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TKO600 instead of the T56 | #201 | ||
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Posts: 297 Wed, 28-Jan-2009 19:34 |
Well its got everything to do with the position of the engine and the position of the gearbox in relation to where the gearstick comes out of the hole in the
tunnel. The TKO 600 has choices, the T56 from memory doesn't.
Anyway, I think 240 mph is fast enough, don't you. ROFLMAO hahahaha. (I wish.)
Si Via Difficilis Sit. Hanc Eligam!
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Posts: 16 Thu, 29-Jan-2009 11:14 |
Hi Major,
I looked into using the TKO 'box and would have gone for it if the budget had allowed! One problem I had was the additional length of the Tremec box as I am moving my engine back. The R380 box it would have replaced is approx 500mm long whereas the TKO is 631mm (I've got some pdfs with all dimensions & shift points for TKO 600 & T56 somewhere if you need, I think they are on the Tremec website somewhere). Your diff alignment is probably better than mine but I reckoned the standard TKO box left me too much of an angle to take out with a relatively short propshaft. I found a company called Rakeway Engineering who did a shortened version of the TKO which would have been perfect. The price they quoted for the standard TKO 600 was pretty good too but this was back in the days when you got $2:£1! Here's a link to their site, they specialise in offroaders but will make you up pretty much anything: http://www.rakeway.co.uk/gearbox's.htm There is an 'RR' version of the TKO 600 with closer ratios - 2.87, 1.89, 1.28, 1.00 and a final of 0.82. This might give you a more useable 5th gear and would probably suit your engine's character quite nicely! Hope the above is useful 
Andy B
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Posts: 298 Sat, 31-Jan-2009 04:00 |
Shucks is it that time of the day already?
Si Via Difficilis Sit. Hanc Eligam!
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Posts: 1756 Sun, 1-Feb-2009 00:23 Guru mechanic |
Yes but only in Thatcham........
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Major Bloodnock |
The Engine Bay is now | #205 | ||
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Posts: 301 Wed, 4-Feb-2009 09:19 |
Is now wnabout (cant remember exactly but) there is a vertical piece of box section which is the inside corner to the front of the footwells, and the top
chassis rails have been moved out to that location from there the engine bay will in effect slop doe in a 'vee' shape mimicking the engine but will
have a 6 to 8 inch extra width at the top, without compromising to much on foot space. The Pedal Carriage assembly in the drivers foot well, will have to be a
different arrangement. I did think long and hard about this, but as I am the only one to ever really drive this car then there was only ever really one
setting. Mine. So that was that as a desicion goes, to pedal assembly was given away. Pictures soon. Promise.
Si Via Difficilis Sit. Hanc Eligam!
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Posts: 1363 Wed, 4-Feb-2009 12:33 |
I've made up a floor hinged pedal assembly for my car, frees up loads of room at the top of the footwell as all the cylinders and linkages are on the floor
now.
Took me a few months to fabricate it, but you can buy decent assemblies for not a huge sum of money. Unless you've already got something sorted, in which case I'll get me coat... |
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Major Bloodnock |
Been at it again | #207 | ||
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Posts: 302 Wed, 4-Feb-2009 13:02 |
Thanks Chris for the pedal assembly mention. I have seen a few options out there.
I have been cutting more box section today. That will be located tomorrow. Then its a case of cutting away the glass fibre, (I hate glass fibre dust) and seeing how far in the engine will go. I am hoping to get a first engine fit by Friday. Then I can say I have achieved somthing this year already. More soon.
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Posts: 1221 Tue, 10-Feb-2009 22:02 Chief mechanic |
so, what happened Friday ?
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Major Bloodnock |
Wales Versus Scotland and all that................................. | #209 | ||
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Posts: 303 Wed, 11-Feb-2009 17:56 |
I was working lates last week. Nowt happened in the garage on Friday, and I didn't get back home from work until 01.30 Saturday morning as a pub got in the
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Saturday, late start to everything as pub got in the way late Friday evening. Eventually got down the Shed and got to work on Gigantor, plus a Ford Mustang which has to be finished by next Wednesday. (A promise made is a debt unpaid, or so the say.) Out dancing Saturday evening. At midnight the dancing finished. Then the night turned out to be a birthday pub crawl around Newbury until 02.30 Sunday morning. (getting to old) Sunday. Late start Sunday, due to pub crawl around Newbury. Feeling a little fragile now. But decided sitting down and sanding models was a better option than working with power tools in the garage. Sunday Afternoon Wales beat Scotland at Rugby. This is always accompanied by a social gathering and hearty beer drinking. Sunday Evening. Invited out for dinner and drinks....................................................................sheesh. Monday, glad to be back in work. Very tired, decided not to do anything. Tuesday, to much sleep early on Monday threw out my clock, feeling shot away most of Tuesday. Nothing achieved. Wednesday just had 3 hours kip, going out the garage now. Armed with the camera. More soon.
