RDP'S "What are you working on?"

[Cdog]

New engine going into the FE today. Mazda 2.0 4 cylinder. 180 HP 200 tq. Spec sealed engine.

 

[spectras only]

cleaned and painted the aluminum intake for my Formula Ford with high heat aluminized paint.
Working on friend's 64 Vette, installing new rotors, calipers, ball joints and master cyl, will be dual.

 

[Romans9]

Todays project was trying to find a phantom electrical short in here on the DC voltage side.

Metso Cone Crusher.

 

[JayBreww]

Todays project was trying to find a phantom electrical short in here on the DC voltage side.

Metso Cone Crusher.


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Judging by the picture, I’d say it was clearly the blue wire right there in the middle.

 

[Cdog]

Son of a bitch! Got my car back together. Went to mount the intake manifold & found this.

Ordered a 17/64 drill bit on Amazon to drill & tap tomorrow. Always a fuckin headache!!!

Coping with some awesome biers & brats from tip top meats .

 

[spectras only]

How is that even possible, no thread in there? The engine you had in the FE had less power?

 

[Cdog]

How is that even possible, no thread in there? The engine you had in the FE had less power?

Ugh! No idea. Came from Mazda like this and they dyno’d without that bolt I guess.

Either way I’ll fix the son of a bitch tomorrow

 

[Taboma]

Judging by the picture, I’d say it was clearly the blue wire right there in the middle.

I dunno, when I blew it up there appears to be a black on with the insulation cut that could have been resting against the cabinet cover.
Regardless, if that rat's nest of unnumbered wires came from the factory in that state, it's a wonder the machine runs at all.

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Project Frankenstein!

So my buddy calls me and asked if I could fix a couple things on his ex drag/street car and like a dummy I said sure.

Weld tabs on cage for belts
Fix rear brakes
Change fuel pump

Well once under car I found rear suspension geometry F***'d pinion angle was 18 degrees negative, trac bar was all wonky/not parallel to diff and the butchery was off the charts.

I tried to get him to back half it and he was not going to so I did what I could
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Not what I'd call picture perfect by any measure but the chassis is now "neutral" it will stop and should go and stop straight.

NOR A DRIVEWAY JOB LOL!

So the jalopy saga continues!

It has a front motor plate and a mid plate and no trans mount so I say ok get a factory x member and low and behold the engine and trans are offset to the right and not equal front to rear.

Project Frankenstein!

So my buddy calls me and asked if I could fix a couple things on his ex drag/street car and like a dummy I said sure.

Weld tabs on cage for belts
Fix rear brakes
Change fuel pump

Well once under car I found rear suspension geometry F***'d pinion angle was 18 degrees negative, trac bar was all wonky/not parallel to diff and the butchery was off the charts.

I tried to get him to back half it and he was not going to so I did what I could
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Not what I'd call picture perfect by any measure but the chassis is now "neutral" it will stop and should go and stop straight.

NOR A DRIVEWAY JOB LOL!

So the car has front and mid motor plates and he wants a trans mount so I get a factory x member for simplicity and like the rest of this jalopy the engine is offset to the right and different front to back...

I am not making new plates right now and he is running out of $ so.....Made a janky offset stepped bracket and had to massage for exhaust clearance

..

Then it went to re plumb fuel and add gauge diaphragms for primary and soon to be added nitrus fuel system....

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

So the jalopy saga continues!

It has a front motor plate and a mid plate and no trans mount so I say ok get a factory x member and low and behold the engine and trans are offset to the right and not equal front to rear.



So the car has front and mid motor plates and he wants a trans mount so I get a factory x member for simplicity and like the rest of this jalopy the engine is offset to the right and different front to back...

I am not making new plates right now and he is running out of $ so.....Made a janky offset stepped bracket and had to massage for exhaust clearance View attachment 1313799 View attachment 1313800 View attachment 1313801 View attachment 1313802 ..

Then it went to re plumb fuel and add gauge diaphragms for primary and soon to be added nitrus fuel system....


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So it's on it's feet /I need to raise it an inch but fairly close to the target.

AND THIS MY FRIENDS IS WHY YOU DO NOT BUY JUNK IN THE DARK AND NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT!

 

[Cdog]

Crane operator today.

 

[Willie B]

I dunno, when I blew it up there appears to be a black on with the insulation cut that could have been resting against the cabinet cover.
Regardless, if that rat's nest of unnumbered wires came from the factory in that state, it's a wonder the machine runs at all.

