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Building Better Wipers – Pro Touring V8 Powered Triumph Build – Project GT6R – Ep39
Today we're going to finish building our custom wiper system!
After the adventures last episode, it should come as no surprise that a very special drive system was in order for our new stainless arms ... why didn't we just use a donor system, or at the very least, parts of a donor system? Well, the closest parts I could find were old, expensive and gross... anything newer doesn't play well with the inherit design complications that the GT6 creates.
So we rolled the dice and decided to do what we always do, build it!
This concludes our foray into wipers though, so stay tuned to see what's coming next!
Like you, we can't wait to see this beast on the roads someday, so I hope you'll Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you won't miss that experience with us!
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We’re just a couple of guys (not trained mechanics) who enjoy problem solving, creating new things, and showing you how we did it. We can’t promise that anything we do will work for your project, or that you, someone else, or your warranty will not be harmed or affected by doing it too. Please work responsibly and do not mess around with machinery that you are not comfortable with, even if we made it look easy!
After the adventures last episode, it should come as no surprise that a very special drive system was in order for our new stainless arms ... why didn't we just use a donor system, or at the very least, parts of a donor system? Well, the closest parts I could find were old, expensive and gross... anything newer doesn't play well with the inherit design complications that the GT6 creates.
So we rolled the dice and decided to do what we always do, build it!
This concludes our foray into wipers though, so stay tuned to see what's coming next!
Like you, we can't wait to see this beast on the roads someday, so I hope you'll Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you won't miss that experience with us!
Please SHARE this video with your friends, it's a small step that will really help us out!
$1 Patreons get videos a day early: www.patreon.com/FanatikBuilds
FaceBook @fanatikbuilds: FanatikBuilds/
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Donate with PayPal: bit.ly/3oSNfII
Music by: audionautix.com/
#GT6R #LSswapped #ProTouring #ProjectGT6 #Restomod #FanatikBuilds #CorvetteParts #homebuilt #engineswap #hotrodding #lsx #lsswaptheworld #customchassis #fabrication #TigWelding #Welding #MIGwelding #holley
We’re just a couple of guys (not trained mechanics) who enjoy problem solving, creating new things, and showing you how we did it. We can’t promise that anything we do will work for your project, or that you, someone else, or your warranty will not be harmed or affected by doing it too. Please work responsibly and do not mess around with machinery that you are not comfortable with, even if we made it look easy!
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A Clear Vision - Pro Touring V8 Powered Triumph Build - Project GT6R - Ep38
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Let's see if we can wipe away any confusion about our next step! Yes... we went there... we really wanted to avoid this, but after all the work we've done I couldn't bring myself to put the factory wiper system back in. Yes... I'll take the blame. No... they REALLY were THAT bad. Yes... we've just headed down yet another rabbit hole! Like you, we can't wait to see this beast on the roads someda...
Going W.O.T! Pro Touring V8 Powered Triumph Build - Project GT6R - Ep37
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It's time to go WOT in the V8 GT6R! Lots of fabrication today, so sit back, grab a snack, and enjoy! Like you, we can't wait to see this beast on the roads someday, so I hope you'll Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you won't miss that experience with us! Please SHARE this video with your friends, it's a small step that will really help us out! $1 Patreons get videos a day early: www.p...
How Pedal Systems work (it’s complicated)
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Ever wonder how pedals are designed? Let's take a look! Our #GT6R project has required a lot of work over the years, but lately, we've been building completely bespoke pedals ... and who knew they would be so involved?! Drive by cable throttle pedals need an appropriate ratio to actuate the throttle body fully, whereas drive by wire pedals can be programmed to have "curves" in the throttle map ...
Custom Pedals are Complicated! Pro Touring V8 Powered Triumph - Project GT6R - Ep36
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Today we're going to finish off our custom brake and clutch pedal setup! This all started as an off the shelf 90 degree pedal box (sometimes called an "under dash" configuration) though it's had a few dozen hours of alterations put into it, to make it what we have now! It's been a lot of work learning how to calculate pedal ratios, find ideal master cylinder sizes, and we've ultimately had to d...
