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Andyrews Progress Thread, 1/16/22 A Trip to The Red Barn - Lets fab a Firewall! |
matthepcat |
Jul 13 2015, 06:51 PM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
Looking good. Fabricating radiator shrouding is annoying....the fine balance of some flex but not too much flex....and how to keep the aluminum from rubbing holes into each other.
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Chris H. |
Jul 13 2015, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Right, loose enough to flex a little, but not too loose. Andrew's got the right idea.
Matt, what about that Subie car in the classifieds? If you're looking for one there's not a better deal out there. Good point on the rubbing...last thing on my list is to trim the side pieces where they touch the rad and insert some foam or rubber to keep the metal on metal thing from happening. |
Andyrew |
Jul 13 2015, 07:35 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
This is the bulb seal that I bought from Home depot. Really flexible stuff and dirt cheap. The adhesive is very sticky as well which is a plus.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-E-O-...V25BK/202844545 Chris your setup looks really nice! What is the small air bleed line going to, a heater? |
matthepcat |
Jul 13 2015, 07:54 PM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
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Chris H. |
Jul 13 2015, 08:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thank you. I finally manned up and cut a hole big enough to bring some air in to the radiator. Buttoning things up tonight.
Good call on the weatherstripping. Looks like good stuff. The small line goes all the way back to my VW expansion/recovery tank. I could probably just do a bleeder valve there but it really purges air out quickly with this setup. One or two cycles from empty and it's good to go. |
Chris H. |
Jul 13 2015, 08:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Matt, what about that Subie car in the classifieds? If you're looking for one there's not a better deal out there. Yea I checked it out. I want a turbo motor...I would be buying a whole care for a transmission, engine cradle and cable shifter. Ah...I get it. That's right you have a 6! |
Mike Bellis |
Jul 13 2015, 08:32 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
Nice! Should be driving any day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Andyrew |
Jul 13 2015, 11:07 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
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Chris H. |
Jul 14 2015, 07:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Looks great! That thing's not going anywhere. The hood will lock it in place when you close it.
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Andyrew |
Jul 28 2015, 11:24 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Still trying to dial in a body wiring harness... I've got one lead and hes getting ready to pull it.. So hopefully all that stuff comes in the next month and I can get started laying out the wiring.
I pulled the old radiator hoses, grabbed a plastic container and put all the radiator bits in the container. (NEED TO SELL THE V8 STUFF!) I almost grabbed a spare engine but it got sold to quickly. Grabbed a spare 1.8 FWD trani for $60 delivered to me though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Seller might have some other bits for me as well so we will see. This trani will have shorter gearing than the 2.8 trani I have but I am not yet sure if I will want that or not. Either way its a great pickup for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
Mike Bellis |
Aug 5 2015, 01:26 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
BTW, Conedodger has an wrecked Audi for sale with a new motor...
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Andyrew |
Aug 5 2015, 02:44 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Hmm... Doubt I will need anything.. I just got a bunch of nifty parts and my wiring harness is being pulled from a guy in NY this weekend..
My car fund cash flow is sure in the red lately (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif). I think Im going to have a fire sale on the engine pretty shortly... |
matthepcat |
Aug 5 2015, 03:27 PM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
Put the motor on ebay/ craigslist before you go too low on price.
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Mike Bellis |
Aug 5 2015, 04:14 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
If I still had my El Camino, I'd be all over that motor! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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Chris H. |
Aug 5 2015, 05:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Yeah it may be time to separate that setup if no one wants to pay up. It's a damn good engine. Needs a wider audience.
BTW why does every car comment remind me of a movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTjf0-GBQQ This was my 2am college move go-to. Hollywood Knights. |
mgp4591 |
Aug 5 2015, 05:33 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,483 Joined: 1-August 12 From: Salt Lake City Ut Member No.: 14,748 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Yeah it may be time to separate that setup if no one wants to pay up. It's a damn good engine. Needs a wider audience. BTW why does every car comment remind me of a movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTjf0-GBQQ This was my 2am college move go-to. Hollywood Knights. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) "this punch does have a little WHANG to it..." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
Chris H. |
Aug 5 2015, 11:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,048 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
"Good though...." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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Maltese Falcon |
Aug 6 2015, 12:01 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,851 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Remember this Cobra in the movie?
The only way they could get it into the scenes was to allow its actual owner to do the driving. So the owner/driver picks my friend and body+paint man Jack Kimoto to sit shotgun during the street race scenes. How cool is that ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
mgp4591 |
Aug 6 2015, 12:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,483 Joined: 1-August 12 From: Salt Lake City Ut Member No.: 14,748 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Remember this Cobra in the movie? The only way they could get it into the scenes was to allow its actual owner to do the driving. So the owner/driver picks my friend and body+paint man Jack Kimoto to sit shotgun during the street race scenes. How cool is that ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) And going up against someones "rail job", basically a slightly lengthened frame with a '23 t-bucket dropped on it. I'd take the Cobra anyday... If you need a good example of a real Cobra accelerating, check out the Gumball Rally sequence toward the end when the Cobra and the Daytona Ferrari exit the LA river and hit the surface streets- the Daytona moves out fast but the Cobra literally LEAPS from gear to gear as the exhaust sound explodes from the pipes. The sound may have been file audio but it's one of the greatest examples of power to weight ratios in film IMHO... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
Andyrew |
Sep 7 2015, 02:02 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Well... Lots of little things have been happening. Nothing Huge BUT lets to a rundown.
Interior is stripped, and I finally threw some galvanized paint on my longitudinal reinforcements since they were bare. Next big thing to figure out on the interior is the steering column. It looks like I need to cut the dash up to mount the column. Then I need to find some way of adapting the column to the 914 shaft. In the mean time I have been acquiring quite the parts collection. Steering column and wheel Body wiring harness |
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