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[@EthanSmith-ik8cv]

thought LZ was giving the chaser away it scared me😂

[@LeTooTurnt]

Lmao nah fr tho

[@Jackm117]

You kidding lol I was so excited I was already contemplating taking a loan out...

[@brandonadkins5453]

Man I thought he was as giving it away to I’ve wanted it since my buddy Mike has had it

[@ballistic02]

hell no i knew he wasnt gonna give it away insta

[@MASTA.4K]

@@brandonadkins5453 mike’s not your buddy!

[@pool_noodle420]

Johan coming in after the lathe was squealing like hell reminds me so much of a dad watching his son use a tool, haha I love yall

[@slashhamby4663]

Just about what I thought of " oh here comes Johan looking like the shop dad"!!!!

[@rccoul]

That shot of the GTR at 21:11 was so sick. Well done Mike!

[@codymcconkey915]

I was looking for this comment!

[@Whyyousomadbruh]

As a machinist, I was freakin terrified watching Adam touch a lathe. 😂

[@demarcoharris9596]

as a person who has access to liveleak videos, im shitting myself

[@ballistic02]

@@demarcoharris9596 as a human im shitting myself..

[@jordangarneau3022]

As a shitting , I'm human myself .

[@kingfro2128]

Same bruh🤦‍♂️ he had that tool sticking out so far and I can’t tell if he has the tool post locked down or not lol

[@nickadkins7765]

​@@ballistic02 AS A HOSS IM SHIDDIN AN FARDIN MYSELF GOBBLES

[@nickw0tup]

The rack spacers are a great idea . You will need to fit both sides and the with your autel run a steering angle reset , where the ecu will learn the further angle you have added to its stored steering angle . Also the steering angle sensor is normally mounted in the steering column. Leave it alone

[@JuanBrolo]

As far as the rack freaking out. You can just re Calibrate the dead zone and give it a new limit. With the ecu.

[@alexstreetstyle9466]

As a mechanical engineer at Rolls Royce I would suggest buying a self centering chuck as that saves a lot of time and ensures your piece is centered on the lathe, also if you’re looking for lubrication to keep your work cool and stop heat deformation Hycut is very good!

[@kingfro2128]

3 jaw chucks are self centering. But you can never get as good as a 4 jaw chuck using an indicator to true the stock. This is why machinist always make fun of engineers.

[@IronAxeGaming1]

@@kingfro2128 engineers laugh at your pay check

[@alexstreetstyle9466]

@@kingfro2128 true but a 3 jaw self centering chuck with a centre will be accurate enough for most projects, I work to a tolerance on average of around 0.02 so I think that’s good enough for most

[@LilCripplingAnxiety]

he could probably make good use of a DRO and a set of digital calipers as well lol.

[@ohshitwatsmyname]

It would help if the tool wasn’t sticking 75% out of the tool holder

[@randymoreau1295]

Mikes shot of the r32 taillights in the trailer was fire!!🔥🔥

[@Travis-oo4gg]

🔥🔥Notification squad 🔥🔥

[@MangScoots]

adams come up story like no other, man used to be mopping floors now hes giving out cars we love you so much big boy just such a humble guy, always hosting awsome events and meets, keeping the community together

[@kevinmenard6792]

“Giving out cars” you do realize he makes all his money off the giveaways right? That’s why he’s always trying to build another one.

[@Weeblicker]

​@@kevinmenard6792 yeah it's a win for everyone involved, so what

[@KeithZim]

Adam has never wanted for food and housing. His dad has a JDM collection.... One of his first cars was a BMW... He might have mopped some floors and earned some money, but he had a HUGE privilege net too land on. His girl is an Officer brat and they make 6 figures easy plus have unlimited access to slave labor and power. It's a great gig...

[@oliverlarsen6768]

@@KeithZim Jdm collection is a stretch for his father😅 he had the honda and thats basically it. Adam gave him the r32 but still yes, right place and time.

[@dcskate1022]

Percs of having rich parents.

[@kev_fpss7828]

insane how smooth mike is with the cam for being handheld

[@datalorian]

Its all about the large counterweights between his legs, perfectly counters the camera weight.

[@seboskater]

Mike is a walking gimbal.

[@merkantelismo]

Have you seen his biceps. He's packing some guns.

[@hbt6636]

You may be the channel I’ve been subscribed to for the longest to be honest, blessed to see you up and running sh* man

[@TheStinkmissile]

Adam! For your lathe! Get yourself some CNMG insert bars and Sandvik CNMG inserts for cutting steel, also get a set of polished CNMG inserts (uncoated) for turning aluminum! Your machine tools look pretty old and newer tooling solutions will help you out with surface finish, speed and accuracy.

