Lots if loose and gravel at Anglesey 😁👍👍👍

 

That’s the stuff I like. I have tried rallying in a 205 and loved that, I enjoyed ice racing and wet handling. I don’t like drifting much as it is fake oversteer in my opinion.

 

Drifting lol. Shittest motorsport going.

 

He mentioned this when I asked him about custom flanges, you having them? Does he get them broached by somebody else? My uncle was explaining to me about broaching for the splines very interesting he was saying it's done chemically I think

 

 

How do you do it? He designs and makes underwater Rov's and winches for the oil industry he says he outsources to a company to do his

 

 

Can you explain what "broaching" is as I do not know what bit it refers to?

My Dad was in the Engineering side of ROV's etc, he worked for the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, under National Environment Research Council on the RRS Discovery ship. They did things like the Antartic Survey

 

Broching is done by a stepped tool which is pressed into a bored hole to almost chisel a step into the hole to make a keyway or splines.

That's the simplest way i can explain. I done it many years ago when in engineering.

you can spark erode too I believe

 

7075 hubs, hard anodised



Lightened CV joints WRC style, these will also have titanium bolts too.



Hubs on the bench

Just realised that you can see my front WRC suspension strut towers in the pic too ready for the top mounts

 

I think it was what you mention spark erode he was explaining he must've mentioned both ways the chemicals would be for cutting was a while back lol this is his company makes some pretty cool stuff
http://www.alloceans.co.uk

 

They look awesome weres mine mark? Lol

 

plenty of videos on YouTube about broching etc.

 

 

New rear strut towers



You can just see the tiny boxes from<br/>Before, these did not leave any room for adjustment and probably were moving as the shell didn’t have much strength there before and the old cage only bolted in where the back seats would have been

 

5.7 kilos of weight saving across standard to normal flanges...(for the 4).that is a BIG saving in unsprung weight. Very happy

 

Should be around 8-10 kilos lighter than a normal rear beam plus no diff fitting kit.



Dummy supra diff in the T45 cradle, I have the supra billet diff cover to go on already



Clever little mod by Mark, (nice surprise today) easy to remove the diff using just two rear and two front bolts then unbolt the prop. We have been discussing a windowed diff cover.

 

Comming together now mate you must be happy

 

Very happy, just want it back and done ready to rebuild though

 

Floor should be welded in this week.

I have bought some FIA Carbon seats, about 7kg each, plus the seat bases. I think my old seats were about 35kg for both all plus the bases.

Still debating if I should add the Roller Barrel Individual Throttle bodies, Mark Shead and Mark Walker say that will really aid throttle response which is probably the worst part about Turbo cars in my opinion...even if the EFR makes a huge improvement over the old skool turbos.

 

Your in it this far you might as well continue

 

 

Yes, Ian, I sent a very similar message to Mark earlier today, waiting for an update now. His press brake went very wrong but that has been replaced with a shiny c n c so should all be done now. I am itching to get it back.

 

Very cryptic Mark!


Can you index on the CNC lathe and broach them individually with a form tool ?

 

 

Let's not let this go in to one of "those" threads. I keep adding to the spec so the timeline will have to shift a bit. We get on very well and we chat all the time.

 

People on waiting for Mk to let him down end of the day you choose the person you want to do your work and you go with it. As long as it gets done so what if dead lines go over at the end of the day when it’s done the workmanship will be second to none. Cars having some serious work put into it

 

Yes, I have dealt with him many times before and it was an active choice to go to him. The car will be superb when it is done and "good food takes a while to cook"

 

shame toby
i think he just wants to mess your thread up ,instead of being interested in your build but its like you said jealousy

 

hi
i think its a very good answer and toby can defo stick up for himself ,we speak weekly and we both know whats happening .some people just want to throw a car together as quick as poss and for Ł12 lol then wonder why it breaks and packs up all the time .do it once take your time do it right your happier in the long run, it used to be a good forum but all the traders have gone ,i dont think it will be long before the forum is and people bothering making parts for cosworths which will be a shame

 

Ignore

 

"Jealousy" was not aimed at Ian / coley, that was someone else. Ian is a mate and I know he is just concerned.

 

No arguing on this thread please.

 

when are you going to forget about this Toby and get back to the more important project, that nice red 944 of yours

I like both threads tbh, always a good read. I should hopefully in the next day or so have the starting parts of the engine swap for mine

 

We need to have a 944 build off race lol

 

I'm still waiting to hear about when I can pick up my one

Though I did just buy a custom sump/bell housing/mounts for an engine conversion tonight

 

What engine mate?

 

What rear and front diff do you have fitted.

 

Hi, I have a quaife ATB 3.6 in the front with strengthening plate, plus I use the 2 support brackets to help support it on the block....bara said that the weak point is the crown wheel and pinion...if it breaks I will stick a 3.9 R&D in it and add drop gears to the oppliger box.

The rear is the Supra diff mounted directly in to the WRC (improved) lightweight T45 cradle. Supra diff is weir kitted with the MK cover and rebuilt by bara.

Bara checked my box and it was a bent selector fork on 4th making it pop out, he thinks it is the quick shift kit that bends 4th and recommened a different shifter OR trying some rubber bushes on the quick shift.

 

Your front diff is good enough Jonathan gambles saph running over 700 runs one and he runs at at a pod alot