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Discussion thread on Viva here...
I thought I better finally start a thread on here- that way I wont keep bunging up the other section with silly questions. I have to get it certed and I will have many questions on things- I'm learning all the time.
This is my first ever foray into turbo charging on a petrol- I have owned a diesel turbo Bmw estate and years ago an old Isuzu bighorn but I didn't have to touch them so never learned anything about turbos. I don't feel like turbos and efi are a black art or anything but I have just always had carbed cars mainly. I sort of know all the basics but have never been in a position to actually muck around with them and I don't want to screw this one up so I will ask for advice!
So the car- my HB Viva in beautiful oyster grey..
The set up that I am fitting to my viva is made by Elford Turbo limited in Bournmouth, England. I think the company no longer exists. They started off doing this kit for rx7's and then branched out into kits for other Mazdas...
In 2009 while still living in England I bought an old rusty Elford Rx7 from a friend who owns the oldest Mazda dealership in the UK. They have loads of old stock, its awesome - he sold my mate a brand new 10a e shaft for $200 for his rx3- still in the grease proof paper.
The Rx7 was his brother in laws car and he had rebuilt the engine using all new parts using Rx4 housings with good chrome. But the body work on the car was shagged and it was uneconomical to repair. He sold the car to me for $400 - yep Britain being the land of very cheap Rotaries eh!
Engine is barely run in. Only problem was that it had a popped out core plug from a harsh winter freeze and not enough anti freeze. I have since replaced that and can only hope the water seals are ok- time will tell.
A couple of other Kiwi mates came over to Oxford and we stripped the car...It was very very rusty.
I had my Rx3 coupe at the time and planned to fit the Elford into that but the engine bay was too narrow. I then sold the rx3, sadly missed and now on its way to NZ with its new owner, so the engine went into the woodshed.
I sold loads of other bits and pieces that were on it (koni shocks, springs, interior bits) I made back $300.
So ended up with everything I needed for $100 for a rebuilt engine...I was very happy. Eventually all the parts got boxed and went in a container back to NZ where they have sat until the last few months.
This is what the kit looked like in the Elford brochure. I love the eighties style graphics in this print. Its exactly like the Mazda series 3 Rx7 brochure.
And here is an article on the elford rx7.
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I have another period road test on it in an old motor sport magazine. They had it off the clock at 140mph (allowing for optimistic speedos of the day...) The acceleration from 50mph to 70 in 5th was knocked down from 11secs to 7secs.
My Viva started off as a standard deluxe with the little 1100 engine. This just had to go.
It was burning a lot of oil (about a pint every 100 miles) and was no fun at all. I knew as soon as I slung the 12A into the bay that a rotary would be a nice conversion. The gearbox mount sat bang in the middle of the original g/box support and there seemed plenty enough room in the bay for exhaust building etc. Good clearance around the tunnel.
I bought some goodies from a fellow Vauxhall nutter here in NZ including an 1800 axle, big 3.3 Vauxhall Ventora front discs on modified lower arms, a brake servo.
I got these seats as I just couldn't get along with the originals. And these Momo ones are out of an alfa and match almost perfectly!- I'm really happy because its not often I see modern seats with the 'fluted?' style of cover to match the rear seat. Colour is almost spot on too!
I have now removed the seats and my original mounts as I will have to redo the mountings for when it comes to being certified. Questions on that will be asked later!
I have also had to deal with some rust. The car is really solid but has a few little spots here and there- the worst being a bit on one arch. I cut it out and welded fresh steel in. As always it turned out to be worse than I first thought so I'm glad i've done it now. Its all painted now.
Yoeddynz's 1968 Vauxhall Vivalution IV
Posted 08 January 2011 - 09:33 AM
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 08 January 2011 - 09:46 AM
No going back now- I dropped the front crossmember out...nice and easy on a Viva- 2 bolts, 2 nuts and steering coupling. Once off and on the floor I drilled out the spot welds holding the engine mount brackets. Off they came and now its all set to properly drop the rotary in place and see if the turbo fits...
The turbo setup will fit BUT... no way can I fit standard brake servo etc. I would have to go remote servo.
The steering column doesn't need moving which is nice. The rubber coupling just fouls the manifold and would not last long- so a metal joint here would sort that...
The sump needs some chopping about the steering column on one side.
There is enough room for the mazda clutch master with turbo in place- just ;D
The SU carb on turbo setup just touches the battery tray so the tray would go and battery in boot.
And once I shorten gearstick remote the gearstick will pop out in a nice handy place.... I'm gonna take the top off the tunnel anyway to give a touch more clearance on box.
The bottom arms didn't have sway bar mounts on them- well they do now. The same guy has lent me some spares to copy so I cut some 3mm steel to shape and bent in the vice- hey presto- factory mounts.
Welded them in and now all they need is a wire brush with a lick of paint.
One day when I have a lot of money I would love to get some lightweight calipers. I could machine my own hubs if I had a lathe (one day) and then have a nice light brake set up because these ones are very heavy.
Oh- and i have some new wheels. These ones are 13" off a vauxhall victor. They still not wide enough but that will get sorted one day. I reckon they look wicked with the 185/60 toyos (not so stretched...) fitted( cheer Chris) They came with quite nice flat faced s/s hubcaps but i was well happy to discover the shiny chrome dome caps off my 12" snap in place perfect.
The car is still looking old man style but for the seats it is getting dropped too! That's what I want. To be almost completely original on outside at first glance. I will have a really quiet exhaust too.
Marked the sump for some cuttingwhere it sits next to the steering rack/column junction. It possibly wont touch but I'd rather not risk it. I'll also remove the oil level warning gubbins and add a baffle.
Then removed the engine/box so i can cut the top of tunnel off- it only needs to be about an inch higher. Luckily the tunnel is really easy to get too as there is no heater in the way on Vivas, the heater being mounted up on the firewall in the bay.
We took out the front suspension and little discs etc.
we had a little helper....
Hannah found some rust behind the bumper mount so I cut it out...
There were two skins leading to a water trap. I cut one thick piece of steel to replace it with. nuts welded on back..
