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Yeah/nah the wof man aint gunna like that so the 20 year anniversary of these tyres will be their last
Much nicer although they do feel softer......
Postie was feeling generous and delivered a roll of fun, had to dig out an old toy to approve the design
Approval gained after a thorough wet sand to hide the painter I am not, quite an enjoyable task with the current temperature reaching for 30 odd.
During a test run I found the hi beams not quite up to task, this lead to unwrapping the loom to trace the aftermarket relays, somehow a few of the connections had been messed up and along with the ever present dodgy fusebox had left me chasing the wrong issue. After a few pages in the 1B5 to figure out the circuit, its all back together and selecting the correct beam. For added bonus the high beam relay is no longer a parasitic load, hooray!
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3d scan and bend for that price is a steal, its not so easy nor quick, so often its seen as the perfect repro method, but it has its limits and needs full understanding of all the variables to execute right, rough workflow
Prepare part for scanning
Scan the part
Import file
Rebuild in CAD using start & finish as guide
Add bends to match available dies
Adjust for best fit
Export
Bend
Recheck
If ol mate murphy didn't visit (he always does)
Adjust file
Rebend
Job done, but at $100/hr for the skilled labour + scanner + software etc etc, you don't get much time to make a buck.
After all that, errors are often present, but after a few iterations you figure it out and then can go onto CNC bending hundreds of copies.
In saying that, if thats what they sold you on, you'd expect they had the workflow down to deliver, from the photos it looks like the forward pipe needed a lazy bend to sit inside but the machine could only do a tight bend putting the two into the same space, rather unfortunate.
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the selection of tools we used, wide for the straight bits, narrow for corners
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Ended up getting a commercial glass fitter mate over for a second set of hands, we wound up making some tools from 0.6mm stainless steel to pry the gap open as the other person fed the trim in.
Got 99% in using straight dish soap, made a mess, corners are almost impossible.
Still managed to tear a small section, thankfully under the trim.
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4 minutes ago, Raizer said:
There's a proper tool for getting them in after the screen is in.
Nah, not quite unfortunately, thats a different profile, had plenty of people say the same tool, this trim holds by one side only and the trim isn’t flexible.
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So how does this trim on the Datsun go in?
if I fit the trim to the rubber first it comes out fitting to the window.
fit the rubber to the window then I can’t get any useful tool in to lift the rubber to fit the trim.
Kinda stuck, but somehow they got it in the factory?
Or recommendations for an oldschool glass fitter in chch?
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The wof to do list has now become pretty trivial, starts, runs and stops just as good as I remember, for added benefit all mechanicals and electrics operate as intended too.
Paranoia was weighing hard during the quick run up our street but the only issue of note is some guard rub that will be an easy trim to fix
Still quite a few jobs to get it how I want it, but i've gained most of my shed space back
With f-all mechanical jobs left and the wof stuck waiting on the postie for window seals, I hooked into the cosmetics...... Cos i'm no painter there was a bit of orange peel to deal to, started wet sanding the car today and made an absolute mess, thankfully youtube came to the rescue and after adjusting my technique moved through to 2000grit before polishing up the last bit. While i could go further, i'm really happy with the finish, not gleaming show car perfection but a finish as you'd expect from a car of the 70s. Just the roof took a few hours today so looks like it will be a few days before the whole car is done.
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2 hours ago, BlownCorona said:
china spec 3040. this exact machine. seems pretty well built for an entry level machine. looks like it would be floppy in that pic and i was worried, but its heavy as fuck and quite rigid with some improvements easily made if required. my use case will actually be fairly gentle so i didnt worry too much.
im almost certain im going to move away from mach3 and USB. need to do some reading but most likley ill move to linuxcnc and a tower with a serial port. im sure you guys running serious machines run linux?
big time inspired by you guys on here doing cool stuff with both manual and CNC machines. plus i can still park my car in the garage eh @NickJ
I’m running linuxcnc on my router, can’t praise it enough, does what you want.
only downside might be the cost, between the mesa boards, pc and peripherals there was over $1k but totally worth it for my setup
Mate runs mach3 on his fullsheet router, gets by ok.
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Looks good! What machine did you get?
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Non branded and likely came from toolshed or similar, I find it doesn't get the velocity at the tip to atomise nicely and when I ramped the pressure up to compensate it really didn't like it.
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Well, ahhh
Yup
Last few weekends have been motivation central, brake lines bled, engine, transmission, driveshaft in, fuel tank and lines etc etc.
With pretty much everything together I poured in some fresh gas and after leak checking the system turned the key all the way.....
Would love to say it fired right up but the points had corroded just enough, a quick tickle later and the engine fired straight back to a steady idle as I remember.
