Hi Mike, There are a few of us Kiwis lurking here, and are very helpful. Not that I am able to help you, as your project is well in advance of mine and my...
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Mark Crankshaw
mic1000@xxxxxx.xxx.xx...
Jul 1, 1999 9:21 am
On the subject of louvres, I understand that having them on the top of the bonnet is less efficient than on the side as the windscreen produces an increased...
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Rick & Lesley Hargraves
rhargrav@xxxxxxx.xxx....
Jul 1, 1999 9:29 am
Hi All, On my mates Westfield with side louvres and no top vents he says that you can see the temperature rise at the traffic lights and that it falls ...
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Duncan Hardy - Sun UK
Duncan.Hardy@xx.xxx.x...
Jul 1, 1999 11:46 am
True. Ian Crocker on the sevens list (not sure he monitors this one) recently experimented on his Westfield SEiGHT with an air pressure monitor and posted the...
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lawsmjbm
lawsmjbm@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Jul 1, 1999 12:58 am
G'Day Darren, Thats a good way to form up a plug. You can also use nylon or terylene curtain material, they've made boats that way. I used flywire over formers...
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George Wood
gw_1749@xxxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 1:19 pm
Lets see if I remember anything... When air flows over a static surface, the pressure drops. The problem with louvers in the hood is indeed the...
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jivtel@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx...
jivtel@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 1:46 pm
Thanks all for the advice. Looks like I won't have to put holes in my hood. Always impressed by the high level of knowledge on this list. Jivan....
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Leslie Newell
DaveL_Wyvern@xxxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 2:29 pm
Darren, Using a number of wooden templates then covering them is a standard technique for creating complex shapes in fibreglass. I have seen a light aircraft...
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Leslie Newell
DaveL_Wyvern@xxxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 2:29 pm
Jivan, A quick thought about louvres. If you have a windscreen fitted then there will be a high pressure area in front of it. This may prevent air from passing...
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David Jenkins
david.w.jenkins@xxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 6:33 pm
Sven et al. Another question (!) Not having had any dealings with an oil cooler in the past, I have no idea how they are fitted to an engine. How's it done? ...
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Sven Boulton
sven@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 7:16 pm
David, Oil coolers are dead simple to fit. They usually come in a kit with all the rights bits. There is a take-off or "sandwich" plate that bolts on to the ...
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Nigel R Cook
nrcook1@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 7:44 pm
... The windscreen will produce a higher pressure area (how big an area and at what pressure depends on the speed and the shape and angle of the windscreen)...
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Nigel R Cook
nrcook1@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 7:10 pm
... It sounds like you could need some duct work for the rad exhaust air to vent thru (aft of the nose cone), also make sure the rad's face is sealed...
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Darren George
doz@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 7:05 pm
I'm not actually going to use this method, as i have bought my bodywork already. we were discussing cheap bodywork methods at work as a guy wanted to do a nose...
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Nigel R Cook
nrcook1@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 6:53 pm
... ford ... Please do. ... put it ... Congratulations on the "approval". ... Thanks for the info I'll prob get to look at it next week, we're going out of...
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Darren George
doz@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 7:08 pm
If you are more careful with the design of the chassis, and use lighter gauge tubing in some of the areas (i.e the triangulation) and box the chassis in with...
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Darren George
doz@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 7:05 pm
Without going into it too far, what about NACA ducts? Darren ... From: George Wood <gw_1749@...> To: locost@onelist.com <locost@onelist.com> Date: 01...
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David Jenkins
david.w.jenkins@xxxxx...
Jul 1, 1999 8:21 pm
Sven, Many thanks - spot on! David. ... From: Sven Boulton <sven@...> To: <locost@onelist.com> Sent: 01 July 1999 20:16 Subject: Re:...
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Nigel R Cook
nrcook1@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 1, 1999 8:43 pm
... Darren, Which areas are you referring to ??, the shock mount at the front looks a little alone, and the engine mount area could do with some vertical...
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Leonard Skinner
leonardskinner@xxxxx....
Jul 1, 1999 9:36 pm
Just a quick one, has anybody tried building with 1mm thick 25mm RHS? Is it safe? Later... Leonard......
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Dougie
dougie@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Jul 2, 1999 7:55 am
Yo! 25 x ? RHS is rectangular hollow section Dougie ... From: Leonard Skinner <leonardskinner@...> To: locost@onelist.com <locost@onelist.com> Date: 01...
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Sven Boulton
sven@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Jul 2, 1999 12:02 pm
People, Regrading the recent thread on alternative methods of making mouldings, this might sound a bit wierd but hear me out. Instead of using cotton or other...
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Leslie Newell
DaveL_Wyvern@xxxxxxxx...
Jul 2, 1999 12:46 pm
Dougie, RHS is a generic term for all box section, square or rectangular. In this case we are talking abount 25 square. Les...
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Susan Sinclair
spilot@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 2, 1999 1:15 pm
Having built one-off molds for boats, airplanes and cars, the easiest and fastest way is to use two part liquid polyurethane foam 2 pound density. Cover...
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lawsmjbm
lawsmjbm@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Jul 2, 1999 1:42 am
G'Day Guys, Re the use of 1mm wall tube, I reckon you would have to be a bloody good welder to complete a chassis with tube this thin and not blow any holes....
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Dougie
dougie@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Jul 2, 1999 3:20 pm
Yo! I don't mean to be picky but SHS is square hollow section CHS is circular hollow section RHS is rectangular hollow section At least in my 20 years of...
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Nigel R Cook
nrcook1@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 2, 1999 3:18 pm
On Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:12:57 +0930 "lawsmjbm" <lawsmjbm@...> ... The only things left for a weight loss program are, the driver (possibly the cheapest...
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Paul Coker
coker@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jul 2, 1999 6:32 pm
... Mac, I'm in Port Charlotte. Where are you? If you're building, maybe we should plan to get together at some future date. Paul C....
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Leonard Skinner
leonardskinner@xxxxx....
Jul 2, 1999 7:22 pm
Ok, let me rephrase, if you got about 50m of it for free, who here would build with it? As I have, and I did. Later.. Leonard......
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Guy Bailey
gpb@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Jul 2, 1999 10:02 pm
Hi Darren, Yes I did. However as all i could offer him was about 2 inches space he withdrew. It seems that if you're from Oundle School you can have...
