Rotus Project Build

[Jamie R]

Ah you know me so well Malcolm lol


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[Paul_13]

Have you got the engine started yet? Or is the wiring scaring you still

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[Jamie R]

Have you got the engine started yet? Or is the wiring scaring you still

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I'm on my last body panel pattern then I can start wiring and plumbing.

Dun think I'll be starting the engine as it's gonna get stripped apart for a rebuild, but if I can get it turning over and firing that's a start.


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[Jamie R]

Maybe the worlds biggest cracker bar

Wheel in the shot for perspective lol


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[Mr Spiller]

What's the big bar for ?


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[clive]

Got to be a 54mm to undo the flywheel nut ?

[Jamie R]

Got to be a 54mm to undo the flywheel nut ?

Correctamundo!!

Jesse's 13b needs to get the back end off his engine.




Make shift flywheel locker .... a piece of drilled flat and a bolt in roll cage bracket as a washer

A 17 stone bearded man stood on the engine stand to stop it wheelieing.

We didn't have a 1" drive impact drive to give it the "ugger-duggas" so mechanical advantage won with brute force n ignorance


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[Mr Spiller]

Got to be a 54mm to undo the flywheel nut ?

Correctamundo!!

Jesse's 13b needs to get the back end off his engine.




Make shift flywheel locker .... a piece of drilled flat and a bolt in roll cage bracket as a washer

A 17 stone bearded man stood on the engine stand to stop it wheelieing.

We didn't have a 1" drive impact drive to give it the "ugger-duggas" so mechanical advantage won with brute force n ignorance


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I find it's the flywheel removal is the hardest part


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[Jamie R]

Thankfully this engine been worked on before so it wasn't "Mazda tight"


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[Mr Spiller]

Thankfully this engine been worked on before so it wasn't "Mazda tight"


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Nice lightweight flywheel


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[Jamie R]

Yeah that's had a hard life too, couple of hot spots


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[boosted]

Wayne..whack the flywheel...as its resonating..(that zingeing sound). Pull it off.

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[Jamie R]

So in case you all thought I died. I'm still lurking

But not doing anything exciting

Making inner wheel arch liners to keep the crap out the engine bay from the tyres




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[Jamie R]

Oh and a little trick I learned from reading a book written by Adrian newey where he cheated or shall I say found a loophole in the regulations of formula 1 which did wonders for preventing turbulent air from the front wheels going down the underside of the car.

So in simplest terms it's a 1" angle iron hanging down but curved outwards and made from grp in case I bottom out, I can make a new one from the moulds and I won't bore you all with vortex's

No idea if I will see any benefit from it, but as mr Tesco says...... every little helps




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[clive]

Had the Adrian bible book for a year, best open it sometime soon then