POWER Brakes (how hard can it be?) Pro-Touring V8 Powered Triumph Build - LS Powered GT6R - Ep35
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Well it's been too long, but during our break, we've been working on... the brakes! So let's see what that looks like. It's been an answered question for a while now, but due to the size of our Crown Victoria and C4 Corvette brake calipers, we've chosen to add power assistance in an effort to hit our long term goals. That being, a balanced car, where the throttle, steering, clutch and (yes) bra...
EPS Steering Conversion // Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered GT6R - Ep34
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Let's see if we can *steer* ourselves in the right direction today! After years of planning and implementing ideas, we've finally arrived at the point where steering is necessary... I mean it's not like it's THAT critical. So, after having sorted out the suspension geometry such as Ackermann, Bump Steer, Camber, Caster, KPI, (and probably a few I've forgotten) in Episode 18, TODAY we can press ...
The Next Phase // Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered GT6R - Ep33
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Who really needs a dashboard anyway, right? Well... WE do actually... but not this one... this one's in the way! Today therefore marks the beginning of a new phase - the firewall, dashboard and everything in/on them! There's been a lot of time spent researching our new EPS steering column, vacuum boosted brakes, and budget AC system, so fingers crossed it all plays out nicely. Like you, we can'...
Take a (MIATA) Seat... or 2! Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered GT6R - Ep32
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Last time, we built some custom brackets to mount our new Miata seats into the GT6 ... and they worked out perfectly! However, after discovering some monkey business going on with the foams, today, we're going to fix them up so we are adequately prepared to press on with possibly the most complicated task yet! The whole point of using these seats in the first place was to save some cash, as reb...
Miata’s are HUGE! Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered Project GT6R - Ep31
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Having finished off most of the work up front, today, let's push into the cabin and get some seats sorted! Looking at our little GT6 these days, it can be all too easy to forget that it was in pretty appalling condition when we bought it ... and certain items like the factory seats ... are ... STILL ... appalling. So for a fraction of what refurbishing them would cost, we're swapping to a set o...
GT6R // Pro Touring LS Powered Triumph // Build Compilation Part 2
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Time for Part 2 of the GT6R build compilation! Main video series: czcams.com/play/PLBFrR2bfo_1-mWFQB-odCzK6tkzvIsYxk.html A lot of progress has been made since the last compilation video, starting with some complicated steering geometry, a custom sway bar, the LS4's RWD conversion, driveline angles, full custom exhaust, a budget take on the Holley mid-mount accessory drive, a reworked hood hing...
The Future ... in 3D! Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered Project GT6R - Ep30
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There’s a lot to celebrate here! The end of another year, 40k subscribers, and a rolling car once again to name a few! So to mark this day, we’re wrapping up some of the last remaining items near the nose, and will go over some of our plans for the future - so grab a snack, this should be a good one! Last time on Project GT6R, we completely revamped our LS4’s intake system… beginning by replaci...
OVERKILL Intake! Pro Touring V8 Triumph Build - LS Powered Project GT6R - Ep29
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Can you put in the extra cable with a battery to make this device a 24hr monitor?
I bought a Pumpkin android10. Someone recommended it. It lasted 2 months canbus failed and it sounded bad. It was from Ebay which was out of the 30 day refund. I lost £250
Full metal?
Hallo 1:10 scale defender
I wonder if that give around the base of the windshield would have been taken up once the glass is in
Harry in Toronto! - Wow, I keep coming back to these wiper episodes. It's the marriage of engineering and craftsmanship. It's beautiful what you guys are doing!
Really appreciate it Harry, thank you for the continued support and encouragement! Means a lot to me 😊🙏🔥✌️
Bracket envy! Fabulous work
Thanks man! 😊🔥✌️
You have mad angle grinder skills and fabrication skills in general.
