Top .Thanks for still including us on your builds chaps.Always look forward to a Driftworxs fix.Also must say thanks for not going down the route of some , Plugging Food Shakes and Fridge magnets or Non associated car PrOduCts.Keep the format. love it.cheers 🤟🏻
One thing to be mindful of with SRF is its service interval is a lot shorter than regular brake fluid. Used it a few times in OEM carbon ceramic applications as a get out of jail card when there's been fluid temperature issues, but service hate it.
@@driftworks The higher the temperature rating the more hygroscopic the fluid becomes . If the brakes don't have dust / weather boots , racing use is change after every event mostly . For such a light car does it really require such a high temperature fluid ? Would a reservoir cooler make for being able to use DOT 5 to cut the costs of changing the fluid all the time ?
@improvedae86 A reservoir cooler will not stop the fluid in the caliper from boiling. Only alternative options are low conductivity shims between the pad and the pistons. Piston caps (ceramic etc.) Or caliper mounted ducts. Given the wet boiling point of SRF is still higher than DOT 5 those intervals would seem excessive, but would give the ultimate performance.
Regarding grease out off the drive shaft boots, for racing use we usually take a short ( 30mm long ) piece of TIG wire and clamp this between the drive shaft and the boot. It works as ventilation as the grease gets hot, expands and since it have nowhere to go and the pressure forces out the grease. The TIG wire gets around this as the gas can escape instead of the grease.
You can also use a tiny straw , the type that comes with most automotive sprays . The steep angle of that drive shaft would be also adding lots of temperature , I think from memory it's like 3c for every 1" in operation as a average . The Bosch motorsport bible would contain the exact maths .
Phil,Jay Sorry to be stickler but you need to invest in either a filtered welding mask or an extraction system for welding as HSE has now classified welding fumes as carcinogenic and as such the law has changed Jay don’t be to harsh on the welds practice makes the vids look better 👍🏻👍🏻
put a small straw into the boot, porsche has a part number for it actually.. Will keep the grease inside the drive shaft boot and let the air out as it gets heated, without everything being covered in grease..
I would have just put the temp sensor in place of the drain plug on the diff. If you're not force filling the diff above the fill port, there probably won't be much oil for the sensor to sense.
I saw that Cleetus mcfarland had done power steering in his Dale truck. He mentioned it was F150 electric PS. Mentions it around 8 mins in the latest episode. Didn't get much of a look at it though
Another option for electric assisted steering column would be from the e85/e86 z4. Unsure if you guys have explored that option instead of using fwd electric colunmns.
As an engineer dealing with threads daily, those wheel bolts give me anxiety, hope you used plenty of red loctite lol. Rule of thumb is 1.5 threads protruding minimum.
Maybe additionally putting a half rounded piece of stainless steel between the boot and the exhaust as a heat shield, attached to the rear diff? Just an idea... 😉
It has a half round corrugated insulation panel with standoffs mounted to the exhaust. It was just a bit too close before. It has another 20mm airgap now so should be sorted 👍
@@driftworks Maybe I'm a bit far to pedantic (🤷🏻♀️), but just a thought: if the heat protection is mounted/ attached to the exhaust, wouldn't be the heat of the exhaust tube directly transferred, other than if it would be attached to the diff, wouldn't it be more protective? Sorry, can't describe it better with my type of english... Anyway, the additional clearance is a massive plus of course. - Was just one of my stupid thoughts; it was a type of a serial solutions from the Audi factory on the older 5 cylinder turbo engines, where the downpipe was also very close to the inner front right cv boot of the driveshaft coming out the gearbox. Was always a nightmare to disassemble the driveshaft because of this heat shield... 🤐
If there is only a yellow dot that should line up with the valve. If there is a red dot as well then that should line up with the marker on the wheel. If there is no marker on the wheel then the red dot should line up with the valve. I switched to mounting my own tyres years ago for my race cars as I was sick of the tyre bays never doing it properly.
I’m not an expert but I always believed shortening a manufactured bolt makes it weaker as they are case-hardened. That combined with minimal protruding threads may or may not be a problem in “spirited driving” situations. As I say, not an expert but might be worth checking with someone who knows better.
