more recent findings

Ryan from RyWire is building another wicked Honda.. There is a shop helping him with the sheetmetal fabrication. Their work is impeccable!! Check out his build. Post comments on what you think!! Check all 12 pages of the build thread. Click here!

This is Ryans EA-T civic.. It is a running/driving car.. but how?? Nothing is hooked up to the firewall.. There arent any brakes.. Can you guys figure out how this is possible?

12-rotor engine.....




- This guy (Miura-san) makes all of the cool new high-end body kits in this small little shop in japan. Top Resin Art (TRA).
Click here to view the speedhunter's article (Remeber smoking cigarettes is bad!!)

- Unreal restoration shop. This is one of the places where the best in the business go.. Brabus
Click here to check the Speedhunters article.

- If you like art and cars.. seek no further. This Blown-Apart car art is mind blowing. Tons of work goes into it and the final products are very cool.
Click here for the speedhunters article.

- Tomcat S13 anyone??
Click this link to see what a Tomcat s13 is....

This builder's vision is super unique!! Check out the wild paint scheme on his s14:

Some of my recent findings.. Check them out!!

DONT JUST WATCH THE VIDEOS: I will be checking for knowledge of the forum posts.

Some beetle repair links to get us going again!

Very detailed website showing of the entire process for replacing the heater channels.

Great place to find parts.

I like what he did with the hole punch tool to prep for welding.

Another Very Rusty Convertible. Lets get our own thread going!!

This car is WILD!! But it can be done.

Couple of you have already seen this one, but it is clear and easy to use.

Just another rusty convertible getting some help!

For those of you looking to buy a used car. It is very important to have a checklist to go along with.

These videos are great!!

No easy feat, but this is how Bentley roofs are welded on.

Take a look at the cylinder head modifications going on here. Very much needed for high HORSEPOWER!!!

Check out this video.. Take note at 8:15... Look at how much the timing belt is stretching.. WOW!!




 Look at this car Mavros. Check out his shop!!
Also take a look at his thread: Check out the Project Pad

Visited Wiring Specialties

This company in Connecticut focuses on selling pre-made engine wiring harnesses. They had some pretty wild cars in the shop. Check them out! www.wiringspecialties.com

Goodbye old friend!

Starlet is gone! Was a fun little car :)

Check out some of the things I've been reading!

Check out this "carspotting" post made about Walker Wilkerson's S13 on MotorMavens website: Click Here

I like how the front and the rear are chopped down and made tubular (easy to fix if you hit a wall drifting)

CNC machine work

Remember the other day I was talking about CNC type machine work. It is basically a type of computer controlled for machines. Any machine that a human can operate can also be operated by a computer. Remember your practice using the plasma cutter.. Check this CNC plasma cutting machine for example:




How about something a little more complex? The CNC 5 axis machining center can make things from scratch and even modify existing engine components. Some start with a solid chunk of material, and some start with an existing component.







Everything must start with design: Check out this site that shows the type of work that can be done with a CNC. Check out these examples

Programming the design in an accurate CAD drawing (computer aided design):

Check Us Out Krusty's Fourm Post
Hopefully we did good tell us what you think thanks
-Krusty Team
240sx S13 Frame Rail Write up Repair

a little TRIVIA for you!

Automotive Trivia

"Flathead" or "L-head" car engines were common into the 1950s. The Ford flathead V8 is more famous than many of the car models it was installed in. What makes a flathead engine a flathead?

A. Above the pistons the cylinder head is machined completely flat rather than slightly domed. The combustion chamber is confined to the upper end of the cylinder.

B. The valve covers are made of cast iron which gives them a flat appearance compared to stamped metal valve covers. Sturdy cast iron (or alloy) is necessary because the rocker arm shafts are bolted to the valve cover rather than the cylinder head.

C. The exhaust and intake valves are located beside the piston in the engine block. The cylinder heads appear flat because they only contain combustion chamber space rather than all the valve train gear (rocker arms, valves, springs, valve covers, etc.) found on overhead valve (OHV) engine cylinder heads.


- RockAuto Monthly Newsletter

Sometimes you just have to make it.

The snap-on adapter for our 18mm compression tester didn't have a valve core nor did it have threads to put one in (guess how we found that out). I had the snap-on rep send us a replacement, but this one didn't come with an 18mm adapter.... So I figured it was safe to assume more time would be wasted if I didn't take action.

I cut a valve stem off of an old wheel turned it down to .250" and then I drilled out the adapter to .251 and a little crazy glue.....

Having access to a lathe is invaluable.

Finished cage

In this shot you can see the many tubes and where they tie into the front bottom of the half lateral and the footing.
 

In the picture below you can see were  the cage is sent forward to the firewall. This is taken from under the steering wheel.

In this picture you can see the rear stays that support the main hoop on the outer bends and the rear cross bars that support the center expanse of the main hoop. Both of these sets of bars terminate at plates footings on the tops of the rear shock (strut) towers.

This picture gives you a good idea of the relation of the cage and the drivers controls. It also shows the forward components that connect to the firewall.

 

Taken from the passenger foot well you can see the tubes that triangulate towards the firewall. These tubes will help to keep the front half of the car from bending up into the cage. On the other side of the firewall is the back of the shock tower. You can also see the footings for the front of the half laterals (that run along the driver and passenger window/door openings) and how they are joined by the sill bar, bottom of the door x-bar, and the bar that supports the top window bar.