gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
6/20/24 8:24 a.m.

In reply to TurboFource :

not too bad of a job, maybe a bit tedious if you have to do all three firewall panels, only one was rotten on mine

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
6/23/24 7:33 p.m.

Took my fiancée on a quick drive around the neighborhood and met some of my new neighbors

TurboFource
TurboFource Dork
6/24/24 10:22 a.m.

Nice!

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
6/28/24 10:09 p.m.

went into the garage with the intention of cleaning up. installed a front spoiler off a twin cam instead. I guess it counts as cleaning up if the spoiler was on the floor before I put it on? 
 

also got the roll bar back in after fixing the firewall. Gonna fab  up a harness bar next, just put a piece of square tube in each roll hoop for the shoulder straps

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
6/29/24 10:46 a.m.

Sounds great! Very cool.

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/4/24 1:33 p.m.

planning on doing SFI foam pour in seats, but two kits would be $1300 and I don't want to drop that right now, so I made some temporary seats out of $40 of upholstery foam from Walmart

 

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/5/24 11:44 p.m.

Seats are surprisingly comfy. Sat down to test them after the spray adhesive was fully dry, ended up sitting in there for 30 minutes on my phone. They do rob some head room so the poured seats are still on the road map. 
 

 Gonna try to take it to a local show tomorrow

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/6/24 4:02 p.m.



 

 

took it for a drive, things were going great until they weren't. Heard a mechanical sounding Pop and pulled over, the lady behind me pulled over too and said something hit  her car, but it was untouched looking. Then noticed the firewall was smoking where the cable pass through was. It started actual putting off flames but I was able to use my element road flare type extinguisher to mostly put it out, but it was still smoldering so I had to call 911 (they took several minutes to pick up, kinda pissed) and the fire department came out and put just enough water on it to put it out. They were kind enough to plug my intake as well, before they hit it with the hose. The noise makes me think mechanical but the fire says electrical. Will have to do a autopsy later. I'm just glad it didn't burn all the way down as i don't have it insured for all the money I have in it

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/6/24 4:05 p.m.

A few people stopped before the fire department got there, but none had extinguishers. Amazes me that people with big tow rigs and expensive machinery don't have a fire bottle on them

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/6/24 6:28 p.m.

whomp whomp. No one has a K8 GSXR-1000 engine do they? 

Mezzanine
Mezzanine SuperDork
7/7/24 2:44 p.m.

Sorry to hear about the trouble...what are we looking at in that photo? 

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/7/24 2:47 p.m.

In reply to Mezzanine :

Fist sized hole in the block. Haven't investigated much past that, figure an oiling problem since I was well below redline when it happened

Shavarsh
Shavarsh Dork
7/7/24 3:08 p.m.

Brutal!!

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/7/24 9:17 p.m.

It's gonna be a while until I grab a new engine, (got other places that $3500 could be used more effectively) but when I do, I think I'm gonna put in a dry sump system, to avoid any further oiling issues. I already have the custom pan and baffles to prevent but I want to be completely sure.

TurboFource
TurboFource Dork
7/7/24 9:29 p.m.

This is awful news Gixx!

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/7/24 9:55 p.m.

close up picture of the carnage

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/7/24 10:03 p.m.

would have been nice to have one of these before the fire.

 

for the shallow baffled oil pan, they have you fill 1/3 quart over the sight glass. it's still got oil which rules out me forgetting to add some or something like that. Interestingly, didn't lose much oil at all when the rod went on vacation. There wasn't any on the road and barely any on the car

DrMikeCSI
DrMikeCSI Reader
7/7/24 10:05 p.m.

In reply to gixxeropa :

Ouch!

maschinenbau
maschinenbau PowerDork
7/8/24 8:27 a.m.

Bummer :( so that's why you couldn't make the show yesterday. 

NY Nick
NY Nick SuperDork
7/8/24 8:48 a.m.

That sucks! Are there any other street bike engines you would consider putting in there or is it GSXR1000 only?

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/8/24 9:05 a.m.

In reply to NY Nick :

GSXR1000 would be the easiest, I've considered a hayabusa engine, but I don't really need the extra power. But a turbo hayabusa in the lotus would be one hell of a way to die lol

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr UltimaDork
7/8/24 10:26 a.m.
gixxeropa said:

close up picture of the carnage

The rod actually broke!  Damn!  I would think if it was an oiling issue that it would have spun the bearing and made a bad rod knock or seized.  

I have never seen a rod actually break without serious rpm.

 

P.s. those are some seriously expensive engines!  Like $1600 for a 20 year old used motorcycle engine.  Dang.

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/8/24 11:07 a.m.

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

it was about 6k rpm, which i think doesn't quite qualify as serious RPM on an engine which is designed for 14k. I'm honestly at a loss, talking to some F1000 folks to see if they have any insight

 

And yeah, I ended up paying about 3k for GSXR600 motor for my F600, they're used in a few different racing series so I think there's a high demand for them especially in certain years (2008 is considered by some to be the best year for GSXR1000)

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
7/8/24 7:51 p.m.

the nardi steering wheel I ordered last week came today

 

in other news, finally got around to weighing it, came in at 1303 with the roll bar and 6 gallons of fuel

TurboFource
TurboFource Dork
7/8/24 8:55 p.m.

I thought it would be lighter .... hmmm

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