Then welded up, ground down and painted.
After doing that it was on with the big 'ol Victor discs and hubs, heftier springs.
Its been really good to be finally working on a classic again. After doing the engine swap in the hiace this is so easy to work on!!!
A friend told me that there a load of guys in town planning to all have the their project cars on the road for around christmas and do some runs. Plus lots of shows to go in 2011.
Next the axle. I had got my hands on a nice strong 1800 magnum jobbie. With big drums. Gave it a good scrub in the evening sun. Painted black now and sitting under the vivas bum where it should be. I also scored a pair of shorter springs- this is a bonus as Viva's have funny shaped coils that you cant just chop down. So now my Viva sits about 2" lower I think they are stiffer too- certainly were way less rusty!
I have cut the tunnel top off. Luckily it only needed the very top whipped off. With gearbox lifted, sump sitting on some thin blocks of wood on the viva crossmember a spirit level sat on top of Nikki carb manifold is almost level.
While engine was sat in place I marked the sump where it was touch the steering rack. Off with the sump and I chopped out a notch then welded in new steel. Back on and it fits perfectly.
I then bought some steel from my old work and started on the engine crossmember. I was all set to have to make a breast plate too.( This is engine mount thing mounted to the front cover that sit on top of the engine mounts) I was positive that I had brought one over from the UK with me but I looked and looked and just couldn't find it! But just as I was about to start making one whilst searching for something else I found it sitting in a box right at the back under the bench! I was so happy to find it as it would have been a pain to make.
I started off by drilling two holes a side through each chassis rail. I used a bigger bit on the inside face and welded in some tube so the rails wont crush when the bolts are done up tight.
Then I hung 80 x 6mm plate down from each side and lined up a length of 50 x 25 x 3mm rhs between them. Nice hefty welds and some reinforcing plates on each side to stop sideways movement. The N/S reinforcing plate has a hole through it for the oil cooler pipes.
The cross member has to drop quite far as the viva has quite high chassis rails. Once it was all bolted up it is nice and strong- if slightly over built.
The gearbox was easy- just some 35 mm box section bolted in between the mazda g/box mount and the Viva g/box support. Simple. It was great to step back and see the lot sitting there on its own mounts! Out with the engine again- which is very easy to hoist in and out.
Next job was the clutch master cylinder placement and modifications to the pedal box. As the Viva is originally a cable operated clutch I had to do a redesign of the whole lot. I started by chopping off the clutch pedal from the viva pedal box and fitting in its place a RX7 clutch pedal - with its fulcrum mounted higher up. I made an adjustable stop for it too so I can set the pedal heights.
Then I filled in all the various holes on the firewall that were not to be used and made an extra big hole for the new rx7 master cylinder I had bought to go through. This was the longest part of the mods as my smallest hole saw was broken and I wasn't about to buy a new one for just one job.
To fill in the smaller 5/16 bolts holes I cut little thin discs off a long bolt and held them in place with a magnet so they sat flush before tacking in place. Beats my old way of just filling in the hole from the edge with tonnes of weld!
Bolts are welded onto the back and protrude through the firewall. The master cylinder mounting holes were threaded- I drilled them out and it now slides in place onto the studs easily.
I chopped the bottom off the Viva brake pedal and the bottom rx7 pedal fitted in place perfect for good strong welds. Now both pedals match. I set them both a bit lower too as I always found the Viva pedals to high off the floor. I will use an HC accelerator pedal assembly as its all one unit that bolts to the floor and is bottom hinged which I prefer.
The clutch pedal works perfect so i am well happy with it.
On friday I removed the battery tray. It looked at first like it was hiding rust but luckily after a good wire brush session it was deemed solid. I welded up a load of old screw holes and cut off any tabs or bits I didn't need then ground the lot smooth.
I also cut out the stamped profile on the front valance for extra cooling that the GTs have. This will be needed as standard airflow is not great at all. It was an easy neat job to do with my jigsaw. I will put some mesh behind it to stop stones etc.
I shortened the gearbox remote. I'm sure many of you know how to do this but for those who don't then this might be useful..
First undo the 4 bolts holding cover plate on remote then undo the bolt holding the hub thing for the gearstick ball end thing- GSBE- ( techy terms I know).
Then undo the 4 bolts holding the remote in place. There are two pins locating it so it has to be lifted up with large persuasive flatblade screwdrivers. Then hammer it off backwards. The GSBE will come off shaft with it. Remove the pins - they wont be needed and wont line up anyway once remote is shortened.
Mark on shaft a centre 103mm forwards of existing hole. Set up and drill 5mm hole- taking much care to keep it lined up straight with the existing hole. If its out it makes getting reverse a pig.
Then drill halfway in with 6mm. then tap hole M6 x 1
Now cut off remaining shaft. Also cut down remote housing and shorten shaft tube by 103mm. Make a new seal at one end with electrical tape wrapped round it till its a tight fit.
Reassemble and hey presto- a gear stick 100 mm further forwards- which pops it up nicely to hand in chevettes, vivas plus older 4speed rotary mazdas.
I then spent some time out in the afternoon sun cleaning up the outside and giving it a quick polish - i can think of worse things to do with a beer in hand...
I followed this with a bit of sanding of in the engine bay.
Getting ready for paint. Tidied up the engine bay and the seams around the wings etc- it amazes me how solid it is in places like that. Most cars i've had have been worse there.
I put one coat of paint on but ran out- I got more colour matched paint in a can from Resene- they sent away my empty can to the nelson branch who do matched paint for $27 a can.
Then I tidied up the engine some more- ground down any casting marks in the iron plates- not so much for look but because the paint will go on better/smoother. what ever colour i choose it wont be sprayed on this time - I will brush paint it on in enamel as it will stick better. I was forever touching up flakey paint on the chevette and rx3 engine plates. Time will tell as to how long it lasts.
I checked the sump mods for any leaks- one tiny one which weeped out after over an hour of sump sitting full of water. welded it up and checked again- seems ok now.
I have also decided to paint in behind grill black.