[@Nshifty4]

Mike you nailed the shot @21:12. Great eye like always

[@J.T.G.E]

In theory, the steering rack is from bmw, so maybe just a basic adpatation with a scanner (hopefully the brand's scanner), so the ECU knows the new limits of the rack. Just a theory maybe it works.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

your explanations of how ackerman, tie rod travel, bumpsteer, and just steering interactions work was INCREDIBLY well informed and well explained to the average car guy or layman!

[@Benjamin-t5l]

The Caster i like set at 5.5

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@Benjamin-t5l what does that have to do with anything? also it depends on the vehicle entirely lol

[@Benjamin-t5l]

@@Shadow0fd3ath24 Sorry i got super high don't remember posting that might have been trolling lol

[@Iain240]

His explanation of bump steer was wrong though.

[@saulcervantes1532]

I would highly recommend using a dial indicator to determine how much throw you would need when turning the steering rack. A little too much throw could have the potential to cause problems later on in the design phase. I’m no engineer by any means but as a machinist in aviation I run into similar problems. Good luck and Godspeed Adam.

[@tc4ltyler665]

Thanks for teaching me why I need to buy the 300$ bump steer correction kit when lowering my car on coils….knowledge is key nd free thank you 🤝🏾

[@TTT_RACING]

Miss seeing the bike racks on top of the cars back when you were heading to the skatepark with the boys you’ve come along way keep killin it LZ ❤

[@coreysprings5892]

Same he actually came to my town to ride at some point during his Canada tour webisode 44

[@jamesnewman1597]

You should be able to re-teach the steering end stops for the rack with a computer or disconnect the battery and turning lock to lock and holding it on the stops for a few seconds. When you disconnect the battery you normally have to recalibrate the steering angle sensor as it will loose its positioning, like how you have to do the window stops. You should be able to make it work somehow.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

This is insane! Great research for drifting. This will yield an incredible product eventually!

[@brendannunya77]

Love these educational videos about angle and Ackerman 👍🏼

[@corbynborbyn1194]

Toolmaker/machinist here. Use some sorta cutting lube when cutting aluminum, it'll go much smoother, your chips won't stick to your tool like that, and it won't make that noise if your spindle speed is correct. WD40 would work.

[@matthewstansfield3701]

I work as a tech at bm, end point need to be set into control unit when a new rack gets fitted, may be worth teaching in new end points via daignostic kit. Worth a shot.

[@gts_tony3568]

Hey @AdamLZ I like the idea of the macheaned tie rod and i think it could work, so seeing as the supra is a freak child that Toyota and BMW created, and that most of the steering components are BMW factory parts there might be a way to reprogram the steering rack to allow itself not to lock up when you have the machined tie rod installed. Im a Bmw tec and when installing new steering racks into coustimers vehicles you tend to have to do a survice funtion/ adaptation with a diagnostic tool that carries the Bmw software. One of these adaptation tests is to calibrate the end to end lock on the rack. Now im not saying its a 100% doable thing but you could try doing a recalibration on the steering rack and see if it would bypass the binding that you get when the ignition is on. (I hope this might help you achieve your extra angle)! From Tony, viewing from the Caribbean👍

[@goldenboy5626]

I have made my own parallel steer steering and you have to have the new hole for the nuckle on both sides and then set the correct toe and the measure how much of the parallel steer is. It took me a solid week of testing before I finally hit perfect paralell stering. It is a lot more complicated then one might think when you start of. I had the same mindset. Makes you apreteate stuff like wisefab and how well don they are. The inner tire rod solution works great. I suggest the find a solution for that instead. That way people can drive in the street "normal" but still have that extra angle. But i admire your aspiration to want to create your own "angle kit". When things are hard to do you always learn a lot so go for it. I enjoy this technical videos 👍

[@Lou_Der]

I've worked for JTEKT which is a steering rack company: inside MCU software there usually is a "virtual rack end" line in order to stop the tie road from hitting too hard the housing and prevent destroying everything or have a jump between pinion and rack

[@joshpittman2939]

Love what you do adam

[@orestasjocius7090]

I work for bmw and I bet the idea would work for the rack spacers but you need to re-initialise the rack and tech in end stops!!! A basic diagnostic tool should be able to do that!

[@divinesteal99]

I'm 3 min in and I'm In love with this @adamlz love the camera quality the flow of your explanations and also the rack with the merch!!! Huge improvements and I'm so engaged I had to write this!