…When I worked for Litton Data Systems… Every single wire had a stamped number on it… and there were books upon books of wire designations… Had to be absolutely perfect as we were saving South Vietnam from communism, for some fucking unknown reason???Ya had ta be there folks… shame, shame shame…

 

[monkeyswrench]

This morning

...and not long ago...

Kind of sick, moving slow, but the Preschool needs to get the front room mostly done by mid-week. Found out the previous owner had installed the closet ring wrong, so some masonry bits were used and a "repair ring". Bathroom definitely not done, obviously, but functional. Pretty nice for an outbuilding!

 

[ChrisV]

Late night at the shop.

Exhaust for a sand rail.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Poor man's 3/4 bath. "Durastall" shower off of CL. Bathroom is 8x8, and the pass through was in the concrete already. As a guest bath, or a place for me to hose down, figured it wasn't a bad idea. When amassing parts for this section, I was looking for stalls on CL. This is like an Ikea setup. Came flat packed, but it was dirt cheap. I can definitely upgrade later easily. We figure for a pre-school, not a bad idea to have a place to hose down kids either.

 

[TPC]

RV full of people and the toilet flapper mechanism breaks.
Options are a repair kit $98. You'll eventually need, and it was about due a new flapper seal kit $39 or just change out the whole toilet in 5 minutes $169.
I had a new toilet on hand and simply changed it out.

 

[TPC]

Laying in bed in the RV middle of the night the water pump,,, brrrrrapppp, brrrrrappp, a dozen times.
Tanks full, no leaks, time for a new pump.

Simple plug n play change out, just awkward and hard to get it.

Start that at 10.

 

[wrighton]

Crane operator today.
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Dig the Camaro on the lift

 

[Cdog]

Shocks back from Penske for rebuild.

Installed & first start up on new engine.

 

[Cdog]

New required FIA certified rain light

 

[Luvnlife]

No pics but household electrical. Changed out a light switch then started on AV shit.

 

[wrighton]

No pics but household electrical. Changed out a light switch then started on AV shit.

I like AV shit, wish I was better at it and had more resources to finish it out

 

[Gramps]

started a small veggie chopper from a farriers rasp

 

[4Waters]

started a small veggie chopper from a farriers rasp
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That's cool

 

[Cdog]

New Aim smartycam 3 dual system with streaming capabilities. No a lot of places to put this in a formula car.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Trying to get the "kitchen" area kind of put together. Moved stuff and cleaned floor.

It's getting there. Hopefully install the minisplit next weekend. It was snowing today, so indoors only. 30 outside, but 55 inside...not too bad.

Have to rip a bunch of 1/3rds to close it up, but I'll do that outside. Surprised it came out square...started 30+ feet to the left, and a few walls, doors and stuff. Not bad.

 

[Sharky]

Helping a couple friends build this beast. Owner (the one with money) picked up a very clean 86 K20. He is converting it into a monster.

44" tires (he is going bigger), 12V Cummins (brand new, was disabled and really built up), Allison trans, King shocks & suspension and a shit ton of other stuff.

Just the engine, trans & transfer case he has $40K into it. Has about another $40K into King shocks.

I'm doing the welding on boxing the frame and a bunch of the other parts that go into this beast.

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow. Just got the engine set. Had to remove the original #2 crossmember and weld up a new cross member for the Cummins and engine mounts.

 

[monkeyswrench]

No mini-split this weekend. Maybe this week? Pretty much got the 250$ kitchen done though.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Kind of started on the mini-split tonight. Tomorrow I'll run the line set and stuff, at a pitch, through the attic space over the bathroom and out the exterior. At some point I'll mount the hangers for the condenser. After seeing a pretty pricey "oops" on a commercial job a few years back, don't want to ground mount it. Apparently, snow can get packed in them and wreak havoc. In that case, the manufacturer flew in from Japan, and said they should be mounted 2ft above grade. So, it's going airborne out there.

 

[82daytona]

We decided to pull the engine to paint the block.

 

[Justsomeguy]

water pump and thermostat and housing. Trucks transmission and transfer case up next. Then time to get the boat in order. I think doing all this maintenance burns me out more than the work of the trips.

 

[TPC]

12 Year old dishwasher puked. Dead in the water.
I was thinking it’s been so dependable, then beatle juice
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Board went bad. $499 for a new board, $799 for a new dishwasher, on sale $500 off.

Seems like it runs continuously so
Opted for a new dishwasher.
As long as I have it out,, simply slide a new one in.

