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I was a bit bored this afternoon.  I did a little bit of paid work, then I started a couple of new private design projects.  These are only concept models at the moment.  The next step is to check everything and detail them dimensionally. 

Roller rockers for aircooled 6 engines.

In conjunction with one of my clients, who has a sideline business where he builds some serious horsepower engines, I've started to develop this roller rocker arm.  The rocker arms are (will be) Grade 5 αβ Titanium stress relieved and then heat treated to a yield strength of around 880 MPa.  There is an open bearing running on the cam lobe.  I'm waiting on a couple of stock arms so I can measure and confirm the centres and ratios. 

http://vid1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Camshaft_zpsfiskeupc.mp4

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Monoball front suspension mounts.  The monoball housing and nut are anodised 6061 T6 pre heat treated aluminium.  Inner spacers are 304 stainless steel.  It has a sealed for life "No Maintenance" spherical bearing and 2 secondary seals to keep the junk out.  Once again, waiting on a top strut mount plate so I can check everything dimensionally.

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I really need to get a life!

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So further to my ideas above for some locally made products I've been toying with this other idea for a little while.  Then, out of the blue, we start working for a new client that's in the carbon fibre business.  I'm talking CF steering wheels.  The idea is to replicate a few of the classic steering wheels with either black leather with a PU inner, or mahogany rim, depending on the style of wheel.  For example, Prototipo would have leather, whereas the ND Classic would have the timber with a carbon insert.  Opinions.

 

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel - Leather_zpssvuaqlt7.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel - No Cover_zpswrmzycnn.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel FEA 002_zpsnwrfuxdx.jpg

Steering%20Wheel%20-%20Wood_zps3unxz4zr.

 

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So further to my ideas above for some locally made products I've been toying with this other idea for a little while.  Then, out of the blue, we start working for a new client that's in the carbon fibre business.  I'm talking CF steering wheels.  The idea is to replicate a few of the classic steering wheels with either black leather with a PU inner, or mahogany rim, depending on the style of wheel.  For example, Prototipo would have leather, whereas the ND Classic would have the timber with a carbon insert.  Opinions.

 

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel - Leather_zpssvuaqlt7.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel - No Cover_zpswrmzycnn.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Steering Wheel FEA 002_zpsnwrfuxdx.jpg

Steering%20Wheel%20-%20Wood_zps3unxz4zr.

 

I like the idea of a carbon/wood wheel

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