zbloke
Club Member
Wrong way?
0.58mm = 0.02283465
So 0.58mm is about 0.0002" (two ten thousandths of an inch) under 23 thou (thousandths of an inch)
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Wrong way?
0.58mm = 0.02283465
So 0.58mm is about 0.0002" (two ten thousandths of an inch) under 23 thou (thousandths of an inch)
Mark N
Club Member
Wrong way?
0.58mm = 0.02283465
So 0.58mm is about 0.0002" (two ten thousandths of an inch) under 23 thou (thousandths of an inch)
My bad, I thought you missed a comma before the word "under".
22.8 thou would have been easier.
Been very off Z for a few weeks. Thought to go for a drive the other night before lockdown and had the bonnet open while heating the car up at 2k rpm on the choke.
The phone camera massively exaggerates it but with a naked eye, the primaries were a faint orange colour in the dark! As soon as I pushed the chicken in, they went back to normal colour. Kinda cool how s/s does that!
The phone camera massively exaggerates it but with a naked eye, the primaries were a faint orange colour in the dark! As soon as I pushed the chicken in, they went back to normal colour. Kinda cool how s/s does that!
MaximG
Well-Known Forum User
So where does the chicken go?
toopy
Club Member
To cross the road obviously!
SacCyclone
Club Member
That was a really funny autocorrect.......LMAO
I am amazed they glow hot on a road car at just 2k. That is like your car on choke is delivering too much fuel and its burning in the exhaust - like a forced regen on a diesel. Is your ignition timing retarded?
I know it was an old trick for race engineers to spit on their fingers and tap on each primary to see which one was colder (if the race car had a misfire). But they wouldn't even be glowing otherwise they wouldn't need to do that.
Anyone else had their manifold glowing?
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Turn & Burn
Club Member
Only time I’ve had them visibly glowing had been on the rollers with a Ford Crossflow and later a Vauxhall Red-top, but they were getting pushed hard at the time. Ali said it was exaggerated by the camera though. I’ll measure mine when I’m setting the motor up.
I thought ‘Chicken’ was for real and I was out of touch with engine terminology, much better than choke anyway. I’m sure choking the chicken is something entirely different tho.
tyroguru
Club Member
. That is just too good. This forum definitely needs more reaction emoticons!
I had the same thought Rob - but the AFR was sitting at 12.8, the ignition timing at 2k is 22 degrees all in, no vac advance and the chicken was fully roasted!
To the naked eye it was a dark orange but bright enough to catch my eye. I love that racer trick. I do still have a random misfire that still plagues it, so I will use the laser temp gauge and do exactly that.
MaximG - sounds like you’re all thumbs! Hope you’re OK buddy!
Turn & Burn
Club Member
Just had an hour cleaning up the sill kick plates and a further hour wrapping one of them. Should be a lot tougher than paint and has a neat textured finish.
SacCyclone
Club Member
I like that look a lot.....what is the wrap you are using???
Mike
Turn & Burn
Club Member
Textured Vinyl...
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Mr Ex Jnr
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Well been busy buying got lucky on the hoard of parts went Saturday for them
Bought the wheels and arch too last weds went down to.Raf clament
Then Saturday my parcel turned up
Won a black and white colour competion on Facebook and won
DapanGT badges
got lucky on the hoard of parts went Saturday for themBought the wheels and arch too last weds went down to.Raf clament
Then Saturday my parcel turned up
Won a black and white colour competion on Facebook and won
DapanGT badges
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Seikoking
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Completed the install of the Members cold air box...First, a cardboard template. Then the for the holes in the backing plate and a mock up to the carbs. Next up was the installation of the toggle latches to the box. Simple enough but taking care to get them positioned accurately.
Following a trial fitment of the box to backing plate, I decided to opt for a thicker edge seal to get a tighter fit of the 2 parts together and so the latches hold securely. A few trial and error fitments and some minor tweaks and it was secure. It’s quite snug up to the suspension turret and battery, but there was enough room, just! Looks great in the natural finish as supplied IMO.
On next to the pipe work. An ebay cold air kit plus A silicone reducer and straight hump connector were purchased. The hump connector fits perfectly in the hole in the rad support and holds everything nice and firm. The cone filter just clears the bonnet mechanisms.
I decided to install gauze filters on the trumpets inside the airbox just as an additional line of safety.
I took the car for a brief test run and it certainly felt a little more pokey and responsive especially in 3-4.5k range. Nothing to prove it has helped performance or BHP but I’m really pleased with it.
Nice work, looks great. Mind if I copy that through to the airbox thread as more info to help others?
Seikoking
Well-Known Forum User
Thanks and no issue to copy over
uk66fastback
Club Member
Lovely work Seiko ...