tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16389328372358943462024-02-19T14:53:42.488+11:00AC Cobra 427SC Replica - Classic Revival CR3514Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-5180412480917856432020-08-13T20:06:00.003+10:002020-08-13T20:11:52.336+10:00Brake Cooling Ducts<p>Decided to create a custom Brake Cooling Duct system for the CR.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-Havoc8_pTq3jdKCmzGTmz1Kx-uqK0phJtfvxSBLMB-FTrYrd3eElbPPS3s_fDp27eZ4WmlPNldV4M3jQaTkiMJ7PMwrT1LMH-5lqBu7IHg8h0QZPuoF5FnqIpV-3xIEvyXAhrmptYXB/s979/Body+Duct.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="979" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-Havoc8_pTq3jdKCmzGTmz1Kx-uqK0phJtfvxSBLMB-FTrYrd3eElbPPS3s_fDp27eZ4WmlPNldV4M3jQaTkiMJ7PMwrT1LMH-5lqBu7IHg8h0QZPuoF5FnqIpV-3xIEvyXAhrmptYXB/w410-h282/Body+Duct.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><p>Several iterations of this Body Duct - Measure, Design, Print, Fit, re-design etc etc. </p><p>Final design fits to the chassis, fits over the Body inlet duct hole and has an aluminium stand off mounted to the body to aid support. The duct is common to LH or RH Vent.</p><p>I printed the parts with Fibre Reinforced Fire Resistant ABS on an Artillery Sidewinder X1 V4 printer.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ruPrBc9hR8FvvO2xOcMwt3-wdEs-QxviUCKwJyQ727B06UOP2ncS156UKni7BNhqE_KH7o3vrWZo8Yz9cDF_tw1PVoQf30KlCdBSRauEOqWkvCjzO6D5YxxTSTjFVz3Iw_6JJxmgJkiO/s1620/DSC06251+%2528Large%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ruPrBc9hR8FvvO2xOcMwt3-wdEs-QxviUCKwJyQ727B06UOP2ncS156UKni7BNhqE_KH7o3vrWZo8Yz9cDF_tw1PVoQf30KlCdBSRauEOqWkvCjzO6D5YxxTSTjFVz3Iw_6JJxmgJkiO/w410-h274/DSC06251+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><p>Finished print before a bit of cleanup.</p><p>The outriggers on the sides of the duct are for mounting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After priming and filling some rough areas, sanded smooth, primed and coated with acrylic black paint.<br />
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Waxed, polished and sprayed with Poly Vinyl Alcohol mold release.<br />
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Ready for some mat and resin.<br />
Bought 1m2 of Mat, 1L bottle of Resin, Small bottle of catalyst, 1L bottle of PVC Mold Release.<br />
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2 Layers of 225gsm mat applied with PE resin.<br />
Layers applied about 3 hours apart.<br />
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Applied resin with a 1" brush and then rolled with a homemade roller made from 50mm length of 10mm threaded rod (cut the head off a bolt), then drilled each end and made a handle from some StockTite fence wire :) that inserts into each end of the threaded rod, could use a coat hanger.<br />
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Trimmed up the edge flush to the mold before popping it out.<br />
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Too easy, released easily and looks great.<br />
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Sitting in position, need to make some studs to mount it on.<br />
Seals against the rubber "P" molding on the opening nicely.<br />
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The cover will be laminated with some fabric when i get to the trimming stage.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-81088925256735725302019-10-24T15:17:00.000+11:002019-11-10T15:31:37.205+11:00In the BootWorking in the boot at the moment,<br />
First job was to clean up the bonding between the boot compartment floor / wheel wells and the body, then refill a few joints and seal.<br />
Next, mounted the Boot Lid on its hinges and put on the car to line up gaps, the left side gaps need opening up a few millimeters to get the handle and latch central.<br />
There is a cross brace from side to side of the wheel arches which have the boot hinge mounts integrated. Everything lined up well with minimal adjustment. Machined up some spacers for the hinge joint so it locates same place each time its removed<br />
Next was the mounting of the number plate lamp and plate mounting bracket.<br />
The lamp came from Finishline Accessories, the Plate bracket was a local stainless part from Snakebite when they were in existence. It was sized perfect for the lamp, but didn't fit on the body well sitting 5mm higher than the boot lamp location. The bracket interfered with the lip below the lamp mount. After looking at how to modify the bracket neatly, I decided it was easier and neater to file off the lip on the boot for a much cleaner finish.<br />
The task of hiding the number plate wire between the inner and outer lining and getting it to route from the hinge end to the number plate location was the challenge with a piece of bent brazing rod with a hook on the end of it, once I sited it at the hole, grabbed it with the pliers, hooked on the wires and dragged it back through the boot lid.<br />
I'm using 10mm quick release Hitch Pins to mount the boot as well, same as the bonnet.<br />
To remove, I still have to unbolt the gas strut, but wont need to wrench under the boot area.<br />
As with the bonnet, I can remove and replace correctly very easily.<br />
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Once the boot sat aligned, mounted the boot lock handle and latch.<br />
The latch pin was about 10mm too low to engage with the hook so made up a spacer to place under the latch pin bracket.<br />
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Last job was to mount the gas struts, 2x 315mm 200n Struts are provided by CR with mounting brackets for riveting or screwing to the boot floor, The struts locate to the hinges.<br />
The struts take up usable space in the boot area, so I made a bracket that fits to the roll bar tube lower mount on the drives side and replace the two supplied 200n struts with one 400n strut. Finished with a much neater strut location and working perfectly with the boot lid becoming strut assisted from about 100mm of lift to fully opened.<br />
I've decided not to line the entire boot area and have made a mat only for the floor, the boot walls look clean and came up well after coating with bed liner spray paint.<br />
The floor also has 2x 80/20 low profile 1575 series extrusion mounted on it, this triangulates from the Tow Bracket location on the rear Chassis Cross Bar back to the original specified Roll Bar Hoop Third Leg mounting point on the chassis adding strength to the Tow point.<br />
I can also locate a bracket on the 80/20 extrusion to mount a space saver spare wheel, or a long range aux fuel tank if i wish.<br />
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Last job in the boot area is to make the panel to close off the battery compartment area.<br />
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On the LH side at back is mounted a Bluetooth AM/FM Radio & Player, Also 2 spare power supply circuits,1x direct battery power & 1x IGN switch power if required.<br />
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On the RH side at back is a Projecta 1600mah battery trickle charge unit with 240v power tail for easy battery maintenance between use.<br />
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A cover panel will seal off the battery compartment.<br />
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Cleaned up all the seams, filled with fibre reinforced filler and sealed with Auto Body Sealer to keep any water out.<br />
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Sprayed the inside of the boot cavity with Bed Liner paint.<br />
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The boot floor has holes in to fit over the rear bumper / quick jack mounts which are welded to the chassis members.<br />
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Covered the bumper mount holes with some aluminium sheet, cut to shape and then sealed around the mounting.<br />
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Everybody wants a piece of the action...<br />
Made a template of the floor area from newspaper trimmed to shape, then cut from charcoal black marine carpet from Bunnings.<br />
