The V2 project

Jeffrey Goff · Post by **Jeffrey Goff** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:07 pm

Superb build Phil, love your enthusiasm and skill and the ability to think outside the box in problem solving,
watching with interest, one of my projects to do is a V1, I already have a working pulse engine
Regards Jeff

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:22 pm

Well it keeps me occupied! I'm very familiar with the pulse jet, I still have the operators manual that that I wrote for the MOD many moons ago . My god they are loud! I believe they were restricted/banned in the UK for modellers but a slower pulse example is used in the horticultural industry for misting fruit trees.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:27 am

A quick update on the Protze conversion, won't get much done today in the workshop as it's the wife's Birthday.

Stephen White · Post by **Stephen White** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:40 am

Phil, enjoying watching your progress, shows what can be done with skill and imagination. The springs might be easier to make from scratch. It’s a lot easier than I’d anticipated, if you’ve got a lathe. Some ideas here:

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewt ... b2085c99a6

Stephen

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:05 pm

Thank you Stephen, malleable wire used to make modelling springs be it compression or extension is no problem as you have demonstrated, you try a fully functioning 30mm x 3mm x 76mm made from high tensile steel wire, the energy in that thing will take your nails off, I made one using the lathe, it's very satisfying but nothing is as good as a manufactured spring, getting the ends bent and ground is tricky to.

I bought a large to medium spring selection from ebay for about a tenner, there must be 150/200 in the package!

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:45 am

A very short update on the Protze as i am busy landscaping at home on the range, the weather here in the West Country has been magnificent this week.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:08 pm

Although it doesn't look like much progress that dam opening and folding windscreen has been many hours of work!

Christoffer Ahlfors · Post by **Christoffer Ahlfors** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:30 pm

Five stars for the spring! Very uniform and nice looking.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:24 pm

The wood work, God I'm not so keen on wood work, didn't really like it at school either. Jesus (as a carpenter) must have had the patience of a Saint!

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:11 pm

More wood work this afternoon making the rear bench seats. Also just booked myself in for replacement eye lens surgery, I'm fed up with glasses, I want my teenage eyes back, that way my eye for detail will be that much sharper, worth every penny of 7k!

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:03 pm

Finished the crew bench seating and started the top coat.

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:46 am

This may may make some glaze over, as the project is going so well I am now upgrading the cast ali parts to machined ali parts, like the steering king pin posts and steering carriers whilst adding brass bushes to the same, all done with out the use of machines, just hand tools and good old fitting. All this may seem a little over the top but it's the difference between a good runner and a very good runner.
I have also removed the Dunlop logo from the tyres.