Some masking...
I want to make my own grill later on and with black behind it should look better. It will also be easier to keep looking tidy. Looks cool so far- do cars really need lights?
I have also made a bolt on drain into sump for the turbo oil outlet. I don't want to be taking sump off again later on if I decide to run a carb in the future. It bolts through sump wall into a captive ring with m5 nuts welded to it. I can remove it and have made a plate to bolt in place if I do. I will make a canister to weld onto pipe into sump- the canister will sit above oil line for turbo drain to run into.
I made sure that the drain into sump is same size and no smaller then pipe off bottom of turbo. I don't want a smoky turbo.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 08 January 2011 - 10:03 AM
It was a mission as to start with I had to make the flanges myself out of 10mm plate. This is a budget build, because I have no money to spare, so I couldn't just buy them. Anyway the rear flange for the down pipe is unusual or so my local exhaust bloke said. But I have time so while Hannah is out working I'll play.. I mean work..on the Viva. I was lucky to have bought a cheap $15 rx7 exhaust manifold from a bloke in chch which I robbed the main exhaust flange from.
So with my trusty $60 pillar drill and new blades in my hacksaw I set to work.
How else could I easily put a big hole through 10mm plate without a lathe or gas set....
Due to positioning constraints in an RX7 the cast iron Elford manifold is flawed where the WG is mounted at one end in the wrong direction to the flow and the runners are uneven...
I wanted this one to be even so the pulses hit the turbo evenly. Plus I wanted to mount the waste gate in the middle near the turbo. I discovered I would be able to continue to use the Elford made WG but I left the design open for possible future upgrades to the more common (but out of budget at this point) 38mm Tial style WG's.
Once flanges were made I made a little jig to hold the turbo where I wanted it.
I used 3mm thick pipe and 3mm plate to build between the flanges, with 5mm plate for where the WG would mount. I will still space the WG away with a spacer to stop as much heat soak- if it matters.
Then I slowly pieced it together. My poor little welder was having a hard time - its a bit moody almost as if the power supply is irregular. It didn't like all the tick plate- too much heat sap and it has a crap duty cycle so it was a long process. 1 min on and 10 off...
Finished with some high temp paint (how long will that last?...)
Then I discovered a small crack on the WG plate, I wondered how far it went through so I did what most would do and hit it with a hammer. It went almost all the way through so that was a another plate to make.
Elford had fitted a drain for any fuel that collects in the bottom of the turbo scroll. I couldn't believe my luck when I discovered I already had the appropriate 1/8th bsp tap for tapping its new location
I also cleaned up the inlet manifold- it had unneeded castings on it for RX7 fitment so these came off. Then a good wire brushing with a wire wheel on the drill cleaned it up nicely.
Its all in place. Luckily the Elford WG pipe will work too- it should meet up nicely with the down pipe out the back of turbo. I need to find or make a 90 outlet for the servo as the turbo heat shield is just in the way.
I tacked this together this on xmas eve. Cheap welders bends. Will last an aeon..
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 08 January 2011 - 08:52 PM
I went through my collection of old rad hoses and found some that work perfect. Modified the servo hose inlet so it now sits at 90 degrees.
I might start on the new seat mountings tomorrow
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 14 January 2011 - 08:13 PM
Then started making new lines through out which I always find to be a very satisfying job. Its the first time I have used steel for brake lines and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. On Wednesday morning I tidied up the rear drums and shoes- it looks like the rear axle had been very recently fitted with brand new shoes and wheel cylinders too .
Then I finally killed my cheap as silverline branded £10 flaring kit -its done lots of cars and our old bedford truck so was just worn out and had to buy a new kit from Supercheap- much better flares.
I built new handbrake cables all round as the new Magnum axle is a different layout. Luckily my old viva clutch cables were ideal for the job. I built new nipples on the end by very carefully building up welds on the cable and then grinding them down round. Quite satisfying.
Dave (Avengertiger) came over today to help with Viva and get his classic car fix. Cheers man- was wicked and glad to get on the way with remounting the seats! Oh and tempting me and Hannah into wanting a cheap mx5. Such fun.
We bled the brakes- and once done a rear union into slave was leaking. I just couldn't get a spanner on to it anymore as it was recessed in so I took brake line off, cut a slot out of a nut, slipped over the brake line and welded it to the brake fitting. Hey presto - extended reach fitting! done up tight and leak be gone. Brakes feel good but wont know till I drive it. Might be a touch soft due to the big 3.3 Victor calipers but they will work well. I could always get the master bored out in the future to the same size as the Victor one.
In the afternoon Dave and I started on new seat mounts following the rules as per the cert standards. 3mm plate that we were having to carefully shape to suit the contours of the floor.
Cant wait till seats are back in place. I will soldier on with that job tomorrow.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 21 January 2011 - 09:34 PM
We both got under the car with it up on stands and gave it a good chisle and brush. The underseal comes of pretty easy as its gone quite brittle. Luckily the floor is really solid! Still has the red primer in most places. I epoxy mastic 'cated?' the underside of the floor let that set over night as well as painting the brackets with it too. Very snazzy. Seats were bolted in place- so nice. No photos as yet of finished job.. I'm waiting for the right light...
The next day I towed Hannah in the viva behind our '84 1.3 racing sunny. We went to local exhaust guy who did a wicked job of piecing together a nice system out of pipe work and spare mufflers I had. I hate climbing in and out from under car on axle stands welding exhausts together with no proper bends. Glad to get someone else to do it. Put exhaust wrap on the down pipe as its close to the servo. Plus a M18 x 1.5 nut on down pipe so I can fit a lambda sensor.
While he built the exhaust from the front Hannah and I made the most of it being up on a ramp and with tools we took along scraped away as much underseal as we could- mainly at the back where it was thin. Some light surface rust on one side near spare wheel well but otherwise fine. I will epoxy mastic it all. leaving the rest of the underseal down the tunnel for now as its solid and intact. I think I might get it sand blasted later on.
