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it was a shuffle day, so it ended with wiring on the Corvette... however, well... some old friends got moved
as with all great things... I had to 'just' change a fuel filter... what an ordeal, seems the last owner didn't bother putting one seal in place - which made the fuel filter pointless.... grand https://i.imgur.com/LtqedI3h.jpg so plan b was employed https://i.imgur.com/th3pclYh.jpg moved to get this back in the shop - it'll have its own thread, but it's Buinicorn - 6.0 LS powered Buick wagon https://i.imgur.com/7wrXLE8h.jpg I can't believe how rough this car is.... ugh https://i.imgur.com/qeeF5iUh.jpg installed in its new home https://i.imgur.com/FZTlpzjh.jpg the day finished with me getting this reinstalled https://i.imgur.com/WbKiZ90h.jpg |
how to haul 12' material....
https://i.imgur.com/7Us3kL6h.jpg and ouch, prices and the interior comes further apart https://i.imgur.com/eqTBhMJh.jpg to be installed https://i.imgur.com/teuYsk1h.jpg on the lock lever https://i.imgur.com/zqaVoKOh.jpg tomorrow. |
window alignment and locks.... but tonight... all alignment so you get a couple pictures
https://i.imgur.com/zDeuKPWh.jpg it took a lot of fitting and elonging holes to get everything to line up https://i.imgur.com/PrX2IINh.jpg not joking, this is where I started, was worried at Optima they'd call me on this... thank god the FiTech computer scrambled... sheesh https://i.imgur.com/KICNMAih.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KSUuwqKh.jpg of course, what would a night in the shop be without needing parts - the regulator on the driver's side is new, the passenger side is not and it needs replaced.... ah well, I have plenty to do in the mean time. |
Door locks. I've actually come out to people sitting in my car. They still live, but let's slow the idiots down
https://i.imgur.com/BeTS27Jh.jpg weld a tab to the lock bar https://i.imgur.com/fZDO0Pah.jpg all fits under the panel https://i.imgur.com/Wxk0JNAh.jpg of course this door can't go together because I'm waiting on a regulator. |
driver's side done more detail
pull wires https://i.imgur.com/gXhPnHAh.jpg actuator install https://i.imgur.com/XBqppIHh.jpg it was simply easier to weld a tab to the rod to connect it all up https://i.imgur.com/y0wKhsIh.jpg and just like that, connected https://i.imgur.com/0ibITKgh.jpg and reassembly of the dash https://i.imgur.com/Es5Ro0Eh.jpg once the right side regulator gets here, I'll assemble the right side.... between now and then, I have plenty to do... some of the aero should be here tomorrow.... |
I have little confidence that this will survive in any recognizable form but I want the inlets and most of the shape - but it's too narrow for my plans so fiberglass fab is coming soon
https://i.imgur.com/BJ1SLcXh.jpg first part of my wing arrived https://i.imgur.com/dUqIKYzh.jpg and the regulator https://i.imgur.com/UVxWPfqh.jpg |
In other news, Fedup strikes again.... the brackets were supposed to come with the wing - and they're not delivering the wing.... my guess is they destroyed it....
No, you do not have to remove the glass or the outside weather strip.... https://i.imgur.com/wXaDeSbh.jpg the parts https://i.imgur.com/vn7MXkph.jpg getting close the bloodletting being done - but notice that the bottom hole isn't aligned - Chinesium strikes again. Nice touch that all the bolts are 10mm socket head https://i.imgur.com/pqqYnKMh.jpg |
door assembly
https://i.imgur.com/BqW8b4ch.jpg of course, had to modify... smh https://i.imgur.com/XOouiT8h.jpg back together... woohoo https://i.imgur.com/lIoKrVwh.jpg |
and the driver's side window doesn't go up... oh good grief
in other news dies arrived https://i.imgur.com/IHTRbgj.jpg |
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2 hours of set up later https://i.imgur.com/40FzVQGh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LKANRNDh.jpg Add some shims to the front, top https://i.imgur.com/gp7lhBph.jpg -2.25 degrees camber is too much https://i.imgur.com/wocd3hgh.jpg -1.65 is a good 'next' point. with a cross camber of less then -0.01 https://i.imgur.com/dhwdPjTh.jpg My first alignment was 1.0 and it understeered I also set the toe to 1* front 2* rear and the rear camber is the -0.9 caster is whatever I can get - 5 degrees or maybe a touch more I'll see how that does on Sunday on the season opener autoX |
Time to make the die for the gas tank
https://i.imgur.com/3eWlGPSh.jpg center the top punch (aka top die) on the bottom die https://i.imgur.com/Pb0V7EMh.jpg weld on both sides https://i.imgur.com/lIiyylyh.jpg build tank https://i.imgur.com/jXZAOU3h.jpg simple, no? |
you know the day is going to go bell up when you're using a razor blade to clean PVC off stainless. Basically it adds hours of refinishing because no matter how good you are, you'll scratch it..... and before someone pipes up 'ceramic - that scratches it too.... just doesn't last as long
https://i.imgur.com/ZFCB5ksh.jpg time to assemble the internal stuff - Hydramat https://i.imgur.com/Ymq8QUQh.jpg I'm using a lot of parts I've had around... like the hydramat from the first fuel system https://i.imgur.com/s0R3Q5yh.jpg time to decide whether to lap or butt weld it... https://i.imgur.com/pt7foorh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wFHcdeKh.jpg tune in Sunday for the exciting answer |
Tanks for the memories?
