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The basic issue with fusion energy generation is that currently no experimental fusion reaction creates more energy than is required to bring about the reaction. This is called the "Q" factor. A Q factor of more than 1 means that the fusion reaction creates more energy than the energy required...

One word: YouTube Bunch of excellent How To vids on mig welding techniques there. 50% of what I know about mig welding I learned from YouTube.

Thank you Gents, I appreciate the additional information here - very helpful. Neil - good to hear from you and I hope you're doing great. I will check in with GTA and see if they can help. Andy, thank you, good informational resources. I will do some digging with Competition Transmission...

the pics are a bit old....the car is fairly complete and running now....will add some new ones.....

As my health is improving I'm starting to get back out into the garage and want to complete the improvements to my Lotus Esprit 347 ITB Ford project. I have a number of things to do including improving the shift linkage, adding some further cooling, powder coating some parts that'll need to...

I haven't been vintage racing in some years now here in the Pacific Northwest (so it may be different now...) but it was/is a hard and fast rule that if it wasn't built before 1969 then it's not vintage and it's not coming on the track for a vintage race. Personally, I thought this bright line...

Just an idea - in the marine industry it's standard to use offset double hose clamps for all fittings that have to be water tight (below the water line). Personally, I like to use the smooth band stainless Norma hose clamps on everything rather than the open/cut thread type as the smooth type...

Yes, a return to the tank works very well. As indicated, helps a lot with vapor lock as the incoming fuel tends to be cooled by drawing from the tank rather than sitting in hot fuel lines in the engine bay. If you're using a Holley or Weber or other carburetor configuration make sure you have...

Got it. I was confused by what you meant by "preload" Sounds like you used a good approach. When I've set diff bearing clearance I've used the other method of measuring bearing running clearance at cold (with a dial gauge)....leaving enough clearance such that when the bearings heat up the...

Looks great. You're going to enjoy the LSD. Before I installed the LSD in mine there was a lot of torque steer and inconsistent rear wheel traction. I think you'll find the car tracks straighter. How did you set the diff bearing clearance? I used a very basic approach of a mounted dial...

It's a CAV part. If you contact the CAV guys in South Africa they can no doubt help you out with a replacement.

For brake lines I would stay away from that type of compression fit fitting. The compression olives just aren't secure enough on the pipe to guarantee against high pressure leaks or slippage. Double flared brake lines take some practice to make, and a good double flare tool makes all the...

I'd recommend checking with Scott Dewitt at Advanced Automation ( https://advancedautomotion.com/shop/ ). Scott knows everything there is to know about audi transaxles and SBF, and will be able to advise. The O1x looks to have the same bellhousing pattern as the old 016 but I'm not sure. Have...

I started my SBF conversion in my Lotus esprit with a 4 barrel holley. It was simple and worked fine, and seemed to make pretty big power right out of the gate without a lot of tuning or mucking around with it. I only drove the car maybe 50 miles with the holley. I got it in my head that it...

Rick, sounds good - yes, it's not a big car, and surprising how fast these cars went in the back in the day. The CAV stainless chassis is a work of art and incredibly stiff...contributes to a sense of stability and confidence when driving quickly. One thing I would recommend - get a good...

Ouch. A 13B rotary engine under the hood of a 456 in place of the V12? That probably deserves a lawsuit of some kind.....

This is just silly squabbling over money and rights. Jaguar shouldn't be bothered by a few c-type replicas running around, and certainly shouldn't have an issue with a retired couple in Sweden cranking out a replica or two. That's shameful behavior of Jaguar. That kind of behavior has nothing...

That's fantastic Terry, nice job initiating the wife to the thrills of the track. It was probably BOTH the most awesome experience she's had, and the most scary.....

Rick, congratulations - you're going to love your CAV. Great to see another CAV coming to Seattle. I ran my 2006 CAV around Seattle for many years, took it to a few track events and really enjoyed it. I only had a mild 302 with an audi transaxle (with LSD and strengthening plate) and never...

Gents, Sorry for the long delay here in updating this thread (and project!). I have a bit of a story to share. In early 2020 I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This is a very serious form of cancer related to bone marrow and blood - basically, your body can't tell the...