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Radio mounted to the side of the boot compartment.<br />
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Battery charger hidden away behind the Roll Hoop Third Leg.<br />
This pic also shows the single 400n gas strut and mounting to hold the boot lid open.<br />
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All done except for the Battery Compartment Cover.<br />
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Milling up the mould for the fibreglass Battery Compartment Cover.<br />
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A bit of filling and sanding before sealing and a couple of coats of mould release agent.<br />
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Filed the lip off the number plate lamp location on the boot lid so the lamp and bracket sat flush and aligned.<br />
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Exposed a large air bubble under the gelcoat surface in he process, will fill with fibre reinforced filler before body coating is done.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-31031687198323728852019-08-16T18:55:00.002+10:002019-08-16T18:55:22.017+10:00Sway BarA quick post, mounted the new Front Sway Bar, a redesigned upgraded part from CR to eliminate fowling the front wheel before full lock was reached.<br />
After mounting I couldn't see what could stop the bar from drifting side ways in the mounts so i made up some small 2 piece collars, one for each side.<br />
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The collar clamps around the 22mm Sway Bar with some 4mm screws.<br />
Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-83436543892242985382019-08-06T10:06:00.001+10:002019-08-06T16:38:50.767+10:00WipersWipers are in.!<br />
What an effort, hated this job and didn't go as expected.<br />
Firstly, I've opted for a 2 wiper design based on the sweep and layout of the "Absolute Pace" Cobra.<br />
The "CR"calls for a 3 wiper design to meet the design rules, but the "AP" design has been documented and passed engineering so I will use this as the basis for mine.<br />
If it doesn't go through, then off comes the screen and on goes the race deflector screen, no windscreen means no wipers means no hassles.<br />
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My first issue was that I drilled one of the Wiper Box holes that poke through the body with insufficient angle and the Bezel then didn't fit correctly, I then had to file the holes to the correct angle but the Wiper Box was loose and didn't tighten up snugly, so ended up filling and reshaping the hole with fibre filler.<br />
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The next issue is that i had placed and made a bracket to hold the Wiper Motor on the firewall and now the Wiper Boxes didn't line up with the plane of the Wiper Motor.<br />
The first Wiper box is only about 150mm from the Wiper Motor and needed a fair bend in the drive cable tube to meet up. After trying this, I found the cable was too tight in the tube to function smoothly, so made a new tube an fitted this to the unsecured Wiper Motor Then made a spacer block to pack out the Wiper Motor by another 16mm.<br />
Its mounted up neat now and hidden behind the dash :)<br />
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Note for first timers,<br />
Mount the Wiper Boxes first, then make the Drive Cable Tubes to fit, then fit the Wiper Motor, then make a Wiper Motor mounting bracket. :)<br />
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Not my best work.... but had fun milling up a spacer block.<br />
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The ECU is now mounted on the roof of the passenger foot well.<br />
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The front end is pretty much completed except for the washer bottle pump water line.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-52861449735013311092019-05-06T19:32:00.003+10:002019-05-08T20:09:14.597+10:00Bonnet Gaps, Rivets, and ScoopAfter mounting the Bonnet Locks, I made up a little gauge block to mark out an even gap of 3.5mm around the Bonnet edge.<br />
The opening in the body is very well formed and finished, the Bonnet however is over size from the laminating of the inner and outer skins and needs a bit of clean up.<br />
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I used dimensions from various documented cobra examples for the bonnet and scoop Rivet patterns and decided on 23 scoop rivets and 29 bonnet rivet patterns.<br />
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Finding the centre of the car to align the scoop was difficult with the LH & RH sides of the centre line not being identical at various points along the body.<br />
This made the scoop look slightly tilted and off centre.<br />
The scoop also isn't a symmetrical product either and it took me a while to realize that the slight radius in the scoop nose was the main culprit making one side slightly longer on the right hand side by 3mm, not much but enough to make a visual impact when looking straight on.<br />
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The air inlet opening in the bonnet is also about 5mm out of square to the bonnet line at the front further impacting the scoop opening look making it "wink" slightly on the LH Side.<br />
This was also sanded back and shaped using a flapper wheel.<br />
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The scoop has the forward outrigger on each side.<br />
To get the scoop nose radius correct, the little out riggers had to go.<br />
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After removing the out riggers, I created an even radius on the top of the scoop nose and sanded back the sides to make even.<br />
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Lots of finessing, and the scoop finally looks right.<br />
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A little more to come off the thickness of the scoop but its getting there.<br />
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This is the rivet pattern I used as a rough guide for the main dimensions, found this initially on the289register.com site and also club cobra and some builder blogs.<br />
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Scoop Rivet pattern is 11-1-11 (23)<br />
Bonnet Rivet Pattern is 14-1-14 (29)<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-90919598369048438902019-04-24T13:03:00.001+10:002019-04-24T13:06:34.160+10:00Bonnet LocksHad the Bonnet and Boot Latch kit sitting patiently for many years,<br />
I bought from Classic Revival at a time when Ian was intending to sell up his business.<br />
The boot latch has a custom bracket which I thought at the time might be prudent to buy given the business may not have continued. Fortunately it ended in the capable hands of Daniel Steer, a previous employee of Ian Denner's and respected car restorer and fabricated in his own right.<br />
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This is one of the pair of Bonnet Handle and Latch Cams.<br />
Its the oval base type, since purchasing these, I have also seen round base options.<br />
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The kit comes complete with Cams, Gaskets, and Stainless screws, which i replaced with Stainless 4mm Button Head Cap Screws.<br />
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This is the landing on the body shell that the Bonnet Lock Cam protrudes through.<br />
The Cam is off centre to the shaft so as the handle shaft turns to lock position, the Cam goes under the edge of the hole to lock the bonnet in position.<br />
First step was to centre a hole in the landing and project some centre lines out to the body for transferring on to the closed bonnet. This will give me the overlapping hole centre line through the bonnet and landing<br />
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You can see in this pic that the Handle Shaft and Cam are on angle to the relatively level Landing on the Body and the Bonnet Inner Panel.<br />
This angle offsets the hole in the bonnet by 5mm to the centre of the Cam or 16.5mm to the centre of the Landing Hole.<br />
