Alternative Engines in a Midas

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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby lankyjames » Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:13 pm

I've not seen all these R&D photos before other than the non-fitting 8v vauxhall!

From the looks of it, there are lots of options that would work - just need to be prepared to cut out the lights and move them forward.

Nice jig you have there Alan!
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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Alan D. » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:53 pm

Stuart wrote:I'll check out the link, I do remember watching a couple of his videos a while ago. As you'll know from your course, practise makes perfect. I'm sure I'll end up having a go at mig too, I really enjoyed my first course at a local college.


It was coincidence this week, that this weeks video is a job I need to do (if I had a working welder). I've just acquired a tube bender similar to the bender as shown in the video, mines a JMR tube bender. I've also got the bits from Swag off road and Harbour Freight for the air over hydraulic adaptation. This weeks video: http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tubing-bender.html

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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Stuart » Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:00 pm

Cheers Alan "stool softener" :lol:
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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Alan D. » Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:02 pm

lankyjames wrote:I've not seen all these R&D photos before other than the non-fitting 8v vauxhall!

From the looks of it, there are lots of options that would work - just need to be prepared to cut out the lights and move them forward.

Nice jig you have there Alan!


Thanks James, just need to make it all happen. The whole exercise has been very costly, so if I can make it work, I'll need to make a few subframes and sell them, with the hope of recovering some of my costs. So hence the jig.

I've got some very nice (if I say so myself); adjustable rear beams {subframes} in the stocks at the moment for the Mk 1&2's and a two new designs of rear beam for the Mk 3. If only I had my welder back, but everything stops for Christmas.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby miniswift » Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:59 pm

That's right Alan, it is costly but now you have met me.
I hope it will change with my little experience with Suzuki engines!

Let's hope we can make all of the things we have talked about.

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Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby b1zbaz » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:15 pm

Merry Christmas everybody good to see so much homework going keep up the good work just wish I could help a little but my mechanical knowledge is poor at best but I'm keeping my eye out for ideas I want to put a Kawasaki ninja engine in the front of mine but it seems impossible especially considering I don't own a ninja engine lol
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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Stuart » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:39 pm

I'd soon tire of a bike engined Midas, two minutes would do it



I actually rather have an A-series

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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Alan D. » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:39 pm

Stuart wrote:I'll check out the link, I do remember watching a couple of his videos a while ago. As you'll know from your course, practise makes perfect. I'm sure I'll end up having a go at mig too, I really enjoyed my first course at a local college.


Hi Stuart,

And anyone else who is interested in fabrication!

Here is a good link about tube notching: http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... r/Notcher/

Merry Christmas Alan
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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Alan D. » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:42 pm

miniswift wrote:That's right Alan, it is costly but now you have met me.
I hope it will change with my little experience with Suzuki engines!

Let's hope we can make all of the things we have talked about.

Cheers
Atchi

Hi Aitchi,

Your experience has been a great help, hopefully my old brain will keep inventing problems for us to solve.

Merry Christmas to you and your girls.

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Re: Alternative Engines in a Midas

Postby Stuart » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:49 pm

Alan D. wrote:
And anyone else who is interested in fabrication!

Here is a good link about tube notching: http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... r/Notcher/

Merry Christmas Alan


Happy Christmas Alan.

That could come in handy for building my favourite frame design


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