Springfield Flyer.

[tauruck]

Yes sir, Sometimes you go nuts when you can't get what you want
but it's because something better is coming. Patience is what I've
learned.

[tauruck]

Did I get lucky by having to use 6.2" conrods as opposed to the stock 5.78"
variety. Smokey thought so.

I'd love your comments.

[tauruck]

Guys, I want landracing.com decals and if you own a company send yours too.
PM me for details.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Mike, I think I've still got some landracing.com bumper stickers.  There's about 10" x 3".  Send me a mailing address and I'll aim some towards you.

[tauruck]

Thanks Jon.
Mike Peter.
P.O. Box 38,
Buccluech,
South Africa,
2066.

Not afraid to share my details here. This is family.

[tauruck]

Took the throttle body blank to Geraldo yesterday.
He's been battling Colon cancer.
I must be a bit of a coward because if someone gets that sick I run in the opposite direction.
Maybe I just don't like seeing people suffer.  

He looked great and he's beating the thing. It took all my courage to go there I must admit.

He's going to machine the part this week. Go "G"!!!!!!!.
This journey is more than building a liner. I'm starting to see the light.
To any of my friends who are in poor health, I wish you well and you're in my prayers.

Crazy things happen. I ran an ad in the classifieds for welding services and light fabrication.
I get a call from a kid called Dylan whose not looking for welding but a job!!!!.

He's been doing Tig for three months. He sends me a few pics on Whatsapp. Very good from
what I see. I don't need a worker but he's so keen and wants it so bad so I call Duncan who
does my Aluminum welding. Duncan builds Paris Dakar trucks at Redline racing.

I convince him to take a look at Dylan. 6 guys watching this young kid weld and they threw in a curve ball to boot.
The gave him two Aluminum plates to weld but left the plastic coating on face down. He failed on that one but he was
hired based on his quality on the steel. His new job pays three times more than the old one and he's going to South
America with the team from what I hear. He'll learn from the best but I may have dropped him in the deep end.

Racing crews suffer like soldiers especially in the off road scene. 

One good turn deserves another. This kid hasn't stopped calling to thank me. I just made a phone call!!!!!!.

I'm so happy for him. Finding a rough diamond like this is rare and hopefully we've added another creative
guy to a dwindling community.

[tauruck]

Throttle body progress.

Ian has all the woodworking tools to build anything but he couldn't help
me turn a piece of Pine so I turned to Elite Wood Turners. Johan said
he'd charge me $2 for the timber plus turning and it would be ready in two days!!!.

The missus went around to collect the part today but we were about a week late
so he bought her a Ginger Beer and let her sit in the office while he turned a new piece.
The original got lost. Then he wouldn't accept payment either. Great guy.

The piece in question is my tool to cut the butterfly to the correct angle.
Being told I couldn't cut the wood on my Makita table saw because I had a metal disc
never stopped me. It came out great.

[tauruck]

I cleaned the wood up with some fine paper and then masked the Carbon plate.
I used the wood to mark my cut line and took the plate to the vise.

[tauruck]

After cutting the plate with the CP saw I mated the parts together
and there's just enough meat to clean it up nicely.

Next is bond the plate to the wood with the good double sided tape
and finish it.

Off to Geraldo after the traffic dies down to collect the throttle body.
I need to buy the bearings and Viton O rings before we can go further on machining
so tomorrow is shopping day.

[Peter Jack]

That's a really nice solution to something that appeared somewhat problematic Mike. 

Pete

[tauruck]

Thanks Pete, I had no reference so I checked and measured the angle on the Harley Carb.
It has a 40mm throat so I made a full scale drawing and then expanded it to the
size of the new part. I measured the intersecting line and got a reading from the larger bore.

Here's pics of Stage two of my home built throttle body.

[tauruck]

Keeping my Coke cool. Next step is to mill the thick OD to accept
the bearings and shaft. Still undecided on whether to go with an 8mm
or 10mm shaft?. My bearing guy has both and the size difference is minimal.
The O rings pose a small problem. I'm not sure if 2mm clearance to the ID is adequate
and any advice would be most welcome.

I'm enjoying this process no end but I had great motivation to begin with. This is a $160
unit cost wise versus $700 for the retail version.

I see endless fabrication here and you guys inspire me big time. This is what makes LSR
what it is!!!!!.

[manta22]

Looking good, Mike!

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[tauruck]

Thanks Neil, I love this journey.

BTW, we're having daily blackouts here now.
4 hours coming up in 10 minutes.
These jerks haven't got money to buy coal for 11 power stations.
It's not winter!!!!!!

[floydjer]

Hmmm...Even 8 mm seems "excessive" for a throttle shaft unless you machine it flat at the attachment point for the throttle blade. That is a lot of material restricting air flow.