
Z-cars Monte Carlo, Intercooled Hayabusa Turbo, Usa Edition
#91
Posted 21 June 2006 - 10:01 PM
#92
Posted 21 June 2006 - 10:16 PM
monte, i work with insulation, and to prevent the exhaust burning your ass, try to get hold of some kaowool to insulate the back of the bulkhead.not sure if you can get it in america but I would imagine you can. its expensive, but its good. its a ceramic fibre mat, like fibreglass insulation, but better. find an insulation supplier and ask about it - they could chop a metre or two of the roll for a few bucks!
I got some of that stuff rom work as we use it on the doors of our heating boilers.
I have used it on my old rally car to protect the clutch cable from melting againts the manifold, i could touch the insulated side of the shield with my hand and not feel any heat from the manifold. Great stuff!!!
I am planning on using it on the bulkhead of my mini.
Cheers
#93
Posted 24 June 2006 - 01:17 AM
http://www.pegasusau...sp?Product=1832
or this:
http://www.pegasusau...sp?Product=1838
or this:
http://www.pegasusau...sp?Product=1828
What do you think?
...try to get hold of some kaowool to insulate the back of the bulkhead....
#94
Posted 24 June 2006 - 02:31 AM
#95
Posted 24 June 2006 - 03:52 AM
Cheers,
Monte
Hi monte, check out kaowool on ebay..24"x25' buy it now is 32.00$$$. seems cheep enough ....RichMk1
#96
Posted 29 August 2006 - 12:39 AM
Jim
#97
Posted 14 October 2006 - 07:33 PM
Cheers,
Monte
Nice build. Any updates? Will the Z spaceframe fit a stock steel Mini shell?
Jim
Edited by Monte Busa, 14 October 2006 - 07:49 PM.
#98
Posted 14 October 2006 - 07:47 PM
After a few beers this past Sunday, I finally started chopping up my Curley Carbon Dash to fit the Monte Carlo. I have to say, Dremel 545 diamond cut off wheels are a godsend - the one I bought to start got me completely through the job and cut like a hot knife through butter.
Some pictures below, starting with a view of some brackets I welded up to carrier the front of th body so the nose can be removed separately

The second showing the dash mocked in place - squint hard and you can just see the Digidash that I'm fitting next.

If anyone is wondering why I chopped the dash just to the left of the center binnacle, the Monte turns out to be a good 1" narrower than a std. mini at the door openings, which was unexpected, so the full width dash would not fit. I decided to use that seeming setback as an opportunity and will be building in a flip-down fuse box and electrical panel cover with a piano hinge at the bottom and Dzus fasteners to secure it at the top. Will also allow acces to the other bits and bobs that will be going behind the carbon dash, like ECU, and the microcontroller and cut boxes for the autoshifter which is controlled by the paddles on the wheel.
Cheers,
Aric
Edited by Monte Busa, 15 October 2006 - 01:24 AM.
#99
Posted 15 October 2006 - 07:26 AM
Which seats are those? They look like Tilletts (which would be the lightest composite seats I've ever found at about 2.5kg each (with a price tag to match!).
If I got a loan to get a plane ticket to America, will you take me out in it?

#100
Posted 15 October 2006 - 03:53 PM

Give me a bit to get it done before you come visit, unless you just want to sit in the garage and make vroom vroom noises like I do a few times a day

Might get cracking this afternoon and weld up the bracketry for the electronic autoshift I'm fitting now http://www.pingelonl...eo_hayabusa.htm instead of the Translogic unit (anyone want it, I'll make you a good deal, PM with Qs)...this one clutchless shifts in both up and down...cha cha cha!
Cheers,
Aric
Just re-read this whole project and I'll add my voice to all those saying its going to be fapping awesome!!
Which seats are those? They look like Tilletts (which would be the lightest composite seats I've ever found at about 2.5kg each (with a price tag to match!).
If I got a loan to get a plane ticket to America, will you take me out in it?
Edited by Monte Busa, 15 October 2006 - 03:57 PM.
#101
Posted 15 October 2006 - 05:31 PM
#102
Posted 15 October 2006 - 06:46 PM
DO you know of any one that has tried a cush drive on the diff(rubber damper) as i think this would make a vast difference.
#103
Posted 16 October 2006 - 10:02 PM
Cheers,
Monte
Hi Aric i have been looking at flat shifters for mine, my mate had the clicktronic on his trike gsxr 1000 it was very unreliable some times missing gears. is yours an air shifter or electro ?
DO you know of any one that has tried a cush drive on the diff(rubber damper) as i think this would make a vast difference.
On heat shield material, I think I am going to go with this, as a buddy has had good luck on a turbo engined race car and it's very light weight and doesn't take up much room like Kaowool.:
http://www.pegasusau...sp?Product=1838
...as I ceramic coated my exhaust system and I should be losing 50% header temps and 35% on underhood, so don't (I hope) need drastic measures.
You can look back on the earlier posts for some piccies of the frame - let me know if you need anything specific, as I probably have it on file if it's not posted, but the frame is 95% apart right now as it's getting ready for powder.
Cheers,
Monte
Hi Aric, what did you decide for heatshield material? can you provide pics of frame? just now getting metal for my frame. still need to decide on final drive system tho. I will use a hayabusa gauge cluster in mine. RichMk1
Edited by Monte Busa, 16 October 2006 - 09:54 PM.
#104
Posted 19 October 2006 - 02:44 PM
monte, i work with insulation, and to prevent the exhaust burning your ass, try to get hold of some kaowool to insulate the back of the bulkhead.not sure if you can get it in america but I would imagine you can. its expensive, but its good. its a ceramic fibre mat, like fibreglass insulation, but better. find an insulation supplier and ask about it - they could chop a metre or two of the roll for a few bucks!
http://www.anvilfire...les/k_index.htm
Found this Supplier in the US........
Sounds like good stuff..
#105
Posted 23 December 2006 - 05:26 PM

I had to move the lever assembly back farther than as received by Chris to suit my driving position, so while it was out, welded in the piece of tubing where the shifter actuating rod passes through to the front of the car.
The second picture is a detail view of the uneven ratio bellcrank I fabricated from 6061-T6 1/4" stock to change the direction of motion as well as accomodate the needed 1" travel (in each direction) of the Pingel shift cylinder.

...and finally, a video of it in action - took some fettling, but works better than I could have imagined. That said, does anyone want to buy the Translogic Powershift system I had as a backup to this system if it didn't work out?

The cool thing about this system is that it allows clutchless up and down shifting, is designed for drag racing, so is very stout in construction, and allows use of the std shift lever as a back-up or for neutral selection...fun stuff!!

...oh, and look for my new Trigger park brake lever in the vid. Actually havehad it for a while, but this is the first time it's made it into a picture I think...
Cheers,
Monte
Edited by Monte Busa, 24 December 2006 - 05:47 AM.
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