Blue Thing: The Daily / Motorkhana Hack (Now Efi)

[coln72]

Remember red goes faster ;)

[carbonboy]

Stockies with semis, win! (I've just always wanted to do this)

 

[carbonboy]

An addiction to aspiration is natural. Only one of those items is now no longer due to be used on one of my engines ;)

 

[Trev]

Standard size bore and still good?

[kickn5k]

An addiction to aspiration is forced. Only one of those items is now to be used on my engine ;)

 

 

haha fixed!!

Edited August 19, 2013 by kickn5k

[carbonboy]

Standard size bore and still good?

 

It was standard bore size, now just honed ??? amount (absolute minimum I was told). I'll get the exact size when I get the measurements for the machinists to order rings. The job card was MIA, you can imagine what a workshop move is like! I can use the standard rods/pistons, I'm happy. :)

 

haha fixed!!

 

Next time Gadget, next time! ;)

[carbonboy]

Bits & pieces for DIY inlet manifold V1.0.

 

[carbonboy]

Threw out V1.0 & started from scratch on V2.0, made it this far today & will be finishing it off after work during the week. I enjoy doing this on a recreational basis, I don't think this is something I would want to/be capable of doing for a living. :hmm:

 

Thanks to the generosity of a fellow TCCAV member, I had my choice of Arc, TIG, MIG, or Oxy-Acetylene. Used the MIG for tack-welding (first-time user, LOVE these things!) & will use Oxy-Acetylene for the final runs. This is due to sticking with what I know & can do better, my Oxy welds come up better than my MIG welds. So be it. *shrugs*

 

 

The insides of the runners will need die-grinding to clean them up once welded to the flange, both from the welds & my inability to get the shape of the ports exactly right. Within 0.5mm was close enough, weld is added to the outside so I figure it's all good to take a little off the inside to match the port.

Edited August 26, 2013 by carbonboy

[carbonboy]

Got it to what I call stage 2 this afternoon. Made up a jig to replicate the carburetor positions, was also useful to making sure they were straight/square/plumb etc. Could have just re-positioned the carbs to suit the port position width-wise, but was going to make a jig of some kind anyway..... *shrugs*

 

[carbonboy]

I'm ashamed to post photos of the 'before grinding' item, so not happening. :P

 

Suffice to say, it's taken a bit of love to get it to this stage.

 

[carbonboy]

Still needs some vacuum ports installed, some hole filling/finishing work, but you get the idea. :)

 

 

 

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Very cool.

[parrot]

Ha! How far have you come since you first hit rollaclub.

[carbonboy]

Very cool.

 

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Not quite as cool as a supercharger though! :y:

 

Ha! How far have you come since you first hit rollaclub.

 

One big, not-so-perfect circle! I don't think I can take back everything bad I've said about carburetors & how I will never use them given the choice, but for what it's worth, they're not so bad. I still don't quite fully understand them, but at least now I want to learn.

 

To all the Senior Members & others who have given me a 'clip around the ear' (so to speak) when required, thankyou.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Not quite as cool as a supercharger though! :y:

 

 

Bah, I didnt fabricate anything to make mine work.

 

Yet.