Today whilst also sorting out the dud alternator I had bought I took the tank out, tipped 20 odd litres of petrol into sunny, scraped all the underseal off, discovered some mild pitting that I'm glad I found now.
I filled the tank with water to the top and drilled a new hole.
With tank then tuned on its end, hole uppermost and hannah holding it and filled it up till water came out of new hole. welding away...how do I describe it...booossshhhhh. Ther was till some vapours in there , like sod all but it shot through the pipe and weld leaving a 4mm hole. THis blew my arm which was across the tank up and over me. crikey! That put the jitter up both of us- turned me into the most paranoid welder. I just could believe the affect of such a small amount of vapour!!! It would have been no more than half a litre?
Ive now soldered in a new outlet pipe. 3/8. Now my new pump wont be sucking through a straw.
Noticed that it doesn't have a breather on tank- do vivas breath through the cap? What about HC vivas?
Also today picked up 6 meters of good quality cable for my boot mounted battery. Scrap man bargain- $20 woohoo!
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 24 January 2011 - 07:26 PM
I added a breather to the fuel tank so its not just sucking air through the cap!
Brand new Carter fuel pump arrived today- waiting on a regulator to arrive. Hopefully will get through a load of the wiring tomorrow. I so want to start this engine up!!!
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 25 January 2011 - 08:36 PM
Today was 29 degrees and such lovely sunshine to drink coffee and play with wires in.
I had a little helper but he soon grew tired of the haynes manual wiring diagram and gave up...
Fortunately Vivas are about as simple as it gets for wiring.
I have stripped the loom right back and started again. I want to have a big fat supply to the coils- the standard mazda supply wire is bigger than the Vivas main loom feed!!! So I shall employ a relay activated by the ignition which will then feed the coils straight off the battery lead- I want big fat juicy sparks!
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 10 February 2011 - 08:27 PM
Shane a fellow HB nutter in Chch dropped them off on his way through from Vivaspeeds. Cheers Geoff.
Quite happy- got them sandblasted and it was the best money spent. I could never have got them this clean and rust free. I have to tidy up some bits on them then paint time!
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 21 February 2011 - 09:36 PM
I'm struggling to find a pod filter that will fit- I know there will be one out there but I dont/cant pay big K&N sort of money.
I have ordered a fule pressure gauge so I can set up regulator. The Su carb will only need 3psi. I dont want constant flooding.
This morning I spent several hours filing the sharp edges from my widened steels, filling any big dents/marks and sanding them. They now have several coats of filler primer and on thursday I will paint them. Cant wait to fit em!!!
This evening I fitted an HC viva 'organ type' throttle pedal assembly. I then discovered that the cable pull from it wasn't enough to fully open carb so I have chopped and welded up a new shortened cable pull thiingee on the carb...
I now get full throttle. The HC pedal feels nice- much better than the top hinged annoying standard HB one.
I need to mount the new carter pump, filter, malpassi regulator, mount battery box and fill engine with oil. then maybe it'll be start up time ;D
But away for some more hiking in the mountains over next two days
so it will have to wait till thursday...
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 02 March 2011 - 08:04 PM
I'm pretty sure oil isnt meant to come out of the breather hole when filling radiator up with water. ...
I wasn't as pissed off as most would normally be as I already knew when I bought the Rx7 this engine came in that it had popped the rear frost plug after a cold Welsh winter. But I had been hoping that was all that had happened. I called Hannah over and we drained all the fluids in a mad rush before they mixed too much- by this time the sump was full of coolant!
Then I stood there - pissed off and just not at all sure what to do- I really was fucked off at the prospect of spending even more time on this car when I should be finishing the housetruck. I suggested selling the car- really! But Hannah stepped in and said that would be silly after all thiis work and that she was excited about it being on the road. Should I leave it for a year or tow till we get back from down south?.. Nah- it would only fester. So we both set to work removing the engine...
I'm really hoping its just the water seals between housings and plates. But I fear worse- the water mixed so quickly that I reckon some of the castings may be frost damaged The engine came out quickly and easily at least. And it was cool that the wiring is now so sorted that it was like working on a factory fitted engine Its now on the work bench less the sump and flywheel.
I'll strip it in the morning and see what the damage is. Then I'll work out what I do. This will be the first Rotary I have stripped so its all new to me. I have always been lucky with my engines and never had any problems till now. I just hope its not bad damage.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 03 March 2011 - 07:37 PM
I think the centre plate is fucked.
I filled it with water this morning and it pissed out through the bottom on each side of the centre plate. So after a quick tidy of the workshop bench I started the strip down. I made a little table to sit the engine on and then carefully unstacked the sandwich.
Odd that it only has 17 through bolts. Not 18 as per the haynes rx7 manual or 19 as my old mazda workshop manuals for rx2/rx3 show? I've been told it has RX4 housings so I guess the whole engine is Rx4 as ya couldn't mix housings and plates with a different amount of through bolts eh...
Hannah helped strip the engine as it was new to both of us. We found pretty sludgy waterways. The outer water seals were really long- too long to fit back into grooves as if they had been stretched?
The ports have been tickled with a grinder - just a clean up I think. The housings looked good but I later found some deep scores on one housing right near the exhaust port as if something got stuck in there like a nut ?! So that housing is scrap which is a bloody shame as the chrome is really good and chatter marks seem minimal.
Once is was all stripped down we both set to work cleaning the sludge out to look for damage.
First up the front plate then rear plate. Centre plate. Bingo! - when I was rinsing the petrol/scum off the water going into waterways was coming out the bottom oil ways. There was a big hole and two lovely bits of casting sitting on top barely dislodged. You shouldn't be able to see my finger through here...
The centre plate also had a defined depression on one face about the size of a 10 cent piece as if a corner seal has been gouging it?...
So I'm now going to have to find a centre plate and one housing. The rotors are good and side seals, corner seals, springs, bearings, eccentric shaft etc are all ok. Tips are new. oil pump is good.
Its all cleaned, oiled up and packed away now as I cant afford to just go out and buy an engine. Maybe something will turn up - I'll just keep asking anyone I can think of who is into rotaries and see if they can help for parts. I'm a bit worried that I'll struggle to find the right housing and plate to suit 17 through bolts?
