ciao

[Sid Dawn]

First post!

Hi all I'm Sid Dawn...coming over to RTOC from Andys facebook R5gtt Owners...I've had a few 5s over past 10yrs..1 of them I wish I kept and miss every day..
Anyway forwards and upwards.
I'll be able to put some pics up over next few days..
At this moment I'm 5less ...but still have a strong passion for them...and always on the look out for a new baby...

So my plan at the moment untill I get the 5 is to build up an engine to drive it...I've started but it's guna be slow..££

For those of you that don't know me from facebook...I'm the guy thats making the bearing roller rockers...and is working on a head spacer...and big bore kit...oh yeh and a timming cover inspetion panel...so even thow I don't have a 5 there always on my mind...

thats it for now

cheers

[chris]

Welcome aboard that sounds great cant wait to see the pictures of what your woking on

[JRP]

Welcome mate nice to have you on board

[Tony Walker]

Really wish id made/bought a timing chest with an inspection cover, after the 2nd time of adjusting it i thought sod it, the timings gotta be close now........ no luck 3rd 4th and i think maybe 5th time of adjusting i seem to of found a good balance.
Anyone rebuilding an engine with a new cam/vernier pulley has to have a removable timing cover for adjustment, getting it set where you like makes a huge difference.


Welcome to the club by the way

[Nottswoody]

Welcome Sid... Rtoc just gained a very talented engineer watch his space..
Would really love to do this cover before the engine gets put back in.. Work starts tommorw

[James5]

Sid welcome over to the club seen your threads on facebook things look promising

[Sid Dawn]

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..I've been waiting 2 wk for a engine I got of ebay...the guy says it would be picked up with courier yest...so hope to start asap...however should only take a few days to draw up and make when I get engine here...

[Sid Dawn]

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It may take me time to find my way around this site....lol..

[Nottswoody]

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It may take me time to find my way around this site....lol..

You've paid you've got a year try doing it from an iPhone lol I still haven't looked everywhere

[tubbyG]

Welcome sid

Look forward to seeing more of your work

[Matt Cole]

Welcome matey. Sounds like you have plenty to bring to the club!

[casper]

Welcome aboard Sid.

[Goobie]

Welcome to the club buddy!

Looking forward to some pictures also.

[Mart]

Welcome to the club

[gtmatt]

hi and welcome.

[Sid Dawn]

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one of my lil projects...bearing roller rockers..

[Sid Dawn]

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[chris]

Wow!!! What is it that you do for a liveing?

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

Are they adapted mini ones? Look cool.

[Nottswoody]

That's got you all thinking now lol..

[Sid Dawn]

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not mini no mate...made from billet alloy...starts life as a 2m long length of 7075..then lovingly shaped on CNC to make what you see in pics...roller bearing, oilite bush and anodized...

all done in my spare time...at my work..

My work is R&D related for military...

I got out of engineering for a while but like 5s once ya hooked it never leaves you...

[Sid Dawn]

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That's got you all thinking now lol..

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

not mini no mate...made from billet alloy...starts life as a 2m long length of 7075..then lovingly shaped on CNC to make what you see in pics...roller bearing, oilite bush and anodized...

all done in my spare time...at my work..

My work is R&D related for military...

I got out of engineering for a while but like 5s once ya hooked it never leaves you...

Excellent stuff.
No chance of making inlet manifolds?

[Mart]

Nice engineering.

I guess it wouldn't be a problem to increase the rocker ratio then?

[Sid Dawn]

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let me know what you want and I will do my best to sort it...don't know bout manifolds however have just started looking at making new head....but hay just looking into that one at moment...could be how ever you would want it ...eg. valve size...port size...head hight..

[Big Steve - Raider]

Welcome to the club Sid

Linky

[Slammed 66]

Welcome across Sid

Gonna a have to get some of these from you when I've got a bit more disposable.

Any ideas on a higher profile rocker?

Ross

[Sid Dawn]

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a shot after 1st op on CNC...

[Sid Dawn]

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kinda where I'm at with next batch...8 sets in total..some are sold all ready....these things are hot hot hot

[Sid Dawn]

Welcome across Sid

Gonna a have to get some of these from you when I've got a bit more disposable.

Any ideas on a higher profile rocker?

Ross

In what way are they higher profile...??

cheers

[Sid Dawn]

Welcome to the club Sid

Linky

Cheers...Nice rockers..

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

Sid, were you the chap making these?

[Big Steve - Raider]

Cheers...Nice rockers..

You should contact Xenon, I reckon the Frenchies would be interested in some of your rockers

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/member.php?u=532

[Sid Dawn]

Sid, were you the chap making these?

No mate...they look way to simple for the crazy stuff I try to make..lol

[Slammed 66]

In what way are they higher profile...??

cheers

What I'm meaning is, are you thinking of producing any 'higher lift' rockers?

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

No mate...they look way to simple for the crazy stuff I try to make..lol

No worries, getting you confused with someone else.

[Sid Dawn]

What I'm meaning is, are you thinking of producing any 'higher lift' rockers?

Can do..but not be untill i've finished this lil lot off...

also 'cos I'm guna be making a head spacer I'm guna be making rockers to fit that too..as the tappets will be at limit of adjustment...so as pics above anything is pos...

[Goobie]

so as pics above anything is pos...

With a comment like that, your inbox is soon to get filled with a lot of requests!

Looking forward to seeing what else you can make.

[BluntyR5GTT]

as said via pm really glad you have decided to join the club as you have so much to offer the members here. you have been very popular over on the r5gtt owners fb page and am sure will be the case here.

[Alex]

Welcome to the club Sid

[Mart]

What I'm meaning is, are you thinking of producing any 'higher lift' rockers?

Increasing the ratio, as I mentioned above

Could be interested in a set of those...

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

wellcome sid, just what the club needs, new people,also the devolpment you can bring to the club and the cars looks fantastic too!!!!, well done!! also andy well done too, keep them members coming...

[Nick k]

Welcome Sid Can you make a transparent rocker cover so we can see them sexy rockers in action

[Sid Dawn]

Welcome Sid Can you make a transparent rocker cover so we can see them sexy rockers in action

got the vacum former out the other day....I reckon so yeh..

Mad init

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Welcome Sid Can you make a transparent rocker cover so we can see them sexy rockers in action

lovin that idea......

[andybond]

lovin that idea......

+1

That idea is awesome.

[Tony Walker]

Lol you''ll end up changing your oil every 100 miles to keep the cover clean.

[Thundercat]

Hi Sid, you'll be a busy chap from now on, hopefully in the spring I'll get your roller rockers fitted from first batch. Think I was one of your first Jonathan.