Red Rattler Revamp

DaveEK · Post by **DaveEK** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:37 am

You have had some really cool ideas…. I like watching this build…

Post by **Blacky** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:04 pm

Didn’t get a chance on Friday to get some steel for making brackets so had a fiddle with the radiator and measured up for fans after chasing an elusive electrical problem with the VS

Want to swap filler and top hose side to side and fit a divider in the drivers side tank - should work out OK , and mount a couple of fans on the front of the rad - only got 40mm of space on the back

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:59 pm

Gee that left handed upper thermo housing is pretty trick. Prolly make yer fortune selling them on e bay.

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Post by **Blacky** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:48 am

Got the brake , clutch and fuel lines sorted today, after wasting some time working on a poxy EK

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mph · Post by **mph** » Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:22 pm

Nice work blacky, must be putting plenty of coffee in those bourbons.

Post by **Blacky** » Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:45 pm

Bump for Marko ......

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:04 am

This may come as a shock , but I did some work on the rattler today

Got the gearbox back from being beefed up so it was time to finish that part of things off , first thing was modify the base of the short shifter as the US extension housing has a different bolt pattern to the Aussie ones - of course

Mounting holes got a bit close to the base so had to blow the cobwebs off the mill and whizz a bit out

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:05 am

It ain’t pretty but it fits

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:10 am

Next step was cut a hole in the floor and brace it, hole saw sorted the first bit out , then used a bit of CAD to sort the brace out.

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:13 am

Bit of seam sealer and a coat of underbody goo and it’s ready to go back in , except it seems to me I have the wrong throw out bearing, will have to ring the peckerheads at CRS on Monday to sort it out

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EK283 · Post by **EK283** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:02 am

Good work Blacky,

I may have missed it but whats the gearbox ?

Greg

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:18 am

Tremec?

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:18 am

It’s a T5

FireKraka · Post by **FireKraka** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:49 am

Good to see you are back on the Rattler mate.

BILLY BLACKARROW · Post by **BILLY BLACKARROW** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:33 pm

Blacky wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 12:59 am Mounted it all up and it works OK need to find an opposite handed retainer clip tomorrow then I need to make a mount for the cable and that’s another fiddly job done

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Blacky is there any chance of getting some measurements of this as I may have to do the same

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