@@justacoupleofkids320 It’s an incredibly capable tool! Thanks man, I really appreciate that 😊💪✌️
Great workmanship
Thank you Steve, really appreciate it!
That was a bracket and a half! It's always a juggling act - stiffness and weight, but that's a great job. I don't think OEMs put as much thought into wipers... Can't remember where the washer jets were on my Mk2, but more fun to come I'm sure! Thoroughly enjoyable video.
You've got it Bob, always difficult to find that balance but I think this was at least 90% there! I need to get/make some dimple dies to bring it up that bit more though 😊 Cheers, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
Thanks!
Really appreciate the support Peter! Thank you! 🙏🔥
Harmonic balancers do not have a taper. They are bolted on with a key that holds the lower cam sprocket as well so a taper cannot be used.
Keyways are not always used actually, they may be the norm but not when it comes to LS engines at least... ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iv-internal-engine/1860124-crank-snout-gouged-scored-balancer.html ... our aftermarket balancer has one, but the crank does not. The keyway for the oil pump gear stops short of the snout. You can drill and pin it in order to run a supercharger but that's not how these are equipped from factory. I did misspeak on calling it a taper though ... as another viewer mentioned, these use a press-fit connection. Apologies. ✌
Jeeze, I've still not created my new lower center section (radio housing) for my MG Midget. Time to get to work.
Tick tock!! 😉 You can do it! 👍🤜
@@FanatikBuilds Thanks, I just need some cardboard to get started! 😅
“So let’s break out the cardboard”. Somewhere… Nic Blackhurst is smiling.
I hope so! Rumour has it he's fond of a good old CAD template! 😉✌
Still the best car channel on YT.
That means a great deal to me, thanks man!
Project Binky levels of bracketry going on here. I love this.
That means a lot to me, thanks Robert!
Engineering and Execution............Brilliant!!
Cheers Duane! 😊✌
Brilliant!
Awesome job once again 👌👍
As always, beautiful, smart work. You are becoming an artist with that angle grinder but I still think you would benefit from a plasma cutter! Your videos always motivate me to realize that I need to get off my duff and get my car put back together. Always love your videos, keep up the great work! I think Canada's answer to Binky is on schedule to be completed on a much tighter schedule than the one from the lads from Shropshire... :)
Cheers Matt - something like the ArcDroid would be amazing someday! 😍 Till then, a guy can dream! As for completing it on a tighter schedule, well... we started roughly a year after the BoM boys and they're already in final assembly and testing... so it's not looking good for us! 😅All the best to ya man, have fun with your project!
@@FanatikBuilds I didn’t realize that you have been working on the project that long!
Haha, yeah ....... in our defence, we're not wizards like them! 😅 I enjoy the build though, so it's ok with me!
You are a pro with a grinder disc and cutoff wheels the company should sponsor you.😊
Ha, it's such a useful tool! Cheers 😊✌ Would be amazing if @CanadianTire hooked us up! 😎
This is project Binky levels of bracketry 🙂
Trying to give them a run for their money at least Dean! 😎😉✌ Cheers!
You guys are what people need as influencers!
😊 thanks man, means a lot!
Your attention to detail is amazing a so well documented
You had me right up to “Lucas designed it….” HAH!
😬😉 At least it's not electronic!
Impressive fabrication skills young man. It is refreshing to see fabrication done with your mind, skills , and available tools. Not everyone has a full blown cad system, CNC plasma table, CNC milling center, CNC lathe, and on and on with sponsors to boot. I am restoring a Triumph TR3 to original condition. I decided if I was doing this I had to make the parts I needed. Yes it is slow but rewarding. Continued success on your build ! Frank
Thank you Frank, means a lot to me! I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having some CNC equipment on hand, but until that day, hand tools it is! Enjoy your TR3 project, lovely little car! 👍
Every comment is a tribute to your incredible skills. And lets be honest , even you havr to be well chuffed ! Congratulations !