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Based on the 5mm offset, a new hole centre was marked and through drilled with 19mm hole saw parallel to the bonnet curvature.<br />
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Drilled an undersized 52mm hole for hole saw in the landing big enough for the Cam to go through but not quite final size in case a bit of finessing was required.<br />
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While the hole is centred in the landing, the shaft for the Handle is offset 11.5mm. towards the inside of the car<br />
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Under side of the Bonnet with Latch Holes.<br />
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Mounted the Handle.<br />
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Bonnet underside.<br />
In this pic you can see an afterthought.<br />
Nothing stops the handle from rotating through 360 degrees other than friction of the Cam against the body when locking, so i designed and printed an ABS plastic base plate for the underside of the handle mount that has a 3/4 boss on it and a Key that fits around the shaft and in between the boss walls to allow only a quarter turn.<br />
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You can see the Base and the Key in this pic along with aluminium flange and dress ring to go through the Landing and finish off the hole and protect the final paint.<br />
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Flange and dress ring installed.<br />
After checking the Cam alignment through the hole, I used a flap sander on the drill to bring the hole diameter out to 55mm for the flange to fit through.<br />
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From the underside, you can see the angle the shaft and Cam enter the Landing hole.<br />
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This pic is the unlocked position.<br />
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In this pic, the Cam has rotated to the Locked position with the angled Cam face up against the bottom of the hole flange.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-8777751517022139422019-04-12T19:00:00.001+10:002019-04-12T19:05:45.536+10:00Dash Brace and Brake Bias Adjuster MountingAfter mounting the dash in for gauge location layout, I found the aluminium panel unsupported at the bottom and more flexible than I liked, so I've made up a brace that looks like the original tube brace from behind the dash to the tunnel.<br />
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On this tube brace, I've welded a bracket that the dash return lip on the bottom screws to that now stiffens it up and stops any flexing and vibration.<br />
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I also made up and welded another bracket to the tube brace for mounting 2 USB ports, 1 for the ECU and the other for Power or Media back to the radio in the boot area and a position for the Remote Brake Bias Adjuster.<br />
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Top of the Brace mounts to the dash bow.<br />
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The bottom of the tubes have 8mm studs that protrude through the tunnel and fixed from the underside.<br />
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Brace installed with Brake Bias Adjuster Knob and USB port mounted after a sandblast and Black Powder Coat by Best Coatings in Dandenong South.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-25079086979956614712019-02-11T14:07:00.001+11:002019-04-01T17:44:23.925+11:00Fuel FillerFinished off the Fuel Filler Neck and installed.<br />
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The Fuel Filler Tube is a shortened Holden OE VT Commodore Wagon Filler Tube.<br />
The top half of the tube and its vent tubes are retained but cut just after the breather valve component.<br />
A 45 degree 2" exhaust tube is joined between the filler tube and the tank inlet tube with Mackay rubber fuel 2" hose (Part Number CH5933).<br />
The fuel pipe has been HPC coated for rust prevention.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-69415573631797128592019-02-11T13:39:00.000+11:002019-02-11T13:55:38.605+11:00PedalsStill plodding along,<br />
Made up Clutch, Brake and Accel Pedals over the last week plus took my annual anniversary pic....another year gone.<br />
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After mounting the original pedals, I felt they were too high at 230mm off the floor and i still hadn't bent them into position, the pad being under my toes when my foot was resting on the floor.<br />
Bit of research and a look at a Tilton Racing setup i decided i would make new ones.<br />
The main goals were to increase the space between the pedals, shift the pedal layout to the left about 50mm and lower the height by 25mm so the pedal pads were under the ball of my feet.<br />
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Built a 3D model in Inventor, then exported the DXF drawing and cut on the CNC.<br />
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Pic of the cut 8mm MS profile for the Brake Pedal, The original un-bent Brake Pedal in the back ground.<br />
The smaller hole to the right is the pivot point, the larger hole is for the balance bar bush.<br />
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Pre-assembled before welding, machined the pivot tubes from solid stock on the lathe.<br />
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Also tilted the Pedal Pad slightly back so it was better presented to the foot angle.<br />
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Turned the pad side ways to suit OEM VZ HSV Aluminium Style Pedal Pads.<br />
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Built the clutch pedal up the same way, Painted and assembled ready to install.<br />
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Pedals fitted with VZ HSV Commodore Pads.<br />
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Brake & Clutch Pad Part number: 92113883<br />
Accelerator Pad Part Number: 92113881<br />
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Clutch Pedal on the left is same profile but from 6mm MS and less the Balance Bar Tube.<br />
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Accelerator Pedal Assembly.<br />
The mechanism is an aftermarket LJ/LC Holden Torana cable conversion Kit KH004 from Rare Spares.<br />
Modifications to this were shorten the Cable Pull Arm and weld a new 3 position Cable Pull Bracket on. (key point was to make sure sufficient arc rotation to open throttle bodies fully.<br />
Bent the foot pedal arm over about 10mm and reassembled with the VZ Accel Pedal Pad to match the Brake and Clutch Pedal Pads.<br />
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Installed.<br />
The CR chassis comes with the pedal support built in and has a Accel mount to suit Drive By Wire (DBW) pedal however I have installed aftermarket dual throttle bodies on the LS3 that require a cable pull activation method.<br />
The original DBW mount has been removed from the pedal support.<br />
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After installing the pedals, I drilled a hole in the firewall and installed the Accelerator Cable.<br />
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Throttle Cable location at the top of the Footwell.<br />
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On the other end of the cable.<br />
Could not find a suitable Cable Bracket to mount to the Throttle Body, I wanted to integrate GM factory Cruise Control Cable but none of the commercial brackets had the suitable hole profile.<br />
Another round of drawings, CNC time, a bit of vice bending and some paint and a custom 2mm MS bracket was created.<br />
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In the pic below, you can see the black Cable Bracket installed with:<br />
Lokar 48" Accelerator Cable LK-XTC-1000HT48<br />
1/4" Spherical Ball Joint with 1/4" female threaded end which suits the Lokar Cable End.<br />
Holley Kickdown Stud #37-12 (has same cable pull end design to suit GMH OE Cruise Cable)<br />
VZ Commodore Cruise Control Cable.<br />
