forgot to put his sump plug washer on using his shop vac to pull an vacuum in his crank case through the oil filler while he pulled his sump plug out and put the washer on. It could have just been instagram reel magic, but it seemed pretty legit

5 hours ago, felixx said:

I am seriously considering selling my teardrop to fund a K11 and some things

Could always build a teardrop out of a K11

Is 108 really that high though? My mate's SSS Sentra that we've just put a SR20VE into has the fans come on at 100.

8 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

Bloody plates. There's not really anywhere else it can go though? 

On the passenger's floor, coz if you can afford a Spirit R you can afford to pay fines for no number plates?  (citation needed)

Dearest Clint,

After reading on here that someone had to move their brake lines away from their driveshaft, I read this in my July 2022 copy of the Hobby Car Manual.

Quote

 

8.7.4

Hydraulic brake pipe which is mounted adjacent to any drive- shafts in a low volume vehicle that has been modified in such a way as to substantially increase power output, must either:

1. (a)  be re-directed away from the vicinity of the drive-shaft; or

2. (b)  be protected from a drive-shaft failure by a 360-degree safety loop at each end of the drive-shaft, positioned within 150 mm (6”) of each drive-shaft universal.

 

33 minutes ago, Leone said:

Any recommendations of vids that are like... yes that will work... my front screen is out and have been envisioning myself leaning filling with bog and trying to sand it back better than what it was....

 

Id love to replicate what the pros are doing to fix these.... 

It's kinda hard to find one video that is really amazing, and this wouldn't be the way all the pros do it, but I got the most out of watching this guy's videos
 

Ok so I've watched a million youtube videos and looked at prices and things and the option I'm going for with my ke70 dash is:

The factory vinyl has cracked like an eggshell, so I've chipped most of this off. My old man is a boat builder and has suggested covering the foam in resin to seal it and give the bog something to stick to. From there I will fill any imperfections with bog and either paint it with black "bedliner" for a textured black finish, or a cabinet maker friend of mine is really tempted to help make a box that we can vacuum some black vinyl over it with.

On 23/09/2022 at 08:15, oldrx7 said:

Friday

Other than the numberplate that is perfect

On 26/09/2022 at 09:35, Shakotom said:

https://www.facebook.com/CrossbredHeart/videos/141763348023281/
 

 

hahaha love it....
 

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeee sun-pao

I would go for those struts that @fuel suggested if it were me. The reason coilovers have the thread on bottoms is so they only have to manufacture a small range of inserts and then thread different bases onto them to make them work in different cars. You also shouldn't be adjusting the ride height with the base, just the spring perch. I'd put bilstein inserts in those fancy aftermarket rears and a get a threaded collar that will drop over the shock and attached to your cert man's satisfaction. This guy knows his shit... https://stech.co.nz/ and does a lot of rally car stuff.

P.S. just realised I'm over a month late to the party... oops

1 hour ago, keltik said:

Can I join in? GHFWII

Manual?? Just ask @Roman I have a couple of these on my watchlist for nefarious reasons

On 14/09/2022 at 00:20, Roman said:

The complete opposite of this has got to be the floor arrangement in an early honda jazz. Its absolutely incredible how much space is in the back when you fold the seats down flat. 

Can vouch, mum and dad have one, and I went with mum to pick dad and his mountain bike up the other day. Three of us and a mountain bike fit comfortably in it. I wouldn't want to try that in my Gita

Square plug 1uz alternator is supposed to be 130amp

43 minutes ago, kws said:

Love these things, one of the best understated fast wagons. I was always impressed that they pumped the guards out so much 

Especially once you see a Cedia being converted, it’s pretty crazy

On 21/08/2022 at 18:38, Mop Head said:

I raise you a 4WD Toyota Will

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/will/listing/3730658657

 

and auto too, it's pretty much a drag car ready to compete with the 7 second street GTRs

On 22/08/2022 at 00:03, bryck said:

https://engineswapdepot.com/?p=89733

K11 in the UK with a QG15DE as seen in your average Tiida rental car but with a double dose of boost

There doesn't look to be much tomfoolery with the engine mounts from the pictures?