Subject	Dee Ridgeway's "DEMONZ" Buildup: "VISIBLE V6"
Posted by	Ash's Z on April 13, 2009 at 1:22 AM
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Message	Hey guys - been pretty busy as of late working to assemble this vehicle and have put together something I just wanted to share. Back in my single-year ages I got a gift from my father which was a copletely see-through model V8 engine called the "Visible V8", about 1/4 scale or so. I have always been impressed with the complex workings of our engines and wanted to be able to see more of what makes them tick. It would be impossible to build a completely see-through operational VG but there is one aspect of the engine that lends itself to something similar. I'm looking forward to firing this baby up to get the full effect but the pictures alone leave a lot of room for imagination there. :) Bare front end: 1/4" acrylic backplane drafted and mounted: 1/16" aluminum frame attached and 1/8" plexiglass cover drafted. 1/2" dia aluminum mounting "barrels" machined and SS riveted - button-cap SS fasteners installed to retain cover plate. The plenum, valvecovers, CAS bracket, and both cooling pipes were all bengal silver powdercoated and finished with two coats of clear powdercoat. The acrylic backplane sheets were cut into three sections to allow for expansion of the block/heads to prevent cracking and were fastened using thick rubber grommets to allow creep and eliminate the possibility for fracture. The front cover plate has been cut into three seperate pieces for the same reason as well as to allow easy removal for cleaning. The front coolant pipes dont have to be removed to take the covers off. I've since added an ignition timing index plate to the lower cover as well. The engine has since been installed and just waiting on a few odds and ends to finish the assembly - she should be on the roads in just a couple more days from now. :) Happy Easter guys - hope it was good for all.. [ ashspecz.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	Dee Ridgeway's "DEMONZ" Buildup: "VISIBLE V6" - Ash's Z 01:22:44 04/13/09 Very nice and unique - toykoz32 01:31:52 04/13/09 Should be pretty cool. - rojoloco (San Diego) 01:36:01 04/13/09 Most of the stuff to clean will be rubber dust from the - Ash's Z 02:23:42 04/13/09 I never liked the idea of a see through TB cover - collegeboy 01:37:58 04/13/09 Very cool! - swedishwlf 01:38:21 04/13/09 That is pretty awesome - FuerGrissa 01:39:03 04/13/09 mmm, fancy! (n/m) - 1badz32 (MN) 01:39:45 04/13/09 Nice. (n/m) - induetime 02:02:40 04/13/09 Looks good but I hope the plexiglass doesn't turn into - Spongerider :) 02:05:45 04/13/09 Still don't want to sell that hood :) (n/m) - collegeboy 02:08:03 04/13/09 Yeah, and I'm also not too sure how the acrylic backplane - Ash's Z 02:18:17 04/13/09 Why not make a second set now? - BobbyT 04:05:27 04/13/09 I know what you are talking about with the bubbles - Ashman2k2 16:52:49 04/13/09 Re: Dee Ridgeway's "DEMONZ" Buildup: "VISIBLE V6" - WazTTed 02:20:38 04/13/09 I've got too many issues trying to handle the product - Ash's Z 02:29:35 04/13/09 looks good Ash (n/m) - Alan(MD/NJ) 10:41:45 04/13/09 This might of saved my poor VG had I been able to see. (n/m) - IBZ2000 (SoCal) 02:48:46 04/13/09 See what? Belts tend to fail on the inner (tooth) side. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:29:02 04/13/09 Very cool indeed. - Pilot.P (NZ) 03:02:43 04/13/09 please post a video when you get it running (n/m) - sawbonez 07:24:49 04/13/09 Nice Ash...That looks very cleanly done - eriksu9 09:47:23 04/13/09 Visible V8 - Shiers69 10:16:35 04/13/09 not too hard to find on the internet... - rave 11:26:47 04/13/09 How big are these? (n/m) - BobbyT 14:57:15 04/13/09 1/4 scale. (n/m) - Dave N 14:57:50 04/13/09 Vid of an assembled model operating. - Dave N 15:00:28 04/13/09 But if you're going to do it, go all out and do it right - Dave N 15:05:26 04/13/09 Re: Dee Ridgeway's "DEMONZ" Buildup: "VISIBLE V6" - z-u-later 11:13:50 04/13/09 agreed (n/m) - pencerules 11:23:36 04/13/09 yep, and its ricetastic - Drk93TT 12:14:58 04/13/09 No, it's passion. Passion is #1 above disgruntled customers. (n/m) - Whatsthegoodword 12:31:28 04/13/09 lol (n/m) - Drk93TT 12:36:57 04/13/09 Good to see that - pearlwhite94ttz 12:37:15 04/13/09 agreed...does anyone know if Dee is Ash's life partner (n/m) - Gizmo 13:05:15 04/13/09 Ash, THAT IS AWESOME. AND YOU ARE AWESOME. AWESOME (n/m) - RSR 13:45:08 04/13/09 useless trash, howabout filling orders so we quit getting - Adam (NoVA) 13:51:56 04/13/09 big 10-4 on that one (n/m) - RSR 09:01:11 04/14/09 LA Auto show had a 370Z see-through engine & transmission - KevinZtwin 15:23:38 04/13/09 well, it's a great way to find out what's leaking (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 17:03:37 04/13/09 Looks really nice! How many years have you been working on - phillyz 17:12:27 04/13/09 so instead of working on customer service you work on making - Antonio(AZ->NYC) 18:10:19 04/13/09 See Ash, even Antonio gets it... damn that's rough.. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:58:12 04/14/09 You're a "Madman" (n/m) - Z-tarded 18:12:16 04/13/09 Ash, could you please respond to my email? Thanks :) (n/m) - Kez43 22:26:22 04/13/09
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