chris r

Atleast the car is not making a fowl noise

Did you forget to weld up a quack in the exhaust?

I've had very mixed success with not using the correct tool. It crimped okay but slightly bent the bin and it was a cuuunt to get the locking tab in

Stick the pipe up with a tractor flap on top. Noise will then point 'up' to the sky and may be quieter /s Shed looks lush and I'm jealous

Double post. I'm tempted to sell my other factory made speakers and make more now... I don't need more projects

Amplifier time I thought about making a kauri box to match the speakers but found a transformer box in the scrap bin so used that instead The heat sinks need to be electrically seperated from the body. I found and some plastic sheet in the bottom. Drilled and tapped for the heat sink brackets and the circuit board stand offs. Butchered a hole for the 230v socket Mounted the transformer on the back of the box. That's about when my cable management caring ran out Mounted the pre amp board and wired it in. Connected the 230v stuff in. (yes the metal case is bonded) I attempted to keep the ac /power wiring across from the audio stuff to try and minimise interference Attempted to cut the same plastic for the rca inputs but the saw shit the bed and made a curved cut. It's on the back so it'll stay curved. Had a shit time soldering one of the rca jacks in got it too hot, swapped it with another one and all is good again Not exactly a compact setup but sounds good so I am happy

Figured out the fuel line routing, Will need to find a p clip to secure it and stop it chafing as stuff moves Couldn't sleep so had a midnight snack of spagetti. Forgot where I'd got upto with the wiring. Realised I forgot the alternator warning light wire so picked one out and labeled it. un tangled some stuff, labeled some stuff and then went to bed. I need to decide if I reuse the original plug on the shutle harness, change the plug. Or wack a hole in the firewall and just shove the loom through and not worry about a plug

The lighting inside just doesn't do it justice. Found some brass and made a couple of plates for the terminals Was getting ready to install the speakers, Durped and managed to dent a cone which ripped my undies. Not tooo noticeable and thankfully doesn't sound shit so I'll have to get used to it

Went to bring them inside to dry and promptly knocked one onto the concrete Ffs Turns out I did have to hand finish the edges after all Didn't get all of the dents out but it's less noticeable now Sat the Speakers in for a indication of how it'll look I need to finish sanding the vent ports but that can wait until I'm in the mood for more sanding.

Nearly 4 hours sanding later That's all sides sanded to 240. I was going to hand finish the edges but got lazy/impatient and wanted to oil them I don't hate the dowels that were meant to go on the back but I durped and forgot about

Let the sanding mission begin That's 5 sides to 120 grit. Need a bit more filler in some spots and more sanding. I ordered some tung oil which arrived the other day. Should really do a test piece on a offcut first but probably won't as I've already got the tin of oil and may as well use it

I found a pre made enclosure /box for the amplifier gubbins. It was the right price (found in the scrap bin) was a old transformer enclosure but transformer is long gone The transformer, power supply and amplifier boards all fit relatively well inside that footprint. It's way too tall but that's a easy fix with some careful marking and a cut off wheel. I'll see how I feel about it once it has been shortened and I've got switches etc mounted.

Assembled another box Attacked them with a belt sander with not very much success. Good for bulk material removal but leaves ugly marks where I ran out skill and the belt split Sanded one face with 120 and smeared some filler on the other. Will get more sandpaper and continue sanding

More side quests @EpochNZ posted up a maxpeedingrods gt28ish turbo at the correct price and was kind enough to brave the post office and send it up. Quick test fit with my Barry adapter plate Bit bigger than the old one Need to find some caring and trim the adaptor plate (and get it milled flat) The factory musso drain line will fit well once I embiggen the bolt holes to 8mm. The original oil feed line looks like it'll work too The outlet of the turbo is 1mm away from the thermostat housing so I'll need to trim the compressor housing or weld a bit of pipe so I can get a hose into it Now I can give the pump a few more turns on the fuel screw, when it eventually gets into the tonner

Here is a link to the Speakers I used if you want to go down that rabbit hole