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Old 15th July 2017, 06:05 PM
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Brilliant!
I hope we see a 01E on there soon
Won't be long
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Old 16th July 2017, 09:29 AM
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Nice one.
I do admire folk that are able to build rigs like this.
Once upon a time I combined all the aicraft component electrical test rigs into one humongous test bench. It even included a big red switch at the top of the backboard labelled "Emergency Shutdown". If you operated this switch there was a pause of some 20 seonds then a loud whirring and clunking of gears started up and a gloved hand with a pointing finger slowly appeared over the top. The finger was perfectly aligned with the switch toggle, pushed it back down to the "ON" position. The hand then sprang very quickly and quietly back out os sight. Completely useless but good for a laugh when visitors came to admire the rig.

Well done MJ
Sounds I bit like this but on a much grander scale!

https://youtu.be/aqAUmgE3WyM
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Old 16th July 2017, 10:40 AM
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Correct
That was where the idea came from.
Mine had an upright backboard with various instruments fitted and clamps on the bench to hold the various alternators, motors or whatever. Loads of sets of connectors.
The backboard was two 8x4 sheets of bakelite therefore 16 foot wide and the top was 4 foot up from the bench. To reach the "BIG RED SWITCH" you had to climb on the bench but nothing happened until you had climbed down.

I did build a four foot cube box once with a movement sensor underneath. It was labelled "Do Not Touch". Used to leave it lying around in Police Headquarter Control Rooms. Touching did nothing but move it it started squawking like mad. Raised a few laughs, but in those days I was able to keep a straight face.
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Old 17th July 2017, 07:30 AM
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If you extended it MJ you could use it as tractor splitter rails
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Old 21st July 2017, 10:27 AM
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Great idea! How long had you been constructing this thing?
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Old 21st July 2017, 08:36 PM
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If you extended it MJ you could use it as tractor splitter rails
That's partly where I got the idea from - my neighbour has a tractor workshop I also saw something similar albeit rather more shiny in a program about assembling the Bugatti Veyron

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Great idea! How long had you been constructing this thing?
It took a couple of days, on and off.
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Old 22nd July 2017, 02:17 AM
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It took a couple of days, on and off.
...I need to learn to weld...
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Old 22nd July 2017, 05:43 PM
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very nice.
With a little modification to the engine end so it locates the front subframe, hoops underneath for a pump truck angled slightly, this would be ideal for removing and installing engine and box too. could probably do it single handed in a few hours with practice.
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Old 23rd July 2017, 08:07 PM
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I have a separate trolley for removing everything on the subframe. Once its out I pick it all up with the engine crane and put the subframe on axle stands while I take the starter motor off to get to the TC bolts. Once that's off I lift the whole lot off the subframe and drop it on this frame to split it.

I did think about making it do the whole job, but it uses the gearbox's own mounts and purpose-made mounts for the engine so they both need to come off the subframe for it to work. Plus, the subframe sits right under the engine's centre of gravity so supporting it properly with the subframe still attached would be pretty tricky.

It usually takes me 4-5 hours to get the whole lot out and another hour to get it off the subframe and leveled up on the separating frame, assuming the car is cooperative!

Here's a bunch of pics from the owner of the car I have in at the moment:

http://www.corradov8.com/pics/s8/d2_engine_removal.mp4

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Old 24th July 2017, 08:09 AM
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Brilliant stop motion and it shows the genius of the tracking you made!

Damn! we should have done stop motion of you swearing at my D3 and Mike taking a large hammer to it!
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