Back on Track - Installation of Steering Column on My Porsche 964

[@davidthegolfer]

So glad you’re back. I miss the top class prototyping and engineering and your (approved) OCD. Having trouble finding your genuine Insta account. Good luck with the rest of the build and thank you. David

[@lowlygentleman1466]

Can‘t wait until the next Episode. Top 👍👌💪

[@Meyersmanx1]

He's back! I love your work mate. Your use of 3d printing is brilliant. You just made my day...again.

[@paulsimonsson]

This build is so damm impressive and inspiring!

[@saucerss]

such an underrated build! one of the best on youtube

[@jeremypastor8057]

again and again good job

[@robertrankin5848]

Welcome Back! nice work as always... waiting for many more.

[@mrbryanmarshall]

Yes, awesome you’re back. Needed some inspo to get me going with my proj too

[@Russell_and_Rosko]

My favorite build on YT. Thank you for sharing, I’ve been following progress since the start of the build.

[@MitchDenham]

You and your build reignited my enthusiasm and passion for my build (94 Honda Integra), I’m loving this build series and your video style - I also appreciate that you show your thought processes and talk about small ‘mistakes’ and explain how you overcome challenges.

[@islandworks]

Thank you and hope you get that Honda finished up!

[@brianterasawa1528]

fantastic work and great to see you back....keep them coming, can't wait to see the next progress!!

[@chrissweeney4790]

They sell 3/4 double d shaft so you don’t have to worry about having it phase. It only fit two ways.

[@gafrers]

Always great to see a new video, no matter the wait. 👍👍

[@gsh3159]

Tip for when you glue the ends in the carbon tube, make sure its not a tight fit. You want some clearance for the glue. If you are printing the ends you can make some small tabs around the circumference that align it but the rest has clearance for the glue.

[@islandworks]

Thanks! That’s great feedback!

[@aaronhall7740]

Epic as always!!

[@LowFastFamous]

So good

[@Jb001jb]

Another entertaining video, with quality job. Keep em coming.

[@southney7211]

Great stuff. Love the concept. Maybe see if you can make the brackets support closer to the bearing housing and perhaps double clamp on the dash bar adding in some additional triangulation. Like both your prototypes combined with a web of sorts. Really like your ideas for mock up 😎

[@alexmat106]

Awesome job so far but I don't like the steering column support braces. Even in aluminium it seems like it will flex because they are long and with little "structure". Maybe some extra webbing would help and even more lateral angle. Then the carbon tube has still a long overhang past the bracket which isn't supported and will probably flex. Maybe you could extend the collar that attaches the column to the bracket? That's my 2 cents from my Eyeballing-FEA 😅

[@Handskemager]

That is exactly the same way I use the 3D printer aswell in my Garage. Prove the concept in cheap plastic before making/ordering parts in metal.

[@JonnyStrand]

nice that you share your prototyping and the thoughts on the way to a finished part!👌

[@grumpymealey2441]

Great show as always I saw on Instagram about today’s show but could not find you on KZbin only to find out that some how I had become unsubscribed I😮

[@islandworks]

I try to differentiate my information paths to reach y'all!

[@MightyMethod]

Hey man! I just wanna say that the way you are letting us viewers follow your train of thoughts, through out your different innovative solutions and the way you are piecing these videos together, is just awesome! It's really inspiering for me to watch these episodes. It's wierd to me you have'nt got more subs and views at this point. But I'm also convinced that if you keep this up and bring us along when the car is raceworthy on the tracks, this channel will sooner or later for sure take off! I'm also a bit curious of what you do as a profession..?

[@islandworks]

Thanks for your kind works. Believe it or not I’m a propeller sales man…

[@MightyMethod]

@@islandworks It doesn't surprise me, you got the gift of speech. But it wouldn't have surprised me if you were the engineer of these propellers. Anyway, keep it up, I really enjoy this!

[@islandworks]

That’s how I started!

[@maxagent86]

Where can we get the 964 cap? Nice video, as usual.

[@islandworks]

It’s in my webshop! islandworks.one I think it’s out of stock now but I’ll order more if anyone want more 👍🏻

[@maxagent86]

@@islandworks Saw it, thank you. I noticed, however, that the spacing between the numbers is not uniform. The 4 is closer to the 6 than the 9 is.

[@islandworks]

@@maxagent86 I’ve never thought about that to be honest. It comes with the process and that it’s a bit curved I guess.

[@ROTSTarge]

No worries on the delay, I know I'm patient with these things, life always finds a way to interrupt X3

[@KevinLopez-pt2rs]

Just a thought. Typically, the lower side of steering columns (portion consisting of universal joint at the steering rack up to the universal joint at the end of the steering column) integrates a collapsible portion. On your Porsche steering column you’ll notice it’s and outer tube and inner tube that appears to be splined. In a front end collision where the steering rack gets pushed towards the cabin, this portion collapses instead of pushing the steering column up into the cabin. I do not think the lower portion will “flop over” like you’re imagining and explaining it will with your design. What if the front end collision actually “aligns” the two universal joints and they cannot flop over? It has no option but to force the column into the cabin

[@islandworks]

Thanks for the feedback. My Boxster has the collapsible portion integrated whereas the 964 does not originally. From the recommendation I’ve gotten it says that if the combined angle is large enough then it is not considered to be able to propagate the collision. If I’m not mistaken the guidance was 45 degrees.

[@KevinLopez-pt2rs]

Fair enough, figured I’d raise the concern. Sounds like you’ve thought it through. It also occurred to me you’ll be fully harnessed in, so you won’t move forward in a collision into the steering wheel like a standard three point belt. So the concern is even less.

[@anidiotinaracingcar]

Do you still need to have these safety considerations if you wear a full harness?

[@islandworks]

Perhaps not, but I try to do the best I can on all safety related aspects.

[@Mike-dy6co]

My hairs turn gray by waiting your new video..its been awhile.

[@bwm999]

Steering mount looks like it needs an X brace in the near horizontal plane, to resist the side to side loads?

[@islandworks]

They would benefit from that and also from just moving the sides out like I did. I think the biggest deficiency right now is the material.

[@iliketorockrock]

👍

[@daahoo]

Better late than never 👍

[@Fitness195]

Subscribed

[@kennethsibert1067]

When is the next video?

[@islandworks]

Today :-)

[@russcrosby]

What kind of 3d printer do you use?

[@islandworks]

Its called Prusa MK3S

[@daboy12s]

please be very careful using aluminium UJ's, from experience I do not like relying on screws to retain them to the shaft (i have had two failures), i see that they have a lock nut which is good, but make sure you also use thread lock, personally i would want steel so they can be welded

[@islandworks]

Thanks for the input. The original ones on the 964 are aluminum which is why I picked that. What’s you concern? I plan to drill where the lock screws go in to recess them as per the recommendations I got.

[@daboy12s]

@@islandworks my concern is that the screws can work loose, as mentioned I have had 2 failures, are the standard 964 ones grub screw or clamp?

[@janwall2648]

Aluminium!