Cosworth YB Turbo Into Elan

[stevebroad]

Amazing stuff Steve.

Thanks Paul. I am quite chuffed with my efforts. Not bad for a retired Council highway engineer in a shed with no training If only I could get the hang of TIG welding.

[661]

Amazing stuff Steve.

Thanks Paul. I am quite chuffed with my efforts. Not bad for a retired Council highway engineer in a shed with no training If only I could get the hang of TIG welding.

I went to night school for one night a week, fourteen weeks. TIGtastic now.

[pauljones]

Steve.

I cant wait to see that Carbon front end. Carefull it doesnt float away.

Paul

[JonB]

Amazing stuff Steve.

Thanks Paul. I am quite chuffed with my efforts. Not bad for a retired Council highway engineer in a shed with no training If only I could get the hang of TIG welding.

I went to night school for one night a week, fourteen weeks. TIGtastic now.

I've got a job for you - fancy welding a set of toe in adjustment turnbuckles onto my A arms?

[stevebroad]

Amazing stuff Steve.

Thanks Paul. I am quite chuffed with my efforts. Not bad for a retired Council highway engineer in a shed with no training If only I could get the hang of TIG welding.

I went to night school for one night a week, fourteen weeks. TIGtastic now.

Where did you go?

[661]

Where did you go?

I went to Plumpton College, but if you google TIG courses in Essex, something close will come up.
City and Guilds Level 1 no less !

[stevebroad]

Where did you go?

I went to Plumpton College, but if you google TIG courses in Essex, something close will come up.
City and Guilds Level 1 no less !

I have found a few. I would prefer an evening course if possible and still looking.

I saw Plumpton College and wondered where it was

[stevebroad]

Steve.

I cant wait to see that Carbon front end. Carefull it doesnt float away.

Paul

Unfortunately, I can't make it that light, but I will try my best

[stevebroad]

I love it when something you make for one task can be adapted for others.

I have been looking into making the Lexan windows. The door panes are easy as they are flat. The front and rear screens are, however, quite curved. Lexan, fortunately, can be heat formed at a temperature that I can achieve in my carbon fibre curing oven.

Plan:

Make a mould using original glass, cover in felt, lay on Lexan, enclose in a vacuum bag and place in oven, warm up oven and then gradually evacuate the bag, once Lexan has conformed to mould allow to cool. Seems easy enough

[gav]

Steve

if you are feeling flush Plastics for Performance do screens. I was tempted by the scratch resistant ones but was put off by the price.

Gavin

[stevebroad]

Steve

if you are feeling flush Plastics for Performance do screens. I was tempted by the scratch resistant ones but was put off by the price.

Gavin

Hi Gavin

Yeah, I looked at these when I decided to go plastic. Unfortunately my screens need to be bigger than standard in order to do away with the rubber seal. Also, the cost is ?200 more than making your own - if you have the facilities (which i have).

There is also the satisfaction of making them yourself

[stevebroad]

I have been having an interesting FB messenger discussion with my aero guru regarding getting the hot rad and engine air out of the engine bay. The area of the vent opening needs to be approx 40% of the area of the rad.

Can't get this using just the rear facing bonnet vent but an additional vent at the rear of the bonnet will make up the shortfall. In order for this to work I have to ameliorate the high pressure zone at the base of the windscreen which could restrict the under bonnet air from exiting. I think we have that sorted.

A bonus will be reduced drag, never a bad thing

Next task is to look at the underside. I need a drip tray but that could be incorporated into the underbody aero panels, thereby making one item do two jobs and keeping additional weight to a minimum Also looking at side splitters and dams.

[gav]

Steve
Does that mean you will need a lip on the back edge of the bonnet to create a low pressure area behind which the rad air can escape?
Thanks
Gavin

[stevebroad]

Steve
Does that mean you will need a lip on the back edge of the bonnet to create a low pressure area behind which the rad air can escape?
Thanks
Gavin

We are looking at something like this. The lip is pointing towards the top of the screen at a 60 degree angle. In order to get this alignment the vent is in from the back edge of the bonnet.

[pauljones]

Steve,
All looking good. Are you using the effect of the air coming off to rear to suck hot air out of engine bay?