Lokar double Stainless Steel Cable Return Spring Set SRK-4002<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-20726902616418899252018-07-29T16:34:00.001+10:002018-07-29T16:34:16.381+10:00Body WorkGetting prepared for paint.<br />
Lots of bits and pieces to mount to the body, so in preparation before painting, i'm mounting all the items to make sure i'm happy with the placement, pre-drilling mounting holes and tweaking gaps so reassembly after paint is as pain free as possible.<br />
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First job was to secure the windscreen, in this pic you can see the gap between the windscreen blade that protrudes through the body slot and the gap to the hoop mount bracket.<br />
there is 2 bolt holes to align on each side, 1 on top of the hoop, and 1 on the hidden side of the hoop.<br />
Made 4 spacers, 2 at 10mm thickness f.or the pictured passenger side, and 2 at 6.5mm thickness for the drivers side.<br />
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Once the screen was in its correct location, mounted and marked the body holes for the windscreen centre mount l bracket then moved on to the Custom made race screen mount.<br />
Worked out all the hole spacing's for the mount and drilled through Aluminium mount and body.<br />
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In this pic you can also see the normal windscreen demister vent.<br />
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Underneath the dash showing the demister vent slot.<br />
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I don't plan to fit a demister to the car, but installed the slots and vents for later use if i have to fit, I've allowed enough room between the under dash hoop and the dash panel.<br />
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Also bought a 3rd mirror to use as rear view mirror in keeping with the race look.<br />
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Hand brake mounted in place.<br />
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This hand brake lever is from Ford Falcon BA/BF (part number BA 2760 B1)<br />
The chassis has a bracket pre-mounted for this specific item.<br />
Mine is from a sports model with the leather grip which matches in with seat colour perfectly.<br />
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Hand Brake Cable goes through the body to the Lever.<br />
Made up an aluminium cable guide so the cable doesn't rub on the fibreglass.<br />
Its mounted on a plastic washer on the outside and held in place with a stainless washer and "E" clip on the inside.<br />
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Hand Brake Cable Guide from the inside of the cabin area.<br />
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Seat Belt slots had to be widened slightly to fit the buckles through.<br />
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The seat belts are horizontal mounted retractors mounted on the chassis immediately behind the rear Bulk Head.<br />
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These belts are aftermarket APV units model number K2578.<br />
While the kits come complete with Bolts, Spacers, and Swivel Bushes, there are no nuts ? apparently nuts are optional extras.<br />
so off to the bolt bloke for some 7/16" UNF nylock nuts.<br />
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Belt Retractors mounted behind the Bulk Head on the Roll bar chassis mount.<br />
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Seat Belt Buckle. think i need a shorter stalk.<br />
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Started on the bonnet gaps but decide it was best to get the latches and handles in first so the final resting place was locked in.<br />
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The gaps are a bit wild, so sanding to about 3.5mm then will put a radius on the edge to match the body<br />
A couple of spots may need to be built up a bit.<br />
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Bought a couple of Badges from Finish Line Accessories awhile back with Vents, Mirrors, other bits and pieces. etc.<br />
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Mounted on the centre line .Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-8561658073878279852018-07-05T18:26:00.000+10:002018-07-06T08:42:50.166+10:00Seats - Front Row & First ClassClassic Revival make an ADR approved seat for their kit, but I wanted a more traditional looking seat.<br />
Classic & Sports Auto Interiors in Eltham make such a design and is a popular choice with Cobra builders throughout Australia regardless of the brand.<br />
I settled on Leather in Black Charcoal, a Standard material and colour for C&S.<br />
The finish is excellent with the only modification being seat warmers installed in both.<br />
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The headrest is a necessity under ADR 03/03 requirements, and the design by C&S is a nice shape and overall doesn't detract too much from the whole look, i'm very happy with them.<br />
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Both seats bolted in position after final alignment and mounting tweaks.<br />
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Left hand passenger Seat.<br />
The seat backs sit a little higher than original, but this is a distance (height) specification in the ADR 03/03 design regulations from the hip joint to the top of the seat back.<br />
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After sitting in them, I canted the fronts of the cushion slightly to the outside for 2 reasons.<br />
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Better alignment with the pedal locations on the drivers side, and allow the seat to slide fully forward on the runners without hitting the centre tunnel.<br />
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The seat tracks sit on spacer plates to raise them about 10mm for a better leg angle and to bridge the differences between the CR factory seat location mounts and the Classic & Sports Seat Track mounting hole locations.<br />
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I actual cut the drivers seat mounts only once, luck of the draw, but ended up doing the passenger set 3 times due to differences in the locations and getting the gaps between seat and body even.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-77046516526635842952018-07-05T16:46:00.000+10:002018-07-06T08:44:49.619+10:00Off the Hook - Rear Tow HookThe front Tow Hook point was a Rally Tech Product designed for a Mitsubishi EVO, and mounted to the chassis fairly simply with custom angle bracket.<br />
The rear has limited mounting options and with insufficient strength so the same Tow Hook could not be used.<br />
I designed up a Tow Hook point similar in design to be through bolted through the rear chassis fuel tank mount frame.<br />
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As the Tow hook is mounted to the rear cross tube, its a bit "flexible" if given a jolt, so i made a 6mm flat brace from the tow hook mounting triangulated back to the original Roll Bar mount on the chassis. this has stiffened up that section significantly.<br />
The brace is mounted inside the boot area on the floor.<br />
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Milled from some 16mm Aluminium, then faced on both sides to 15mm thickness to match the front Tow Hook.<br />
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It was close colour match to the front Tow Hook and a regular stock colour that Best Coatings in South Dandenong use in their production.<br />
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A spacer block lowers the Tow Hook so it has clearance beneath the rear of the body.<br />
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The holes through the tube have a steel tube inserted so the bolts don't crush the tube when tightened.<br />
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In this pic, you can see the strap brace going from the Tow Hook Mount position to the original Roll Bar 3rd Leg mount location on the chassis.<br />
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I used this strap and a another little plate to cover the fuel tank strap bolt location.<br />
