Bwa Hahaha! Nico!

[Jeff240sx]

:serious: This is a really good idea, and he gets the Shady Tree Mechanic of the Year Award. But is it really the best bet?
Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.nissaninfiniticlub.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49268

:honestly: BWA HA HAHAHAHA! Either he's incredibly smart, or incredibly stupid, or possibly just incredibly poor. Who the hell would have though of that?!
-Jeff

[240Stilo]

That is hilarious! Only DIY project that can top that is a homemade transmission. I say he is smart just cuz there's logic behind his idea. Other than that, he's a mad scientist. :rawk:

[holisticbeatz]

The true Do-It-Yourselfer..

[Flybert]

He has some ingenuity. I'll give him that.

[BadMoJo]

dope, That si truely ghetto fab. I give him props for that. hope it works out.

[matlock]

I am curious to see how it turns out also, but yeah that is some ingenuity for sure.

[GoKu]

holy shh** a saw blade? umm *scratching head*

[Matt_240]

http://katcostarica.240sxonline.com/temp_clutch/DSC02387.JPG

:eek2: :eek2: :duh: :duh: :w00t: :w00t:

[-E-]

I understand sometimes money is tight but that is just going to far. I am also curious to see how it turns out.

[a2low240]

A clutch is nothing to play around with, If that sucker comes loose then expect it to rip thru the bellhousing and maybe chassis like a 2x4.

[brianglawson]

that is awesome, i hope it works for the guy, becasue 218 bucks is alot to spend if your broke anyway, on a clutch that doesnt work

[Bbandit]

with 218 bux... he might as well get an aftermarket clutch
i bet he has all kinds of tools in his garage

[sykikchimp]

A clutch is nothing to play around with, If that sucker comes loose then expect it to rip thru the bellhousing and maybe chassis like a 2x4.

my thoughts exactly, and he said the stock clutch was much more flimsy.. Maybe it was underbuilt ON PURPOSE.. say the clutch comes apart.. the lightweight flimsy clutch is less likely to break through the bell housing, and come through the chassis and cause bodily harm..

[SaintlyCharBoy]

if you read the thread on nico, the guy is from costa rica where, supposedly aftermarket clutches cost twice what he paid and people build their own clutches relaively frequently

i think it's badass, but a little more hardcore diy that i want to go

[Jeff240sx]

if you read the thread on nico, the guy is from costa rica where, supposedly aftermarket clutches cost twice what he paid and people build their own clutches relaively frequently

i think it's badass, but a little more hardcore diy that i want to go

Anyone seen a spec stage 3? It's about 2x as thick as a saw blade, 4 puck. I think the thickness has something to do with heat absorption. Have you ever cut through wood and "burnt" the saw blade, along with the wood? Then the blade distorts, warps, discolors, ect. Well, a clutch operates on friction alone, and I really don't think it will last long.
On a side note, I think that the whole "Stock clutch is more flimsy than my saw blade" thinking, I think that Sykikchimp is right, it's a full-faced clutch, made to disintigrate. On a puck clutch, like my Stage 3 and his saw blade, I think that they need to be thicker to withstand the pressure. My 4-puck is twice as thick as his 6-puck. I think bad, bad things will happen.
-Jeff

[Red]

if you read the thread on nico, the guy is from costa rica where, supposedly aftermarket clutches cost twice what he paid and people build their own clutches relaively frequently

i think it's badass, but a little more hardcore diy that i want to go

... That made no sence... If he can get online he can get the same price as uss...

Almost no reason to buy local anymore... Unless your in Cally

[nokeone]

haha...what people wont think up next...pretty crazy...i def dig the attitude behind it though..

[andrave]

Red gets the "I didn't actually read the post so I sound pretty stupid to anyone who did" award.
congrats.

[kandyflip445]

:rofl: That is just to funny. I hope he doesn't get hurt by it, but at least if it does blow up, he took off the blades. LOL.

