Yes I posted on my post ..didnt want to high jack yours ..
Ron
quote:Originally posted by accobra:
Yes I posted on my post ..didnt want to high jack yours ..
Ron
LOL, I could care less. What ever people want to talk about.
A little slow due to work but still making progress. The hood is 95% done in form. Moving on to duct work, latches, hood pins, etc.
No I won't do another aluminum hood for you or me!
Not for a long long time any way!
No I won't do another aluminum hood for you or me!
Not for a long long time any way!
AHHHH... The hood is largely done! Ok, I could tweak a few things but I'll do that during paint prep. Air duct is done and I think worked out quite well. Rad mounts pretty much done. I had to re-enforce the tabs on the side of the Fluidine but They are good!
Next step suspension. Working toward making close measurements of the suspension so I can make changes to both a-arms and steering raq (power steering). In order t do so I built a jig which mounts to the car. This has allowed me to make very close measurements of the suspension:
Next step suspension. Working toward making close measurements of the suspension so I can make changes to both a-arms and steering raq (power steering). In order t do so I built a jig which mounts to the car. This has allowed me to make very close measurements of the suspension:
Next step after suspension is to pull the CHI intake and build intake from scratch for the Webbers. I can use the spacer plates but I think it's time to tackle another intake from scratch.
Car looks great Gary ... I would love to tackle the supsension and make a arms ..but dont think time is going to permit.
Ron
Ron
Which means you will probably be done before me! 
For some reason I just cant get the blasting started ? and the trip to italy with 9138 is going to halt production .. I will need to prep 9138 for a journey. Motor, trans, suspnsion and brake rebuilds ... dont think they have AAA in Italy.
Ron
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Ron
How are you getting the car over? Lot's of photos I presume?
The Canadian Group is shipping them ... so they are fitting out containers and sending them ahead of us. This is a once and a life time thing for me I have always dreamed of doing ... this is a must ...so yes lots of pictures and lots of good food, lots of vino and lots of fun. The north will be cold in May.
Ron
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I will be looking forward to the photos!
I like the foot stool and the floor jack. Precision ride height adjustment tools? 
Wheels look nice on there.
Ill bet your glad to be making some progress.
Wheels look nice on there.
Ill bet your glad to be making some progress.
Thanks, From the suspension stand point I at least need to get my steering raq location mount sorted out. Then I can pull the CHI intake and start working on the Webbers.
Looking good man ! and those wheels ...nice !
Ron
Ron
Thanks to you. They look good on the car don't they.
In a motel right now in McCalin texas back to work on the program I am writing for the test stand. Got around to calibrating the EGT's in the kiln to 1800 degrees yesterday:
In a motel right now in McCalin texas back to work on the program I am writing for the test stand. Got around to calibrating the EGT's in the kiln to 1800 degrees yesterday:
Now whats all this for ?
Ron
Ron
Well.......I am playing a bit here......
I wanted to feed data from the engine back to the computer to data log and tune....and play. It's what we do as a hobby right.
I have USB analog readers which I am working to read the following data from a variety of chips:
8-EGT's
4-O2 sensors
Manifold Press
Throttle Position
RPM
Timing Advance
Intake air temp
Water Temp
Oil Temp
Fuel Pressure
The program I am writing will display and data log values.
It originated from wanting to display EGT and O2 since I am pulling off the CHI single intake and going to the 4-Webbers.
The initial crcuits are cumbersome but I will likelly get a circuit board etched in the future and put it in a portable unit I can take in the car.
Some of the information is also working into self contained units which can be stand alone sch as RPM, Advance, etc which could be displayed on a box as the car is driven.
Not sure where it is all going. Playing as much as anything. Pretty cool to see gauges change on the laptop as values change though.
I wanted to feed data from the engine back to the computer to data log and tune....and play. It's what we do as a hobby right.
I have USB analog readers which I am working to read the following data from a variety of chips:
8-EGT's
4-O2 sensors
Manifold Press
Throttle Position
RPM
Timing Advance
Intake air temp
Water Temp
Oil Temp
Fuel Pressure
The program I am writing will display and data log values.
It originated from wanting to display EGT and O2 since I am pulling off the CHI single intake and going to the 4-Webbers.
The initial crcuits are cumbersome but I will likelly get a circuit board etched in the future and put it in a portable unit I can take in the car.
Some of the information is also working into self contained units which can be stand alone sch as RPM, Advance, etc which could be displayed on a box as the car is driven.
Not sure where it is all going. Playing as much as anything. Pretty cool to see gauges change on the laptop as values change though.
This is basically how the gauges are dipslayed on the laptop:
POWER STEERING RAQ
Used the mock up to make precise suspension measurements. Put all the dimensions in susp calc to come up with some target numbers. The pivot joints on the Power steering raq were actually better for bump steer and Ackerman then the stock raq. It actually fixed a lot of issues.
Built the beginnings of a raq mount and have the raq bolted in place. I need to re assemble the rest of the suspension and check the alignment through travel and turning to see if I indeed have the numbers I came up in the program. If not I will move the raq till I hit the sweet spot. The raq mount will double as a chassis stiffener.
Used the mock up to make precise suspension measurements. Put all the dimensions in susp calc to come up with some target numbers. The pivot joints on the Power steering raq were actually better for bump steer and Ackerman then the stock raq. It actually fixed a lot of issues.
Built the beginnings of a raq mount and have the raq bolted in place. I need to re assemble the rest of the suspension and check the alignment through travel and turning to see if I indeed have the numbers I came up in the program. If not I will move the raq till I hit the sweet spot. The raq mount will double as a chassis stiffener.
Man... I wish we were neighbors...