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Also in this pic you can see the Quick Jack Mounts that protrude through the Boot Floor and the cover plates to seal up the opening.<br />
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Cover Plates are 1.2mm Aluminium sheet stock cut to size and will be screwed to the floor with 4mm Button Head Screws.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-85317680795655981172018-04-29T11:21:00.001+10:002018-07-05T16:47:17.795+10:00Getting Towy - Front Tow HookManaged another day in the shed, this time to make and mount a bracket to fit a Tow Hook.<br />
I bought an approved tow hook from RaceTech to fit a Mitsubishi EVO, very nicely finished 15mm thick CNC Aluminium profile powder coated in red.<br />
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Not too many places strong enough to mount on the CR, particularly on the back which i am still working on, but other CR owners have installed on the front with an angle bracket on the chassis extension frame to the radiator mount, which is more than adequate.<br />
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All mounted up, the front Tow Hook exits from under the body between the Quick Jack and the Brake Cooling Duct.<br />
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Bracket mounted through the Chassis extension rail with anti-crush tubes inserted.<br />
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Originally, I intended to cut out the shape using good old band-saw and cleanup with a file, but i broke the band-saw drive belt and couldn't buy the right size off the shelf, so clamped the 90x90x10mm aluminium angle scrap to the CNC and cut the profile in 2 runs by flipping the angle to cut bottom and side.<br />
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Next time i'm back, i'll put in the tumbler for a day and give it the smooth mottled Titanium look i like.<br />
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Bit more thought needed for the rear Tow Hook mounting, but working on it.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-51909307590830299662018-04-29T11:02:00.000+10:002018-04-29T12:27:43.957+10:00Wing and a PrayerSo, its no secret I like the "427" road cars that have done some track duty, One of the road car features ? or inclusions, was the radiator air deflector. The jury seems to be out between it purposed for cooling, or high speed stability, it wasn't homologated with the original race-cars so couldn't be used at the time, but is claimed it assisted the down-force improving stability.<br />
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Particular favourite of mine is Bruce Cambern's Infamous CSX 3170.<br />
Photo Credit - Screen Capture From Falken Tyres Video.<br />
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In this photo you can see the "Wing" through the radiator opening.<br />
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The panel was a folded sheet metal with an aluminium strip bezel along the leading edge.<br />
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Photo Credit - Picture of CSX 3170 1/10/2004 from David Borden Collection<br />
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I dont have any photos of mounting, but it was adjustable based on other pictures of SCs' with the air deflected towards the top or over the radiator.<br />
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My aim was to recreate the look, but not really accuracy of design, what ever the reason was.<br />
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Here is my effort.<br />
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The "Wing" is an aluminium aerofoil extrusion.<br />
The profile is extruded with provision for a 10mm rod to slide through it, which i then have located in some custom mounts I made to fit the chassis.<br />
The wing is adjustable to deflect up or down by a cam on either end of the shaft which is locked in place to the bracket with a bolt.<br />
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In this pic you can see all components,<br />
Body Bracket which is adjustable to centre the assembly in the radiator opening.<br />
Cam bracket which is screwed to the shaft & the Wing with the shaft through it.<br />
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The wing is locked to the shaft by screws along the length. of the wing.<br />
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The finished installation.<br />
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Milling out the Chassis Mounting Brackets on my CNC Router.<br />
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Finished Brackets after a tumble to round the edges.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-67238099515771589552018-03-15T17:52:00.003+11:002018-03-15T17:52:41.968+11:00Battery Compartment Cover ProgressA bit out of sequence this post, but got some more progress on the Battery Compartment Cover Mould as well.<br />
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After milling out the profile in MDF, I've given the cut surface a spray with primer sealer to protect it a bit from moisture absorption.<br />
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a few coats and sanding then I'll paint it with a top coat and wax polish it ready to take a fibreglass panel off it.<br />
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Only needs to do one. :) ...one good one .Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-10994080401044010602018-03-15T11:24:00.004+11:002018-03-15T11:24:23.258+11:00The Body is On...AgainFinally stopped procrastinating and getting distracted with fiddly jobs and enlisted Mrs.W to help me put the body back on the chassis.<br />
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It wasn't without emotional pain or damage unfortunately, half way through lowering it, I had to remove the oil cooler to get the lower oil cooler body opening over the front outrigger bar.<br />
In the process of lowering the body, I forgot to remove a wiring loom earth bolt on the chassis out rigger that secures the inner front wheel arch, cracking the fibreglass and chipping a bit of paint.<br />
Should be an easy repair at some point down the track, but annoying all the same.<br />
Thankfully, Diane is immune to my expletive rants. Thank you truly.<br />
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Used bike tie down straps to hold up the body. These make for easy adjustment of the install angle.<br />
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Up on the hoist for a panoramic pic and a look to see if any wiring or other items pinched between the body and chassis.<br />
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Spent a fair time tweaking the body on the chassis to get it as square and levelled as possible before installing mounting bolts.<br />
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The Fan controller is a corvette part and is pulse width modulated by the ECU to provide variable fan speed based on engine temperature.<br />
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Next step is to make some hinge pins with removable clips for easy removal of the bonnet when required.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-66096009890235807812018-02-09T09:30:00.000+11:002018-02-09T09:30:24.228+11:00In the bootAfter fitting up the radio / Bluetooth / USB player in the boot and adding in the dedicated Battery Trickle Charger, I wasn't happy with the prospect of easily getting a panel to seal access through to the battery compartment which is open air from underneath.<br />
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Made up a mount for the radio and fixed to the inside wheel guard.<br />
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Battery Trickle Charger located to the Right hand side inside wheel guard.<br />
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Boot Lid mounting Cross-Brace installed and wiring for lights and auxiliary power completed.<br />
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Made up a bezel for the Shift Hole to finish up from underneath.<br />
