Danny's K Series Conversion Project Discussion Thread

[Danny]

Yup that's right

 

[Phaeton]

So today was a slow day but I was working on the radiator end today... made the frame the mounts and the fans arrived so started to makes the lugs for them....

What lugs you talking about, normally these fans are designed so that when laid flat like you have them the fans doesn't touch the core, so they normally come with tie wraps that you feed through the core & put caps on. Won't them being different colours drive you mad, just knowing they are hiding there DIFFERENTLY

 

[Danny]

the hardest part is mounting the rad to the frame.... that is going to be welded to the chassis... already broke the rad lugs so need t have a re think about this...

 

[Phaeton]

Having issues in the sense I can't find any 90 bends from 38mm erw tube :-( can't find anyone to bend the tube I have... been passed around 4 different places now and each one crushed it :-(

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silicone-Hose ... 23358e50e9

 

[''Left a Bit'']

What are they trying to bend the tube with?

38mm tube should be an easy bend unless you're needing a really tight radius or incredibly thin tube (ie. 1mm or less wall).
I can do them but its a bit of a road trip for yer.

 

[Danny]

Having issues in the sense I can't find any 90 bends from 38mm erw tube :-( can't find anyone to bend the tube I have... been passed around 4 different places now and each one crushed it :-(

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silicone-Hose ... 23358e50e9

Alan thats silicone...lol

 

[Danny]

What are they trying to bend the tube with?

38mm tube should be an easy bend unless you're needing a really tight radius or incredibly thin tube (ie. 1mm or less wall).
I can do them but its a bit of a road trip for yer.

Nope, they dont have the correct sized formers... one of the companies fabricates the goodwood statue every year... one of the biggest units i have ever ever seen....

I just need a another 6 90 degree bends

 

[''Left a Bit'']

What wall thickness, I'll see if I've got some scrap.

 

[Danny]

I think its 2mm

 

[Phaeton]

Alan thats silicone...lol

Err yes I know, and your point is? Shirley it's easier to use than steel for your radiator pipes

 

[''Left a Bit'']

I usually use ally rather than steel for coolant pipes anyway. But I haven't got any that size in atm either ;D

 

[Danny]

These are for the chassis... pmsl I am not far enough forward to worry about water

 

[Phaeton]

You have 2 why do you need more?

 

[Danny]

For the side parts of the buggy... the bits you added to pick up the shockers

 

[Phaeton]

Oh okay but you don't have shocks to pick up do you? Look for somebody with a mandrel bender

 

[Danny]

Nope I don't. .. but I think it still needs the side bits....

 

[Phaeton]

You must know a plumber with one of those floor mounted Hilmor pipe benders, use 1" tube, you can bend it on on of them, that's what I used when I was making bumpers.

 

[Danny]

Hmmmm I may just buy this eBay item 351351103864

I gave the exhaust to make up as well soo could save me a bit 9f cash in bends....

 

[Danny]

Bought the one that goes up to 3" so I can my exhaust as well

 

[''Left a Bit'']

You'll find you'll just crush exhaust sized tube in that, unless you have massive wall thickness, it's a pipe bender, not tube, there's a difference