Transparent clutch cover 2

[northwind]

Nah, pointy and curvy are pretty different, the pointy has a ridiculous one-piece cover which makes it impossible to access the clutch without draining the coolant, while the curvy has a 2-piece one which trades that problem for congenital oil leakage.

I am interested but the link didn't work, came up with error 404 any chance of another pic?
cheers
Si

Mine never got much further than cutting a sodding huge hole in a spare cover, buying a thick alloy plate and los and lots of thinking.................



Must dig it out sometime. Nice wet weekend project.

i like the idea if it is done good what about a clear gas tank to keep people from running out of gas?

Originally Posted by kcowgergmm

i like the idea if it is done good what about a clear gas tank to keep people from running out of gas?

Ive often thought of something similar, like just a clear line down the back where your crotch goes... guess it wouldnt work too well though guess a dial would be better suited to the job.


I think i might do the buy a spare one and try to make a clear cover. I cant imagine itd be too hard, as long as you can find a way to seal it all perfectly without it coming apart and bits grinding the engine :S


They do look ace

[embee]

Just a note, you do need to use polycarbonate for these sort of windows into engines. OK for continous use around 130C.

Perspex (Plexiglas etc trade names for PMMA) isn't up to it, it'll yellow quickly and will soon crack with the temp. Only rated up to about 80C.

(Trust me, 25yrs in engine development )

Originally Posted by northwind

Nah, pointy and curvy are pretty different, the pointy has a ridiculous one-piece cover which makes it impossible to access the clutch without draining the coolant, while the curvy has a 2-piece one which trades that problem for congenital oil leakage.

dont know what pointy youve seen but mine doesnt cover nowhere near where the coolant goes, i like the idea of a clear gas tank maybe with some blue leds in

[northwind]

The water pump's bolted to it

[TSM]

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

dont know what pointy youve seen but mine doesnt cover nowhere near where the coolant goes, i like the idea of a clear gas tank maybe with some blue leds in

As northy said, the pump is bolted to it and the water pathways are behind on the case.

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

I cant imagine itd be too hard, as long as you can find a way to seal it all perfectly without it coming apart and bits grinding the engine

With a nice cnc machine lathe it would be a doddle to make a good job of course.

Good old handcrafted methods for me tho. There is room between the cover and clutchplates, that's not a great problem. What is tho, is that the cover is slightly convex outside and the intersection of the oil filler plug. The cover is a bit thinner there so be careful with your seal.

This thread might just give me the impetus to restart this, it's overdue an oil and filter change anyway.