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Also cut a grommet holder for the reverse light wiring in the boot floor.<br />
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The Reverse Light Grommet Holder installed in the boot floor.<br />
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Concept for the panel drawn in Sketchup.<br />
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Put a CR logo in the panel to add some stiffness to the part.<br />
Panel will be just a few layers of cloth to keep it light.<br />
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I then created an inverse mould in Inventor.<br />
For 3D CAM work, I use Inventor to create the STL file I export to CUT3D program I use from Vectric.<br />
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Once the STL is imported into CUT3D, its easy to create the tool paths using the wizard.<br />
The Vectric program has a post processor that creates the toolpaths automatically to suit the mach 3 CNC software.<br />
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Next post I will add some pics of the MDF mould I milled out for the Battery Compartment Panel and some pics with body back on the chassis now that underneath is completed.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-78989628566614650612017-12-16T15:46:00.001+11:002017-12-16T15:46:19.765+11:00Aerial View, Wiring up the Body Loom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Started wiring up the Body Loom in the engine bay through to the boot.<br />
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Lights, Indicators, Brake, Tail & Reversing Lights, Brake Warning, Hand Brake Warning, Radio/Music player, some auxiliary Power takeoff points under bonnet and boot area.<br />
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This pic shows the body colour a bit more true to the actual paint colour.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-38450897025229663022017-12-02T22:32:00.002+11:002017-12-13T21:05:31.776+11:00A Lick of PaintOver the last year, the body has been upside down on a pallet.<br />
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Sitting on some foam blocks on a pallet with wheels while I jigged up a frame to support the body.<br />
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There was several gaps between the body & the passenger, boot compartments, particularly between the engine bay and under dash area where the jointing filler was poorly applied or not applied at all.<br />
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Cleaned up all the excess filler, dug out all the loose bits and sanded back,<br />
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Fibre reinforced filler wiped in and left to cure.<br />
Once cured, sanded it up and blended with a disk sander.<br />
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Spent a fair time also putting in wiring holes for the body looms, cleaning up all the holes for other mounting points etc.<br />
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This is the Quick Jack Mount in the boot, drew some lines around the cutout for a neater finish while it was on the chassis.<br />
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Once finished. I'll seal it up with an alloy plate and rubber gasket.<br />
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Same hole, A bit of an improvement.<br />
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A bit of a cleanup to finish it and other similar holes.<br />
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Cleaned up some of the cut lines on the wheel inner guards to follow the chassis lines a bit neater.<br />
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Blended in the footwell steering column shaft exit area.<br />
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The lower oil cooler inlet bottom panel had a large bow in it, and it inhibits putting the body on without removing all the cooler assembly.<br />
I also wanted to remove the cooler easily in the event it needed replacing, and to install scuff panel in case of a scrape with a steeper driveway or speed hump..... so i cut it out.<br />
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Put in some mounting points for the side vents.<br />
These are Foam or Fiberboard insulation installation discs.<br />
Drilled through the centre, installed a Rivnut, and glued in place with Sikabond.<br />
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In this pic, I've wiped Automotive body joint sealer over them.<br />
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All the joints between panels have been whipped with the joint sealer to smooth and seal from any leaks to the compartments and finish off the underside a bit better.<br />
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In this pic, I've also masked up ready to paint on stone guard on the wheel arch inners.<br />
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The wheel arches sprayed with several coats of Motorspray Stone Guard.<br />
This stuff doesn't go far and I used a can for each guard, about 3 coats each.<br />
Sprays on well with the optional gun fitting and 40psi air pressure.<br />
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So after all that, it was loaded up and off to Paintwerks in Moorabin, Melbourne.<br />
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It rained all the way and arrived at Sime's paintshop with an extra 20 litres of water on board in the nicely sealed wheel wells :)<br />
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Sime doing what he does best.<br />
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The colour is PPG Fiat Azzurro Blue base coat, with PPG's LVC104 Enviroflow UHS Clearcoat.<br />
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This colour I matched to a photo I like of the original Brittany Blue, or Viking Blue as used on some cobras and mustangs of the same era.<br />
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Looks much darker in this pic, its actally quite silvery in the sunlight, and a slight green tinge under Fluro lights.<br />
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Here she is back home again hanging on the hoist.<br />
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You can also see in this pic where Sime straightened the sill panel area under the drivers side door.<br />
This had quite a bow and ripple in it and was much easier to fix it while upside down and accessible.<br />
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Wheel inner guards have been over coated with U-Pol Raptor 2 Pak Urethane Ute Bed Liner.<br />
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Having the car on the hoist upside down makes it so easy to work on in the engine bay, cockpit and boot compartment, so i'm doing the body loom and heat shields before i flip it back over and sit her on the chassis.<br />
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-15089417681171354412016-09-30T15:00:00.003+10:002016-12-19T10:26:25.195+11:00Engine StartedA big milestone ,<br />
Started the engine, I was expecting the worst, but it fired right up.<br />
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The start wasn't without problems though;<br />
Engine was idling at 1900rpm.<br />
IAC didn't function and seemed to get worse.<br />
Rear block off IAC plug was letting air past.<br />
Air leaks from under the quads.<br />
Huge amount of air being sucked through the PCV circuit.<br />
Thermostat didn't start opening till about 210deg, and the coolant spewed out from under the pressure cap shortly after.<br />
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Headed back to work to ponder next actions over the fortnight before returning to tackle the issues.<br />
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First up was the leaks under the quads, after removing the first quad, i realized that the IAC port machined into the base of the throttle body over hung the inlet manifold.<br />
