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« Reply #120 on: September 22, 2010, 07:31:17 PM » |
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I have just added a small update, I have taken the seat and fabric to Reg and pretty much given him a free hand. The heads are finished and after getting a large parcel from Real Steel today, one head is ready (Did not have time today to do both and as I am not in work until Monday, the other will have to wait until then.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe |
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« Reply #121 on: September 22, 2010, 08:15:34 PM » |
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Looks impressive Tony.
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« Reply #122 on: September 22, 2010, 09:19:38 PM » |
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I forgot to take a photo of the heads before they were done, there was a lot of work to get them machined right, took a while to get done but worth the wait. Below are some standard heads with the groove rocker posts, these had to be machined .300 and the holes drilled and tapped 7/16 unc. Sounds easy, but the post are not straight up but lean two ways from the block, with the inlet leaning one way and the exhaust leaning the other.  |
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« Reply #123 on: September 22, 2010, 09:25:26 PM » |
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Looking good Tony,glad you coul get them done.
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« Reply #124 on: September 22, 2010, 09:30:38 PM » |
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Looking good Tony,glad you coul get them done.
Thanks for having a go John, Ian who done them said they were a right bar steward  |
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« Reply #125 on: October 19, 2010, 06:56:42 PM » |
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The other day I picked up the engine from my sons garage, the next day I found time to take a couple of each main and big end shells, I found that both are both .020 over, the crank and other parts of the engine look in very good condition and it's even got what looks like a new oil pump, thats going to save me a few bob. (there are some new .020 big end shells on feabay at the moment, half the normal price, might be good for spares or having them a bad omen!!!) Over the next week, I will be fitting the timing cover, sump and damper, then it will be ready to take to The Shed. The heads and manifold will not be fitted until after it fitted to the chassis.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe Over the last few weeks I have been doing a seperate section on my website just for the Cunning Coupe. This is still not finished but I am still using "The Build" section for all the updates (Last on page 3), the other sections will be done as when the parts have been finished. I am still working on it and would like to have some feedback, its like me "Plain & simple" so let me know what you think. The new bit can be found at http://www.cunningplan.net/cunningcoupe.htmand the latest update on page 3 (No you wont find any nude women) http://www.cunningplan.net/thebuild1.html |
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« Reply #126 on: October 19, 2010, 11:08:33 PM » |
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Looks great to me Tony, though my tired ol' eyes found the white outline of the lettering against the bright orange background a little hard to read at first. Bright & colourful & a nice layout. Very informative too.
Why the unusual crown shape on the pistons?
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« Reply #127 on: October 20, 2010, 07:16:17 AM » |
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I thought that as well and have already changed a couple of pages already.
The only thing I can think off about the pistons is, that the valves are one of the biggest you can get for that size of engine (The 4v heads have bigger ones again) and they come out at a angle, so it looks like its for clearance.
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« Reply #128 on: October 20, 2010, 09:19:49 PM » |
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Ahh, I thought perhaps it was some sort of super clever combustion swirling idea.
Don't think my hotrod engine's as clean as yours! Very nice.
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« Reply #129 on: October 22, 2010, 09:41:03 PM » |
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Reg dropped the finished seat down the garage this afternoon, I gave him pretty much a free hand and think he done a great job (And for free, I am going to owe lots of beer when this cars finished :? ) after I/we (Jon) has sprayed the back metal flake gold, the cover will be put back on with extra padding in the bottom.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe |
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« Reply #130 on: October 22, 2010, 09:50:14 PM » |
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Subtle & understated Tony.  |
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« Reply #131 on: November 03, 2010, 08:58:14 PM » |
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A quick update on the seat, "It's finished" I bought some tins of paint (Etch & normal primer, and gold base coat (Renault)) and sprayed the back of the seat ready for Jon to put on the flake. He came down the garage last night and had his first go a spraying flake. He mixed up some lacquer and I added some of the small gold flake I got from fleebay. He gave it as many coats until he ran out, he let this dry and covered the whole lot in clear (Again until the gun ran out) We left it to dry overnight with a fan heater. I went in this morning early, gave it a quick polish, put the cover back on and I for one think it looks great. As Steve said, with the body on, "Who's going to see it?" I have planed to do the same as the Mini, be able to use it with the body on or off. We had a memory foam pillow the no one would use, so I cut this to shape and inserted it into the base on the seat, it looks better for it.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe |
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« Reply #132 on: November 03, 2010, 09:14:23 PM » |
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An axle a couple of reindeer's should look good Tony  on a serous note i think it's going to look the dogs.  |
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« Reply #133 on: November 03, 2010, 09:20:45 PM » |
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With Steve in charge, the car itself will be, still a little worried about getting the body to look right.
I am going up on the weekend to sort out the cage, steering and pedals. The look of the body depends how low we can make the cage and still make it MSA legal.
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« Reply #134 on: November 04, 2010, 12:58:45 PM » |
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Remind me to wear my sunglasses if I see you at the track!!!
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