A commer with boost
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Good work chap! Thats some quality home engineering, what plasma cutter are you using?
Jon
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Originally posted by Paul Oliver
Good work chap! Thats some quality home engineering, what plasma cutter are you using?
A big one LOL
Had to uprate the wiring and board in my workshop to run it as it pulls 30amps so your avarage 13amp 3pin plug wont work.
The electric meter loves it goes into turbo mode
Its an sip one:
http://plasmacutters.co.uk/Product/SIP_Plasma_Cutters/SIP_Professional_Cutters/25068
Its very big and heavy cost me about 900quid but had it a while now.
You can get invertor ones for about 500 for a good one. There about quarter of the size of mine but can be very expensive to repair if they go wrong and from what ive read they do!
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Originally posted by Paul Oliver
Good work chap! Thats some quality home engineering, what plasma cutter are you using?
A big one LOL
Had to uprate the wiring and board in my workshop to run it as it pulls 30amps so your avarage 13amp 3pin plug wont work.
The electric meter loves it goes into turbo mode
Its an sip one:
http://plasmacutters.co.uk/Product/SIP_Plasma_Cutters/SIP_Professional_Cutters/25068
Its very big and heavy cost me about 900quid but had it a while now.
You can get invertor ones for about 500 for a good one. There about quarter of the size of mine but can be very expensive to repair if they go wrong and from what ive read they do!
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I have a 30+amp (can't remember off the top of my head) socket for stuff like that already had to because my welder had a 3 pin plug fitted from factory that quickly melted itself into the socket haha! I would relaly like a plasma cutter, the amount i spend on cutting blades is silly, i probably would be halfway there now...
had to because my welder had a 3 pin plug fitted from factory that quickly melted itself into the socket haha! I would relaly like a plasma cutter, the amount i spend on cutting blades is silly, i probably would be halfway there now...
Jon
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Originally posted by Paul Oliver
I have a 30+amp (can't remember off the top of my head) socket for stuff like that already had to because my welder had a 3 pin plug fitted from factory that quickly melted itself into the socket haha! I would relaly like a plasma cutter, the amount i spend on cutting blades is silly, i probably would be halfway there now...
You have to replace the tips and shrouds on them quite reg though,if your cutting rusty steel more so There alot quieter to
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Originally posted by Paul Oliver
I have a 30+amp (can't remember off the top of my head) socket for stuff like that already
had to because my welder had a 3 pin plug fitted from factory that quickly melted itself into the socket haha! I would relaly like a plasma cutter, the amount i spend on cutting blades is silly, i probably would be halfway there now...You have to replace the tips and shrouds on them quite reg though,if your cutting rusty steel more so
There alot quieter to
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I'm just lost[:0] good work Jon
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
Jon
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Managed to get the other mount done today, still a bit more gusseting to do them but the engine is now sitting on its mounts just the gearbox mount to do
Ive been getting the gearbox perfect centre of the van as the original commer one was. But in doing so ive noticed that the output flange on the diff is offset on a commer and the prop actually runs on a slight angle.
Ive used some plumb lines,tape measure and a laser level to get the centre of the van. You can see how far the diff is out from a birds eye view point of view.
Gearbox is perfect centre
So im going to make up a propshaft that runs to the same angle as the commer one was before
A commer with boost will be appering on a screen near you soon!
Ive been getting the gearbox perfect centre of the van as the original commer one was. But in doing so ive noticed that the output flange on the diff is offset on a commer and the prop actually runs on a slight angle.
Ive used some plumb lines,tape measure and a laser level to get the centre of the van. You can see how far the diff is out from a birds eye view point of view.
