Hickey Race Engineering Uncut - Episode 7

[@4272005]

Could you do a video on 5 speed gearboxes to add the gearbox series please Paul, maybe different types of diff and their strengths too?

[@tonycamplin8607]

A very interesting tour of the HRE works, glad to see that it looks like a real workshop and not an operating theatre like some modern ones are. It reminds me of BMC's competition department back in the early 1960s.

[@philscot4310]

With the Riley lying on its side what have you used to protect the body from the floor?

[@tobymiddleton6763]

Good to see you again Paul. I enjoy the workshop tours. It feels as if we've missed a lot that you've been upto! I know you can't film it all. I'd like to see more engine building as it's always fascinating and my brain can just about cope with that. Once you start the really detailed engineering of parts i tend to get a bit lost 😅

[@MrAvenger1600]

Interesting problem with the pitch of the rivets being out of tolerance. Just an idea. You could possibly mount an arm off of the T slot which would have a small flat plate with a hole the size of the top of the rivet. This pate could be spring loaded or hinged etc and directly centred with your drill bit. So when you rotate your assembly it would fit down over the rivet you want to drill out. You might also need a way of clamping your assembly quickly and then release and rotate to the next rivet and so on. Im sure you will come up with a good method anyway. Cheers. (very interesting viewing)

[@MiniPerformance]

i came to say the exact same thing!

[@HREIRL]

Hi Ed, that is an interesting Idea and could work very well let me do a bit of thinking on that 🤔

[@darraghbrennan4117]

Great Uncut, gives us a great insight of the projects you are working on, when will we see more of Project Gretel ?

[@davidebyrne]

Just found the channel. Love the content! And it’s Irish too so even better 😀

[@CooperSTraveller]

I’ll be very interested in seeing a detailed video on your anti-roll bar build on the purple and red race Mini.

[@guygreengrass3963]

Nice walk round Paul , you asked if there was anything we would like to see, I would like more on the cars and the tuning of the engines . Especially some of the race and fast road if pos , other wise just keep up the great vids👍

[@HREIRL]

Deadly will do Guy 👍👍

[@deangaryjames]

Plenty of work to keep you busy!

[@davidprocter3578]

it is likely that the springs are produced by a sub contractor, if that is the case should not be too hard to obtain extra springs in batches of one hundred on a face to face basis. You just need to track down the factory involved. It would save you having to buy in two clutch assemblies to make one.

[@HREIRL]

Its something I'm working on David but as yet no joy. The search continues 👍

[@TheMINIMOKE1]

With regards your finding that the clutch plate rivets are not lined up. Do you think that it might just be that the rivet heads are not concentric?

[@frednerk5959]

Or... you could turn off the heads of the rivets in the lathe. Disappointing after all that work for your jig, but efficiency is pounds in your pouch! 👍🏁

[@HREIRL]

Ya quite disappointed but at least we know our engineer is solid and it will be import when we are redrilling the new holes we can put them in the right place

[@paullorman8924]

I'd like to see you replace the bearings in the transfer case. The idler gear bearing always causes me hassle.

[@HREIRL]

Ya no problem Paul I’ll do a short on it this week. An if you want more info you can let me know and I’ll do a bigger video on it

[@4272005]

Great work as always. Thank you.

[@HREIRL]

Thanks friend

[@nicholasreason8379]

Is the Landy now left out in the cold

[@HREIRL]

Is under a blanket in the yard Nic we have big plans for landy in the future

[@ianroberts8692]

Ahh free hand ✋️ feel better now 😌

[@HREIRL]

Haha it will be top job ian

[@franciscomelendez3894]

Hi Paul Great follow up on your Minis! How do you best move a Mini shell, to it's side, like you have done safely?

[@HREIRL]

I’ll try and do a video on it when I’m putting it back on the flat Fran

[@paulrobinson3528]

Nice to see you, to see you nice 😅

[@HREIRL]

Hi Paul hope your keeping well

[@ravisidhu1667]

What colour is the Riley?

[@maxlizardi8950]

Nice !!!

[@franktaylor7617]

😎👍