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@IvelLeCog 5 күн бұрын
I wonder if that give around the base of the windshield would have been taken up once the glass is in
@harryminaker6037 8 күн бұрын
Harry in Toronto! - Wow, I keep coming back to these wiper episodes. It's the marriage of engineering and craftsmanship. It's beautiful what you guys are doing!
@FanatikBuilds 8 күн бұрын
Really appreciate it Harry, thank you for the continued support and encouragement! Means a lot to me 😊🙏🔥✌️
@kinloud 10 күн бұрын
Bracket envy! Fabulous work
@FanatikBuilds 8 күн бұрын
Thanks man! 😊🔥✌️
@justacoupleofkids320 15 күн бұрын
You have mad angle grinder skills and fabrication skills in general.
@FanatikBuilds 15 күн бұрын
@@justacoupleofkids320 It’s an incredibly capable tool! Thanks man, I really appreciate that 😊💪✌️
@stevenmarvo2620 17 күн бұрын
Great workmanship
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Thank you Steve, really appreciate it!
@bobrose7900 18 күн бұрын
That was a bracket and a half! It's always a juggling act - stiffness and weight, but that's a great job. I don't think OEMs put as much thought into wipers... Can't remember where the washer jets were on my Mk2, but more fun to come I'm sure! Thoroughly enjoyable video.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
You've got it Bob, always difficult to find that balance but I think this was at least 90% there! I need to get/make some dimple dies to bring it up that bit more though 😊 Cheers, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
@petermarsh5762 18 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@FanatikBuilds 17 күн бұрын
Really appreciate the support Peter! Thank you! 🙏🔥
@matthewmoilanen787 18 күн бұрын
Harmonic balancers do not have a taper. They are bolted on with a key that holds the lower cam sprocket as well so a taper cannot be used.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Keyways are not always used actually, they may be the norm but not when it comes to LS engines at least... ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iv-internal-engine/1860124-crank-snout-gouged-scored-balancer.html ... our aftermarket balancer has one, but the crank does not. The keyway for the oil pump gear stops short of the snout. You can drill and pin it in order to run a supercharger but that's not how these are equipped from factory. I did misspeak on calling it a taper though ... as another viewer mentioned, these use a press-fit connection. Apologies. ✌
@rodshop5897 19 күн бұрын
Jeeze, I've still not created my new lower center section (radio housing) for my MG Midget. Time to get to work.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Tick tock!! 😉 You can do it! 👍🤜
@rodshop5897 16 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds Thanks, I just need some cardboard to get started! 😅
@shaunlaverty8898 20 күн бұрын
“So let’s break out the cardboard”. Somewhere… Nic Blackhurst is smiling.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
I hope so! Rumour has it he's fond of a good old CAD template! 😉✌
@GGCartman 20 күн бұрын
Still the best car channel on YT.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
That means a great deal to me, thanks man!
@robertjenkinson3360 20 күн бұрын
Project Binky levels of bracketry going on here. I love this.
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
That means a lot to me, thanks Robert!
@duane4665 21 күн бұрын
Engineering and Execution............Brilliant!!
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Cheers Duane! 😊✌
@512Berlinetta 21 күн бұрын
Brilliant!
@Tuscanvince 21 күн бұрын
Awesome job once again 👌👍
@mattpovah5952 21 күн бұрын
As always, beautiful, smart work. You are becoming an artist with that angle grinder but I still think you would benefit from a plasma cutter! Your videos always motivate me to realize that I need to get off my duff and get my car put back together. Always love your videos, keep up the great work! I think Canada's answer to Binky is on schedule to be completed on a much tighter schedule than the one from the lads from Shropshire... :)
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Cheers Matt - something like the ArcDroid would be amazing someday! 😍 Till then, a guy can dream! As for completing it on a tighter schedule, well... we started roughly a year after the BoM boys and they're already in final assembly and testing... so it's not looking good for us! 😅All the best to ya man, have fun with your project!
