Pog’s X1/9

[HumberSS]

I like the cavity wax idea. I do not like the spray foam idea. I'm sure it matters what I think. Mostly here to ensure my ballsack avatar infects your thread. 

Aforementioned vision of you and T attempting copulation in the X made me think of a plate for you. It was the only combo available. Fitting. 

Thank you

 

[h4nd]

Stoopid dummy brain. Anyway, I used this just 2 - 3 weeks ago to have a quick look a a genset powered thing to make sure there wasn't unexpected resonances. Online free (make an account - no spam so far) Euler motion amplification from video

https://lambda.qrilab.com/accounts/login/?next=/site/geko/

Samples from some Co who put it on a phone:

 

 

[ThePog]

33 minutes ago, h4nd said:

Stoopid dummy brain. Anyway, I used this just 2 - 3 weeks ago to have a quick look a a genset powered thing to make sure there wasn't unexpected resonances. Online free (make an account - no spam so far) Euler motion amplification from video

https://lambda.qrilab.com/accounts/login/?next=/site/geko/

Samples from some Co who put it on a phone:

 

 

 

Thats actually pretty cool, I might get it just on general principle. Man I realised have so many weird specific apps on my phone, although I did clear it out a couple of months ago

Edit, its not an app, its an online thing. Still good to know.

 

Anyway I was out this morning and bought some of this;

 

I'll see how that goes.

 

 

 

[h4nd]

5 minutes ago, ThePog said:

Thats actually pretty cool, I might get it just on general principle

I love the concept, where instead of making some cad model which is only an approximation, and spending forever on tuning the FEA to try and replicate the measured points, boom -  measure everything.

I reckon there's a biz in plonking solar powered versions of these looking at bridges for preventive maintenance / failure prediction.

Esp in USA, where the neoLib brainworms means no one spends on infra maintenance.

[ThePog]

2 minutes ago, h4nd said:

I love the concept, where instead of making some cad model which is only an approximation, and spending forever on tuning the FEA to try and replicate the measured points, boom -  measure everything.

I reckon there's a biz in plonking solar powered versions of these looking at bridges for preventive maintenance / failure prediction.

Esp in USA, where the neoLib brainworms means no one spends on infra maintenance.

As I get older it keeps hitting harder that real world testing is way more direct and valuable than chair analysis. Actually this is hitting even harder now i have jumped on the 3d printing bandwagon, I now iterate things hardout based on physical parts rather than CAD opinion...

[h4nd]

... what the hell do you mean it failed when the customer was using it upside down at 10000m altitude and it transitioned from sunlight to -40C and ice formed on the wingtip and the drag co-efficient of the electric thruster changed? It was just supposed to be a trim clip for a Kei car!

I've concluded lately that real world testing clarifies the customers needs, (not their stated intent) and also tests some of the assumptions you/they didn't know you were making.

[BiTurbo228]

As a member of the international X1/9 community, I can confirm that I am pretty fizzed 

[ThePog]

Fuck yea! 

[BiTurbo228]

Nice find! Lots of goodies on that.

I've got Uno Turbo front brakes on mine. Work well, but end up pushing the bias even more forwards. I fitted Fiat 132 rear calipers (same caliper, bigger pistons) which has sorted the bias out a treat, but I've ended up with a bit of a mushy pedal. Works, but doesn't feel as nice as it did. After I sort the engine I've got a bias setup on the mind.

Would be interesting to see the engine bay. I like the relocated coolant tank as it's all a bit snug in mine for air filter placement (apologies, only pic I have of my engine bay has my chops in it...):

 

[ThePog]

12 minutes ago, BiTurbo228 said:

Nice find! Lots of goodies on that.

I've got Uno Turbo front brakes on mine. Work well, but end up pushing the bias even more forwards. I fitted Fiat 132 rear calipers (same caliper, bigger pistons) which has sorted the bias out a treat, but I've ended up with a bit of a mushy pedal. Works, but doesn't feel as nice as it did. After I sort the engine I've got a bias setup on the mind.

Would be interesting to see the engine bay. I like the relocated coolant tank as it's all a bit snug in mine for air filter placement (apologies, only pic I have of my engine bay has my chops in it...):

 

Ill take more pics later...

[yoeddynz]

faaaark that's rotten.

[ThePog]

12 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

faaaark that's rotten.

 

Nothing you couldnt sort im sure

[Tiger Tamer]

I have another can if you think you need it.

[ThePog]

31 minutes ago, Tiger Tamer said:

I have another can if you think you need it.

No thanks. It appears that it does absolutely nothing.

[Tiger Tamer]

I dunno as it seems to be rusting itself out.

[BiTurbo228]

Sure you know this already but door handles are silly expensive as they were used on 308s, so either stash them if you break yours or sell them and make a profit before you've even touched anything else (same goes for the other rotten car you left behind).

If it's an early car and yours is a later one then it'll have a fibreglass roof and yours will be ally (maybe just the Bertone-built ones). Saves 2kg right up top (9.6kg vs 10.6kg).

Do you know if it's the earlier 1300 Uno Turbo engine or the later 1400? 1300s had closed-deck blocks so are a little stiffer and take boost better, but both will make silly power for an X1/9 with the right turbo.

Man I want mine back on the road...

[ThePog]

49 minutes ago, BiTurbo228 said:

Sure you know this already but door handles are silly expensive as they were used on 308s, so either stash them if you break yours or sell them and make a profit before you've even touched anything else (same goes for the other rotten car you left behind).

If it's an early car and yours is a later one then it'll have a fibreglass roof and yours will be ally (maybe just the Bertone-built ones). Saves 2kg right up top (9.6kg vs 10.6kg).

Do you know if it's the earlier 1300 Uno Turbo engine or the later 1400? 1300s had closed-deck blocks so are a little stiffer and take boost better, but both will make silly power for an X1/9 with the right turbo.

Man I want mine back on the road...

Yea I am land banking all that good stuff. Possibly by just leaving the car in a container so my wife cant see it.

There is no engine unfortunately, those got sold off already, the other car had an UnoT too...

Both roofs are fiberglass, mines an 81.

Man I have already pilfered so many good parts. The fuel cap is right for my car, i have swapped the drivers door rubber, grabbed the handbrake boot, the door sill trims, all the switches etc. Im probably going to get the carpet out, rinse the rat piss out of it and install for extra civilisation.

Elliot with the black X needs a whole lot of stuff too....

 

[VitesseEFI]

20 hours ago, BiTurbo228 said:

I've got Uno Turbo front brakes on mine. Work well, but end up pushing the bias even more forwards. I fitted Fiat 132 rear calipers (same caliper, bigger pistons) which has sorted the bias out a treat, but I've ended up with a bit of a mushy pedal

Yeah - was going to comment that my bone-stock one always had too much brake at the front, which led to a few twitchy-ring situations. On the mushy pedal, you just need a bigger bore master cylinder - just have to work out what donor has one….

They do rot with enthusiasm. Especially the earlier ones….

[HumberSS]

I thought the solution to wife problems in Hawney Hills was the generous offering of your third leg? Two tiny cars must make that thing massive.

Perhaps you could make an x1/9 love seat from the remains for your beloved? 

[ThePog]

20 minutes ago, HumberSS said:

I thought the solution to wife problems in Hawney Hills was the generous offering of your third leg? Two tiny cars must make that thing massive.

 

You forget the Dynafari, the immensity of which averages things out to something more akin to a cocktail sausage.

Still a superior offering to your wee fella I imagine.