Dar's Sprint Car

Finally found some time to put in the steel rods :) I have had these things for years. Just been waiting for a proper engine build.

Start
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...97_800x600.jpg
New rods :cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...99_800x600.jpg
For those of you who are obsessed with weight. A direct compare with a standard (Shot peeded) rod.

Standard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...90_800x600.jpg

Steel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...93_800x600.jpg

The difference being about 3 packets of large parma violets
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...95_800x600.jpg

Anyway. standard rod out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...01_800x600.jpg

A quick swap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...00_800x600.jpg

Repeat four times and job done :thumb:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...02_800x600.jpg

Next job is to replace the sintered oil gear with a steel one.

Got some done at last lol.

Oo they are a bit sexy, are they cast? Or machine made?
Do you not use arps? Or are they them?

Good work.

they are arps by the look of it to me.

Awsome Dude!
Glad your not going to risk that engine going pop!

I woud love to have some H section rods, but at the mo there not nercesaty *sp

Scott

yuk! Parma violets!

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Originally Posted by Ernie

they are arps by the look of it to me.

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Oh they look fitted to mine when i had them, only reason i asked.

Benn, they are ARP 2000 rod bolts (they came with the rods). I couldn't tell you much about the rods off of the top of my head. Except they are the dog doodas H-Section strong as feck ones :D

Nice :D :thumb: I dont like parma violets much though lol

Nice work.Love the parma violets lol