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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:24 pm
by Gerlach
Mars67 wrote:Collected the front suspension from powder coating again today. Looks good now and also got the grub screws and lock nuts from electroplating. So the front suspension is going on tomorrow.
NICE!!!!!! now it's going to look nice and and best of all, no rust any more!! like i always say, do the right thing the first time
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:21 pm
by Tony Z
Letting her rest for the next 3 months...
Both cars side by side, sleeping nicely. Batteries unplugged, tanks full.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:53 pm
by Muderick
LOve the Gene Berg shifter Frank!!!!
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:31 am
by Mars67
Gerlach wrote:Mars67 wrote:Collected the front suspension from powder coating again today. Looks good now and also got the grub screws and lock nuts from electroplating. So the front suspension is going on tomorrow.
NICE!!!!!! now it's going to look nice and and best of all, no rust any more!! like i always say, do the right thing the first time
When I built the car I did not have money for powder coating and so I spray painted the suspension parts with Gloss black 2k. When I stripped the suspension the parts were still looking really good. If you prepare the surfaces properly and you do a good spray job there is no reason why it should not look good and stay rust-free for many years. The powder coating is just so much nicer.
I decided to go for a more subdued look so I only had the grub screws electroplated. The other parts were powder coated gloss black. I also had some of the brackets coated satin black as I like subtle contrasts.
Here are some (poor) cell phone pictures.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:50 am
by Mars67
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:35 pm
by JMartinVW
Finally got around to fitting a weber 36 dcd that I rebuilt myself. Bolted that sucker on, jets and linkage all done, and the rat started first time. I don't understand the hatred towards these carbs. Makes the car go like stink aswell
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:36 pm
by Harry Myburg
What did I do on my car today? Nothing......did look at the pictures though. But boy when I get home again it's all business.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:10 am
by Gerlach
Sending today my AS21 casing with new heads to be fly Cut for 92mm !!!!
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:44 pm
by Mars67
Exciting stuff!
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:01 pm
by Gerlach
Today was just to crazy at work, so i need to take it next week. All wrap up and ready to go.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:10 pm
by Wentzel
Almost completed my diy breather box, just needs a few small welds and then a cleanup and some finishing off.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:13 pm
by Tony Z
adjusted the floats on my ICTs
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:39 pm
by acpaterson
You have carbs, in the Gulf??? ;-0
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:43 pm
by Tony Z
they are for the bus
Well, until Tuesday, they didnt really have a dedicated purpose yet
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:05 pm
by jmvv
Got to Petrus on Monday and had no brakes. Only an ominous puddle on the inside of the right rear wheel. Checked the calipers (four wheel discs) and noticed the brake fluid running out next to the parking brake pivot.
Seems the caliper developed a leak between the fluid chamber and the parking brake pivot (Thanks Goldwagen) The calipers were fitted about two years ago and normally invoices don't hang around that long.
Long story short....R1300 Randelas later I had a new caliper fitted. Hope he sticks to his house training regime now with no more puddles...
