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i concur! Fan. Tastic!

acustx wrote:
When I worked out the design and welded it together I made sure that there were no vertical welds across the spring steel cause I knew if I did that it would just crack and break next to the weld. Spring steel doesn't like that sort of heat.

oh well im a mechanic, not an engineer

I made a large mistake when modifying my moustache bar as i used a mig welder-not realising that its spring steel. Result...diff dragging on ground after giving it the welly in 2nd gear making for a terrible situation. Ended up getting a whole new one made out of a single piece of spring steel. Awes...

haha thanks fulla's, will keep ya posted on results when its been tuned. Hopefully doesnt produce terrible numbers. Ive still got the mint condition rocker cover hidden away, would like to eventually refit it, and crystalline coat the inlet manifold in that red but the black will do for now.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2918/1002356x.jpg http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3172/1002357q.jpg http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5332/1002358v.jpg Here it is in all its years worth of dust. Got it going again this morning. runs like a hairy dog at idle, seems to come on quite a bit late...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbB1qwhKaaE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqfVAGOaGEc&feature=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Found this rediculously interesting. Keith Duckworth of Cosworth developing a tu...

Awesome stuff man! Got some great scores there with the motor! bet there would be a few dollars worth if you were to buy those bits separately.

Im a qualified diesel mechanic working at a Case IH dealership in Leeston. Mainly doing powershift transmission rebuilds and the occasional engine overhaul but Cummins stuff is pretty good

Good to see you got some pics up mate! good project base! keep chipping away at it will be great to see it up and running

Progress has been made! Big thanks to Chris_g1 i have shims en route. For anyone looking for shims, theyre very hard to find, Nissan dont have them anymore, and Cylinder Head Specialists suggested getting Denco to make some, which was my next port of call if i couldnt get any second hand. Just got t...