The other rotary Westfield!

Smiffers · January 21, 2016, 09:45:23 PM

And it's final resting place...

clive · January 22, 2016, 08:46:31 AM

Wow, now I have seen the oil cooler, this is way too small and at least needs doubling up as even my standard little 12A RX-4 has an oil cooler twice this size.

Smiffers · January 22, 2016, 09:02:12 AM

It's small but perfectly formed! It's just the angle!

Okay, I'm off to find a bigger cooler to cram in the front... Cheers Clive, your better than my wife at spending my money!

boosted · January 22, 2016, 12:21:46 PM

Engine starts off so easy to work on and then the more you cram in the harder it gets....i still think the engine in a westy has better access to the oily bits than in an actual rx8! the only place left for my 2nd cooler was down left hand side...luckily there was a blanked hole for exhaust exit of a previous engine that i stuck a naca duct over and some ducting done the trick...your a fair way from Merlin at coombe but i found them really helpful. so much easier than trying to pick fittings from a catuloge...i stuck some bits on the counter and they went out of there way to help. an oil thermostat would help mine takes an age to get up to oil temp....but alas no room left.

keep up the good work!

Smiffers · January 27, 2016, 02:01:37 AM

Due to miss ordering of fittings, I think I have more stock than Merlin!

Working out in Singapore this week so getting frustrated I can get stuff done; thinking about the cooler I was wondering if I could double the height of my cooler to a 40-50 row unit and then graft two 20 or 25 row cowls together to feed it air from the front splitter... That way I can fit everything in the same place and the current hoses 'may' already be fit for that purpose.

Also Jon, was thinking of booking up Abingdon. Would you like me to sign you up, you can settle up with me on the day?

boosted · January 27, 2016, 08:31:00 AM

Hi mate im waiting til the 1st of feb to tax it then a whizz up the road to make sure all ok 99%..if anything needed got a few weeks to sort as well. Hullavington has no gone as well....gutted Keevil was 10 mins away gone now hullavington 30 mins! Abingdon will be busy now. Im happy to book on the 1st but ill ring Natasha later and see how booked they are!

boosted · January 27, 2016, 08:38:16 AM

Oil cooler looking at the pic a taller 1 would work and pipes should not need altering. My oil cooler surface area is now approx 20% larger than the 2 in an rx8.

boosted · January 27, 2016, 08:38:31 AM

Got worried now Abingdon will get fully booked ill ring Natasha at 10am and see how popular it is!

Smiffers · January 27, 2016, 08:39:56 AM

Cool, let me know what you find out from Natasha.

How many total rows of cooler do you have?

boosted · January 27, 2016, 08:51:11 AM

Ill count em later on and measure surface area.
Singapore had 3 days there on lay over on way to Oz. Will you have time to visit the zoo? Best zoo i ever been too...! When it rains in afternoon get to tiger compound ! 3 12ft tigers playing like kittens in river in there compound awesome.

Smiffers · January 27, 2016, 09:19:24 AM

Thanks fella.

There is certainly a lot of wildlife in Singapore

I have been to the zoo before an it is, as you say, one of the best in the world.

TBH I'm more of a Singapore sling in the long bar kind of a guy, there is something about playing up an oppressive imperialistic dictator that I enjoy!

Smiffers · January 27, 2016, 09:20:46 AM

...did I just say that out loud?!

boosted · January 27, 2016, 10:38:31 AM

I had 1 in Raffles got the bill...nearly fell over so we left...went to a wine bar and had a beer n vodka ....jesus...think it would cost about a grand to get drunk there...
Cant belive you said "that" there will be a knock on the door in a mo! Lol.

boosted · January 27, 2016, 10:42:27 AM

Spoke to Natasha and good availabilty for the 26th so just wanna wait ti 1st feb retax and go for a blast and make sure no dreaded misfire.

Smiffers · February 06, 2016, 07:31:48 PM

Ok so had a look at the gear stick... Throwing caution to the wind I took an angle grinder to it see what the big black fat it was that would not let me bend it... Turns out it's a big rubber bush, vibration isolation I guess. So I chopped it all up and now I have this...

I was going to get the oxy out and bend it back towards me, but the reduction in height has effectively reduced the throw and so I'm not stretching as much now. I'm sure I will have changed the feel now so I'm going to see how it works out like that.