Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

That tank looks the nuts paul

It's your job on Sunday mate

(And I need you with your wiring head on too)

[david_white]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Superb work, the quality of this [re]build is stunning. Well worth taking your time to get it all perfect

[smiffy1972]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

It's your job on Sunday mate

(And I need you with your wiring head on too)

No worries mate

[mista weava]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

This has come on beautifully and the quality of parts and the build is stunning.

Keep it up!

[dudu53]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Hi Mr. Paul Alex,
I apolgyse for my bad english, if is possible, to know why you have used a laminova for oil cooler?

Thanks

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Hello DD,

From Laminova's website:

Laminova heat exchangers provide outstanding engine and transmission oil temperature control in the most severe conditions. From high performance racing cars to Paris-Dakar rally cars, you can rely on Laminova.

Laminova oil coolers are 20% more efficient than the competition due to the unique patented core design. The finned exterior on the cooler core creates a larger surface area compared to that of traditional “radiator” style coolers.

Flexible mounting:
Laminova coolers can be mounted virtually anywhere. Traditional radiator style coolers must be exposed to airflow, risking damage. The radiator cooler also sometimes blocks the precious radiator airflow and increases aerodynamic restrictions.

”Bullet proof":
The unique one-piece extruded housing is ”bullet proof”, eliminating the risk of leakage, rupture and fire.

Efficient design:
The efficient design makes cooling core inspection easy with removable end caps. The solderless O-ring design ensures leak-free operation. The cooler core can be quickly removed for easy cleaning.

Reduced ”warm up” time:
The coolers also provide a heater function using the cooling water to heat the oil faster to correct operating temperature. No oil thermostat is needed. This will help increase the life of engines and transmissions.


And one final reason - I just like doing things slightly differently

[Gaz-37]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

brilliant read this

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Well, we didn't get much done today - mainly because I'm waiting on the oil pipes, radiator and a couple of other bits and pieces to arrive

We did get the new dry sump tank fitted though, then started mocking up a bracket to hold the micro-switch that activates launch control on the start-line...



It needs a little more tidying, plus a hole and slot added so that the switch position can be adjusted to match any clutch adjustments we make.

Hopefully there'll be more new bits to add next week - I'm getting worried that I've only got about 5 or 6 Sundays at home between now and mid May when we'll be competing in it

More soon,

Paul

[FOSSIE]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

then started mocking up a bracket to hold the micro-switch that activates launch control on the start-line...

I can hear your halfshafts cringing already!

Loving that laminova setup...

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

It's OK Tom - I know just the place for a rebuild - with upgrades

[haz87]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Just had a proper read through of this. Such attention to detail! Love it

[dudu53]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Thank you very much.

Dudu

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Not much to report I'm afraid - I've been working in America all week and got home yesterday to find no parcels with bits to bolt on

On a positive note, I did manage to get across to see the guys at CAM Auto in the afternoon and collect these...........Goodridge's super-lightweight hose, all made to measure then swaged and pressure tested to ensure they're spot-on....



With the way I've now got the oil plumbing laid out, I've managed to end up with the entire pipe work being just a few inches longer than the single hose that went from my old oil pump round the front of engine bay and into the Honda lump. the plan will be to replace all hoses with this stuff eventually, but I need to put money into getting the thing up and running first...

Hopefully next week I'll have some more sensors, gauges, water hose and a dummy radiator to move things further forward...

Cheers,

Paul.

[mista weava]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

7 weeks 6 days until monteberg...

[david_white]

Re: Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

Those hoses look lovely, top quality but not blingy if you know what I mean