Idler sprocket tensioner will it work?
Gday guys made the chain tensioner today, has a jack screw arrangement, still have to add a cross member with some bracing for stiffening.
will it work? Comments welcome.https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=86710&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=86709&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=86708&stc=1
FB- Hayabusa Turbo UPDATE
Gday guys, Well after doing a little of research I decided to bite the bullet on a cheap Ebay turbo. $185 !
All reports are they work suprisingly well. Surprisingly :) We'll see.
I've made the custom exhaust manifold and mounted the T3/T4 turbo, modified the hot side to take an external waste gate and the V clamp exhaust.
The engine is a GEN 2 Hayabusa, the stock ECU is reported to be fully programmable so I should be able to run a turbo map, fit a larger fuel pump, and higher volume injectors, the head and block will be rasied 2mm to low the CR and take the some extra boost. Otherwise pretty much a stock engine, pistons, rods, valves etc. Oh I will up the clutch springs later on too.
Engine will be on Avgas or E85, E85 looks good for turbo use.
Here are some pic of the set up.https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=87621&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=87622&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=87623&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=87624&stc=1https://www.apexspeed.com/forums/att...id=87625&stc=1
Body Work Begins- Bondo and tennis elbow!
Hey guys, bit of an update on my FB/F1 project. I've decided to shift focus from the rear of the car and now to the front, which will entail the body work this will help determine the boundaries required to establish all the front details, such as suspension, steering, peddle box, seating etc.
So I recently began laying out the center section (tub) of the body work using basic wooden forms, then foam blocks shoved in between the forms, then sanding, fiber glass, Bondo and lot more sanding, A LOT MORE. Next will be the side pods.
These are of course patterns for which I will take various fiber glass moldings from.
This project is just for my technical pleasure it is not designed to meet any specific formula. It is base on the Classic 1987 Williams F1. The rear of the car is about 90% scale, the tub and front section closer to 100%. The Car has the wheel base of an average F3000 and is using the same wheels.
I have a thing for those turbo era F1 cars of the 80's, so fat and stout at the front!
Air Show display and Update
We had a local air show here on the weekend so as a part of my display I put the car project out for viewing. I managed to get the center section of the body work pattern looking half decent in primer. Next is the side pod patterns. Then it should look less like a formula Ford and more like an 80's F1 icon.
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Update: Body work pattern. Side pods
G'day guys, pattern work on the body continues. Ive just completed the basic shape of the RHS side pod. LHS next.
I'm still yet to add all the corner radii. I'll do this last.
The side pods are a basic shape, unlike the center body, has no compound surfaces, with mostly flat sides made from sheets of MDF and plywood.
The side pods can be removed to allow the molding of the main body (tub) separately, where and if required.
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Earlier uploaded pics gone?
Hi All,
Is there a reason why earlier pics uploaded to this thread are no longer visible?
I thought It may be my browser but seems not.