Only Phil would bring out the spirit level when lining up the exhaust tips 🤣🤣🤣
Yayy! A Driftworks upload day is a good day. That's my evening couch warming settled.
I have to say, the choice of soundtrack on your videos is always mega! I wish there was a playlist we could listen to.
Cheers. It's massively time consuming finding decent music even though we use a paid service.
Top .Thanks for still including us on your builds chaps.Always look forward to a Driftworxs fix.Also must say thanks for not going down the route of some , Plugging Food Shakes and Fridge magnets or Non associated car PrOduCts.Keep the format. love it.cheers 🤟🏻
Thanks 👍
equip 40s spaced back is something i have never seen 😍 nice style
love all the + wheels
Cheers 👍
@@driftworks jealous you could make those spacers... one day
Great work guys as always! 👍
Great work guys. Love seeing the bits and bobs getting done.
Hope the column goes well guys!
Already a like for the intro music
One thing to be mindful of with SRF is its service interval is a lot shorter than regular brake fluid. Used it a few times in OEM carbon ceramic applications as a get out of jail card when there's been fluid temperature issues, but service hate it.
Interesting. How frequently do you think it'll need changing?
@driftworks Once a year would be absolutely fine. If you need it, it's worth it, nothing else comes close for boiling point performance.
@@tedpalmer1537 6 monthly on SRF
@@driftworks The higher the temperature rating the more hygroscopic the fluid becomes . If the brakes don't have dust / weather boots , racing use is change after every event mostly . For such a light car does it really require such a high temperature fluid ? Would a reservoir cooler make for being able to use DOT 5 to cut the costs of changing the fluid all the time ?
@improvedae86 A reservoir cooler will not stop the fluid in the caliper from boiling. Only alternative options are low conductivity shims between the pad and the pistons. Piston caps (ceramic etc.) Or caliper mounted ducts.
Given the wet boiling point of SRF is still higher than DOT 5 those intervals would seem excessive, but would give the ultimate performance.
Regarding grease out off the drive shaft boots, for racing use we
usually take a short ( 30mm long ) piece of TIG wire and clamp
this between the drive shaft and the boot.
It works as ventilation as the grease gets hot, expands and
since it have nowhere to go and the pressure forces out the
grease.
The TIG wire gets around this as the gas can escape instead
of the grease.
You can also use a tiny straw , the type that comes with most automotive sprays . The steep angle of that drive shaft would be also adding lots of temperature , I think from memory it's like 3c for every 1" in operation as a average . The Bosch motorsport bible would contain the exact maths .
Cheers. Someone below just mentioned there's an actual Porsche part that allows the boots to breath.
Tidy welding on the zaust 👌🏽
🙏 JaysDoesGotThis.
Jay's day rate just went up
You sell the best rims on the uk market
Cheers 👍
Very cool! Look forward to the next track footage of the E30 maybe the GT3 too if possible?
Phil,Jay
Sorry to be stickler but you need to invest in either a filtered welding mask or an extraction system for welding as HSE has now classified welding fumes as carcinogenic and as such the law has changed
Jay don’t be to harsh on the welds practice makes the vids look better 👍🏻👍🏻
I really hope that Jay is putting the LS into that GMT400 in the back...
I am not, I’ve no idea what I’m doing at the moment
15:26 I'd be well chuffed with that, I'm still blowing holes in anything thin I try & TIG togeather.
Yeah he's getting good at it now eh!
Making use of Craig's laser table before the dyno as well? lol That was a really inspired idea for the Works. Looks mint.
Craigs is a Plasma table. These had to be done with Laser unfortunately. Cheers 👍
@@driftworks Ahhh got it.
Will be interested to see how you get on with the power steering. I find I’m also on a quest to perfect the steering on my cobbled together e30 👍
" Replace both for one without a MOUTH". 😂😂😂 JAY ...
Safety squints engaged.
Get a piece of copper bar stock and start your tungsten on it
That will ball your tungsten for aluminium welding
Bets on Phil making Jay get back in there to replace that hose for one with a 90 into the catch tank?
