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what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:23 am
by prairiehotrodder
Isolation is actually fairly normal to me. We already home school our children and run a home based business. I pulled my race car into the shop a week ago and built a light weight rad support that takes about 14 - 15 pounds off the front. It also moves the rad forward about 1 inch which gives me more room to work on the motor and have clearance for my electric fans. I'm real happy with it so far. I also built a better mount and bolted on the aluminum trans cooler you see.
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Now i just have to build stand-offs for my hood pins.
I also took the time to put my new comp cams roller rockers on and get my engine running after a long winter. I take the rockers off every winter to help conserve the valve springs. I also re-jetted the carbs back down because i had richened them 2 jet sizes last fall but it didn't seem to help.
Also if anyone is interested in the laser cut alternator bracket that i sell, there is a picture of it modified for use with an electric water pump.
Brian
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:45 am
by prairiehotrodder
another thing i have been doing is getting rid of every single self-tapping screw on my car. I have come to the conclusion that self-tapping screws do not belong on a race car for any reason. They always come loose and will eventually fall out. Not a good thing to be falling on a race track !!! It should be an NHRA rule.
Brian
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:35 pm
by MadBill
Maybe a dab of gorilla snot on each one during installation?
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:38 am
by Kevin Johnson
MadBill wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:35 pm
Maybe a dab of gorilla snot on each one during installation?
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Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:47 pm
by MadBill
Hmmm, Kevin. That stuff's not the gooey yellow weatherstrip adhesive I associate with the name...
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:05 pm
by Kevin Johnson
MadBill wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:47 pm
Hmmm, Kevin. That stuff's not the gooey yellow weatherstrip adhesive I associate with the name...
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Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:43 pm
by MadBill
THAT'S what I'm talking about!
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:45 pm
by Kevin Johnson
MadBill wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:43 pm
THAT'S what I'm talking about!
You don't get my Dad's British humour.
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:21 pm
by gunt
Good title , not sure if i'm wrecking your post or not but here's what i'm at , no engines yet guts setting up equipment
leveling up mill and lathe , i was looking around the workshop for something cheap and handy for this , so the vw cv joints , the tread is on the inside / it will take the weight / and fine tread .
also moved a valve grinder up to 240v motors without oil feeds , hope the pictures work
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:42 pm
by prairiehotrodder
good to see some ingenuity !! Anyone else have a cool project they want to show off ?
The plague has caused a boom in some industries and a bust in others. I've been selling parts quite well. People have the time, they are bored, gas is cheap, and they aren't spending money on lots of other entertainment.
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:11 am
by gunt
i have a bout 2 years of work in front of me , so if i could get this all set up i have no problem with the lock down continuing
it would be nice to work in peace
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:03 pm
by prairiehotrodder
got my new front bumper on, what do you think ?
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Brian
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:04 pm
by prairiehotrodder
another picture
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Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 6:40 am
by F-BIRD'88
Interesting to read your post report on the effect of your new spankin front spoiler.
Re: what i have been doing during isolation
Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 7:29 pm
by BB70
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