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 18 March 2011 - 07:14 PM
Anyway-once housing arrives it'll be rebuild time.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 08 April 2011 - 09:35 PM
The 6 port centre plate I had got was not going to work so the guy I got it from took it back on his way back through to home.
I have now got a replacement housing and another centre plate- this time one with bigger better positioned ports. The fella I got this centre plate from had scribed mild street ports onto the plate for me to follow and I had a go at my first port grinding:)
Here are the standard ports...
It was much less of a drama than I thought it might be. For starters it was just a extension and smooth out job- not a big bridge or anything. It was quite fun actually! I made sure I didn't get carried away and I didn't take the runners out due to the lack of longer die grinding bits so I smoothed out the top going up to the mark then smoothed the transition from the bottom of runners to port. The standard ports had some quite sharp edges and some quite big steps. At least they are now a closer match to the front and rear ports.
Finished port...
On Monday I will order a full water seal kit from Mazda and begin my first build. Quite enjoying it- I was dreading all the cleaning of the parts but the engine is actually already very clean because it had only done a few miles since its last rebuild. But I'll go over everything, clean it all carefully then piece it all back together.
I have recently bought another oil pump with the 17mm deep rotors as this engine had the very early 12mm deep ones. This will give me more oil flow plus I'll shim the oil pressure regs to bump up pressure too.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 16 April 2011 - 09:48 PM
The side seal to corner seal clearance is meant to be be between .002" to .006" but one several I have maybe .002"/.003" more. I have played musical side seals and swapped them all about to try and get them best I can but with out going out and spending money on new seals (not an option as my money tree as died long ago) I am going to just have to deal with it.
The way I figure this engine was a runner before it got frost bite and had it not had a broken casting necessitating a strip down I would not have known about any little issues like .003 extra clearance...Fuck I bet there are loads of rotas out there plugging away with all sorts of massive amounts of clearances that Mr Mazda man in Japan wouldn't be happy with....
So I gave up worrying and did something far more important. I polished the housings up...
While I did this Hannah sat near the woodstove and built me a new wheel for my crossbike - she had a little helper. We have pinched one of mums kittens to keep us company..
I then gave the seal grooves a nice clean out and anywhere else that needed it like all the scum that had sat in the bottom waterways. I will give the front and rear plates a quick clean and tomorrow I will hopefully begin the buildup. I have some new seals from Mazda (fucking rip off artists) and will drink many a cup of coffee.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 20 April 2011 - 12:15 AM
Hannah getting sticky fingers....
This is the first rotary build I have done. It went well and was quite fun/satisfying The best bit I think was tightening the through bolts up and seeing the 0.75mm gaps between the plates and housings where the water seal O rings were holding them apart close up for a nice tight seal (hopefully...)
It was tricky getting the middle plate in place- Hannah had to pull the eccentric shaft up 1" while I moved the plate into position. Looking back now I think it would be much easier just to have put a block of wood on table under shaft to lift it the required height but hey- thats learning eh!
The worst bit was the bloody woodruff key for the oil pump- I kept getting pushed out as I tried to slip both pulleys on at same time with chain attached. Speaking of oil pumps- I had bought a later oil pump from a 12a turbo engine- it has 17mm wide rotors in it rather than the 12mm wide ones my engine had. I stripped both down for a quick looksie and my old ones show scoring from sucking up some crap in the sump- I would have thought the oil would go through the filter first..Nup. So I made sure the sump and underside of block was well clean inside before finally mounting sump in place.
I also modified both oil pressure regulators- the front one I added an 1/8th" shim under spring and the rear one I took to a friends garage, used his press and squashed the top down. Both these mods will give 80-90 psi rather than the stock 60ish. So with my high flow pump and upped pressure the engine should be a bit safer for its increased power output.
Front regulator...
Rear Regulator...
For the oil pump to front cover feed I fitted a .5mm thicker O ring then the standard Mazda item because the Mazda supplied one only just sits proud of the gasket. I have read of problems here where the oil pressure can force past the O ring and so dropping overall pressure. Some people fit the cover with out the gasket to squash the O ring more but I don't think there is enough of a step in the casting to hold the o ring in place under high pressure where as with the gasket fitted and surrounding the o ring it cant go anywhere.
Tonight I gave the new centre plate a matching coat of colour ad went over the whole thing touching up where the paint had chipped while it was stripped. I'm using Resene water based enamel. Its more flexible to cope with expansion plus its resistant to petrol, oils etc. I'm curious to see how it'll hold up.
Dave (avenger tiger) is coming across tomorrow to help fit the engine back in place- hopefully we'll start it up!
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 20 April 2011 - 09:34 PM
I was getting about 90+ psi which seems fine.
So the carb jet is blocked and or the float valve is acting the goat. Carb is now off and I'll have a look at some point tomorrow.
Anyone on here have experience with these HIF SUs- I think its the same as on metro turbos? Did we in NZ get them? And where can I get rebuild kits in NZ for Sus? What sort of problems should I be looking for inside the carb specific to SUs?
Im glad the engine started anyway! And its sounded nice and quiet ....from what I could tell. I hope I don't go out in the morning to find a big pool of oil/coolant/blood under car or something silly as right now I'm going to go to bed happy. I must say its strange to be starting a rotary without the usual stamp stamp on pedal and then start then blipping throttle for a bit till it warms up like with webber and nikki carbs I'm more used to. And its nice to have the engine back where it belongs- not in bits under the bench
And big cheers out to Dave (avenger tiger) for driving all the way over from Mapua to help me with engine placement duties - good man! And thanks to Hannah for awesome pizza at lunchtime.
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1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 22 April 2011 - 01:45 PM
Re-installed carb which luckily is really easy. Checked fluid levels which were spot on. Went to start it and no fuel to the carb from regulator??!! I removed a bung I had put over the rising rate vent tube on top of my Malpassi reg, it hissed and fuel was delivered So that was part of the problem then. Turned key. nothing. choke out. Vrrrrommmmm
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Pretty bloody happy. The exhaust sounds good- not too loud. Biggest issue is the temp gauge- I have ford escort sender installed and it reads too high on viva gauge, like 40 when cold and off the scale before fan even comes on (82). Prozac mentioned fitting some resistors in line to drop the reading. How many/what resistance?
