simonr Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, landy_andy said: The guy also used 3D printed pucks but as I don’t have one machined ones will have to do. Machined is a better option IMHO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Finished up the rear centre section. Next to get some alignment pucks turned up and add the tubes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:27 PM, simonr said: Machined is a better option IMHO ^ came here to say the same, 3D printing is very good these days but even the good stuff doesn't hold a candle to a machined part in terms of tolerances. Edit: Also, many plastics can creep or deform with any sort of load or heat so I'd be wary of making jigs out of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 That looks fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Well, looks like this project is heading to the back burner for a while. Builder made a start marking out our new home today, hopefully be I’m by late spring weather permitting. Going to be a busy new few months as we pack the old house up for showing and prepare to put everything into storage. We’ll be taking the new place over at primed drywall and doing all the finishing ourselves. Exciting times ahead ! A view across from the other side of the valley, our lot is sorta below the middle peak, to the left of the developed area on the bench. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Nice view !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Great view! I'm surprised builders are starting things at this time of year, doesn't the weather get in the way of all that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: Great view! I'm surprised builders are starting things at this time of year, doesn't the weather get in the way of all that? It all depends on how winter goes, we should break ground next Monday with a planned lock up by mid December. If we get a light winter they may work through… it’s not the snow that shuts the projects down it’s the cold. Things don’t like to be manipulated at -20c and plastics (PEX pipes) have a tendency to kink. Heating an un-insulated large wooden box with propane fired construction heaters gets very expensive fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, landy_andy said: Heating an un-insulated large wooden box with propane fired construction heaters gets very expensive fast. Funny enough I've just got back from Toronto and all the bars and restaurants seem to be heating the entire outdoors with gas-fired heaters going flat out even when there's only 2 people sat outside, so I assume gas can't be THAT expensive! Well that and all the huge V8 SUV's bimbling about the city centre with one person in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: Well that and all the huge V8 SUV's bimbling about the city centre with one person in them ....and being left running while they go to the shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 9:53 AM, Bowie69 said: ....and being left running while they go to the shops. I guess petrol only costing 82p/L has something to do with that… and that’s expensive for here at present. You guys should check out the Ford Godzilla motor… 7.3L of American muscle pushing 430hp & 475 pound-feet of torque stock or 600+ with some basic mods 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 11 hours ago, landy_andy said: You guys should check out the Ford Godzilla motor… 7.3L of American muscle pushing 430hp & 475 pound-feet of torque stock Impressive, only slightly more than a factory 2.0 litre inline 4... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_M133_engine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 22 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: Impressive, only slightly more than a factory 2.0 litre inline 4... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_M133_engine Touché… where it gets fun is when you bolt a blower on 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 5 hours ago, landy_andy said: Touché… where it gets fun is when you bolt a blower on 😉 Without hunting very hard - so there may be far more impressive figures out there - but that's a blown and presumably tuned Godzilla, generating around the same ballpark as a similarly breathed on 3l: https://www.motor1.com/news/652361/twin-turbo-godzilla-v8-dyno/#:~:text=It is not a stock,and several other hardware improvements. Obviously, how it's delivered is likely to be somewhat different, but a hybrid would probably offer that flexibility without such eye watering fuel consumption (Audi RS6 Avant mild hybrid has more torque from the factory, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5toV8110 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 @landy_andy How big is the new garage? 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 18 hours ago, TD5toV8110 said: @landy_andy How big is the new garage? 🤪 It’ll be 33’ wide by 30’ deep internally, so 1130 sq ft of usable floor space. We’ve applied for a variance to the build scheme to increase our 10’ door to 12’ clear entry, if we get this approved the small will increase to 10’ also. That should give me a ceiling clearance of ~16’ on the high side down to 12’ on the low, plenty for a 2 post lift in the right most bay 😉 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Builder has the site all marked out ready for the excavator to dig the footings next week. Our actual floor level in the house will be about 6” below the top of the 2”x4” that’s nailed to a tree in the middle of the picture. Much higher than we expected but after you take into account the ground level, driveway slope, steps up into the house it all adds up. We’ll have a 4’ chain link fence around the back garden to keep Molly in so from the lounge windows you’ll be looking right over that for a nice clear view of the mountains once we thin out the trees a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 I couldn’t resist a fine day & parts to work on… front C & knuckles stripped, C’s prepped for pressing into the new tubes & welding up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Been pondering the engine & transmission options, think we’ll be going with the 1.9 BEW motor and a Jeep 6 speed transmission. Adaptor is from TD conversions a Canadian company 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Whilst the weather was fine I attacked the knuckles with a wire brush or two… good to get that dirty job out the way. They can now be drilled out to 3/4” on the steering arm & then have the high steer kits welded on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy_andy Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 Looking at the options for the transfer case, best stock will be the NVG241OR with the 4:1 low range, however we could probably buy a couple of used NP231’s, SYE and doubler conversion kit for similar or a lower price giving us a 7.34:1 low/low range… umm 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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