[ryan hagen]

i dont think if the disc shattered it would have enough foce to go through the bell housing, i highly doubt it could go through into the car, but if the pressure palte or flywheel went they definatly have enough weight in their parts to punch a hole through..i m refering to framents of the peices i just dont think if shards the size of quarters came apart they could make it through the floor boards, as 2mm sheet metal doesnt carry a high weight to it. and the pressure palte would block some fragments so i dont think he has to worrie about the disc blowing up but its the chance other parts could go like the bolts that hold the pressure plate on, but it seems he added extra....... it will be interesteing to see how it turns out... he did say that others there had used saw blades before....


... That made no sence... If he can get online he can get the same price as uss...

Almost no reason to buy local anymore... Unless your in Cally


he said his customs and shipping is the killer......he said that 6 puck cheap disc would be 50 or 60$ just for customs, then shipping, and stuff....

[Jeff240sx]

he said his customs and shipping is the killer......he said that 6 puck cheap disc would be 50 or 60$ just for customs, then shipping, and stuff....

Screw customs! I'd call Enjuku and tell them to ship it as fruit, or clothes, or something that doesn't go through customs with an inspection and high-ass fee.
-Jeff

[Red]

Red gets the "I didn't actually read the post so I sound pretty stupid to anyone who did" award.
congrats.

Whatever... I only read the 1st 1/2 of the crap... Still he is going to drop in what $212 ?? or more?? cheep ass should just order a damn clutch... To save cash drop it in himself... I pay'd to get mine done... like $200 because i'm lazy and wanted to surf porn not get dirty for the next 5 hrs.

Sure he's guna be one of few who have built there own clutch... But I still think it's a monumental waist of time... I sure hope he ballances that thing... its guna spin apart at like 6k and pop a hole in his shit... then that $50 is guna be chump change...

[HiPSI]

Whatever... I only read the 1st 1/2 of the crap... Still he is going to drop in what $212 ?? or more?? cheep ass should just order a damn clutch... To save cash drop it in himself... I pay'd to get mine done... like $200 because i'm lazy and wanted to surf porn not get dirty for the next 5 hrs.

Sure he's guna be one of few who have built there own clutch... But I still think it's a monumental waist of time... I sure hope he ballances that thing... its guna spin apart at like 6k and pop a hole in his shit... then that $50 is guna be chump change...



i believe it will work and work well if he gets everything balanced and straight where it needs to be. the disc portion of the clutch doesn't get much side loading which is the only way to easily break the saw blade. it should actually make for a very strong setup. if he wanted to go real ghetto he should use brake pads for the pucks :coold: :hsdance:

[Maeda]

I have new heights to aspire to, as a fellow DIY-er

[No Motiv]

haha now there's a MOney saver.. Ghetto, and hey he's from Costa Rica (awesome place), they have a ass load of tuner shops down there hehe, 3rd world country bliss

[Red]

Where would you even go to get that type of stuff?? I never knew they sold the clutch spring and pucks...

[misnomer]

Saw blades are dealt to deal fine at high revolution- but the problem I see is how force is being applied on it, generally force pushes on the sawblades, towards the center of the disk. Plenty of strength there for that, but a clutch will be pushing the disk on it's side, not on end. It's not the spinning of the clutch that could cause problems, or even the torque applied, it's that the torque isn't applied just on the end of the disk, but on the side. I'm not saying this won't work, I actually have every confidence it will- I just wouldn't run it under load myself :P

[christopher]

I hope it works out for the guy, Im definetly impressed. I would never do that though. I would be more nervous about the pads coming out of place than the disc not taking the stress. Scary project.

[KOUKI KA-T]

Maybe it'll sound like the cars from that nintendo game Spyhunter that had the sawblades come out of them when you tried to pass them.....

[Chernobyl]

In poorer countires, this type of stuff is pretty normal. I still remember my dad telling me about how he rebuilt his clutch on the Lada by riveting new friction plates to the original disks. If it works, it works...