And this being my first turbocharged petrol engine I have question on boost gauges.. my gauge reads vacuum at idle and then when I stab the pedal will go back up to 0? When should it show boost?
So list of things to do are;
Fit a filter.
Fit my rev counter subtly under dash,
Sort temp sender. Maybe install a decent after market gauge and sender?
Fit a lambda gauge.
Fit boost gauge.
Cert car and drive.
Very happy I am! Now back to housetruck work....
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 05 May 2011 - 09:28 PM
..and then got the tyres swapped across by a local tyre shop friend who has a lovely series 2 rx7 and admired my car I put the wheels on today and I reckon they look great. They just set the car off perfect. I'm very happy! To most people I think they'll almost look standard.
When I had the front wheels off I adjusted the camber as it was set with loads of negative. The top ball joint can be moved in or out via two sets of holes...
But I think now I could do it with a little negative camber back in as the wheels are close to the arches. I will slot out between the two sets of holes and make it so I can fine tune it. I will also roll the arches and do the mod to the front of the arch as per Vauxhall sports part manual as the now wider wheels just touch the front bottom corner when turning.
The carb started to flood again the other night. I checked the float bowl and there was some somall bits of metal in there- they must have come from the little fitting I had made to hold the gauge. I cleaned it out and put carb back in place. All good now. Must order a filter.
The little Jaycar 'electronic LCD temp gauge + adjustable switch' kit arrived from Yowser. Cheers man. Will look to building that tomorrow night. Hopefully my soldering skills will be up to it! I can just see me building it then all the tellys in the neighbour hood change channel or something when I connect it.
1968 Vauxhall Viva HB with Mazda V6
1972 Mazda Rx3 coupe restoration
1984 Vauxhall Chevette with 12a rotary
Posted 07 May 2011 - 09:55 AM
Lots of wotsits, thingummy bobs, gubbins, whatsamecallits for me to melt (with my aged 40watt soldering iron), break and lose....
I have almost finished it but there are two trim pots with positions that don't relate to the instructions or photos so I will have to ask the geeks at Jaycar what to do.
Where I'm at..
This is what this is what I'm building...
I will use it to switch my fan off and on plus have a read out of the exact temperature. I got it through Yowser at Jaycar. I have always wondered how easy it would be to build a little electronic gizmo like this. I must say its quite satisfying once I got into the groove. If it works well I can see myself building some other stuff in the future. Nerd me.
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Of -- privacy and security concerns.
News democratic congressman Eliot -- cosponsored a bill that bans potential employers.
From asking applicants for the username and password constant embassy in the -- thank you good to be here -- -- You're concerned that this is a very intrusion on -- pretty.
-- and improved it's intrusion of privacy if so an employer says to someone unless you give me your personal passwords so I can go on line and look everything up in value.
I'm not going to -- you and I don't think that's a -- privacy that people should be forced to it to give up.
-- I have nothing against -- one going online and looking up anybody that some wants to put information up there on FaceBook I have no.
Problem with that people can control how much piracy they want on on FaceBook but I do have problems with as a bottom line in terms of getting the job you have to give up your password or things like that I don't think that's right.
Not not sink under siege condone what employers might or might not asked what would shouldn't you be devoting your time to just making sure they hire people.
Well I'm a multifaceted I think we can do both I think we are not doing that the well hiring part they're not doing that and -- well I think congress needs to to get its act together and try to would do things on a bipartisan basis of the week with the -- -- -- -- orders certainly is that but.
You guys don't like -- they're they're addicted to the president democratic leaders are just so.
Don't like employers and anytime you can find a case where it will severe intruded on privacy and hear your group certain you grounds -- that's the key to say the least.
You'll pounce on that snow I don't think one -- has anything to do with another and I -- love employers until I was a sit on the wanna get started to show you could not have been alternate views -- A more in hospitable environment well I I.
I just think and it's not only employers by the way it's it's universities.
And they sometimes do this to allow people to serve on sports teams.
They want to know personal information about them.
I think the right to privacy is very important and by the way some of my Republican colleagues I'm sure agree with me like -- Long's -- gonna come on down and I guess what I'm saying is I think that's a legitimate beef and doesn't FaceBook people -- said.
Million and not on our watch we don't know like employers that's the worst of it is on that I guess I see a lot more effort looking at this sort of stuff.
Then getting employers did just hire people.
To provide the environment are people then wouldn't go over the needles about what information they're requesting an all out but I think we gotta get the worse before the cart not to carp.
From -- well I think we can do both and frankly I think Democrats and Republicans can do both I think Republicans traditionally.
Have not liked either big government door or or Big Brother kind of snooping in on -- And many Democrats myself included we -- Feel feel with civil libertarians and we don't want people being forced to divulge a private things if they don't want to I mean I think we have a right to prime.
What do you think happens to the worker who doesn't divulge this information and say none of your business that they're toast and they're not going to be well they're toast now yeah and that's what might those trying to get that we're trying to make it so that it's illegal to for -- legal for them even ask.
Yes so today -- to say you know it's it I can ask you this but.
Would you be open tomorrow I getting -- FaceBook password if that person refuses because that request -- be easily.
Right if they refuse that they can't be discriminated against now.
Now this note several states are introducing legislation like this -- you know my own assuming in New York -- dinner which is -- introduced new York state assembly in Maryland they've done it.
There are ten states who have who have done this very few businesses are in an interest in -- space for its original.
They're really not well I don't know amend the mission have any objection in and I just think -- -- a red Herring she was shouldn't be protected look it's just like several years ago I introduced to go along with Ron Paul by the way -- -- to sponsor of the bill.
A two -- make it illegal.
It's four TSA.
Offices to demand day a password from some of private laptop.
