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Post by racket on Jan 23, 2015 0:39:30 GMT -5
Hi Anders
LOL.......yep its a nice one , if only it had been available 10 years ago when I was young enough to get myself into some mischief with it ;-)
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 23, 2015 5:27:08 GMT -5
I can´t help but wonder how far the development has been taken by the time I retire, only 35 years or so left.  |
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Post by racket on Jan 28, 2015 21:16:39 GMT -5
Hi Guys New turbine wheel ground , ready to be balanced .  Cheers John |
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Post by pitciblackscotland on Jan 28, 2015 22:48:34 GMT -5
Hi John,
Very nice that must of taken you a bloody long time to ground to your specs?
Cheers,
Mark.
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Post by racket on Jan 28, 2015 22:57:34 GMT -5
Hi Mark
Roughly 2 hours work and very messy , I've got "dust" all over everything , but it was a straight forward job :-)
Cheers
John
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Post by miuge on Jan 29, 2015 2:33:43 GMT -5
Looking good John! I wish I had a similar wheels one day  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 11:26:21 GMT -5
Coming together quick John, going to be one fine engine, as all of yours are :-)
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Post by racket on Jan 31, 2015 16:47:15 GMT -5
Hi Andy
I can take my time building this one , so hopefully a pleasant build .............LOL, and a successful one , there'll be a few "unknowns" thrown in to keep it "interesting" :-)
Cheers
John
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Post by smithy1 on Feb 1, 2015 1:27:46 GMT -5
Do you need me to balance it for you John..? All it'll cost you is postage and a cup of tea if I get up your way one day..!
Smithy.
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Post by racket on Feb 1, 2015 18:24:46 GMT -5
Hi Smithy Thanks for the offer :-) I've arranged to get it done at Expressway Spares, www.expressway.com.au/ , just 30 minutes up the highway , they have their own fully equiped inhouse turbo overhaul workshop and are use to working on "big stuff", they've been very accomodating to me in the past when needing V bands as they carry a good stock of heavy duty sizes. You're more than welcome for a cuppa and a chat anytime :-) Hows the afterburner coming along ?? Cheers John |
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Post by smithy1 on Feb 2, 2015 18:05:40 GMT -5
All good then....will definitely take you up on the offer of a cup of tea though..! New AB pipe is all mounted up and ready to test....I'll post a photo or two in the proper thread this evening. Am hoping to get testing done in the next week or so....so much to do...so little free time  The pipe itself looks really nice too, when it's all sorted and I know it works well I'll organize a pair of support struts for the rear end...she's a tad heavy to be hanging out in the breeze all by itself..! It's similar in length to your original but now has divergent cone from 6" to 8", then a straight ~40cm piece of 8", then convergent down to the original exit size of ~106mm. Am hoping it will be as good as Andy's..! |
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Post by racket on Feb 2, 2015 19:00:06 GMT -5
Hi Smithy
Sweet , can't wait to see how it looks and works , an 8 incher will probably look better, more in proportion to the turbo size, than the skinny 6 incher I fitted
Yep , drop in any time :-)
Cheers
John
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Post by racket on Feb 22, 2015 19:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by mitch on Feb 23, 2015 11:35:40 GMT -5
hahaha that precision is rated at 2800 hp... that is crazy
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Post by racket on Feb 23, 2015 17:06:24 GMT -5
Hi Mitch
Yeh , its a big "hole in the front":-)
Can't wait to start on the build once the castings arrive
Cheers
John
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The pipe itself looks really nice too, when it's all sorted and I know it works well I'll organize a pair of support struts for the rear end...she's a tad heavy to be hanging out in the breeze all by itself..! It's similar in length to your original but now has divergent cone from 6" to 8", then a straight ~40cm piece of 8", then convergent down to the original exit size of ~106mm. Am hoping it will be as good as Andy's..!