Gearbox is perfect centre
So im going to make up a propshaft that runs to the same angle as the commer one was before
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Jon
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Originally posted by lodown
thats very handy to know, never realised that as i
took mine out almost sraight away.
means i can mount the engine and box just slightly over.
thanks. [^]
[8D]
Yes but the commer engine was slap bang in the centre. I would mount it centre myself. As long as you have a sliding joint in your prop for suspension travel,you should be fine. Cant see the rear diff taking the power and torque of a v8 for very long,there only used to around the 50bhp mark get the grinder out and start chopping
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Originally posted by lodown
thats very handy to know, never realised that as i
took mine out almost sraight away.
means i can mount the engine and box just slightly over.
thanks. [^]
[8D]
Yes but the commer engine was slap bang in the centre. I would mount it centre myself. As long as you have a sliding joint in your prop for suspension travel,you should be fine. Cant see the rear diff taking the power and torque of a v8 for very long,there only used to around the 50bhp mark
get the grinder out and start chopping
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Jon your nuts......It's looking more and more like this IS gonna happen now i'm all eyes mate, well done and top work as per usual, but then i guess you already knew that!
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
i'm all eyes mate, well done and top work as per usual, but then i guess you already knew that!
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
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Originally posted by Jon
quote:
Originally posted by lodown
thats very handy to know, never realised that as i
took mine out almost sraight away.
means i can mount the engine and box just slightly over.
thanks. [^]
[8D]
i wont be going too mad,(well not at first ! )
the problem is that the prop will be quite short i think,
(hav'nt got axle back yet to check ) so might make a big
difference moving it over just that 'lil' bit.
we'll soon see !
[8D]
Yes but the commer engine was slap bang in the centre. I would mount it centre myself. As long as you have a sliding joint in your prop for suspension travel,you should be fine. Cant see the rear diff taking the power and torque of a v8 for very long,there only used to around the 50bhp mark get the grinder out and start chopping
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Originally posted by Jon
quote:
Originally posted by lodown
thats very handy to know, never realised that as i
took mine out almost sraight away.
means i can mount the engine and box just slightly over.
thanks. [^]
[8D]
i wont be going too mad,(well not at first !
)the problem is that the prop will be quite short i think,
(hav'nt got axle back yet to check ) so might make a big
difference moving it over just that 'lil' bit.
we'll soon see !
[8D]
Yes but the commer engine was slap bang in the centre. I would mount it centre myself. As long as you have a sliding joint in your prop for suspension travel,you should be fine. Cant see the rear diff taking the power and torque of a v8 for very long,there only used to around the 50bhp mark
get the grinder out and start chopping
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Jon
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Originally posted by Comm-Up-Ear
Jon your nuts......It's looking more and more like this IS gonna happen now i'm all eyes mate, well done and top work as per usual, but then i guess you already knew that!
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
LOL Thanks for the comments guys.Ive just been and ordered one of these:
Its to change the gearbox flange to make it so I can mount a normal prop with uj either end and sliding joint
The normal flange on the mt75 box has a rubber damper and runs a centre bearing on the prop. Im going to do away with that as the prop is now not very long
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Originally posted by Comm-Up-Ear
Jon your nuts......It's looking more and more like this IS gonna happen now
i'm all eyes mate, well done and top work as per usual, but then i guess you already knew that!
Naku penda PIA Naku taka PIA Mpenziwe!!!
LOL
Thanks for the comments guys.Ive just been and ordered one of these:
Its to change the gearbox flange to make it so I can mount a normal prop with uj either end and sliding joint
The normal flange on the mt75 box has a rubber damper and runs a centre bearing on the prop. Im going to do away with that as the prop is now not very long
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Jon
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Originally posted by lodown
sorry mate, got that wrong, never done a
reply to topic before ! :I
' doh ! ' [)]
[8D]
Yeh I see what you mean as the prop so short. Just run some plumb lines and see what it looks like. Never looked befor but if you look square on at the diff you can see its not centre
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Originally posted by lodown
sorry mate, got that wrong, never done a
reply to topic before ! :I
' doh ! ' [
)][8D]
Yeh I see what you mean as the prop so short. Just run some plumb lines and see what it looks like. Never looked befor but if you look square on at the diff you can see its not centre
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