[@raymundodelacruz5173]

The rotating part is called a chuck. You should make a backing plate for so your parts will have a consistent point of zero. And a magnetic feeler guage to get any run out from the part spinning.

[@VR6NAVYVW]

If the thread is small on one end of the adapter, you could use the lathe to bore it out and cut the new thread to match.

[@acherontiaatropos1]

I was thinking this too

[@nickmoore1649]

I was laughing so damn hard at this @13:09

[@joshskeide9218]

currently in the middle of building my VVT engine! all your videos have been so much help!! got a lot of similar parts as your last build. but got the Mazworx Main Caps right away. watching your vid definitely made me order those right away😂 love the content man!! happy to see it back!

[@gectek]

if you have the room on the rim, tie rod sleeves are an easy and easy-to-get piece that significantly increase the tie rod strength. Literally you can turn more threads on the tie rod and use longer sleeves to make for a stronger setup that isn't impossible to find or more $$ to manufacture. oddroad guys do it all the time

[@AtownBurns]

Keep pushing for the top dude.

[@thatsgangsta2450]

rule of thumb with lathe work, avoid having twice the width of the tool in length poking out of the jaws, should remove some squealing. BUT allow atleast the width of the material in length into the jaws to bite onto to be safe

[@theTokyoJuul]

I don’t think you would need to abandon the rack spacer idea. I can guarantee that you could reprogram whatever controls that rack to allow it to have more movement

[@Traxxmaciek]

Just a casual Mike appreciation post. Thank you for making this channel so much better

[@marcosmit5677]

This is very educational!! Thank you

[@vanillawafer8114]

A lot of the newer vehicle have steering angle sensor built into the clock spring. And if you had a factory scan tool then you could do a basic setting of the steering rack end stops.

[@k1c1ak]

21:12 man this gives such a good vibe

[@NeedANameWithoutNumbers]

Good luck with your D-phase Adam!

[@Iamdesignproducts]

Senior R&D Engineer here, all of your statements are spot on haha. Problems are my life.

[@brianhillger1922]

Let's gooo!!!! Keep killing the game lzmfg crew!

[@redbullf150]

Adam, need to order some dial indicators to indicate the part. Would be super helpful centering the part in the jaws. Also, don’t ever wear gloves and reach your hand into the lathe. Safety 101 with them is no loose clothes, short sleeve shirts, no jewelry, and no gloves. Basically anything that can get snagged because it will rip your limbs into the machine no problem.

[@Petethedeadboy]

Amen brother !

[@noelaquino9139]

Adam: Dial Caliper? 24MM Socket: Nahhhhh

[@DTX_AEther_Diamond_214]

Love the content like always Adam 😎👍

[@FreziS]

Soo weird. I saw a dream last night of Adam giving me LZ merch with that yellow/orange color and now seeing it in the video today. Trippy.😂

[@IanPrego]

I’m not a bmw tech but I use to be a vw tech. If you wanted to try the rack spacer idea again try disconnected the battery and doing a discharge. Connect battery and hopefully the steering rack end stops unlearn for the rack. And then turn the wheel lock to lock and relearn the end stops. That’s how it would work on vw’s

[@impulsearcade]

Once again providing the best video!

[@iwanta69rs]

im an adas calibration technician most toyotas and hondas have a steering endstop relearn. try that and see if it gives you the extra lock from the tierods. you could do it through ista or techstream (not sure what new supra uses) or most scan tools like autel or snap on or something like that can do it.

[@jakeweber4514]

I remember all these original designs, you know 8 year old me was BEGGING for some merch. Nearly got a 335 for my first car too but got something reliable (aka slow) instead. You are my biggest inspiration in life

[@Nyx_88888]

great video, go pro, I appreciate the constant updates

[@randybryant9936]

Cool to see you getting out of your comfort zone that what makes you the guy

[@schassis_eddi]

8:45 bro I thought someone was ringing my doorbell wtf Mike 😂

[@gustavodomingues8768]

Usually this problem were the car limits the lock when it's turned on can be solved easily by doing a recalibration on the electronic power steering module, I do think you will need a specialized scanner for this... but you won't need to change any sensors or bypass any modules to be able to make the system understand that the rack has a bit more angle

[@charliecole624]

Really enjoyed the technicality of this video 👌

[@dominicbustamante730]

The lathe was my favorite tool in metal shop back in high school.

[@DarkKnight1230123]

As a machinist, you should have a less longer fixation on your cutting tool soo it won't make that horrible noise. And I recommend using cutting oil soo it won't get too hot and not deform the piece your working on (sorry for my bad english)

[@davidmurray199254]

Get yourself an einstar or peel 2 3D scanner, bamboo labs X1 Carbon 3D printer and you can prototype most things you might need. No need for a super fancy scanner when FDM 3D printing isn't too accurate.

