Introducing: Project 1/2-TRAK

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Certainly looks light weight.

[Damn True]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Certainly looks light weight.

Surprisingly so.

...the box that held the rotors though...ZOIKS!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

what? you didn't get scalloped and drilled?

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

what? you didn't get scalloped and drilled?

Drilled FTL.

[Damn True]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

what? you didn't get scalloped and drilled?

You and I have been on these forums a long time my friend.


Brake system assembly began today though somewhat truncated by an insidiously progressive "honey-do" list.

Two steps forward and one step back in the form of a wheel stud shoulder that is .020 bigger than the hole in the Wilwood hat.

[Ketzer]

Originally Posted by Damn True

Two steps forward and one step back in the form of a wheel stud shoulder that is .020 bigger than the hole in the Wilwood hat.

Thank God somebody besides me has this kind of luck.... only twenty thou? Bigger hammer!


Jeff-

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Thank God somebody besides me has this kind of luck.... only twenty thou? Bigger hammer!


Jeff-

Good step drill will solve that.

[Damn True]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Good step drill will solve that.

Yep. I'll be making small holes into slightly bigger holes tonight.

Such is the challenge of systems integration.

[Damn True]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Thank God somebody besides me has this kind of luck.... only twenty thou? Bigger hammer!


Jeff-

Yep, but it's enough to keep the hat from seating all the way down on the flange. The shoulder on the stud is ~.520 and the hole in the hat is .500 exactly.

The hats index to the ring on the flange so boring them out with a step-drill shouldn't cause a problem.

[Damn True]

Forgot to put the posts back that were lost in the server debacle, this and the next are from about 2wks ago...........

So the last substantive fabrication/welding task was to finish the install of the Lateral Dynamics 3-Link. I had the front x-member in before work stalled.



The remaining bits were installing the rear x-member, closing out the torque box, and installing the close-out panels/boxes to make room for the upper trailing arm.

Here's the rear x-member installed. I had it powder coated in a light gray. I hated to cover up Matt's welds, but the guy at the PC shop said a clear PC would discolor and look really lousy.



For some reason, I really enjoy doing those rosette welds. They're just kinda fun. As you can see, I had to put a doubler on the frame to take up the gap between the length of the x-member and the width of the frame. James had to pound his frame rails out to make his fit. Yeah late-60's manufacturing inconsistencies!

Here's the torque box closeouts. I hadn't finished grinding the welds down when I snapped the pic. Kathy was calling me to dinner.



Then I roughed in the trunk pan closeout and the doghouse that houses the upper link on the rear end housing.