After looking up the Holley web site, I found they have a plate that installs below the Quad specifically for this purpose, but also that it was supposed to be supplied with the throttle body, a quick search through the packaging revealed them tucked away in a paper envelope the same size as the base of the box, though i didn't realize it at the time.<br />
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In this pic, you can see the port overhanging the plate I made to mount the the throttle cable to.<br />
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The plate I made to suit the manifold shape didn't cover the IAC port.<br />
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Here is a pic of the Holley plate with the extension to cover the IAC port facing towards the right in this pic.<br />
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Next up was the amount of air being sucked through the Oil Catch-can and PCV circuit.<br />
After doing some Googling, I found that the original inlet manifold PCV circuit entered the manifold behind the throttle body, so got my old manifold out for an inspection and found the tube internal diameter is 2.5mm, The hose and fittings from the PCV to the catch-can and then to the quad on my setup is -4AN, (1/4" - or 6.35mm).<br />
This was causing way to much air through the breather port on the rocker cover, so i machined up a restrictor to fit inside one of the port fittings on the catch-can.<br />
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This is a -4AN orb fitting, which i drilled out the centre to create a ledge for the restrictor to nest into.<br />
The hose fitting that screws on to the port fitting is slightly smaller hole diameter, so the restrictor is locked into place.<br />
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This is the Oil vapor separator (Catch Can).<br />
The PCV circuit is located beneath the valley plate on the LS3, then hose to Catch-Can, through the oil separator and back out again to vacuum port on the forward throttle body.<br />
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The restrictor is in the Oil Catch-Can fitting on the left as it exits to the throttle body. (left most arrow)<br />
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In this pic you can see on the right throttle body the PCV return fitting.<br />
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Also on this pic is the modified Rear IAC port block off plate, with a bolt now threaded through it to apply pressure to the plunger so air cant leak past.<br />
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The most thought provoking fix was the coolant leakage under the cap.<br />
After reading many blogs, I found some information on the LS cooling circuits, including the suggested fix for the LS3 style thermostat not opening.<br />
Basically, on the LS3 thermostat, there is no coolant bypass holes in the pressure by pass plate as on the LS1s., and Ls1 thermostats dont fit LS3 pumps.<br />
The LS3s rely on coolant flowing out the heater circuit on the engine side of the pump and back in across the thermostat on its return to the pump.<br />
I had these ports blocked off as i don't have a heater.<br />
The thermostat would eventually open, but at a much higher engine temp.<br />
The other suggestion on Pirate4x4 was that LS Header tanks should be on the "Low Pressure" side of the cooling system due to higher pressure in the circuit and pump flow pushing the pressure cap of its seat.<br />
My header tank was plumbed straight off the pump outlet.<br />
A Good Read.<br />
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Cooling/#LSCoolingSystems<br />
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So some plumbing changes now have the Header Tank plumbed in to the Heater return port with Radiator bleed and Head Steam Vent tubes providing continual circuit of water over the thermostat.<br />
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All coolant problems now solved with the revised plumbing and thermostat opening at correct temp and timing.<br />
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Last problem was the IAC.<br />
I tested it as per Holley EFI forum suggestions, by changing the "Parked" settings on the ECU to 0% and then 100%, the IAC didn't budge from about 50% open, and when the engine was running, the IAC would read as closed, but would hover around the 20+% open.<br />
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I was thinking Holley IAC, Holley Wiring Loom, Holley Dominator EFI, should work together until it dawned on me I had an LS2 spec loom and so it would be to suit a GM type IAC.<br />
This was confirmed when I found that the Holley IAC is a Chrysler type. A check on the wiring diagrams confirmed the difference between the LS2 and Generic Holley looms.<br />
Same Connector, Delphi 150.2 4 pin, but the pin assignments are different for the stepper motors.<br />
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A simple change of pin locations on the Holley Dominator P1B connector on the loom and the IAC was working perfectly.<br />
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I changed the pin positions on the ECU end as the pins remove very easily by pushing a locking tab and then pulling on the wire.<br />
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The Delphi 150.2 plugs however are a pull through wire type connector and i would have had to get new terminals and rewire.<br />
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I also finished my aluminium version of the inlet tray,<br />
Mark Nugent from <a href="http://www.marknugent/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">www.</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">marknugent</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://.com.au/">.com.au</a> </span>made it using the fiberglass part I made awhile back as a buck.<br />
I thought the fiberglass part looked a bit heavy but I was happy with the shape and overall look.<br />
Marks work is simply amazing, checkout his Web page, Facebook page and Youtube.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-3124359339212556262016-03-30T18:30:00.000+11:002016-04-07T17:32:34.147+10:00Bits and PiecesSlow progress over recent times, with work and waiting on bits and pieces or modifying to make them work.<br />
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First up was an IAC (Idle Air Control) block off plate so I can remove the unit from the second throttle body.<br />
The IAC is a stepper motor and adjusts to the ECU commands to maintain idle requirements by pulling a plunger out of the throttle plate bypass channel letting more air in, or closing up to limit the air through.<br />
I only need one IAC to operate Idle control, but leaving the second one in place unconnected means the IAC will not block the second bypass with enough force to ensure no leak past.<br />
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Programming the ECU to operate 2 IACs was beyond me if at all possible.<br />
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The IAC mounted on to throttle body.<br />
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In this pic, you can see the throttle plate bypass port with the hole that the IAC plunge blocks or opens as the ECU controls required idle air volume.<br />
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The IAC stepper motor.<br />
You can see the plunger end that fits in to the hole in the port.<br />
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In this pic, you can see the tapered hole the plunger seats in.<br />
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I bought an IAC block off plate from Accufab to replace the motor and block the hole but it didn't fit.<br />
The seal boss didn't fit in the port, The mounting holes don't line up on the face, and the hole plug was 3mm short of blocking the bypass hole.<br />
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I'm not sure if there are other IAC versions so close in design, but the Holley IAC is identical in measurements to the LS1 unit from GM, that I assume its a standard part, so maybe the block off plate was machined wrong, either way it didn't fit.<br />
