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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:54 am
by BrennyV
AndrewT wrote:I'll definitely look at those things.
Just to clarify...I certainly don't "intend" to roll it....thats just dangerous!
I just want the thing to survive easily in the event that it did happen at low speed.
ahhahah the words andrew and low speed just dont work!
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:35 pm
by Alex
ROFLMAO!
alex
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:58 pm
by Subafury
we can just make a special sealed compartment in the back for extra oils
cant wait for her to kick everyones arse even better
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:00 am
by AndrewT
Some more progress this evening;
- Flywheel got all holes elongated (god dam my arm is tired from all the filing now!) Flywheel is torqued up to the back of the EJ22 with lok-tite and all.
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I'll give it a quick wipe over with some fine sandpaper but thats only a couple of days' light surface rust on the face there from a bit of exposure.
- EJ power steering lines had the rack ends chopped off and MY ones attached today ($15 cash, bargain job!), the lines are now in the buggy and tightened onto the rack.
Maybe tomorrow I'll mess around making the adaptor plate.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:27 pm
by AndrewT
More progress again this evening;
Knocked up the adaptor plate...
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In their infinite wisdom Bunnings no longer supply metric taps over M8 in size so I have to wait till tomorrow to drill and tap the holes at the top.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:33 pm
by Matatak
quick andrewt
finish it before saturday
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:35 pm
by Subafury
i thought you said your priority was the wagon project ahah. doesnt matter i love wackybug too. u r doin it all real quick too.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:36 pm
by AndrewT
Ive got stuff on order for the wagon, can't do much till it arrives. WackyBug is a worthy side project
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:08 am
by El_Freddo
Bloody hell, you knocked up that adaptor plate quick!
Is that a dummy gearbox or is there no dual range?
Bennie
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:16 am
by BrennyV
ahhaha, now the enigne will just make the car fold in 1/2
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:21 am
by AndrewT
Benny yer thats just a single range 4spd that was lying in my yard (Tristan you lazy bastard!). Using it as a template to make the plate.
I couldn't be bothered removing the dualrange 4spd from Buggy, may aswell leave it in there and just fit the motor to it when I'm ready.
Yer at most I'll test drive it up the cul-de-sac for a while....but shes definitely not going offroad until the roll cage is welded in.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:46 pm
by Alex
good boy andrew
adapter plate looks sooo sexy and shiny
alex
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:04 pm
by AndrewT
Just picked up the clutch today and got a metric tap for doing the threads on the adaptor plate.
Might have a crack at fitting the motor this arvo then.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:21 pm
by Lapsed
It certainly needs some bracing. looked a bit bent when i was there today
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:12 pm
by AndrewT
Nah its okay - put her on a flat road and she's straight.
But yeh, no offroading until theres some bracing!
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:04 pm
by Bumpty
..But roll cage/bracing = extra(uneeded?) weight! hehe
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:14 pm
by SuBaRiNo
brace it with bouble wrap.
Dave
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:51 pm
by El_Freddo
SuBaRiNo wrote:brace it with bouble wrap.
Or maybe you could wear those bubble wrap suits like in "dude where's my car?"
ZOLTAN! *does Z hand signal*
Bennie
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:21 pm
by Alex
El_Freddo wrote:Or maybe you could wear those bubble wrap suits like in "dude where's my car?"
ZOLTAN! *does Z hand signal*
Bennie
BAHAHAHA!
alex
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:48 pm
by username
"STI" spray painted on the radiator is a touch of class...
