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There's me thinking "nice brake drum,but his milling machine slipped a bit on the far side there"  Enjoying the engineering ..... currently up my elbows in the woodwork for my resto ..... pining for my angle grinder and welder ....I love wood .....but hate working with it ....horrid untrustworthy stuff !!! K
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I wish I'd been an engineer...……...
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/20/IMG_6755.jpg) Replacement heater matrix for a +4 et al.. These have been unavailable for a while so I was asked to make them in aluminium Simon @ Sifab.co.uk Sifabtemporary@gmail.com
Simon @ Sifab.co.uk
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![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/20/IMG_6072.jpg) Thanks for the kind words chaps How about this one then? Billet aluminium bell housing I designed and manufactured to bolt a current Roadster Cyclone 3.7 V6 engine to a modified Moss gearbox bellhousing in a 1953 +4 Flat rad Simon @ Sifab.co.uk Sifab temporary@gmail.com Bloody hell I bet that is a handful to drive.
JohnV6
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2025 Renault Scenic Alpine etech "Yvette"
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Bloody hell I bet that is a handful to drive.
It was due to hit the track at Snetterton this weekend for its first sorted outing...
Simon @ Sifab.co.uk
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Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
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Replacement heater matrix for a +4 et al.. These have been unavailable for a while so I was asked to make them in aluminium Simon @ Sifab.co.uk Sifabtemporary@gmail.com That's nice. Now I know where to get one when it's eventually needed 
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
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![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/21/3BDEEB67-9313-45BD-A30B-F85E0B66FEFC.jpg) Here’s one from the 2006 Britcar 24 hr race This was one of the 2 Aero 8 GTNs built as competition cars , and the inspiration for the 11 road cars We engineered it when we raced in the British GT cup in 2003 and then radically rebuilt it and redesigned it as an endurance racer in 2006 That’s a much younger me checking the oil level in the dry sump tank during the pitstop.... Simon @ Sifab.co.uk Sifab temporary @gmail.com
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Here’s one from the 2006 Britcar 24 hr race This was one of the 2 Aero 8 GTNs built as competition cars , and the inspiration for the 11 road cars We engineered it when we raced in the British GT cup in 2003 and then radically rebuilt it and redesigned it as an endurance racer in 2006 That’s a much younger me checking the oil level in the dry sump tank during the pitstop.... Simon @ Sifab.co.uk Sifab temporary @gmail.com Nice to see Peter Mulberry in the pits as well, miss having a coffee with you guys! BR Colin
BR Colin
Who used to be a Spanner Juggler
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![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/21/08C841B0-397B-4EA6-BA62-3940620A0E4D.jpg) This one of the stainless steel tanks I make as a replacement for the most recent trads. There’s a few variations on a theme, but all use Ford in-tank fuel pumps, with the fuel pump outer cover secured by a large threaded collar ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/21/B2630E35-44A5-4735-8C92-FE09DCA68E7B.jpg) The factory aluminium tanks, use a couple of bent pieces of aluminium to locate the fuel pump assembly onto the base of the tank I thought that was a bit crude, so I reverse engineered the bayonet fitting used in the Ford tanks. We 3D print these and the pump latches in exactly as Henry intended.... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/21/A4261579-2F56-4269-A423-08CE73E76613.jpg) A close up of the bayonet fitting, bolted to captive brackets welded to the base of the tank ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/03/21/39094034-E7F0-47B0-A0D9-5B3F00F0EF91.jpg) And one showing the pump fitted Simon @ SiFab.co.uk Sifab temporary @gmail.com
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Scruffy Oik Member of the Inner Circle
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Very nice, Simon. It seems a shame that no-one will get to see it! What material is used for the bayonet fitting?
Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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