Rotax98
Tue December 27, 2011 6:34pm
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Knott Racing Cobra
12 Long Years and We're Done
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Rotax98
Tue December 27, 2011 7:53pm
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Ford XR8 Instrument Cluster FOR Sale
We slightly modified this to mount to our custom console but decided to go with a Dash2 for race purposes. So its for sale if any one is interested.
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Rotax98
Tue December 27, 2011 7:59pm
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ah_the_lengths_we_went_to_to_measure_Motion_ratio
We made some weird and wonderful tools like this interesting piece to measure motion tration through the arc of wheel travel. The pen in the tube marked the increments on the plate at intervals as we lifted the wheel from droop to bump
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Rotax98
Tue December 27, 2011 8:39pm
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We_basically_slept_under_it_most_nights
The amount of glass work was huge, some of it self inflicted by our need to customise
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 1:26pm
Rating: 8
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step 1
First step is to drill two pair of flanges (one for car side and other for head cylinder side)
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 1:35pm
Rating: 10
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Building operation - second step
here I cut a 90° aluminum pipe elbow to have two small 40° elbow. This will allow to have a vertical 5° angle
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 1:41pm
Rating: 10
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Step 3
A piece of wood is used as dummy to adapt the round pipe at the head cylinder flange opening
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 1:45pm
Rating: 10
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Step 4
Now we have to connect carefully elbows in the flanges and to bing it to the welder
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 1:55pm
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Step 5
Welding operation is completed, now we have to adjust both intake manifold ports to the head cylinder
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 2:03pm
Rating: 10
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Step 6
Weber carbs need some clearances in the flange to allow free operating movements
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 2:23pm
Rating: 9
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Carbs front view
In this picture, we can see the vertical angle of 5°. In this position, we have to decrease by 1mm fuel bowl level in the carbs
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nanard289
Fri December 30, 2011 2:35pm
Rating: 9.75
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Step 7
Building operations are completed. Now is the time to tune the carbs. I had previously a set of Weber 48IDF and I have change to adapt a set of 48 IDA bored at 50mm
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Jon Miller
Mon January 2, 2012 11:56am
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Mill?!? We don't need no stinken mill!
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double-rr
Tue January 3, 2012 3:10pm
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Fuel Tank Mods
Welded nuts
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Rotax98
Sun January 15, 2012 4:09am
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