@mattpovah5952 16 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds I didn’t realize that you have been working on the project that long!
@FanatikBuilds 15 күн бұрын
Haha, yeah ....... in our defence, we're not wizards like them! 😅 I enjoy the build though, so it's ok with me!
@carmineriganti2333 22 күн бұрын
You are a pro with a grinder disc and cutoff wheels the company should sponsor you.😊
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Ha, it's such a useful tool! Cheers 😊✌ Would be amazing if @CanadianTire hooked us up! 😎
@deanprosser5224 22 күн бұрын
This is project Binky levels of bracketry 🙂
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Trying to give them a run for their money at least Dean! 😎😉✌ Cheers!
@jr74ford 22 күн бұрын
You guys are what people need as influencers!
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
😊 thanks man, means a lot!
@warrencole2974 22 күн бұрын
Your attention to detail is amazing a so well documented
@assessor1276 22 күн бұрын
You had me right up to “Lucas designed it….” HAH!
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
😬😉 At least it's not electronic!
@frankcanale3467 23 күн бұрын
Impressive fabrication skills young man. It is refreshing to see fabrication done with your mind, skills , and available tools. Not everyone has a full blown cad system, CNC plasma table, CNC milling center, CNC lathe, and on and on with sponsors to boot. I am restoring a Triumph TR3 to original condition. I decided if I was doing this I had to make the parts I needed. Yes it is slow but rewarding. Continued success on your build ! Frank
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Thank you Frank, means a lot to me! I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having some CNC equipment on hand, but until that day, hand tools it is! Enjoy your TR3 project, lovely little car! 👍
@johndavey72 23 күн бұрын
Every comment is a tribute to your incredible skills. And lets be honest , even you havr to be well chuffed ! Congratulations !
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Thank you John, I am a bit pleased with it I must say! 😊 Really appreciate the encouragement!
@WireWeHere 23 күн бұрын
10:43 Clamping your ground on the tubing you're welding will keep the arcing away from your bearings. Edit: Just like you did with your last weld.
@FanatikBuilds 23 күн бұрын
@@WireWeHere At that timestamp, the tubing was long enough to stick out the back side of the headstock, so that’s where I put the ground 😎👍 thanks for keeping an eye out for me though!
@barrybryan9678 23 күн бұрын
You Sir A Genius
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Nah... just stubborn really! 😉 Cheers man!
@stan525 23 күн бұрын
looks like you used Oilite bushings, Did you pre oil them before assembly its a necessary step for longevity. great build hope all are well
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
They were pre-oiled from factory! (have cut one apart before and the heat released quite a bit of oil) ... nonetheless, we will be stripping everything down later for paint, so will take the necessary precautions then! Thanks for looking out for us Stan, doing fine here, hope the same is true for you! 👍
@stan525 16 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds factory oil is not always the oil you should use. changing oil is easy enough. sit bushing on finger fill with desired quality oil to top, now thumb over top and pinch use other hand for more pressure you will see oil exchange . good tip for a segment on your channel
@FanatikBuilds 15 күн бұрын
Appreciate the advice!
@rayjulien4739 23 күн бұрын
Awesome! Hi from western Australia; currently in full weird Antarctic wet weather!... So wipers totally current!
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Cheers Ray! Stay warm over there, we've had an extremely hot, humid and wet summer so far ... so totally current here as well! 😅 All the best to ya from Ontario 🇨🇦 ! ✌
@eclecticcyclist 23 күн бұрын
If you'd have annealed the aluminium tubing it would have bent esier.
@jonathantatler 23 күн бұрын
They would be proud in Shropshire 👍👍👍
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
I hope so! 😊 Thanks Jonathan, really appreciate it!
