Bugatti Typ 50 1/4 Scale model

[steamer]

Nicely done Michael!

 

Dave

[Vixen]

Hay Michael,

Bravo, bravo.

That is excellent news to get the Bugatti running.

Now you know it works, you can make the wiring system permanent.

Please throw away all those crocodile clips, they may be quick and easy to use but can cause all sorts of reliability problems.

Regards

Mike

[Jo]

 

Jo

[vcutajar]

Congratulations on getting it to run.

Vince

[Roger B]

Excellent     

[michelko]

Hay Michael,

Bravo, bravo.

That is excellent news to get the Bugatti running.

Now you know it works, you can make the wiring system permanent.

Please throw away all those crocodile clips, they may be quick and easy to use but can cause all sorts of reliability problems.

Regards

Mike

YES I AM REALY REALY relieved that i could sort out the gremlins.
And yes of course these interrim stuff has to go.
One hour ago i got an hevy smack of spark right into my thump because one of the wire came loose while i played with the throttle. Man that hurts.
. I will order the right clips that mate to the coil pins.
I will also make a second set of wires for decoration. They will be plugged into the dizzy cap.


Michael

[Vixen]

One hour ago i got an hevy smack of spark right into my thump because one of the wire came loose while i played with the throttle. Man that hurts.

Michael

Ha Ha. That was inevitable.

Now put all those crocodile clips in a box and sell them to someone else on e-bay. Always use proper connectors.

I used today to redraw the crankshaft for my Mercedes W165, using your press fit method and standard thin ball races. I think it will work OK and will still look just like the original engine. It will be much easier to make the crankshaft from a number of identical pieces than to make the whole thing as one piece

Thanks for your help and support

MIke

[fumopuc]

Hi Michael, nice progress. Congratulations.

[Admiral_dk]

Congratulations on a runner and a great looking one too

I actually like those crocodile clips too - they can be great for testing and they might be a pain if one isn't careful  (I just took a 500V zap when trying to place one today from one hand to the other  ).

[Art K]

Michael,
I'm glad to see it running so well. My dad always had dozens of clip leads around, and they do have their place. And a bigger flywheel helped some of the low speed problems? Out of curiosity I have seen two styles of straight eight cranks, single plane and 90 degree. What does this engine use?
Art

[90LX_Notch]

Congratulations Michael.

Unfortunately, I can not view the video.  Is it on YouTube?  If so, what is the title?

-Bob

[michelko]

Michael,
I'm glad to see it running so well. My dad always had dozens of clip leads around, and they do have their place. And a bigger flywheel helped some of the low speed problems? Out of curiosity I have seen two styles of straight eight cranks, single plane and 90 degree. What does this engine use?
Art

Art i donīt realy understand the question. Because of the numbers of cylinders and the 4 stroke principle i donīt think a plane crank is possible in an straight eight. Maybee this works for an V8?
I used  1 6 2 5 8 3 7 4 as firing order and so the crank is orientated in 90 degree steps.

Michael

[michelko]

Congratulations Michael.

Unfortunately, I can not view the video.  Is it on YouTube?  If so, what is the title?

-Bob

Bob its named Bugatti Typ 50 verbesserte Zündung

michael

[michelko]

Hi guys,
had to take a setback in my project
While i was sorting out the noise Problem my spark plugs went bad. So the engine was harder to start and at the end i couldnīt get it running.
i inspected the plugs and the insulator was burned away arround the tips. I think they are now sparking inside the plugs and no more from tip to body . The corian is not strong enough to withstand the sparking. So my plan is to use some ceramic Isolator pieces that are used for high Temperatur Setups. Donīt remeber the english Name, has something to do with fish.
See the pic.

[michelko]

Now, i go on withe the build Report
September 2014
i machined the valve covers, nothing Special to say about them.
also pics from the ready crank