Kitchenaids have served us well, we avoid anything made by Bosch.

Having said that most appliances are white label. So, ya never know.

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Built a new carb for the Pontasaurus ...

From


Finished product.

 

[530RL]

Needs some work.....

Before:

Work begins:

 

[Gramps]

Today I started shaping a 11 1/2" full tang blade. Needs a couple of hours more of grinding/sanding then it gets heated treated.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Mounted the condenser yesterday, and hooked up the electrical. This morning cut and flared the line set. Ran to a supply house to get an r410 adapter (other manifold is at river) and pulled a vacuum. Shut it and let it sit for 20min...ate a sandwich...and it was good. Flipped the breaker and fired it up. Tonight wrapped the lines in the attic area and will put some sleepers under them tomorrow. Monkeys Wrench HVAC service

 

[Cdog]

Today got the wheel spacers dialed in with new rims & tires. Thx Lake mead Boater/Brandon!

I ordered a cross over steering kit & DSE steering box for it today.

 

[MPHSystems]

Working on a 47 reader access control system.

 

[just_floatin]

1964 Impala Convertible. Getting ready to block and then more blocking. Dash, trunk, hood and jams are completed. Should be in the both next Saturday.

 

[Kachina26]

1964 Impala Convertible. Getting ready to block and then more blocking. Dash, trunk, hood and jams are completed. Should be in the both next Saturday.
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Bodywork is an art that I just can't even begin to master.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Bodywork is an art that I just can't even begin to master.

Agreed...patience and skills that some have, and I am surely not one of them.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Built a new 402 for the G8.

Forged stroker crank , diamond pistons and BTR H beams.

Also decided on a stage 3 blower cam ,new springs and a trunion kit while I was in there.

Now I can’t decide if I port the LSA blower or go 2650…. Full snowball

For anyone building a stroke LS let me save you some time and a heart attack.

Most piston companies notch the # 8 piston so it doesn’t hit the reluctor wheel. Unfortunately there is no directions or bulletins speaking to this. When we tried to rotate everything it bound. Luckily after some internet time we discovered the issue. I had weighed out the pistons and rods and matched them together for balancing and had number and photographed each piston . We were able to figure out from piston weight what piston was botched and luckily we had assembled it for the same side. Swapped 6 and 8 and we were golden.

Still not an issue you want once assembled…lol

 

[Cdog]

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Forged stroker crank , diamond pistons and BTR H beams.

Also decided on a stage 3 blower cam ,new springs and a trunion kit while I was in there.

Now I can’t decide if I port the LSA blower or go 2650…. Full snowball

Very nice!

I’m planning a stage 1 cam & dod delete for my K5 LT4.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Adding an air fuel gauge and need a good place to put it. Already have 2 aeroforce gauges but they are down low and a pita to watch. No great options out there for g8 pods.

Company started 3D printing a new option so figured I would give it a try. First real go at body working something and I’m beyond happy with the results this far.

I now know why it’s not profitable to sell something like this. To make it right I have a ton of hours invested.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Very nice!

I’m planning a stage 1 cam & dod delete for my K5 LT4.
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Such a rad package. Might be a little
Much for the blazer but I like it.

Sure you don’t want that monster with a tr6060 in the camaro?

Didn’t you get a ls7 for that?

 

[coolchange]

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Company started 3D printing a new option so figured I would give it a try. First real go at body working something and I’m beyond happy with the results this far.

I now know why it’s not profitable to sell something like this. To make it right I have a ton of hours invested.

That’s pretty bitchen! Is the oem finish smooth? And if not are you going to texture it?

 

[Cole Trickle]

That’s pretty bitchen! Is the oem finish smooth? And if not are you going to texture it?

Yeah it’s smooth.

I’m going to do a flat black enamel and a satin clear should look like stock plastic when done.

 

[coolchange]

Yeah it’s smooth.

I’m going to do a flat black enamel and a satin clear should look like stock plastic when done.

Have you checked out SEMs products?

 

[Cole Trickle]

Have you checked out SEMs products?

I know about them but no hands on experience.

I ended up watching and following most of the steps shown in the video. It’s a great tutorial that has taken me this far.

I didn’t sand the plastic good enough on the first round of bindi glass so I had to sand/grind it out and re start.

 

[Todd Mohr]

Re jetted the carb and re curved the dist and reset the timing, getting closer but still a slight hesitation rolling into the throttle at about 2k rpm