I need a few pics for referrence of the tin work that goes between the Raby Type 1 fiberglass shroud and the 2 x 2 steel box framework to seal off exhaust heat. .....thanks ! drclock ATpa.net
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I posted mine yesterday on the "Stan's Speedster" thread.
Thanks Stan !
i made mine out of carboard, then tracked to sheet aluminum and then cut with a jig saw. edging is 1/4" rubber hose that i cut with a razor blade down the edge.
and DAMN Stan, you car is beautiful! So clean and tasteful!
i do have a question for you about that alternator pulley size. It looks pretty small and i assume the crank pulley is smaller too (so the ration is the same (or slightly different) than OEM?
Good eye, Mango! The drive pulley has to be smaller to clear the dry-sump pump, so the alternator pulley is smaller as well. The ratio is the same as stock.
Actually, the pulley set-up was just the hardest part about the dry-sump project... well, that and getting Tiger to modify a sidewinder. Scat lists a v-belt pulley, but it was out of stock for 4 months before I gave up. I bought one from CB before I figured out that I would need to take the pulley off to change the belt (it's that tight). The problem with either one is that the fan would have ended up being pretty severely underdriven even with a smaller 356 alternator pulley.
I wasn't wild about a serpentine setup, but in the end it ticked a lot of boxes. It looks pretty cool as well, at least to me.
Anyhow, your praise of my humble little ride is pretty sweet, considering you hit an out of the park grand slam the first time up to the plate with your car. Thanks!
... and Alan: I did the same thing making (templates out of posterboard and cereal boxes). Actually, I burn through quite a bit of posterboard when I am fabricating. I'm like a kindergartner craft time, only nobody's around to tell me I'm "special".
Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:... and Alan: I did the same thing making (templates out of posterboard and cereal boxes). Actually, I burn through quite a bit of posterboard when I am fabricating. I'm like a kindergartner craft time, only nobody's around to tell me I'm "special".
Here you go Stan:
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I know a few people who are one of a kind. "Special" has a positive connotation, the word for the people I am thinking of (none of whom are on this forum) is not so positive.
My mama says I'm "special", but you shouldn't make fun of me. She almost lost me when I was a small child... but she didn't take me far enough into the cornfield, and I found my way back out.
Problem with losing people in cornfields is that all they have have to do is choose a row and follow it. They always get out.
I was encouraged to play on the banks of the L.A. river as a kid. Never rained enough to wash me away.
This past week it might have done the trick.
Panhandle Bob posted:...Problem with losing people in cornfields is that all they...have to do is choose a row and follow it. They always get out...
Maybe so, but for Stan, it's the journey more than the destination. He has to try every row before he's satisfied he picked the right one.
Sacto Mitch posted:Maybe so, but for Stan, it's the journey more than the destination. He has to try every row before he's satisfied he picked the right one.
Um... yeah. So, that'd be funny if it weren't so sadly true.
Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:...Um... yeah. So, that'd be funny if it weren't so sadly true.
Stan, to one degree or another, I think it's sadly true for all of us.
You may be the poster child for throwing good money after bad, but, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, for better or worse, we've all been for a ride down the Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
Just this one more engine rebuild, these waybad rims, this cross-drilled, magnesium, powder-coated fandango, and I'll be done. That - that right there - will make me happy.
If I ever write a book about owning a Speedster, I think I'll call it If I'd known Then What I Know Now.
Maybe I'll get Terry Nuckels to write the forward.
I look at the process of aiding and abetting my replica differently. I like the road I'm on, and I'm not very concerned about getting to the end. I've learned a lot about thermal dynamics and aerodynamics, as both subjects apply to my mid-engine replica cooling concerns.
As long as I feel that I'm improving the engine performance, I'm content. It's refreshing to have at least one area of my life in which I can be a dilettante. I'm no longer looking for the final answer, just enjoying asking the questions. I will admit, though, that my ego took some bruising as I realized that solving my overheating problems was not going to be easy, cheap, or quick. We all need something in our lives to remind us how average we really are.
Feeling special? Buy a replica.
Jim Kelly posted:... We all need something in our lives to remind us how average we really are.
Feeling special? Buy a replica.
Bam.
Is it fixed yet? 
"We all need something in our lives to remind us how average we really are.
Feeling special? Buy a replica."
I hereby nominate Jim Kelly for the title of VSM (Very Smart Man). Is there a second?
Second
Jim Kelly for President.
And not surprisingly, we're probably not the first to be in this boat. A while back, my son gave me a book for Christmas about a guy rebuilding a 911. A lot of it applies to most of us:
"The Gold Plated Porsche" by Steve Wilkinson
You may remember Steve as an editor/contributor to Car and Driver a few decades back.
I read that book a few years ago, Gordon. It should've been funny… but I saw a lot of similarities to my situation. The thing is, I'm pretty sure the author made up everything he lost in the restoration with the proceeds from his book talking about it. In addition, if that dude kept his car, he probably made a killing on it by now. 911 prices have pretty well gone nuts.
Back over here in the loony bin... 10 years from now, a replica speedster will still be a replica speedster.
......but by then there may be replica replica speedsters.....
Ray,
I was close last year, about 95% successful. I could drive in almost all weather without overheating. In prior attempts, engine would run cool until air temps reached mid-80's or so, then coolant temp would slowly climb unless I eased off the throttle. I hope I can do better when I pick up the car on my return, and run all temps/WOT if I feel like it.
I have learned that authentic cooling system gurus are very rare, irrespective of claims about competence by cooling and radiator companies. The latest iteration of changes was done by a car builder and mechanic/fabricator/driver in the drift car game. Since their cars spend considerable track time at high rpm going sideways, they need to know about air flow to the rad from varying perspectives, as well as coolant speed, rad size, fan efficiency, etc. I return to the US in a couple of weeks, and will drive the car to what passes for hot March weather in Arizona and Nevada for another, and hopefully, final test.
Well if that does not work Jim you can always put your set up on the list here and we can all comment on your set up After all many heads have got to help . : )