with my gear, precision rolls are not a likely result... https://i.imgur.com/ZFCB5ksh.jpg what stopped me tonight is I need more clamps.... seriously https://i.imgur.com/4xHOB3Ih.jpg drove it yesterday, this is too restrictive so went back to the old air filter https://i.imgur.com/4VgIlu8h.jpg |
onward
I think I ended up using every C-clamp I have https://i.imgur.com/U8jtlVzh.jpg I also made an adjustable right angle to hold it square. If you're doing this, don't lure yourself into just welding it then pipe clamping it square. https://i.imgur.com/HHBT8hRh.jpg weld a bit, let cool, dolly, repeat https://i.imgur.com/e6VBpfhh.jpg once the outside is welded, I run a hot bead down the inside with an aluminum bar against the outside - it sucks the weld 'flat' with the top... less grinding to make pretty https://i.imgur.com/jGkcflvh.jpg woohoo, I made a tube https://i.imgur.com/vLmOu0ih.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Vr93pYgh.jpg crack check, then baffles, sump, fill neck and finally end caps |
somewhere in my workings, pedals will happen
https://i.imgur.com/ssEEpd6h.jpg might as well use my aeromotive pump https://i.imgur.com/bsX0t4Eh.jpg |
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entire day, what did I get done? nothing
https://i.imgur.com/XvIqpru.jpg got the part to fix this... https://i.imgur.com/TB8M31M.jpg nope so I did put stuff in the motorhome and got a start on cleaning out the house in anticipation of a move.... but still, nothing. |
people with tiny feet don't get it, but the pedals are pretty annoying to anyone else.
https://i.imgur.com/WsqYoCqh.jpg a bit more space for feet - and the benefit of not catching your foot under the brake pedal https://i.imgur.com/4JfoKrph.jpg power window switch fixed https://i.imgur.com/uagPL9Dh.jpg and the rest of the wing parts arrived https://i.imgur.com/rAMYErih.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PqhrRx0h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jaEyAxAh.jpg |
a bit further
https://i.imgur.com/vZg20x6.jpg |
final picture of brake/clutch pedal install
https://i.imgur.com/zQLYUROh.jpg onto the tank - experience has taught me that head space is helpful in tank design https://i.imgur.com/i3KhbVh.jpg tack tack tack https://i.imgur.com/oTlpvFvh.jpg an hour here and there and it will be done |
Lab inspection complete
https://i.imgur.com/si1TNCmh.jpg fill neck https://i.imgur.com/KYt74STh.jpg fill neck https://i.imgur.com/PvvvIj7h.jpg the vent probably will go here https://i.imgur.com/iwYpYRe.jpg time to drill holes https://i.imgur.com/ilvSK2Vh.jpg |
holes punched, holes drilled for pump
https://i.imgur.com/uZPUo24h.jpg fill neck installed https://i.imgur.com/v4FTiY7h.jpg return line installed https://i.imgur.com/RDmlRDJh.jpg |
fuel level
https://i.imgur.com/JC0AACzh.jpg I'm fairly sure these are older then me but still work fantastic on 16 ga stainless https://i.imgur.com/RZJtfCjh.jpg that is not an impact driver and I wouldn't dream of using it with my punches https://i.imgur.com/NtY6zgoh.jpg installed https://i.imgur.com/3YvA8plh.jpg weird, magnets stick to stainless https://i.imgur.com/3YvA8plh.jpg yet somehow they didn't before https://i.imgur.com/3YvA8plh.jpg OBX welded the inserts in place.... ugh https://i.imgur.com/ox2y0wdh.jpg NO https://i.imgur.com/zNjoHPAh.jpg I think round one will still be bolt the cones in place and hope it drops the dbs enough. I'm going to autox at PIR before Optima - if it works, great, if not, they toss me and I figure something out in the 6 or so weeks between that event and primetime |
So this, I think, is going to work
https://i.imgur.com/upV3Zvih.jpg reminder, 109 db, need 103... what it does is take the sharp out of the top.... dyno soon, so we'll see how it plays there... truth is the sidepipe headers do about everythng wrong - so a future thing will be new headers into the sidepipes... but that truly is a next winter deal https://i.imgur.com/S8AsuORh.jpg next - tank vent installed https://i.imgur.com/Gjwtk9v.jpg got the parts to connect the hydramat to the Aeromotive A1000 pump https://i.imgur.com/tVcFJ9c.jpg you cannot baffle a tank too much. Can not. in this case, there will be trimming and fabbing but this is part one of at least 2 parts https://i.imgur.com/TfhU1bb.jpg next it gets trimmed, then piano hinges on the bottom to seal. Once that's done, it will get more side to side baffling hopefully Sunday I'll be pressure testing... |
yeah... not. We're likely moving, so most of the time this weekend was that. Probably Idaho. I'm from there and there isn't a day I don't miss it..... backstory is I came to the Puget sound to go to school and accidently stayed - two failed attempts to leave - but likely going to happen before the end of summer..... but still, racing is going to happen and I did get some work done on that front.
