My 65 race car

[Andy Sykes]

having choped up a few porsche drive shafts over this project the 997 ones seam to be harder and larger Dia theres no way they would cut with a saw they just sat there and nothing happened



so chop saw it was then lol



so they are hollow again but 27mm dia



cut and shut them so i can send away to get shorter ones made alway helps will a pattern





slight angle but i dont think oits too bad but theres not much that can be done about anyway



cheers andy

[Sepi]

slight angle but i dont think oits too bad but theres not much that can be done about anyway --- You can't be serious with these drive shafts 

[Andy Sykes]

slight angle but i dont think oits too bad but theres not much that can be done about anyway --- You can't be serious with these drive shafts 

Why what's wrong with them lol

I think you missed the point I've done this before cut them weld them and send them off to the the guys that machine quaife driveshafts and have them make new ones I may get a few sets done as spares

Cheers andy

[dannyboy]

slight angle but i dont think oits too bad but theres not much that can be done about anyway --- You can't be serious with these drive shafts 

Why what's wrong with them lol

I think you missed the point I've done this before cut them weld them and send them off to the the guys that machine quaife driveshafts and have them make new ones I may get a few sets done as spares

Cheers andy

i say run em 

[Andy Sykes]

I think they will fine for he first 6 months 

[Sepi]

slight angle but i dont think oits too bad but theres not much that can be done about anyway --- You can't be serious with these drive shafts 

Why what's wrong with them lol

I think you missed the point I've done this before cut them weld them and send them off to the the guys that machine quaife driveshafts and have them make new ones I may get a few sets done as spares

Cheers andy

..Ok, I jumped to your thread without reading what was you plan. Experimental way indeed to build!

i say run em 

[Andy Sykes]

Little bit done tonight welded on the HX52 flange and started reworking the wasts gates






Not much I acn do with this lot till the motor comes 



Cheers andy

[richie]

Andy

what size tubes have you got there for the header? and how did you come to chose that size?


cheers richie

[Andy Sykes]

Hi

It  1 3/4 inch, I was advised it would be the correct size, for the size and type of turbo I'm using  


Cheers Andy

[richie]

Hi

It  1 3/4 inch, I was advised it would be the correct size, for the size and type of turbo I'm using  


Cheers Andy

By pauter? I thought the flanges they supplied with there heads were for bigger tube than that?

cheers richie

[Andy Sykes]

Hi no not by Pauter they do 1.81" or 2" indeed to be a bit smaller than 1.8 as holsets as you know work on pulse rather than heat and flow. Should be able to take up the small difference when I tig up the inside of the flange

Cheers andy

[Martin]

Hi no not by Pauter they do 1.81" or 2" indeed to be a bit smaller than 1.8 as holsets as you know work on pulse rather than heat and flow. Should be able to take up the small difference when I tig up the inside of the flange

Cheers andy

I didn't know that the Holset turbos's worked differently to other turbos. please explain...

[richie]

Ok,

if you are happy with that then go for it  

It just seems small to me on an engine that size, but no one thinks my header on the old car would work, everyone has there own ideas and thats good because we learn that way

I would be asking the engine builder what to use,they should know better than any internet experts

cheers richie

[Andy Sykes]

Hi Martin

As an electrician I'm no expert in the area as far as I understand its the diesel holsets that use the pulse energy for low end torque I'm sure there are better informed people to explain how or why if if I'm talking shite but that what I've read

Hi Richie

I've just asked the question so lets see what comes back I don't want to waste my time building a header that's too small I do trust a 100% the person that told me to use this size but a second opinion can't hurt I guess

Cheers andy

[richie]

Hi Richie

I've just asked the question so lets see what comes back I don't want to waste my time building a header that's too small I do trust a 100% the person that told me to use this size but a second opinion can't hurt I guess

Cheers andy

Good plan,cant go wrong with asking Pauter,not many out there with more real life experience of turbo VW style engines


cheers richie

[Andy Sykes]

bit more done 4" all the way lol

first cut a bit worrying lol 4" bends are not  cheap lol











cheers andy

[tikimadness]

I'm playing with the same size bends. You are lucky to have such a cutter I do it with a cut of wheel 

Michael

[Andy Sykes]

I'm playing with the same size bends. You are lucky to have such a cutter I do it with a cut of wheel 

Michael

Lol just a tip for you put a pipe clamp around the tube and cut your way around with a hack saw bit by bit worked for me and always square

Cheers andy

[Andy Sykes]

so little bit more doen rework the waste gates









now with added waste gate exhaust





cheers andy

[Andy Sykes]

bit more nothing exciting

tacked in the lambda sensor bosses



vband and wastegate flange





looks better the the vbands on i think

cheers andy

[Martin]

2 lambda Bosses?



Did an Essex Escort donate the tail pipe trim?   

[Andy Sykes]

2 lambda Bosses?



Did an Essex Escort donate the tail pipe trim?   

two becouse im gready lol no the second one is for when the car is tuned so i dont have to remove my own one and screw up the wiring, i nicked the trim from a punto lol

cheers andy

[richie]

Hi Richie

I've just asked the question so lets see what comes back I don't want to waste my time building a header that's too small I do trust a 100% the person that told me to use this size but a second opinion can't hurt I guess

Cheers andy

Did you get a reply yet Andy? interested to see what they suggest

cheers richie

[Andy Sykes]

no didnt get a reply i will chase them up

cheers andy

[Andy Sykes]

bit the bullet to day and started back on the body worlk my least favorite part but it got to be done lol

cut the carpet grips off so the channels  can be smoothed and painted







then onto some holes that need welding up my way to do this is using some copper



placing behind the hole



and welding to the copper and the endge of the hole the copper acts as heat sink to take the heat away and also steel wont stick to it so you can just pull it away afterwards and the whole is know gone



redid the waste gate pipe i didnt like how the last one looked





cheers andy

[Andy Sykes]

been thinking alot about what im doing with the frontend but i poped in to work to feed terry the office turtle and thought F**k it and this happened opps







so i guess that the decision made she been on a diet plus i have a bit more room to fit thing in

cheers andy

[tikimadness]

Looks very familiar

Michael

[Andy Sykes]

Looks very familiar

Michael

I've no idea were I nicked the idea from lol

[Neil Davies]

You need to feed that turtle more often, little bugger's eaten the front of your car...

[Andy Sykes]

Lol he is greedy little f**ker