Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt

[tortron]

Fix the swage lines and arch, then bash the rest out roughly. Hit it with a shrinking disk on a 9" grinder

Itl come out just perfect

[NickJ]

42 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

You think you're too good for bog? If it was good enough for your dad it's good enough for you.

/Barryrant

I will quit my job and complete a 5 year panelbeating apprenticeship if it saves me one day of sanding bog, this is the extent of my hatred towards that satanic dust

[nzstato]

34 minutes ago, NickJ said:

I will quit my job and complete a 5 year panelbeating apprenticeship if it saves me one day of sanding bog, this is the extent of my hatred towards that satanic dust

I'd suggest sorting out the damage on the arch first before tackling the broader area of the panel.  With the look of that arch it'll be pulling the rest of the panel hollow and you might risk over stretching the center in the effort to get the line back. 

[nzstato]

Also, can you unpick the panel to work on it off the car?  Would make the job a whole lot easier...

[NickJ]

6 hours ago, nzstato said:

Also, can you unpick the panel to work on it off the car?  Would make the job a whole lot easier...

So obvious, give that man a cigar!

I will have a closer look and see how it is all stitched in...

[Mof]

Do you risk losing overall shape if you take it off? 

[JustHarry]

It wont be worth taking off unless your getting a new one

I can come show you a few tricks but all my tools are at work and lockdown. So i cant get them

You will probably just end up re filling the wheel arch as its to hard to get to. Newtech is good for stuff like that where you need to get some decent thickness

[NickJ]

2 minutes ago, Mof said:

Do you risk losing overall shape if you take it off? 

I would totally be surprised if it didn't.

I removed a panel from the Defender that needed touching up, was so much easier having full access to both sides with nothing in the way.

Best to point out that i'm not looking for the shortest path to having the Datsun looking good again, i'm looking for the most enjoyable path where I get to learn stuff.

If we can hold religious meetings under L4 you're welcome to visit and read me a sermon from the book of hammers @JustHarry

[JustHarry]

56 minutes ago, NickJ said:

I would totally be surprised if it didn't.

I removed a panel from the Defender that needed touching up, was so much easier having full access to both sides with nothing in the way.

Best to point out that i'm not looking for the shortest path to having the Datsun looking good again, i'm looking for the most enjoyable path where I get to learn stuff.

If we can hold religious meetings under L4 you're welcome to visit and read me a sermon from the book of hammers @JustHarry

Since your not in a hurry it can wait a bit. Ive been crook the last few days anyway. And i dont need to spread it further than the rooster at work decided he had to .

But yeah i can come have a look at some point

[NickJ]

13 hours ago, JustHarry said:

Since your not in a hurry it can wait a bit. Ive been crook the last few days anyway. And i dont need to spread it further than the rooster at work decided he had to .

But yeah i can come have a look at some point

Yeah, plenty of time, although I do have a bit more spare now! Once these shenanigans are over, pop round for a beer

[Jeffs_Emporium]

Is there such a thing as npt - barb fitting with a reducer? My fuel pump has larger barb outlets than hardline on body and carb fittings. 

Chasing ¼npt - 5/16 and ¼npt - 15/64

[tortron]

They do, but i remember it being a ball ache to find any in nz.

 

possible option is to get the correct size npt fitting as a blanking cap and thread + solder a suitable nipple on it

 

will see if i can dig up who i eventually got one off

 

or chasing your measurements its these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333437516691

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221641780372

 

which you will find here, i had some oddball ones

[Bling]

Front strut tower brace question.

Running coilover suspension in the old tin can, so it should handle a bit better than factory. What are the onions on front strut braces? I have one off an ae86 that I was told fits my car, but actually doesn't as it's too short. So place is to cut the mounts off and weld on longer ones. But only keen on bothering with that if the braces are worthwhile for a road going car with uprated suspension. Other that the coilovers have stiffer spring rates / dampening than OEM but no other braces have been uprated.

Give me your 2c coins.

 

It's this style

 

[cletus]

Probably worthwhile if it's not shit 

 

A way of seeing if it will do anything is to stick a length of masking tape between the two strut tops and jack the car up diagonally or bounce on the suspension 

If the tape moves, ie gets a dip in it, you will know the towers are moving around  

[yetchh]

That.. Is a good idea. 

[ajg193]

Somewhat related Barry sharn:

 

You can't fit a gearbox to a KP starlet if you jack it up on one side only, the body flexes enough that the bellhousing fouls with the tunnel before you can mate it to the flywheel

[Bling]

21 hours ago, cletus said:

A way of seeing if it will do anything is to stick a length of masking tape between the two strut tops and jack the car up diagonally or bounce on the suspension 

If the tape moves, ie gets a dip in it, you will know the towers are moving around  

Will give that a hoon, thanks.

[bigfoot]

9 hours ago, ajg193 said:

Somewhat related Barry sharn:

 

You can't fit a gearbox to a KP starlet if you jack it up on one side only, the body flexes enough that the bellhousing fouls with the tunnel before you can mate it to the flywheel

Must be a side effect of the lift kit in yours, we changed a starlet gearbox on the side of the road only jacking one side

[ajg193]

povo 4 speed or 5 speed? Was a friend's car with low suspension.

 

I don't even need to jack mine up

[87creepin]

I did the tape test on my AE101 daily, but I jacked it up from centre and lowered it with one side having a stand so same thing more or less?

Tape didn't dip. But I found a really cheap strut tower brace at the wreckers so I'm trying to get it to work. It'll need new strut tower plates to suit my car. however with the price of 3mm thick steel being so high it works out cheaper/easier to buy an off the shelf unit which is what I will do.

/lingpost