inside view https://i.imgur.com/tVcFJ9ch.jpg baffle 1 https://i.imgur.com/TfhU1bbh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LpLKTI4h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/l4KxoxEh.jpg in other news, old tank has to come out (and brace for the wing, and new battery box for optima battery... https://i.imgur.com/TfhU1bbh.jpg I remember this view https://i.imgur.com/REi6dKMh.jpg also going to powder coat the wheels.... I can't force myself to spend 5k on schnazzy wheels that may or may not be as good as GM wheels https://i.imgur.com/YWdHHMoh.jpg and a clear view of the suspension (lordy, cameras) https://i.imgur.com/DM6gIC7h.jpg had to take a picture of my stock, GM mounts ;) https://i.imgur.com/aoX7IuNh.jpg front is as stock as the rear https://i.imgur.com/A2bb76kh.jpg oh and dbs.... 106 now (down from 109).... not 103 like I need.... I may put a baffle on the tip or just pray the db sensor at PIR (50 feet off the ground and 50 feet from the track) reads low... part of me says 'just go to SLC' - after all, it will be about the same distance from my new home as PDX.... never imagined when I decided to go racing that this would be a big issue... |
time to install the baffles
https://i.imgur.com/ofY6HTAh.jpg welded https://i.imgur.com/Ny6MtM2h.jpg braces... if you don't brace the tank (or don't brace it enough) eventually it will leak due to fatigue cracking https://i.imgur.com/FAPTobCh.jpg because I'm using hydramat, baffles have to account for that - more directly, no sump but side to side motion needs to be minimized https://i.imgur.com/doaXfyRh.jpg welded in place. tomorrow sealant and end caps https://i.imgur.com/doaXfyRh.jpg got the wheels stripped today - off to powder coating tomorrow (I hope) https://i.imgur.com/Sm4Sh02h.jpg |
time to cap
https://i.imgur.com/PZbKIGEh.jpg key here is to not go fast https://i.imgur.com/Of6Gu5uh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qj5XiiQh.jpg and be clean https://i.imgur.com/gPF3MY7h.jpg hopefully crack checking tomorrow night https://i.imgur.com/7e7tyLth.jpg |
onward
https://i.imgur.com/7e7tyLt.jpg welded 1/2 last night, other half tonight - and did it over a couple hours so I didn't get warping https://i.imgur.com/qJDhfrb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MyHOe8s.jpg pretty welds leak. My goal here was full penetration - thus the weld has some grey in it - key here is the HAZ is even (heat affected zone) https://i.imgur.com/cwl0fit.jpg and all those black marks are holes - to check for leaks - I look for holes or HAZ changes https://i.imgur.com/2X6ELHe.jpg for whatever reason, this side didn't have any https://i.imgur.com/P6ZZ8XY.jpg then I put 7 or 8 psi in the tank, spray soapy water on the seams and blow bubbles https://i.imgur.com/FEIAqtA.jpg hmmm more bubbles https://i.imgur.com/ZNE4PDY.jpg leaks fixed, clean up the tank.... next up, removal of the old tank eventually this will have tabs on the bottom so I can attach a defuser and also attach the rear panel to it https://i.imgur.com/rQ3DITA.jpg |
time to test fit
https://i.imgur.com/FE8HcRih.jpg old tank https://i.imgur.com/NgnVIYYh.jpg and out https://i.imgur.com/GB7p1PNh.jpg get the fuel out... was joking with my dad that between the fuel in the tank and the nickel in the tank I should be concerned they'll both disappear https://i.imgur.com/7Y8ye4Yh.jpg now you can see what the plan was https://i.imgur.com/8FYiGFBh.jpg even got pretty close lining up the fill spout - the plan all along was an offset then straight into a coupling and the filler https://i.imgur.com/WNei2Z0h.jpg |
tonight started mapping how I'm going to accomplish the tasks
https://i.imgur.com/BsgRRWbh.jpg was kind of hoping there would be some 'dos' and 'dont's' from the seller... guess not - this needs to attach to the deck and be supported underneath to the frame https://i.imgur.com/tiCL3mBh.jpg here https://i.imgur.com/Vxc8Uzlh.jpg the optima battery is 1" wider... so new battery box coming https://i.imgur.com/CHyg9Nfh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dSbdWw2h.jpg part of tonight was a failed attempt to figure out whether the wire with a knot or the brown wire were the reverse light wires... I have a schematic - but who knows where https://i.imgur.com/jms18vah.jpg tomorrow I will spend some time on this but most of the day will be spent looking for used parts that I don't need.... |
Battery, cont.