@jonathantatler 16 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds love both your builds, especially as I had a GT6 which I'd fitted a 2.5L into! Early MKIII 😃😃👍
@BiTurbo228 23 күн бұрын
I'll be fascinated to see what this thing weighs at the end. Undoubtedly it will be heavier (it's hard to change anything about the flimsy original design and get it lighter!), but I have no idea how much by. Will be a rocketship regardless, and still light compared to pretty much anything else on the road 👍
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
You know it Simon! 😅 I've been weighing stuff as often as I can and am hoping to keep it around 2500lbs or less ... honestly not bothered if it's a bit more though, as most of the additional weight is further down and rearward. Time will tell, and we'll be scaling it when it's time to buy the coilovers ... so fingers crossed! 😬🤞 Cheers man, hope you are well, is your Spit on the roads?
@BiTurbo228 15 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds Excellent! Yeah it'll fly regardless, and 2500lbs in a good number to be aiming for considering what's gone into it 👍 excited to see the corner weighting! For reference in the standard seating position the driver weight is near as damnit 2/3rds rear 1/3rd front which helps the distribution a bit. Haha mine's still in progress unfortunately! House move, kiddo and a garage build have rather got in the way! Getting there on the last of those though and itching to get the Spit sorted after that. About time as I had one of those memory-photo things pop up that informed me I've had it 12 years! 😳
@BiTurbo228 15 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds Oh, and if you hit 2500lbs then your power to weight (accounting for the driver) would be about on par with a MK1 Viper (or an E92 M3) with a totally unmodified LS4, a C7 Stingray (or F80 M3) at 350hp, or being very ambitious a Charger Hellcat (or a 991 GT3 RS) at 400hp 😳 Power-to-drag is interesting too as the GT6 is quite a slippery shape and small. 187mph estimated top speed at 303hp (again E90 M3, or a TVR Sagaris), 197mph at 350hp (again C7 Stingray, or a Ferrari F40), or 206mph at 400hp (997 GT2 or Challenger Hellcat).
@BiTurbo228 15 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds Just cos this is fun, stock power would be a little better power-to-weight than Urchfab's Mushy Pea and about the same as Rocky Auto's RB30 240Z. 350hp is just a smidge less than a Flyin' Miata, and 400hp would be the same as Roadkill's Rotsun (back before they gave it 500hp and it was still making about 410). Just nuts!
@FanatikBuilds 15 күн бұрын
Love the numbers, thanks Simon! With the mods we've got in store, I'd say it's got to be a very bad day for our LS4 to not make 400hp! 😬 It's honestly more than I was initially planning for, and the clutch is now our weakest link (rated 354lb/ft) ... I am increasingly doubtful that it will be an issue though, as traction in 1st and 2nd will be limited, and topping out 3rd will be excessive for the street. (5th is geared for 216mph!) If we ever plan on tracking it someday though, a puck style friction disk will be in order! All the best to you with finishing up your other projects (and growing family!), I hope you can get back to the Spit again soon! ✌️👍
@herbiederby3394 23 күн бұрын
So late to this one ....hey a amazing work as always I'll give it 4 💯 4👍....LOL...Until the next episode...😆👍🙏
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Cheers man! Always great hearing from ya! 😎✌
@teekay_1 24 күн бұрын
I'm curious what you're going to do for sound-proofing. The car will undoubtedly be fast, but it may be very loud inside making it uncomfortable to drive, which is okay for a race car (I guess), but presumably, you want to drive it to car shows and not always be in boy-racer mode.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
We'll be adding a bunch of sound deadening and heat insulation materials after she's painted! It'll add weight, but as you say we plan to drive this thing 😎
@lukemockeridge7899 24 күн бұрын
Always a pleasure to see an update on this project
@HomeBuiltByJeff 24 күн бұрын
Very nice work mate. Our Lord and Saviour, Nick Blackhurst, would be proud.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Ha, not sure I’d go that far, but I have huge respect for the guy and hope he would be pleased! Cheers Jeff 😎🔥
@OfBronzeandBlaze 24 күн бұрын
This project just got recommended to me yesterday. I’ve gone and watched every video in this build series. Please make a playlist for all of us who just found you
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
That's awesome to hear, welcome, really glad you found the channel and I hope you'll enjoy what's to come! 🥳 Here's the official playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLBFrR2bfo_1-mWFQB-odCzK6tkzvIsYxk&si=Zh7z8bj22bLhWnJd
@bretta3 24 күн бұрын
I’m sure when this car is done it will be the baddest and best GT 6 ever built. But holy cow dude, it’s been nine years, it seems to me you don’t want to finish this project, you just want to keep it going forever. I know you want to keep your channel going, but you shouldn’t be afraid to finish this one and start another one if that’s what your motivation is.
