That's a great question, and I didn't know the answer either. I thought this guy gave a good high level explanation of general electrolysis:There's also a more specific explanation about electrolysis in water and in HCl that goes into more detail about the chemistry taking place in ionic...
A lot of people are drawn to the thrill of an engine firing up and the excitement of a powertrain tearing down a straightaway, but me, I'm a hard braking guy. To me, there's nothing sexier in the world than going deep on the brakes to get around an opponent on a racetrack. So, though to many an...
More progress to report. Brake prop valve and associated hardware came in:Kicked off the work with a quick test fit. In spite of the 1 star rating on Summit racing, the adapters seemed to fit just fine. I'm guessing the complaint was for a single flare line instead of a double flare, because...
This thread is hilarious and completely reinforces my approach to projects which is something like: if I don't have atleast 5 too many at any given time, then I don't have enough.
This thread is fun and a good idea! Lots of interesting stuff going on.For me, I have race season prep for my Duc:Motorcycle racing is a very physical thing to do, I know what's required from previous years' experience, so another project is getting into shape for racing:My tow vehicle...
I tried a handful of things with the OEM prop valve, concluded that the damn thing is just seized, and conceded defeat by ordering new parts:To be continued when this stuff arrives in a week or two.
Right now that's the only logical thing to do with the car, so that outcome seems likely.Several years ago, on paper anyway, the car seemed like a legitimately competitive option for DSP and it made finding a purpose for the car very easy. It was also something that fit well with my...
While thinking about the future of this project, as I sometimes do, I decided it was worth taking a look at the current SCCA rulebook to see where the car stands with the DSP plans I once had for it. As it turns out, the SCCA, in its infinite wisdom, decided that the DSM platform was to be...
I wanted to wait on the next post until I was done with the brakes completely, but I thought what I just did might help someone else who might be doing something similar. Marching toward stopping the car, I had to go back to the pedal assembly. I've already covered the teardown and refurbishment...
On to the fluid reservoir which started out looking not so great:Tore it down to start the cleanup:Thought this would be fun; it's the guts of one of these reservoirs (after cleanup) for those that have never torn them apart:Sand blast, zinc coat, inspect. This part didn't come out looking...
On to the parking brake lever. There was some surface rust here and there and, though there was no way I was going to tamper with the semi-permanent assembly parts, I still wasn't content to leave it alone without cleaning it up as much as I could. Here's where I started:Pulled it apart...
I had to start the parking brake lever by, of course, backtracking to the parking brake cables. Upon trying to put them in, I realized I was missing 4 brackets. I found 3 in my parts bin and made the 4th from scratch:Added some zinc plating too:To get the cable to stop crashing into the...