2016 Passion for Speed just over a week away ….

Firstly feedback. Fossa Ford Anglia – Removed her engine, replaced her flywheel bolts, one rev to 5000rpm, and the flywheel bolts sheared clean off again.

Fossa’s Crankshaft with sheared bolts

Engine removal and replacing is becoming too easy. Engine out again. Hours of research do not provide real answers. Everything I find are not applicable to our scenario. We do our own flywheel balancing check test and decide to use one about 500 grams heavier. To confirm my tenth sense, I hang the engine fully assembled with, flywheel, clutch and pressure plate, start it on the engine crane.

Grabbing at straws, this is the AX block which had no lug on the bottom starter motor side and we, using a belhousing aligned the lug of our block that had the conrod through welding it in position. My only thought was that the lug could be out of center allowing uncentered pressure on the flywheel. Well, so far so good, it’s been around the block a few times and to +7000rpms without breaking free …. time will tell.

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Then the update on the spray painting of the Roachcoach ….. Progress was hampered by interference due to theft at the office which had us going there multiple times. This had an impact on our spraying, the finish and our budget ……

Roachcoach 1

Roachcoach 2

Roachcoach 3

Roachcoach 4

And this is our current status. Trust we will get more done the coming weekend, I still have to complete some checks on Fossa before the Passion For Speed at Zwartkops Raceway 29 & 30 January.

Will we see you at the track? Cheers ….