Springfield Flyer.

[tauruck]

The oval pipe and the finished welding including radii in those
corners. 

[fordboy628]

Excellent fabricating Mike.

As usual . . . .


Fordboy

[tauruck]

Thank you Mark.

[lsrjunkie]

I dig the pipe Mikey, keep up the good work! 

[wobblywalrus]

Mike, are you going to Haskeen Pan to watch the bloodhound?  It will be there this year.

[Riaan Lingenfelder]

I heard they are coming here to see Mike run;D

[tauruck]

Bo, no I'm not.

Although I like jets and rockets I'm a car guy.
I'm a lousy spectator to boot.

The last time the English were here they got a hiding anyway.

I did some work prepping the instrument panel and just as I was going to install
the gauges, "BOOM" another black out AKA load shedding.

We were sitting in the dark. I guess we eventually fell asleep at 20h00.


I was up at 3AM. Frightening stuff. GFR was blasting from the workshop. "People let's stop the war".
We never shut off the main when the lights went out and when the power came on..........

Here's the panel. Clear is goodish and the Pro1 logo is so that the crew know which is the front if it has to
be removed etc.

[tauruck]

Ten or twelve years back I did work for two dudes
that built a range of off road race cars.

They owed me a few hundred but when they
came to pay they offered me half of the money
and the contents of a big shopping bag a full
and final payment.

Inside the bag were 11 Autometer Pro Comp
Ultra light gauges including a Tach with the
shift light.
Not a bad score for $60.

I'm going to try swap some of the extra ones
for boost gauges.
I've got fuel pressure, water temp and oil temp.
My original oil pressure is a mechanical one. Not in pic.

[tauruck]

The gauges are all mechanical so there isn't too much of a hassle
with wiring. Some but not much.

The only problem is that the capillary from the water temp gauge
is too short. Obviously not designed for liner application but
maybe Autometer might have an answer. I'll check.

Four out of six in place. The oil pressure unit is the odd man out
visually but who cares?.

[fordboy628]

The gauges are all mechanical so there isn't too much of a hassle
with wiring. Some but not much.

The only problem is that the capillary from the water temp gauge
is too short. Obviously not designed for liner application but
maybe Autometer might have an answer. I'll check.

Four out of six in place. The oil pressure unit is the odd man out
visually but who cares?.

Mike,

If you are data-logging, gauge placement doesn't matter much.   But if not data-logging, having all the gauges in one place where say a Go-Pro or similar camera can record the gauge readings during a run, can go a long way to resolving development problems.

JMO, as I would rather have data than a guess . . . . .

BTW, drivers DO NOT have time to do a "gauge check" at speed.    I'd rather they concentrated on "car control" only.    Things can tend to go to sh*t pretty quickly after 150 mph in an emergency.

Fordboy

[tauruck]

Thanks Mark.

The only gauge visible to me will be the tach.

The turbo guys will be handling the data logging.
As for the camera I'm waiting for the lady to come see me.
Not sure how many or what type yet but I'll definitely ask.

[tauruck]

I tried to swap gauges with a local importer.

He said that I was an idiot and didn't know a thing about LSR because
I wanted to or was using mechanical gauges.

He quoted that he supplied all the gauges on the Castrol Edge land speed record car.
We all know how that turned out. Johan Jacobs was killed.

I guess I don't need the gauge guy's help for the obvious reason..... he's called Jerry Luis.

[manta22]

Mike, your 'liner keeps looking better and better...

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[fordboy628]

I tried to swap gauges with a local importer.

He said that I was an idiot and didn't know a thing about LSR because
I wanted to or was using mechanical gauges.

He quoted that he supplied all the gauges on the Castrol Edge land speed record car.
We all know how that turned out. Johan Jacobs was killed.

I guess I don't need the gauge guy's help for the obvious reason..... he's called Jerry Luis.

Digital data can be great, but analog gauges normally do not suffer from "electronic interference".

Plus, there is the cost factor . . . . . .

I say listen to the voice in your head, when so called "Experts" give you advice that defies "common sense".

F/B

[saltwheels262]

.. he's called Jerry Luis.

never did care for him or his idiot movies.

the car is coming along pretty nice .