Thank you John, I am a bit pleased with it I must say! 😊 Really appreciate the encouragement!
10:43 Clamping your ground on the tubing you're welding will keep the arcing away from your bearings. Edit: Just like you did with your last weld.
@@WireWeHere At that timestamp, the tubing was long enough to stick out the back side of the headstock, so that’s where I put the ground 😎👍 thanks for keeping an eye out for me though!
You Sir A Genius
Nah... just stubborn really! 😉 Cheers man!
looks like you used Oilite bushings, Did you pre oil them before assembly its a necessary step for longevity. great build hope all are well
They were pre-oiled from factory! (have cut one apart before and the heat released quite a bit of oil) ... nonetheless, we will be stripping everything down later for paint, so will take the necessary precautions then! Thanks for looking out for us Stan, doing fine here, hope the same is true for you! 👍
@@FanatikBuilds factory oil is not always the oil you should use. changing oil is easy enough. sit bushing on finger fill with desired quality oil to top, now thumb over top and pinch use other hand for more pressure you will see oil exchange . good tip for a segment on your channel
Appreciate the advice!
Awesome! Hi from western Australia; currently in full weird Antarctic wet weather!... So wipers totally current!
Cheers Ray! Stay warm over there, we've had an extremely hot, humid and wet summer so far ... so totally current here as well! 😅 All the best to ya from Ontario 🇨🇦 ! ✌
If you'd have annealed the aluminium tubing it would have bent esier.
They would be proud in Shropshire 👍👍👍
I hope so! 😊 Thanks Jonathan, really appreciate it!
@@FanatikBuilds love both your builds, especially as I had a GT6 which I'd fitted a 2.5L into! Early MKIII 😃😃👍
I'll be fascinated to see what this thing weighs at the end. Undoubtedly it will be heavier (it's hard to change anything about the flimsy original design and get it lighter!), but I have no idea how much by. Will be a rocketship regardless, and still light compared to pretty much anything else on the road 👍
You know it Simon! 😅 I've been weighing stuff as often as I can and am hoping to keep it around 2500lbs or less ... honestly not bothered if it's a bit more though, as most of the additional weight is further down and rearward. Time will tell, and we'll be scaling it when it's time to buy the coilovers ... so fingers crossed! 😬🤞 Cheers man, hope you are well, is your Spit on the roads?
@@FanatikBuilds Excellent! Yeah it'll fly regardless, and 2500lbs in a good number to be aiming for considering what's gone into it 👍 excited to see the corner weighting! For reference in the standard seating position the driver weight is near as damnit 2/3rds rear 1/3rd front which helps the distribution a bit. Haha mine's still in progress unfortunately! House move, kiddo and a garage build have rather got in the way! Getting there on the last of those though and itching to get the Spit sorted after that. About time as I had one of those memory-photo things pop up that informed me I've had it 12 years! 😳
@@FanatikBuilds Oh, and if you hit 2500lbs then your power to weight (accounting for the driver) would be about on par with a MK1 Viper (or an E92 M3) with a totally unmodified LS4, a C7 Stingray (or F80 M3) at 350hp, or being very ambitious a Charger Hellcat (or a 991 GT3 RS) at 400hp 😳 Power-to-drag is interesting too as the GT6 is quite a slippery shape and small. 187mph estimated top speed at 303hp (again E90 M3, or a TVR Sagaris), 197mph at 350hp (again C7 Stingray, or a Ferrari F40), or 206mph at 400hp (997 GT2 or Challenger Hellcat).
@@FanatikBuilds Just cos this is fun, stock power would be a little better power-to-weight than Urchfab's Mushy Pea and about the same as Rocky Auto's RB30 240Z. 350hp is just a smidge less than a Flyin' Miata, and 400hp would be the same as Roadkill's Rotsun (back before they gave it 500hp and it was still making about 410). Just nuts!