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Major Bloodnock |
A bit slow getting the pictures up | #210 | ||
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Posts: 306 Wed, 25-Feb-2009 09:06 |
But here they are. Just two for now.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/tvmarcos/EngineBayInProgressMods#5306656653614533234
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Posts: 641 Wed, 25-Feb-2009 13:48 Chief mechanic |
Major, looking at you pictures can`t you cut the wings of the sump then modify it elsewhere to maintain the original capacity.
You can gain more space in the drivers footwell by utilising the area to the right of the accelerater pedal. Once the body is fitted, recess between the
chassis rails with a new grp panel and you can gain a couple of inches for your foot allowing you to move the pedals across and away from the tunnel. Its what
I did on mine but I used alloy sheet rather than grp.
It`s not more power you need, it`s less weight and a few subtle mods!
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Major Bloodnock |
Its bloody hard work in there. | #212 | ||
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Posts: 307 Tue, 3-Mar-2009 16:00 |
What seems to be different is the position of the manifolds and the oil filter on that side at least. I cannot even begin to imagine how to bring a chassis
rail forward from out of the tunnel area so that I can come up off the new rail to site an engine mount. There isn't any room.The exhaust headers are
pretty snug as it is. But thats a 3 inch down pipe which will have to be cut and turned through 90 degrees so the exhausts go out through the footwells and
down the underside of the door sills. But I have been doing some thinking and more work is to take place this week.
Next week I believe I can order the clutch, bellhousing, and gearbox, so more work is needed on the engine bay or I am going to be holding myself up. haha.
Si Via Difficilis Sit. Hanc Eligam!
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Posts: 653 Fri, 24-Apr-2009 11:39 Chief mechanic |
The rear body mods were completed in early March 2009, doors, rear screen, roll bar and new seat have been fitted back into the car. Work has started on the
front as the new wider track wishbones make the front wheels stick out a further 3" from the bonnet line than they did before. Work is progressing
quickly, well it really has to, to get the car ready fo July
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still have over 2 months so it should be ready for then even if the paint is still wet or it`s all held together with duck tape! While i`ve been working on the bonnet, the old dreadful power bulge
has gone and a new one has been moulded in its place. Time permitting more mods to the front of the bonnet to improve the air flow to the radiator and brakes.
Some new pice here: http://picasaweb.google.com/marcosman46/MarcosBodyMods2009
It`s not more power you need, it`s less weight and a few subtle mods and some not so subtle!
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Posts: 660 Fri, 29-May-2009 11:46 Chief mechanic |
What`s happening Major, all very quiet
Hopefully, I should be getting my bonnet painted in the next 2 weeks, then it will be ready for it`s first outing at the end of June!
It`s not more power you need, it`s less weight and a few subtle mods and some not so subtle!
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Posts: 313 Sat, 6-Jun-2009 09:48 |
dparslow wrote:I'm stuck. The garage is full of rubbish yet again, and that is not including the Marcos. I have been moving the plumbing in the loft to give us better access, replacing the bathroom, and hanging new doors on the upper floor. With the work being put in with the Modelling Club, www.newburyscalemodelclub.org.uk there has been little time left to spend on the Marcos, hence at the moment the interest has waned a bit. It will be back though have been doing more research into the gearboxes, and keep getting told to go here there and everywhere to get this that and the other, ticking me off atm, so I am standing back for a while to consider. More soon.
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Posts: 3436 Sat, 6-Jun-2009 13:35 Administrator |
Major Bloodnock wrote:
Keep
The Faith!
The Quiffster
Unregistered user?, Why not come in out of the cold? It's painless, free and opens other options up to you. Spare less than a minute of your time and register here, go on, you know it makes sense! |
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Major Bloodnock |
I can see the Marcos again. | #217 | ||
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Posts: 314 Sun, 7-Jun-2009 17:20 |
I done three trips to the tip today.
Now I can walk down the one side again. I got a few days to get long term boxes stashed away in the roof, no mean feat when you consider there is already a car in bits up there. Then I might be able to get to work again. Faith was never in question, remember the swamp/alligator analogy thats the feeling right now. More soon.
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Posts: 17 Fri, 25-Sep-2009 01:38 |
Hi Major, anybody
It's like 24 - i watch 20+ episodes then always manage to miss the end! What's happened? StevieC |
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Major Bloodnock |
Nowt really. | #219 | ||
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Posts: 323 Wed, 21-Oct-2009 16:27 |
I been very busy renovating the bathroom. Which filled up the garage with crap again.
I sorted out the shed, twice. That filled up the garage again. Twice. I have gotten dissallusioned with it all throughout 2009, its fair to say. However, I have over two weeks off starting this Friday, so nowt will happen again, cos I am going canal barging with a drunken ejet once again, which is always fun. However when I return I will be e,ptying the garage once more. Clearing the floor space and doing some work. I know exactly what is going to be done, and its some more chassis work, trying to open up the tunnel to get the bell housing to fit into it. After seeing Gray Harmans Mantis a while back I realised how little foot space the Mantis lads seem to have compared to the Mantulas, and this gave me a little encouragement with regard for what I am about to do. There will be photo's but not yet. More soon.
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