Only thing stopping it going for a drive now is fluids in the gearbox and diff. Plus some minor things such as seats not bolted in and I need to source a rear windscreen rubber, simple right?
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I have a cheap one, its crap.
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Still at it, progress is steady with visual changes becoming more obvious.
Finished off paint around the window frames and fitted the doors, still need to fine tune the door gaps
Finished off all the brake lines including the left rear that I wasn't too happy with. Managed to find new seals for the front calipers, they are ready to bolt back on
Had a go at the interior too, while i'd really like to drop it off and have someone do the whole lot super nice, there is not much cash left in the tank, sourcing some nice fabric I repaired all the pillar trims that were ripped so that the windscreens could be fitted, the roof lining looks even worse up against fresh cloth!
Few more weekends at this rate should get the engine in the hole before Christmas
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Still plugging away, winters been a bitch, weekends haven't gone to plan and the cold weather makes opening up the workshop a pain.
And then when the weather did play nice, of course I had to keep up with house renos, at least I could outsource some of the work to the cnc and click through lighter work such as tending to the chrome.
This week I started fitting out the engine bay, original brake booster, master cylinder, steering gear and pedalbox, new tie rods thanks to Rockauto, coat of black paint for pretty much everything else.
Front struts and hubs complete with new bearings are in, same as the rear, at this stage keeping the same shocks all around, have a few things to work out before confirming what way to go.
Wheels go on, dolly comes out
Good to see those eyes on their feet again!
Valance is pretty messed up, made the call during paining that i'd repair but not get too worried about shape as its ultimately hidden behind the bumper, hopefully a longer term plan will eventually sort it out.
Have been renewing all the brake hard lines as I go, after putting the suspension in I found an issue, brain fart while bending the left rear I had the arm upside down on the bench, thinking I had more space the turn to get to the union hangs pretty low, best replace this one before going to far.
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3 hours ago, kws said:
Not to mention brand new cars having a 3 year WOF, regardless of mileage. We've seen cars/utes still in their first WOF with bald tires and tens of thousands of ks.
WOF should be time/KM based, not just time.
Deceased estate, 40y/o barnfind, Rego on hold, wof still valid for another 1200km.
Keen
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57 minutes ago, ThePog said:
So many wires and relays and fuses. I don't understand, all it needs is lights, indicators and power to the fuel pump and coil....?
One vote for toss it all in the fire and start again. Those fuses give me nightmares.
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I used to work for a high end manufacturer where steel machine framing was blasted and painted, we worked on quality not price so would pay whatever to get it done right.
I never witnessed a single blast outfit that could deliver, always issues. What it came down to from our perspective is the guy with the gun isn’t exactly the most highly paid in the outfit and sees the world through a tiny glass window, part comes in the bay, gets uniform texture all over, part leaves the bay. Any attempts we made to mark/mask he unfortunately doesn’t get the full intent and the probability of shit going wrong skyrockets.
just as you’re doing by supplying a bare shell with limited special instructions is about the best way to ensure a positive outcome for everyone.
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On 06/07/2023 at 15:29, 87creepin said:
How easy is it to install a car alarm/keyless entry?
the car in question has central locking already. Just thought it would be nice to have keyless entry rather than use the key all the time.
what wires go where etc? As I’ll probably be purchasing a cheap unit that may not have instructions.Mid 90s car, easy as, beyond that it comes down to the individual vehicle due to mind numbing complex methods used to make a lever move up and down, the information is usually out there as to what wire is hidden where.
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Water is roughly 0.5psi/foot of depth, if you ran a compressed air line to the tank on a warm day, an outlet into a suitable column of water will give you a very accurate pressure.
A rubber glove taped over a pipe also makes a suitable low pressure relief valve just don't ask for ASME certification.In all seriousness, large pressurised volumes are why certain regulations exist, tread carefully (or go full Wile E Coyote)
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1 hour ago, ajg193 said:
$25k with dual ATC
At that point you are way better off buying something a whole lot more rigid
ATC without guards, so you'll be manual changing to clean the taper before every change.
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Did I drop some off to you when we electro-nerded in the sun ages ago?
I'll recheck my stocks anyway
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Until July 28th
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2 hours ago, ajg193 said:
A pile of perfect condition No6 Record made in England vices up at $1 reserve right now - should theoretically push their prices down
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?member_listing=326563&bof=D0gaizvT&page=5
I do really need to sort a mill vice but the wallet is currently closed until it recovers from the recent splurge on the Datsun
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20 hours ago, Flash said:
True, that is something to consider.
Quad bikes have 12V power steering these days
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Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread
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GF wanted some fancy shelves in the lounge, she timed asking just right on the same day as I was getting the cnc running again.
A day of design, three sheets of ply and press the green button.
Slot together and a few screws to be sure.