[@MrBoot20]

Crazy to think I’ve been watching Adam for 10 years great guy gotta love it

[@greg_5357]

Legit learned something about steering angles today, great stuff

[@kevinmenard6792]

If he is talking logistics it’s best you don’t listen

[@hamsterh2b53]

Use a scan tool and relearn the steering angle sensor. Usually under adaptations tab

[@deadqueen9555]

That sound of freedom behind him when promoting the merch fireeeeeee

[@Up2Onks]

Fire LZ content 🔥

[@Robert-nn5nm]

The look of the R32 with just the rear lights visible looks so mean I love it 👍👍

[@jaysimard9678]

Love the content man❤️

[@dmirauta7168]

When you modify the throw of the rack and pinion you need to reprogram the steer angle sensor and it should work if the factory computer allows the extra angle.

[@oSecretYT]

That GTR shot in the trailer holy shit Mike! Amazing!

[@glenjamindle]

When you replace a steering angle sensor there is a relearn procedure. I'm sure you can plug in a bidirectional scanner and relearn the full lock to lock steering angle so the car doesn't cut you off before full lock.

[@alikarimi949]

Love what you do bro:)

[@julianguevara5722]

love how we get to witness some good R&Dinng

[@daniellenance2428]

The red shirt looks so crisp it almost looks fake. Great job Mike!

[@ziemniaxPL]

It's too late now, but the HTG controller is the worst choice you could make here, you might find yourself going down a highway and suddenly you're in reverse. Also the HTG guys are known for some sketchy stuff on client vehicles, I wouldn't trust them with a tractor. You can get a Turbo Lamik TCU for a similar price and it'll actually do it's job and be safe, it's designed specifically for the 8HP. I thought you were done with HTG after the Barra GT350 issues ;(

[@improvedgarage]

Those squeals aren't terrible, but without coolant you need to be careful. if you had a way to use coolant on your parts, you could machine much more in a single pass.

[@FX04XNY]

You could try to recalibrate the steering angle sensor ….. might give you the extra steering you machined into the rack ends

[@bry8an1234]

The sent it shirt goes crazy, it’s crazy how far you’ve come!

[@cheezykey1139]

Finally, an 8hp build.

[@gordonfair6049]

I just had to do this with my F30, go into the EPS module and use the start up feature and you can relearn the values

[@jeremyheffell2171]

Loved the instagram throw back pics!

[@aaronward7831]

If you have a scan tool have you tried just re setting the steering angle calibration might let you go past the factory settings

[@A10FT200LBPUMA]

The thing that I can appreciate about Adam is he actually knows the mechanics of how a vehicle works to a technicality unlike 95% of other car KZbinrs/vloggers.

[@mocha6664]

Thanks so much man 🎉🎉

[@squeak350]

That shot of the gtr in the dark was 🔥 21:12

[@kyleanderson9632]

just ordered some shirts and stickers cant wait to rock these love the content 🔥🔥

[@3DMusketeers]

Hey Adam, we are over in Tampa, quite a few high end 3D Scanners and a myriad of 3d printers. Lets talk!

[@pinecone1811]

Hey all! Ready for another sick video 👍

[@Larschans]

The Chaser! 😍😍

[@carlchamberland]

Adam : I can't make this part here. Me: I guess he dosent have a lathe to make that part. Adam: So I am gonna use a lathe to modify that part instead. Me: ?????

[@Yeetyler03]

Adam: I watched a video on KZbin I think I can do it Me doing stuff to my car😂

[@rainedrop14]

cant wait to bring that r33 to canada 🥰

[@ironbotta7282]

There is a free 2D modelling program called Linkage that might be useful to make the first test plates to relocate the tie rods and make a better guess where to place the holes

[@rallylifemotorsport150]

Enjoyed that !

[@BaldmanFPV]

Learning so much lately

[@shaun4585]

On the bmw f30 chassis we use M4 front lower arms for more clearance

[@BestYouDontKnow]

The supra has no "steering angle sensor", you need the Toyota ISTA or a capable scan tool to initialize it. It makes you steer left, hold it, then right, hold it, and then center. Then it finds the center point for the steering angle sensor value. I don't know if it would solve the problem though as I've only done it on stock racks and tie rods.

[@therealjhall833]

LZ MFG angle kits in the making!

[@williamduca1738]

if you want to be center its beter to put it into the drill bit part on the right side and clamp in when it's still in the drill part

[@vladimirlara3660]

That chaser tho looks very noice love it