I feel just to strongly about that I don't think that that is selling some very definitely should be able to -- give we need to respect privacy and I think that this will.
Will will help to do that did this stems out of or ruling in the Pennsylvania case.
Or New Jersey case where people who worked in a restaurant were were doing things on line two to talk about the restaurant.
And then the employee had demanded to know there.
Their passwords and when they refused to give them -- he -- the mall they sued and the court ruled in their favor that they should not have been fired so.
But the words of consists of worms to do that the first step in and well I don't know but not out of its lot of what the court ruled but I -- do think we have the right to privacy and I think it's a very important -- America and a -- Concept -- -- congressman thank you thank you very good seeing you guessing.
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We chatted with Brian to learn how he utilized his favorite app, Adobe Ideas, CS6 tools, and Creative Cloud in making of the music video. Check out our interview below and pick up some useful tips along the way.
Adobe: How did this opportunity to work on the Firewater music video project come about?
Brian Yap: Paul Griswold contacted me about working together for no reason other than seeing and liking my illustrations on an Adobe TV video – where I was using Adobe Ideas and talking about how it fit my style. We connected and talked a bit about wanting to collaborate on a fun project. Then, earlier this year, a friend of Paul's and musical hero of mine, Todd A., contacted him in the hopes that he could get help creating a music video on a tight budget. The band was Firewater and the video was created for the first single off their new album.
Live footage was shot in Turkey and was mixed with animation built from illustrations I did on the tablet with Adobe Ideas and then fine-tuned in Illustrator. The pieces were then animated with After Effects, as well as other programs outside of Adobe. Being able to work remotely made it possible for me to connect with these amazingly talented guys and get in on this project, without ever actually meeting them in person.
Talk us through your creative process. How did you approach this project?
I started by working with the team to come up with a bunch of visual concepts to illustrate. I began collecting references and sketching things out. The process was cool because I would feed Paul Griswold sheets of designs and pieces, and then when the test animations started, it lead to other ideas and concepts.
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I was able to work while traveling with Ideas and the Creative Cloud and keep all the many pieces and designs organized. Being able to draw while traveling for another project, or get out of the office or studio and work on this project really kept me inspired. The vector-based quality of Ideas meant that the process of cleaning up a sketch to make it finished and the way I wanted was super fast and easy so I could explore a lot more pieces quickly and feel okay about not sending everything.
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All the inspiration for the work I contributed to the piece was from the song. The tone of the music, the energetic and upbeat sound, and the themes in the lyrics, all helped to lead everything from color to what I was drawing. The video footage shot in Turkey had a "dance number" skew/protest march. It helped inspire me to keep the illustrations meaningful but usable in a way that matched the tone of the song.
Speaking of music, how critical does music play in your creative process? What genre or music gets you in a creative mode?
I'm definitely an aging music nerd. Everything I do is inspired by the music I listen to and when possible, like this project, actually part of the work. Todd A and Firewater's sound and big catalog were on constant repeat during this project, and I think I made some new fans for them around me because of it. A lot of time it's hip hop, like Ghostface Killah. When I need to slow it down, like when I'm sketching or playing with concepts, I get into bands with a more songwriting, musical exploration type feel. Lately groups like Manouk, Manchester Orchestra, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and instrumental outfits, like Red Sparowes, are as important to me working as the tools I use to draw.
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The Cleveland Orchestra James Feddeck, conductor Robert Walters, oboe d'amore Rebecca Nelsen, soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor Stephen Powell, baritone Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Children's Chorus
Carl Orff's joyous Carmina Burana bursts forth like a boisterous street festival — filled with music, mayhem, and merriment. This modern-day Canterbury Tales comes complete with lusty hymns to springtime, animated drinking songs, and a swan's anguishingly ironic farewell to life (on a barbecue spit!). The program opens with a reconstructed concerto for oboe d'amore by Johann Sebastian Bach, with the Orchestra's solo english horn player, Robert Walters, as soloist. PLEASE NOTE: With deep regret and on the advice of his physician, Franz Welser-Möst is unable to travel to Cleveland for these concerts, April 11-14, in order to continue ongoing physical therapy for severe back pain. James Feddeck will conduct these performances; the musical program is unchanged. POP CULTURE NOTE: You may not recognize the title of Carmina Burana, but you know this music. Its opening "O Fortuna" is well known through countless quotations in sports commercials — and now rallies basketball fans for the Cleveland Cavaliers at the opening of every home game. At a Glance BACH - Concerto in A major (for oboe d'amore), BWV1055 ORFF - Carmina Burana This concert is sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence. Rebecca Nelson's appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra is made possible by a gift to the Orchestra's Guest Artist Fund from the Margaret R. Griffiths Trust.
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Here's a unsettling expose on the labor conditions at one assembly plant in China that produces keyboards for companies such as Microsoft, Dell and HP.
Here's a unsettling expose on the labor conditions at one assembly plant in China that produces keyboards for companies such as Microsoft, Dell and HP.
Yes, thanks to the greedy machinations of the fat cats controlling a certain Elephantine political party, the working conditions for most ALL industries are horrible in the foreign countries where goods are cheaply made and sold to us at incredibly inflated prices.
The affluent cynic's version of capitalism. Ain't it grand?
Randy B.
I just saw a picture of my computer keyboard in that article.
I feel like it's staring at me now...
In response to opinions volunteered above:
Yeah. Those Dummycraps, I mean "The Donkey-tine Party" are indeed greedy...they want my money so they can give it away.
No product involved.
There are only 2 types of Dems: Welfare recipients and "the educated ones".
(Union members are just glorified welfare recipients.)
The first wants my money because they're lazy.
The second is so educated, they have figured out why it is right to take my money and give it to group number one (in exchange for votes).
Did you hear about the Union Member that got fired?
Yeah, they caught him working.
How do you know when there's a Democrat in the house?
Easy, they deride people openly, claiming freedom of speech, then they take offence when you voice your opinion.
I do hope my "freedom of speech" doesn't offend anyone.
If this thread were about music. I would be there, too.
But, it has been made about politics.
Let's get back to the music.
