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Started by Jamie R, September 05, 2023, 03:33:31 PM

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Jamie R

The Rotus...
... coming soon to the family.... the Rotang

Jamie R




More goodies thanks to captain clive


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... coming soon to the family.... the Rotang

Jamie R



Make use of the Black Friday discount


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More Black Friday deals. Merry Christmas to me !!!


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Casey

A nice collection of Black Friday goodies  :13:
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984

MattScott

Wow you have been busy

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RX-7, FD S2, JDM, White, 1994

MattScott

I saw this and thought of you and your trumpets

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RX-7, FD S2, JDM, White, 1994

Jamie R

Quote from: MattScott on November 27, 2023, 08:06:40 PMI saw this and thought of you and your trumpets

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lol oh studied that to death

Hence it's not the chosen direction. The R26b is a fantastic engine with full telescopic actuation which will fine tune the whole torque curve.

Mazda used, so I believe in the day , windscreen wiper motors for controlling the Bowden cables in conjunction with potentiometers.

Fantastic set up especially in its day, and potentiometers are great, but wear out... but fine for a 24 hours race. Where it can then be replaced.

I need something with a bit more "reliability" if that's the correct word.... Nope longevity! And stepper motors are the best thing for accuracy but limited on speed compared to the size of the motor required.

You can still broaden the torque curve massively by a two stage process of long and short. And all the top motorcycle manufacturers are using a two stage which means it must work.
F1 cars use a 3 stage process of similar ilk, opposed to the full blown r26b variant.


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Merry Christmas to me!! Highly modified crossmember and 2.5 ratio quick rack off a hillman avenger of all things


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With modified steering column to suit


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2 x anti roll bars for the front.

I don't know if any other cars do this or it's a ford Anglia thing....

The race cars clamp to two bars together with 6 clamps, 2 at front and 2 down each side.

There is talk about a gentleman who fits one clamp on the sides and changes the position up or down which adjusts the stiffness. Sounds logical to me and I'll roll with that idea.


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And some other bits n bobs

Eccentric top mounts with spherical bearings
Knuckle for the column
Adjustable TCAs
Polybushes
And billet EN6 steering arms


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Casey

Nice to see some shiny bits for the new project  :13:
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984

Jamie R

Yeah, gather the bits while I have the opportunity.



Telescopic trumpets being made too


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That's a nice 3D print!

This is my impulse buy in Black Friday deals; Ender 3 Neo 3D printer. Assembled, but not had time to power up and test it yet. Prints up to 220 x 220 x 250mm. Looks like I'm in for some fun in 2024 learning how to dial it in and master it. Have 3 x 1kg of PLA filament as part of the deal  :)
RX-8 230 Bridgeported: Racing Brake Disks & 4 pot front calipers,Full Racing Beat (RB) SS Exhaust system,RB ARB's F & R,RB REVI intake,Tein MonoFlex Coilovers & front strut brace.
RX-7, KIMI 1, 1st Gen S2, Silver,1983 - SORN
RX-7, KIMI 2,^^Ditto - now sold
RX-7, KIMI 3, 1st Gen S3, Red,1984