Mayf,
You can upload the videos to You Tube (for free). Then all you need to do
is post the link and everyone can see them (no multiple downloads).
If you want/need to edit the videos PC's come with "Windows Movie Maker" and
Mac's have "I-Movie." Video editing is timeline based and is much like
editing a text file. You simply define and exclude what you don't want.
Sad that you can't get the machine work done properly or the right parts
sent. You do have the worlds fastest Sunbeam..., I'm sure you will prevail.
Tom Witt
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 7:49 PM
Subject: [Tigers] Sunbeam Bonneville Ford 260 for 2013
>I sent this when Mark was playing with the server. Those mentioned in the
>email received their email directly but alas, the Tiger list did not. So,
>just in case you wanted to know...
>
> mayf
> ***********************************************************************
>
> Just to keep everyone up to date on the SBF build of the Sunbeam's next
> motor....
>
> Most of you have contributed in one way or another to the design and
> construction of this motor by providing parts and guidance. Let me
> reiterate the particulars as they stand now:
> 1) Block(s) from Rich fox and Jack Costella
> 2) Crank from Mr. Bill (Mitchel)
> 3) Rods, roller lifters, roller rockers and cam from Sandy Ganz, the
> Professor
> 4) Owain, AFR heads
>
> I had the first block machined in Las Vegas and they killed it trying to
> remove the oil passage plug in the rear of the block. Fortunately, there
> was a spare. Even though I had also specified that the shop grind the
> crank in a specific way, they did it their way and ruined it, then wanted
> to swap the rods for some other rods to make it work. I said no, get me
> another crank and they kicked me out of their shop..but with a new crank
> and machined block. I had the crankshaft redone at Marine Crankshaft in
> LA and neutral balanced. Do this only if you have the winnings of the
> national lottery in hand, lol. I ordered pistons from Wossner and after
> more than two months they had made no progress on pistons. I wanted a 14:1
> CR. I finally told them to suck eggs and went to Probe. They said sure, we
> can do that..only they couldn't. They sent the order to Ross who made
> pistons but only in 11.4 CR. So power will be down. Note that the rods
> that Sandy provided are from a 347 stroker kit which means that the rod
> angles will be less with less sidewall scuffing on the power stroke or so
> my theory goes. Rings are gap less total seal rings and low tension. I
> purchased a Comp Cams timing chain set with Torrington bearing as thrust
> control and it is nice as well. When I chatted with AFR regards the
> capability of the AFR 165 heads, they ind9ocated that the valve springs
> would not handle lift and rpm I wanted to use, so I obtained a set of
> their much stronger springs with smaller coil wire diameter to permit the
> lift. The crank operation took nearly 6 weeks to complete. The pistons
> took longer so the plan to run this year went up in flames. while waiting
> for parts I decided to build a run stand for the engine to sort out the
> electronics I would need to take it to a dyno somewhere in Las Vegas. I
> had to fabricate, twice I might add, an adapter plate to mate the block to
> AOD transmission I use. My drill press was not up to the accuracy needed.
> I purchased all the parts needed to complete the run stand. It is all
> together now and day before yesterday, I finally gathered up the balls to
> start the sucker. Always a factor when considering EFI and my wiring
> skills. It ran but only with some serious fiddling. Turns out that for
> some odd reason, that I used one set of timing marks on the damper to fab
> a pointer and set it at TDC, then used another set of marks top install
> the dizzy. Needless to say it was way off. But we did get it to run and
> reasonably well. Yesterday I put the motor back to TDC using the correct
> marks and redid the dizzy. We then started the motor (we, being my wife
> and I) and after a bit of fiddling, got the static timing to 10 degrees.
> Then gave control of the spark back to the computer and refired it. Idles
> pretty well now, however, I had to open the throttle blade a couple of
> turns on the adjusting screw. I need to investigate that some. Probably
> needs a new gasket or two . I reused the intake manifold and injectors I
> had with the turbo motor. I need to rescale the injector low slope for the
> rpm and engine size now though. And I will rescale the load v spark table
> as well. Fuel is probably all right.
>
> But, the bottom line is...IT runs and seems to run well. I chatted with
> Rick Gold and got his gasoline recommendation and will be ordering a drum
> of that for dyno testing. I want to eventually add a dyno brake to my run
> stand so I can wear out the motor before I run on the salt, lol. Elon and
> I have been chatting with concepts to do this for some time now. He has
> some good ideas.
>
> I have made a couple of videos of the two runs so far. But they are large.
> The first one was HD 1080P and took 460 MB for 7 minutes of run time. Next
> I rescaled the video to use 320 P or some such and that came out at only
> 53 MB. I recoded both to something way less, lol, but still too big to
> email. I will need to cut them down some. If I can figure out how to edit
> the video. As soon as I can get them to a manageable size then I will
> either post them to the autox forum or my own webs site for download.
> Just so that all of you who had a hand in this can see the fruits of you
> inputs and provisioning.
>
> Oh, and I want a dyno brake, beg, borrow or steal, to handle about 800 hp
> at more than 8000 rpm. I want to put it on my run stand.
>
> Many thanks to all of you for helping me make it happen! I will keep
> everyone informed as the next year approaches....
>
> mayf
>
> --
> ______________________________
> drmayf
> Worlds Fastest Sunbeam, period.
> 204.913 mph flying mile
> 210.779 mph exit speed
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