It's a Viking thing.
Sorry, but the Democrats are just as guilty as any Elephant associated party members. They are all selfish greedy bastards. Why do we build in China? Take a moment and look at what kind of margin that hardware peddlers make you would understand that it is the unreasonable unions that cause labor to be too expensive too make anything but off shore labor practical.
That being said, the conditions these workers live in are horrible. However, that is not the fault of any political party member, it is the fault of the country where workers are allowed to work in such conditions.
Lets not be too hasty to blame Republicans for every wrong thing there is. There is plenty of guilt associated with the Democrats. They are no different, they just claim a different color and a different animal and have a different way to get their selfish agendas fulfilled.
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I'm glad I'm still here at my friend's computer (I mysteriously lost my internet connection on my laptop---have no idea when it'll be remedied!) --because otherwise I would have missed out on the new OT posts on this thread.
Joining in with good humor, and keeping the thread glaringly OT, I just wanted to thank you guys, Kevin and "Holder" for a good, but probably a bit weary, chuckle tonight.
We all understand why it's a good Forum rule to keep politics out of our posts. If we didn't understand before, this thread's detour is a good example of why the rule was created. I'm just as guilty of breaking that rule, having too much fun joining in when someone has broached the verboten Politics topic.
Hoping to not be considered coy, I haven't been around Republicans very much, and I'm rather sure I'm still awkward in interacting with them. It's difficult for me to put myself in the shoes of anyone who seems to have such an almost other-dimensional experience of life, but I really do try. Sorry if that sounds too much like the thoughts of an alien contemplating interaction with strange, unfamiliar foreigners.
People of every party, persuasion, religious affiliation etc is capable of being passionate about declaring their point of view. And the amount of frustration and anger involved in the expression of that point of view is directly proportionate to how insecure the speaker is about his stated beliefs. The less secure, the more affrontage and outrage become the tone of the discussion/argument.
I at least can hear your points of view, Kevin and Holder, and anyone else here who may agree with them. I know you're sincere, and it's a gift when people grant us permission to hear their heart felt thoughts.
I can feel and see the miraculous change that is slowly creeping over the country. It moves slowly because it's confronted with opposition as it moves forward with its open, welcoming arms. But granted enough time and patience, that change can succeed.
Thank you very much, you guys.
---NOw, to hopefully solve my internet connection problem back at home!
Randy B.
My last PC was built for my DAW by Sonica. Expensive, but worth it.
I did. And now I've gone Mac.
Seriously, though, nothing was really wrong with the PC. I just wanted to not waste a couple days configuring XP when it came time to build again and became convinced that Vista would never be pro audio ready. Hard to say anything about Windows 7 yet.
On a related note, Logic is incredible. I had no idea. Just the number of bundled products (the sampler, powerful synths, etc.) makes it worth way more than $499.
I get where you are coming from Randy. Party lines, IMHO are a ridiculous method for one group of people to pretty much hate another. Very sad. That's why I've been a Libertarian for over 20 years. It is the only way I can stay politically active without having to side with the two extremes.
Of course no one has the exact answer, but I think pointing out both sides is important. There is validity for both. That being said, I have to disagree with the above quoted text. Are you saying that Martin Luther King Jr was insecure about his stated beliefs? How about Hitler? (Just to cover the fact that both good and bad can be very secure about their beliefs.) Each was passionate, outspoken, outraged and affronted. They spoke their minds with no apologies and with points of view that were both revered and loathed.
Perhaps if you were to learn more about Republicans by associating with them you might gain (and give for that matter) a better, healthier respect for those who have an opinion different than yours. The problem with this world is when people draw a line and then close their ears to anything but what they agree with. Both parties are guilty of this, hence my association with the Libertarians.
One quick question for you. I'll say up front that this is not written in any kind of a sarcastic or belittling tone. I'm genuinely interested. You speak of miraculous changes that are slowly sweeping our country. What are these changes? For some reason I'm just not seeing it. I'm missing out and I'd like to know what I'm missing out on.
One last note for all: Lets keep this conversation civil. Everyone has a different opinion, that is what makes the world interesting. There should be no room for mockery or belittlement, especially on this safe haven of a board. If you can't be respectful then it is probably a good idea to steer clear.
P.S. Since 1985 I've always built my own PCs from scratch until I bought my Mac last year.
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One of hundreds of stories that go back decades. How sad. No one should have to work in those kind of conditions. I applaud companies who refuse to off shore when it means exploiting workers like this.
Although there is guilt on the companies side, I think that the real burden is on the shoulders of the countries who allow these kinds of work conditions to exist. From China to South Africa they should all clamp down on horrific work conditions and force them to improve conditions or shut the operations down.
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Continue reading Make it Snappy: Eat Up + Clean UpMake your weekend last even longer at Drake! Join us every Sunday for half-priced bottles of wine with your Drake eats. Whether you're sharing our famous scone plate with friends over brunch or having a late dinner of charcuterie on our Sky Yard, enjoy our special pricing all day in all venues. Alright.
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Continue reading Half-Priced Wine Bottles Every SundayWe're so lucky to be apart of a vibrant community! To celebrate our friends + neighbours, we've organized a pancake breakfast + Beaconsfield Village clean up.
Bring your family and join us on April 20th @8AM in the Underground for a complete breakfast and story time for the little ones. After your eats, grab a garbage bag and seedbombs and head out into our 'hood for a clean up. Bring your appetite for stacked community fun- we can't wait to see you!
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Continue reading Eat Up + Clean Up With Drake!Just because we think you're special, enjoy 10% off from Drake General Store!
Continue reading Score 10% off at Drake General StoreArsenal is more than just a contemporary gallery, it also functions as a beautiful space for private, corporate + charitable events. Located in the Junction, Arsenal is a great addition to the neighbourhood that some consider responsible for saving Toronto's art scene. We sat down with the Associate Director, Rosie Prata, to talk about what Arsenal has planned for the year and who she'd enjoy a Drake burger with.
Continue reading Gallery Talk: Arsenal Toronto's Rosie Prata