A remarkably simple design ... but a very complicated price
There must be a cheaper way eh guys?
Has anybody figured out a Locost version of the Piper PX600 airbox?
A remarkably simple design ... but a very complicated price
There must be a cheaper way eh guys?
Well it shouldn't be seeing any significant vacuum, (as you are using ITBs) so why not have a look around until you find some ready made plastic box etc that will fit the space available. Alternatively I suppose making something bespoke in GRPor ally is the way to go
I may have a spare similar arrangement kicking about somewhere, if i get chance i'll have a look if interested
I've thought about this type of thing and I'm sure, with mine being a V twin, I could use a modified butty box.
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Originally posted by Richard Quinn
I've thought about this type of thing and I'm sure, with mine being a V twin, I could use a modified butty box.
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Originally posted by blue2cv
I may have a spare similar arrangement kicking about somewhere, if i get chance i'll have a look if interested
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Originally posted by Richard Quinn
I could use a modified butty box.
NEW trunking cable wire tidy 50mm x 100mm 1M length
on eBay (end time 28-Dec-10 14:00:43 GMT)Trunking that size ......... sounds a bit like guttering to me.
do a search. Steve H has a vid here somewhere showing what he's done in CF. He makes it look simple, which we know is not exactly the case!
I spent several days making a buck to mould something similar, realised the shape I'd made couldn't release unless I made the mould in about
five parts, and gave in and knocked one up in ally in about 3 hours
I'd still like to re-visit moulding one eventually, but it's not likely to happen any time soon.
I found a really good video about making a mould - certainly LOOKS easy enough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKrl1PPvliQ
Some of the guttering profiles look good - I am thinking the 115mm half round cast ally might be useful. They even have end caps which simplifies
things a bit but the trouble is there's going to be quite a bit of welding to graft on the intakes. It's a pity I can't use a TIG
[Edited on 16-12-10 by RazMan]
Look at the state of his fingernails. Come on dude you're on TV.
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Originally posted by Davegtst
Look at the state of his fingernails. Come on dude you're on TV.
Could have had a shave and tidy workspace too!! 
If you need to mould a fully enclosed box (like an airbox) making a conventional buck would be impossible as you wouldn't be able to remove it. I was thinking about the possiblity of using candle wax as a buck, encasing the whole thing in fibreglass, then cutting the required holes and finally heating it up with a hot air gun to melt the wax - voila!
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Originally posted by RazMan
I was thinking about the possiblity of using candle wax as a buck, encasing the whole thing in fibreglass, then cutting the required holes and finally heating it up with a hot air gun to melt the wax - voila!
Aha! If you use polystyrene foam and wrap it in parcel tape, it will have smooth finish on the inside. 2 layers of heavy glass mat should do the job - a good hi-build primer will give a reasonable finish on the outside.