Linky Linky
Links
Here's a collection of links to places which I've found useful before and during my build.
| Kitcar / Modified car Forums | |
|---|---|
| http://www.daxsportingclub.com/ | The Dax Sporting Club - a really useful forum, where you can talk about diff ratios and things without getting funny looks from the missus |
| http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/index.php | The Locostbuilders forum. Lots of types of kitcars being built by people on there, and lots of good general information for 7 type projects. |
| http://www.locost7.info/gearcalc.php | Gearcalc - useful little program to calculate speed / rpm for given gear ratios and final drive ratios |
| http://www.ppcmag.co.uk/forum/ | Practical Performance Car Magazine's forum. All manner of modifying madness, including two very inventive Alfa v6 conversions. |
| http://www.stratosec.com/forum | Stratos Enthusiasts Club Forum. Stratos replicas commonly use the Alfa v6, so there's a lot of engine knowledge floating around here. |
| Build Diaries | |
| http://www.v8project.co.uk/ | Alex's v8 Build - I've been following this one since the begining, really well detailed. |
| http://www.geocities.com/dax_super_stephan/ | Stephan in the netherlands who put an Alfa 2.5 v6 into a rush around 2000. There's nothing new under the sun... |
| http://www.hondarush.com | Build of a s2000 powered rush. If I wasn't so set on a v-engine, one of these would be my next choice I think. 9000 rpm sounds like f-u-n. |
| http://www.hoverd.org/Tim/Dax/ | Another v8, but an older build from 2000 |
| http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wturner/ | ...and another. Popular, these v8s! |
| http://duncan-hurst.se7ens.net/index.html | Possibly the earliest online build diary, from 1998. v8 of course! |
| http://redtoprush.blogspot.com | A new build for 2008, Craig's XE engined Rush. |
| Dax | |
| http://www.daxcars.co.uk/start.htm | Official Site of DJ Sportscars, manufacturers of the Dax Rush and Tojeiro |
| Alfa Romeo | |
| http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/ | The Alfaowner forum. I did a lot of reading here when doing my research! |
| http://forum.alfa156.net/forum/ | Another Alfa forum, this one geared to the 156 and 147 models. However, there are some very informative engine strip down/build/swap threads with lots of pictures. |
| Another V6 rebuild ( GTA ) snapped belt | Strip down and rebuild of the heads on a GTA with the engine in situ |
| Knocking 3.0 V6 Strip down (Dead) 56k! | Total strip down of a broken engine, with lots of very clear pictures. |
| http://85.92.131.201/~alfa164/service/handleiding.php | A set of workshop manuals for the 164. Dutch site but the manuals themselves are in English. Unfortunately they only cover the 12v V6 engine, not the 24v which I have. I now have an electronic copy of the 24v manual, see the information page |
| Calculators etc | |
| http://www.jakelatham.com/radical/info/brake_calculators.shtml | Jake Latham's brake calculator - impressive, and very useful! There are a number of other useful tools and tables on there as well. |
| Lathes / Machining / Old tools | |
| http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/ | Practical Machinist Forum (USA). This forum has proved invaluable to me for all things lathing and milling, particularly the Southbend section |
| Tubalcain's Instructional Videos on Youtube | A retired turner and teacher, who has put together an excellent set of instructional videos. |
| Old Southbend Instructional Movies | Youtube user TheViper6506 has uploaded several original B&W movies from the 1940s, which are extremely helpful to the budding turner, as well as being a window into a different time. Or simply search youtube for "Old Southbend Instructional Movies" |
| Grace's Guide | Information about the companies and people of the industrial revolution, up until the present. |
| Mig-Welding.co.uk | Simply the best site for learning about welding. |
| General | |
| http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1081997083 | Link to the IVA Manual. The latest version can be downloaded from this page |
| http://pistonheads.com/ | Pistonheads is a huge motoring site, with a lively forum and classified ads. There are some very knowledgable folks on there lurking in the subforums. |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/ | Wikipedia is a great starting point for engine research, as it contains most of the engine models for each manufacturer. And more importantly, the names/codes of each - I discovered that once you know the engine code (such as 6G72, 1uzfe etc), it is much easier to find stuff using google or whatever. |
| Toyota 1UZ-FE | |
| http://lextreme.com/ | This is THE place for 1uzfe information. Useful tech articles and a great forum. |