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Hi Matthew, I hope the attached drawing helps, this a 1UZFE attached to an Audi 012 with a 1" thick adadptor plate. The engine mounts have been swapped over to move them forward and this is a front sump motor, I believe there were 3 sump variations.

There's quite a few fans of push rod motors on this forum, so don't be surprised where they come from ;) You might want to look at the Toyota V8's the 1UZFE and later VVT version are basically a 700mm cube which weighs ~200kg dressed. With their 6 bolt mains they can make a lot of hp before...

I didn't read Pete's email as it's too long for my attention span. Anyway everyone knows global warming has been caused by the decline in the number of Pirates over the last 200 years. What we need to do is move the pirates from the horn of Africa to the Caribean where they can do more good...

Hi Eric, My frame with most brackets on it is ~150kg (330lb). A lot of people would describe that as fat, but it depends what your goals are. My frame is mostly made from SHS 25mm x 1.5mm (1" x 0.60") apart from the roll frame etc. I'm using a Toyota V8 and aim to have a complete weight of...

Hi Aaron, My intial thoughts had been to go down this route as well and I came to the same conclusion as yourself below too... What stopped me in the end was trying to get hold of decent reference engineering information. It seems to me the people who know how to do this don't seem too keen...

Hi Wayne, I went nad measured my clutch again to get the drawing attached. From the crank face to the face of flywheel = 2.496" From the crank face to the tip of the clutch fingers = 4.368". this is with no clutch plate in there i.e. the worst possible case. From the clutch finger tip to the...

Back in 1995 maybe 1994 I made an unofficial visit to Hawtal Whiting and saw the facility where they were fabrictating GT40 chassis. I was informed they were the exact original thing and that the bare chassis was sent elsewhere for completiton. I've wondered since then why these guys have not...

If we’re doing histories... 1. Yamaha FS1E “Fizzy” This bike is a classic in the true meaning of the phrase. I went through countless hedges on that. 2. Yamaha RD125LC. 21bhp, 100mph downhill with a tail wind. 3. Yamaha RD350LC. My first real cash pit. Would do...

I love it! :thumbsup: I bet that makes the purist puke! What are you going to call it? A Sucati or Duzuki?

Hi Wayne, Yes I'm going with the 012 as that's what I have in the shed. With my design the adaptor plate is 25mm thick and the standout from the from the one side of the flywheeel to the other is 61mm, with the flex plate being behind that when its all bolted to the crank. You'll need to post...

Hi Wayne, From what I've measured with the clutch setup I've planned, the TOB (I get it now) can go back further than the fingers in the fully realeased position (I don't have the exact number to hand), so the issue you describe should not be an issue. What I was more concerned about initially...

They'll always get you in the end... Texas has no personal income tax. But they get their 0.5kg of flesh through property tax. Queue response from anguished texans on their property tax bills...

All the USA guys saying Mobil 1 is expensive need a reality check... Mobil 1 in Walmart is roughly US$25 for a 5 quart jug. In Australia a 5 litre (near as dammit the same size) is A$85. You can get 20 litre cans for just over A$200 though.

** WARNING THREAD HIJACK ** Hi Jennifer, You mention switching to a Tilton Twin MC setup? I'm using the Z06 6 piston setup on my car (see link in sig if interested) with a Wilwood MC pedal box and no servos. Do you happen to know of other people who may be doing similar things on Corvettes...

I think it's funny see the unions being blamed for getting decent health care for their members. If having to pay for decent health care for its works and ex-workers is enough to bring down GM, maybe just maybe there's something screwy about the health care "system" in the USA that needs...

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Here's the original, they're quoted as Tornado's on that page, but I'm not sure if thats the guy that actually shot the footage. This is one of my fav low pass vids. This is another classic.