https://i.imgur.com/oC3J7e5h.jpg it's like 1" wider... so a new tray is in order https://i.imgur.com/U94lcNrh.jpg and off https://i.imgur.com/B9KZcpQh.jpg new tray https://i.imgur.com/U7TuyfXh.jpg and installed and painted https://i.imgur.com/EKdArqGh.jpg at the swap meet today, I took a chance on several of these... https://i.imgur.com/holFfjoh.jpg makes getting the burn off a lot easier https://i.imgur.com/XZW62Yhh.jpg and reverse light.... https://i.imgur.com/dP83W0dh.jpg |
time to give it wings.. or a wing
aluminum angle https://i.imgur.com/DUsxZqXh.jpg some solid eyeball calibrating followed by serious staring https://i.imgur.com/MBVBPYdh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kyfMqDEh.jpg wing held on by hopes and prayers with an assist by gravity https://i.imgur.com/akUVqnIh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/54QSnI3h.jpg it's about here I'm considering whether or not I like the stands.... they need to parallel something, e.g. the rear valence and let me be SUPER clear, I approved the design. CIRO did what I asked them to do... https://i.imgur.com/tCPvzMwh.jpg my brave act of the night https://i.imgur.com/VWZSXgwh.jpg now in place https://i.imgur.com/T1VDLOBh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tFoP5ybh.jpg thankfully, I have a plasma table... basically the wing will end above the end of the deck - so it will move horizontally.... no big deal https://i.imgur.com/JmHokFxh.jpg love it https://i.imgur.com/uN5sf2ah.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1zleGYsh.jpg a good view - the stands will mirror the rear angle - also, I have to build an 8" version for Optima. https://i.imgur.com/yv7WtDnh.jpg paint is dry so I can finish this as well https://i.imgur.com/WKsUKmZh.jpg |
I rarely ask opinions - mostly because they're someone else's preference (which is fine, and I have my own).
But here, I'm kind of stumped. the angle https://i.imgur.com/tCPvzMwh.jpg do I match the B pillar window frame or the tail light panel with the struts? |
onward with fastening
https://i.imgur.com/xHBofmCh.jpg Luigi is checking out the progress too https://i.imgur.com/tvWRhJfd.jpg notice the tail blur? he is one active dog (love it) https://i.imgur.com/8GP7dVKh.jpg bolted down https://i.imgur.com/RN79pFCh.jpg with pads to pretend we're saving the paint https://i.imgur.com/qdyPR6ah.jpg and tied to the frame https://i.imgur.com/JsR4cNUh.jpg tomorrow weld https://i.imgur.com/zpS220Zh.jpg |
Plastic 76 Corvette
I like the struts layed back a little so matching the
back of the car. I have changed the ends on mine multiple times... Starting to rework the ones on my Gt-1 race car plus raising the wing some Bob |
choices.
The A1000 pump is good for 1200 hp and has -12 lines in and out. The Holley system right now has - 6 lines and makes 500 wheel hp I've been going back and forth about upgrading lines. I have most of what I need to upgrade to -10 supply and -8 return. But at this point I'm already pushing noise limits and 700 hp is at 7000 rpm. As it is now, it's got a physical cap on noise - set the rev limiter to 5500 and life is fine. But yeah. my only real concern if I leave it all -6 is it puts a lot of stress on the pump but with that said, I can turn the pressure up to 75 psi if I really want more power... after all volume is a function of pressure got more done tonight, though.... think I'll stay with -6 for now.... but when I build more power, I'll update. At this moment, the car is fast enough for my skills. line test https://i.imgur.com/kDNpv6b.jpg starting to lay out how the tank will be mounted https://i.imgur.com/xVfBbBD.jpg I also need to put an offset in the fill tube to line up with the gas cap (3 7/8 offset) https://i.imgur.com/19DWXfL.jpg I also welded in the braces - brackets got a coat of paint so drying... bolts get here Friday |
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