Springfield Flyer.

[Freud]

Take time to build that rotisserie.

You will never regret it.

FREUD

[wobblywalrus]

Probably a good idea to set everything up with good air filtration for the motor.

[tauruck]

The rotisserie I have.

I just never had the strength or enough hands to get it set up.

I've been known to build a few gates in my time and being a one man show one needs to be creative to get things done.

My engine hoist doubles as a rotisserie when needed.
I turned this gate over and over to get it all welded.

[Tman]

That gate is a work of art.

[tauruck]

Trent, I'll do anything to get the salt fever out of my system.

I did this one a long while back. I wish I had 10 more like it to do.

The green backs would be knee deep.

[Geo]

That gate is beautiful!

Car is coming along nicely.

Back to work.

Geo

[tauruck]

Thanks Geoff.

I have another project I have high hopes for as well.


I'm having a gas tank built by Franco and Alex Castagno.

They have a company that builds metal boxes and are geared up for it.

I was going to go with making a composite tank but I've never run Ethanol and don't want to take a chance for obvious reasons.

Castagno  are going to put a 80mm radius on all the bends instead of a sharp 90*.

I'll have to baffle it, mount the fittings and fit the lid.

I went with steel because I don't have the experience or a welder for Aluminum.

This is a fuel injected application of which I also have no experience and I need to know how many lines to fit and what filler is best for the safety aspect.

I know most of you will have good advice and I'm looking forward to reading the replies.

I have one of these fillers here but just need to find it.

[wheelrdealer]

Mikey:

You ever get to South Florida, you can use my shop for free. I just want to hang out and watch you build cool stuff. One day its Trick Carbon Fiber, then Mansion Gates, Land Speed Car...forget that, change over to build full blown streamliner. I like the fact that you don't have a full machine shop and improvise to overcome the lack of machinery, materials or a  shop monkey. Doing the best I can with what little I got is the story of my life.

Keep up the great work, guys like you inspire me.

BR

[wobblywalrus]

Mike, when you make your tank it is a good idea to think of ways to keep it cool and out of the sun or engine heat.  Cool fuel is best from a power viewpoint. 

[Freud]

You understand the value of the rotisserie and it's a sturdy one.

You had a hole card for sure.

Too bad Jason Hosking can't make a trip to visit you.

He could do your tank in aluminum.

FREUD

[tauruck]

Bo, it's far away from heat sources luckily.

A while back I was involved with helping race drivers doing aero and other bits.
We came up with a fuel cooler.

I set up the lathe on a slow speed and wound a thin wall Aluminium tube around a mandrel.
We ended up with a coil that we mounted in a cylindrical tank and welded the the thing up so it wouldn't leak.
The fuel would enter at the top and exit at the bottom. We filled the tank with ice, closed the lid and off they went.

Thanks Bill, I'd love to hang out there but you wouldn't be able to get rid of me. Fla is a favourite and I will say that will be my first stop when I eventually get to the States.

[tauruck]

You understand the value of the rotisserie and it's a sturdy one.

You had a hole card for sure.

Too bad Jason Hosking can't make a trip to visit you.

He could do your tank in aluminum.

FREUD

There are guys here that could do an Ally tank no problem but they're all unreliable. The better the quality the more difficult they are to get to do the job.

Duncan Thersby is the son of my ex race engineer and he basically built the all of the Toyota trucks that went to the Dakar race. His Aluminum welding is the best you'd find anywhere and he's promised to come around time and again but I'm still waiting.

[tauruck]

The most awesome thing happened today.

My CROWER sponsored severe duty con rods arrived.

I've never seen better quality in my life.
This is the last piece in the short block puzzle and I'm over the moon.

My thanks go out to Susie Teague, Pete Harris and Dave Crower for the faith they've shown and the way I was treated.

I've never dealt with nicer people.
The decals and patches were also exactly as required.
This is where the motivation comes from.

Great people inspire me and these are three of the best.

[manta22]

Mike;

I've always liked Crower stuff. They make good parts for racing and they avoid the hype of other suppliers. Their philosophy seems to be like an old Jonathan Winters quote "Don't talk about it , Maynard-- just do it!"

...or maybe Tuco in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: "When it's time to shoot, shoot-- don't talk about it!"

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[tauruck]

Here's the Crower of energy boosters.

I was burning out so the missus brought me a handful of Turbovite Sachets.

Where were these guys when I was training 2 hours a day?.

Never ever took any form of vitamin or supplement that worked like it said on the box until now.

There's no turbo lag here.

I was so impressed with the product I contacted Nativa who manufactures Turbovite.

Ian Wright sent me a hamper of goodies about three months ago.

Nativa are now the 32nd sponsor coming on board with a monthly supply of BOOST!!

Thanks Ian. You're the man.