Love the numbers, thanks Simon! With the mods we've got in store, I'd say it's got to be a very bad day for our LS4 to not make 400hp! 😬 It's honestly more than I was initially planning for, and the clutch is now our weakest link (rated 354lb/ft) ... I am increasingly doubtful that it will be an issue though, as traction in 1st and 2nd will be limited, and topping out 3rd will be excessive for the street. (5th is geared for 216mph!) If we ever plan on tracking it someday though, a puck style friction disk will be in order! All the best to you with finishing up your other projects (and growing family!), I hope you can get back to the Spit again soon! ✌️👍
So late to this one ....hey a amazing work as always I'll give it 4 💯 4👍....LOL...Until the next episode...😆👍🙏
Cheers man! Always great hearing from ya! 😎✌
I'm curious what you're going to do for sound-proofing. The car will undoubtedly be fast, but it may be very loud inside making it uncomfortable to drive, which is okay for a race car (I guess), but presumably, you want to drive it to car shows and not always be in boy-racer mode.
We'll be adding a bunch of sound deadening and heat insulation materials after she's painted! It'll add weight, but as you say we plan to drive this thing 😎
Always a pleasure to see an update on this project
Very nice work mate. Our Lord and Saviour, Nick Blackhurst, would be proud.
Ha, not sure I’d go that far, but I have huge respect for the guy and hope he would be pleased! Cheers Jeff 😎🔥
This project just got recommended to me yesterday. I’ve gone and watched every video in this build series. Please make a playlist for all of us who just found you
That's awesome to hear, welcome, really glad you found the channel and I hope you'll enjoy what's to come! 🥳 Here's the official playlist: czcams.com/play/PLBFrR2bfo_1-mWFQB-odCzK6tkzvIsYxk.html&si=Zh7z8bj22bLhWnJd
I’m sure when this car is done it will be the baddest and best GT 6 ever built. But holy cow dude, it’s been nine years, it seems to me you don’t want to finish this project, you just want to keep it going forever. I know you want to keep your channel going, but you shouldn’t be afraid to finish this one and start another one if that’s what your motivation is.
There’s a reason why so many people choose an LS for a swap. Actually there’s about a dozen reasons.
The part that transfers the motion 90 degrees is called a bell crank. These are frequently used on clutch actuators on semi trucks. They’re about the same size in case you had any concerns about durability
BOM is going to be jealous of your brackets 😉 This build is such a pleasure to watch progress.
Haha, oh I don't know about that! 😅But thanks man, means a lot to me! 😊
Ahhh! There's nothing quite like overkill, buddy!!! Looking pretty dang sweet there, Mike! I would have watched this earlier, but I have the attention span of a... ooh look, a squirrel! ...gnat 😅 Only if I don't control it, though!!! Cheers. Leigh.
Haha, glad you found time to watch it Leigh, and thanks! 😊✌ you've been doing a great job on the Ford, must be feeling good about that! 👍
@@FanatikBuilds Ford! Vauxhall (GM)... there are a handful in Canada... they were marketed as Pontiac Firenza from 1972 to 1974, but rust & reliability issues saw them axed... Vauxhall products were never sold on that continent from that day forth 🤣🤣🤣
Oops, sorry Leigh, my brain was thinking it was a Ford Escort! I'm sure I knew otherwise, but there we go... must be getting old! 😅✌️
@@FanatikBuilds LOL 😆
Did you let welding current go thrue the spindle bearings? I didnt see earth cable. Hope you did not.
The segment you're referring to was before the tubing was trimmed down to size, so the grounding clamp was actually on the backside of the headstock. Thanks for keeping an eye out for us though! ✌
IMHO a worthy winner of the 2024 Cardboard Aided Design award,
Means a lot man, thanks! This build would be nowhere without some good old CAD! 🥳
Awesome job!!! I have picked up an MX5 NC wiper assembly and I did not know why the connecting tube is bent, now I know. I'm building a Locost from scratch.
I'm sure there's more than one reason to design it that way, but I'm glad it worked for us! Nice one! I love those cars, have fun with your project! 😎✌