Frankenstein: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:07 pm

Some more pics from yesterday...

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DinoStroker · Post by **DinoStroker** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:45 pm

tillybean wrote:Frankie is the most beloved car in the club. Way to go Dave (and Francine)

Not sure if it's Frankie or Francine who Dave loves more.

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:18 pm

The Monster Lives!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVOVSBnzefQ

30km into a 1000km run in period. Cost: 9065 AED. Two months effort.

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Nice oil pressure:

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Dave

WildFire · Post by **WildFire** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:54 pm

Good Luck

Regards,

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:39 pm

Excellent news Dave!

scotchyl · Post by **scotchyl** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:54 pm

It doesn't feel right being out there and the purr of frankie missing. Great work Dave.

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desert_hawk · Post by **desert_hawk** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:48 am

Happy that it's working, hope to see you soon

DinoStroker · Post by **DinoStroker** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:54 pm

DesertDawg wrote:The Monster Lives!!!!

Yay. Frankie rises again!

The oil pressure is much better this time than after the first stroker build.

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:15 am

UPDATE

After a week of driving I blew a core (freeze) plug and Frankie dropped its guts

. I had bought four stock plugs and the machine shop turned a fifth. Guess which one blew out..

Anyway, one new stock plug later and Frankie is back in action. It is really starting to loosen up and even though I am limiting rpm to below 3K, the engine pulls like a train. Have not given wide open throttle yet.

I am paranoid about sand ingress (I think this was the cause of the last engine failure) and have just bought a cheap snorkel from our friends in the East. I am also fitting a transmission fluid temp gauge to keep an eye on temperatures in the desert.

Yesterday was my first trip and the car performed admirably.

See you in the sand soon!

Dave

waqmaster · Post by **waqmaster** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:44 am

DesertDawg wrote:UPDATE

Yesterday was my first trip and the car performed admirably.

Waiting...

Fox · Post by **Fox** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:57 am

Wow, Dave, that sounds excellent !
A saying in my home goes "good things need time". I wish you and Frankie good continuation and
hope to meet you soon.

DesertDawg wrote:UPDATE

After a week of driving I blew a core (freeze) plug and Frankie dropped its guts . I had bought four stock plugs and the machine shop turned a fifth. Guess which one blew out..

Anyway, one new stock plug later and Frankie is back in action. It is really starting to loosen up and even though I am limiting rpm to below 3K, the engine pulls like a train. Have not given wide open throttle yet.

I am paranoid about sand ingress (I think this was the cause of the last engine failure) and have just bought a cheap snorkel from our friends in the East. I am also fitting a transmission fluid temp gauge to keep an eye on temperatures in the desert.

Yesterday was my first trip and the car performed admirably.

See you in the sand soon!

Dave

BlackBird · Post by **BlackBird** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:17 pm

Brilliant news Dave. I'm ready to join you both in the desert next weekend .....

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DinoStroker · Post by **DinoStroker** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:03 pm

DesertDawg wrote:I am paranoid about sand ingress (I think this was the cause of the last engine failure) and have just bought a cheap snorkel from our friends in the East.

You could try putting a sock over the airbox snorkel to act as a pre-filter.
Glad to hear that Frankie came through his first test unscathed.

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:13 pm

UPDATE

I am now 750km into my 1000km run in period.

The engine is really nice. I am staying below 3K rpm, but is still has bags of power. I still have not given it full throttle.

I think I have solved the issue of sand ingress into the engine - the stock filter is not the best fit with the stock air box!!!

I have now lined the box lid with some ACE draught excluder and that has stopped all ingress.

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Dave

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:23 pm

I would like people's opinions please.

As you know, I fabricated a cowl intake (3") - but I discovered a design fault. After a really good stuck, all the sand from the windscreen ran down into the cowl and was sucked into the filter box. A bit of a pain to vacuum out each trip...

So I have bought a Chinese snorkel which arrived yesterday.

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I am now a little concerned that it might restrict airflow.

The current air box has a rectangular intake orifice of area 44 cm^2. Whereas the snorkel inside cross sectional area is 33 cm^2 (2.5") inside diameter.

Given my engine is 4.7L displacement - this might cause an issue. Any opinions before I cut a very big hole in my wing?

Dave