Great content as always! It may be worth moving the diff temp sensor to the drain port so it’s actually in oil rather than foam?
It wasn't an option. We use this same method on the Drenth and it's accurate as there's so much moving oil 👍
Use the react in the rally cars where it gets cooked to shit and it works brilliant!
red tipped (thoriated) tungstens are supposed to be slightly radioactive and you shouldn’t breath grinding dust in apparently.
put a small straw into the boot, porsche has a part number for it actually.. Will keep the grease inside the drive shaft boot and let the air out as it gets heated, without everything being covered in grease..
Cheers. Someone else above mentioned just putting a length of TIG wire inbetween the boot and axle to do the same 👍
Should work too. But it is very commonly used in motorsports 🙂@@driftworks
@@driftworksthe straw is common on honda elise conversions, mine had them fitted.
7:10 LOL!!
With all this in-house welding, are we ever going to hear "can you just" ever again?
how much did it cost to get the spacers cut for the equips? meister cr01s have the same pokey faces.
Phil those bolts you fitted to your wheels are screws! Are they ok to use in that application?
I would have just put the temp sensor in place of the drain plug on the diff. If you're not force filling the diff above the fill port, there probably won't be much oil for the sensor to sense.
There's no space. We use this method on the gearbox and it reads perfectly.
I saw that Cleetus mcfarland had done power steering in his Dale truck. He mentioned it was F150 electric PS. Mentions it around 8 mins in the latest episode. Didn't get much of a look at it though
Yeah it's a PS rack, so no good for me unfortunately as I don't have space.
SRF is great stuff but the new halo P1 is very good
Another option for electric assisted steering column would be from the e85/e86 z4. Unsure if you guys have explored that option instead of using fwd electric colunmns.
As an engineer dealing with threads daily, those wheel bolts give me anxiety, hope you used plenty of red loctite lol. Rule of thumb is 1.5 threads protruding minimum.
Maybe additionally putting a half rounded piece of stainless steel between the boot and the exhaust as a heat shield, attached to the rear diff? Just an idea... 😉
It has a half round corrugated insulation panel with standoffs mounted to the exhaust. It was just a bit too close before. It has another 20mm airgap now so should be sorted 👍
@@driftworks Maybe I'm a bit far to pedantic (🤷🏻♀️), but just a thought: if the heat protection is mounted/ attached to the exhaust, wouldn't be the heat of the exhaust tube directly transferred, other than if it would be attached to the diff, wouldn't it be more protective? Sorry, can't describe it better with my type of english...
Anyway, the additional clearance is a massive plus of course.
-
Was just one of my stupid thoughts; it was a type of a serial solutions from the Audi factory on the older 5 cylinder turbo engines, where the downpipe was also very close to the inner front right cv boot of the driveshaft coming out the gearbox. Was always a nightmare to disassemble the driveshaft because of this heat shield... 🤐
The e30, what colour/paint code is it ? Is that some Porsche colour?
It makes me look like a twat brilliant saying 😂😂😂
Who has the obs Chevy pickup???
It’s Webby ‘s who helped bleed the brakes in this one.
startecs?
Shouldn’t one of the dots on tyre meant to be lined up with valve
If there is only a yellow dot that should line up with the valve. If there is a red dot as well then that should line up with the marker on the wheel. If there is no marker on the wheel then the red dot should line up with the valve. I switched to mounting my own tyres years ago for my race cars as I was sick of the tyre bays never doing it properly.
I’m not an expert but I always believed shortening a manufactured bolt makes it weaker as they are case-hardened. That combined with minimal protruding threads may or may not be a problem in “spirited driving” situations. As I say, not an expert but might be worth checking with someone who knows better.
@@Schnorbitz i don’t think a bolt is case hardened. It should have the same strength throughout the fastener.
Is it just me? Or did anyone else automatically put their safety squints on when Jay was welding? 🤦😂
Literally the whole point of enduring an old car is for the hydraulic power steering.
'literally' I would if I could 😂