@bretta3 24 күн бұрын
There’s a reason why so many people choose an LS for a swap. Actually there’s about a dozen reasons.
@OfBronzeandBlaze 24 күн бұрын
The part that transfers the motion 90 degrees is called a bell crank. These are frequently used on clutch actuators on semi trucks. They’re about the same size in case you had any concerns about durability
@rona1144 24 күн бұрын
BOM is going to be jealous of your brackets 😉 This build is such a pleasure to watch progress.
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Haha, oh I don't know about that! 😅But thanks man, means a lot to me! 😊
@theoriginalwallace 24 күн бұрын
Ahhh! There's nothing quite like overkill, buddy!!! Looking pretty dang sweet there, Mike! I would have watched this earlier, but I have the attention span of a... ooh look, a squirrel! ...gnat 😅 Only if I don't control it, though!!! Cheers. Leigh.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
Haha, glad you found time to watch it Leigh, and thanks! 😊✌ you've been doing a great job on the Ford, must be feeling good about that! 👍
@theoriginalwallace 16 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds Ford! Vauxhall (GM)... there are a handful in Canada... they were marketed as Pontiac Firenza from 1972 to 1974, but rust & reliability issues saw them axed... Vauxhall products were never sold on that continent from that day forth 🤣🤣🤣
@FanatikBuilds 15 күн бұрын
Oops, sorry Leigh, my brain was thinking it was a Ford Escort! I'm sure I knew otherwise, but there we go... must be getting old! 😅✌️
@theoriginalwallace 15 күн бұрын
@@FanatikBuilds LOL 😆
@jarkkonieminenprotuning 24 күн бұрын
Did you let welding current go thrue the spindle bearings? I didnt see earth cable. Hope you did not.
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
The segment you're referring to was before the tubing was trimmed down to size, so the grounding clamp was actually on the backside of the headstock. Thanks for keeping an eye out for us though! ✌
@Jr8key 24 күн бұрын
IMHO a worthy winner of the 2024 Cardboard Aided Design award,
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Means a lot man, thanks! This build would be nowhere without some good old CAD! 🥳
@19mati67 24 күн бұрын
Awesome job!!! I have picked up an MX5 NC wiper assembly and I did not know why the connecting tube is bent, now I know. I'm building a Locost from scratch.
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
I'm sure there's more than one reason to design it that way, but I'm glad it worked for us! Nice one! I love those cars, have fun with your project! 😎✌
@manfredschmalbach9023 24 күн бұрын
Your channel did escalate quickly into one of my "instant-click-ons" I do like before watching to securely never forget it, and these wipers were a valid illustration why so .... Thanks for sharing!
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
That's awesome to hear, thanks so much Manfred, means a lot! 😊🙏
@heikkivierela 24 күн бұрын
This build is quickly turning into another bloody Binky and I love it! It is all about brackets :D
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
The more large stuff crammed in there, the more we've got to get creative to fit the small stuff! Brackets for days! 😎 Cheers man, means a lot!
@appleapple3855 24 күн бұрын
IN THE BIN! 😁
@FanatikBuilds 16 күн бұрын
#MCM #FTW 😎✌
@mobiledevto 25 күн бұрын
THE MOST UNDERRATED KZbin channel right now!!
@FanatikBuilds 20 күн бұрын
Haha, that means a lot to me, thanks man! 🥳✌