The bulk of the failures I am aware of come from damage to the sump, oil falls out, driver keeps going = kaboom! There have been a lot killed by the little screws on the throttles for the variable runner setup falling out = knock knock knock as they get smashed into the piston and cylinder head etc. Other than those and general lack of maintenance they are actually pretty good. The current motor in the ute is actually a "junkyard special" I've cobbled it together from several broken motors to make one "good" one. Second hand bearings and rings - rough as guts and it's running like clockwork and has clocked up some decent miles all things considered. The better motor for a D40 V8 conversion is by far the VK56DE though, purely for ease of fittment - it was literally designed to go in there.

THANKS! We used 3ms at 14v and reduced it over that voltage, under that voltage it was increased BUT to some extent it's purely "best guess" without actual specs supplied by the coil manufacturer - this is the information you should really be seeking. Talk to your coil supplier and get the chart from them for best results.

Did glance at those but decided against it, could very very easily make but would rather just make the whole deal from aluminium. Biggest issue here was actually the hoses were old and didn't take kindly to having new fittings put on them. Replaced all hoses, only a couple of pinhole leaks on the actual pipes - problem solved.

Yip it's a real thing alright and if you try to ignore it it'll kick your ass big time. I've had three or four days of pretty serious back pain just from a couple of relatively light work. It'll come right but not something you want to provoke to often.

Pretty sure he can make any missing parts without too much trouble...

My mill is completely manual - but if I'm just killing time it just makes it take longer 7 I can live with that :)

I REALLY want to get back onto the big ones but for now we just have to wait, it's brutal on the channel stats and destroying the growth we had but that's life. thanks for watching though!

Oh for sure, I have curved snips in the toolbox in the workshop, just trying to avoid the pressure on the hand as much as possible.

They sure are, good fun giving them a run for their money with a k12 March though :D

A place in Frsnkton in Hamilton called NZ Polystyrene $60 for a 600 by 2400 by 50mm thick.

@@TheLabLimited Thank you Glen.

We've toyed with the idea but although I'm sure there would be some support I'm unsure it would be economically viable.

@@TheLabLimited well I'll draw stuff for free so lmk lol

It SHOULD make a noticeable amount more downforce given the shape, the lack of rivets on the surface, the lack of the lap joint in a critical area of the wing. At this stage I've not made a Gurney flap for it so it may even out a little without that. I have a heap of foam left over and a bit of time so I can probably make some small sections and experiment to get some real numbers to compare. (set up on scales and provide some air flow over a section, measure weight change)

@@TheLabLimited would be interesting to see testing, I have a very passing knowledge of aerodynamics and would know that in theory there would be a difference with the shapes but I have zero practical experience so it’s always cool to see people actually doing stuff and testing!

ha ha ha!! Yes ummmm it's just like Superlap except it's done really badly like the entire video LOL!! PS: I fixed it thanks :)

I will have to check with the customer but I believe they opted to go with an aftermarket dash in the end for simplicity as there were dramas trying to get the CAN side of things right. Following instructions etc and big fail so rather than waste time and money just change the dash.

Hey sorry for the slow reply, the Razor PDM instructions suggest using high quality 18g wire for the high power output pins (tefseal etc) so it has nice thin insulation but decent sized conductor to fit the pins and plugs nicely :)

@TheLabLimited so since the pdm has a high output pin can I just run a thick gauge wire out of the plug into my fans? Or do I need to go from the pdm to a relay

LOL!!! Yeah I MIGHT drop the camera down 50mm or so and see if I can still capture all the in car stuff I want to see.

Unfortunately Leadfoot Festival has been terminated, it will no longer be run the way it was. The venue can be hired and someone/some people COULD potentially try and replicate the event BUT it'll be a heck of a task to replicate Rod and Shelly's efforts.