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After pondering and considering the part a waste of time and money, I decided to machine it up to fit utilizing the IAC plunger and compression spring and the Accufab block off plate combined.<br />
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So, here is the new improved version.<br />
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Machined the 'o' ring boss down so it would slide in to the TB recess.<br />
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Then I discovered the mounting base wasnt square to the shaft, so faced the inside of the mount.<br />
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Then shortened the shaft and drilled and machined a hole for the spring and plunger to be inserted.<br />
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In this pic you can see the misaligned mounting holes.<br />
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Job done, hope it works.<br />
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The ECU I'm going to use is the Holley Dominator EFI, in conjunction with Holley's harnesses.<br />
The engine harness is for an LS2 as its the nearest fit in terms of sensors and connections excluding the MAP sensor. Easily fixed with an LS2 to LS3 map sensor adapter pigtail.<br />
It also has standard GM Air Inlet Temp (AIT or Manifold Air Temp) sensor plug.<br />
But there is no Alternator circuit in the loom.<br />
The alternator is a Mitsubishi 2 wire 140 Amp (Standard on AU version LS3's and probably some others as well).<br />
The plug terminals are L and F which I understand to be "Line" and "Field"<br />
The F terminal is for the original ECU and BCM to monitor alternator output (via PWM signal) and compare with battery condition.<br />
The ECU then pushes a PWM signal back via the L terminal to set the required Alternator output voltage.<br />
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With the plug disconnected, the alternator will default to 13.8v output.<br />
The Dominator is programmable to output PWM through simple configuration tables.<br />
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The problem was finding the plug to suit, however I eventually found the part number and eBay to the rescue so here is the details for others.<br />
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The body is off again and upside down for cleaning up and painting the underside.<br />
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TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) and IAT (Inlet Air Temp Sensors fitted and wired.<br />
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Holley Loom is plug and play.<br />
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Crank Censor, Knock Sensors, Coils, Cam sensor all wired.<br />
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Waiting on a pig tail for the LS3 EVAP Purge solonoid.<br />
LS3 Evap Purge Solenoid Plug<br />
Part Number is Dorman 645-631<br />
Another elusive plug.<br />
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-14984443870919494382016-01-07T09:33:00.001+11:002016-01-07T19:53:33.769+11:00Windscreen, Roll Bar, and Dash ProgressFitted up the Windscreen, some careful measuring and confirmation from other CR builders and it was time to cut the body.<br />
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The windscreen is from Brasscraft in the UK.<br />
Beautiful piece of work.<br />
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I left the plastic sheet on for time being to protect from dust, bird poop etc,<br />
This aided in the fitment of seating the windscreen down on the body as the rubber seal slid on the plastic instead of gripping on the body.<br />
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After marking the hole, I drilled a hole at either end and cut between them with an air powered mini saw.<br />
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I have used the mini air powered saw for all the body cutouts so far. not much dust created, easy to control with a fine tooth blade, no chipping and no exposed fibers on the finished cuts.<br />
Then I use a sanding bit like a die grinder bit in the Dremel to do any finishing.<br />
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Under the dash,<br />
The windscreen legs need to be drilled and spacers made to fill between the Dash Hoop mounting and the legs.<br />
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Started on the roll bar, but not fully welded up yet.<br />
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The hoop was rolled by another CR owner Mike Murphy, ("Aussie Mike" on the Clubcobra forums.)<br />
Mike's attention to detail and finish is excellent.<br />
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The hoop is near perfectly formed using his mandrel bender.<br />
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I actually pre-built the roll bar on the chassis before putting the body on,<br />
Once aligned and tack welded, it was then an easier process to mark the hole location and angle after body installed.<br />
I did this the same way as the lift jacks by making a bung for the upper tube and marking and drilling a pilot hole, then from underneath i put a hole saw pilot drill through the hole and used the bung in the upper tube as a guide.<br />
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This is not the 3rd leg mounting location specified by Classic Revival, but relocated forward.<br />
Other CR builders discovered an interference with the boot lid mount hoop bar which they had to then modify.<br />
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The 3rd lag has a roll bar connection in it to make removal and fitment easier.<br />
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Fitted up the dash and after some careful measuring, put a hole in it for the steering column.<br />
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The dash panel is normally fiberglass which has a recess pre molded in to it to clear the steering column shroud as standard on the Suzuki Swift/Barina, but i am not fitting this shroud or stalk assemblies, so Daniel at Classic Revival made me an Aluminium panel.<br />
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Some minor trimming to the top edge of the dash to follow the curvature of the body and bolted it in.<br />
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I've made the hole an oval so I can pass horn, indicators, wiper, and cruise control wires through underneath the column.<br />
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Momo Trek R Steering Wheel and Momo Column Boss Adapter 8907 for Suzuki Swift.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-47045536357784406022015-11-15T09:36:00.001+11:002015-12-10T16:35:58.673+11:00Inlet Tray - Part 2.Some more progress on the inlet tray.<br />
After completing the mold, I took it to Fiberglass Concepts in Pakenham.<br />
Mario Licciardi the owner finished the mold surface, before laying up two parts with a combination of weave and chop.<br />
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The intention is to put away one of the parts to use as a plug if I needed later, or as a backup if i stuffed up my first attempt at machining up to fit the quads.<br />
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This is the mold as I finished it before Mario coated with Gel-coat and prepared for laying up some parts.<br />
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This is the mold after a couple of parts have been done.<br />
A bit worse for wear, a chunk of plaster I used for the radius-ed edges came away in the bottom RH corner.<br />
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Repairable with a bit of filling and sanding.<br />
However, if I need to make another, I would use the second part as a plug for a new mold.<br />
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The part out of the mold with flange still on the side.<br />
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Next job was to make some mounting rings to fit to the tray which would finish off the edges and locate the air cleaners.<br />
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Removed the flange and cut out the 2 quad holes.<br />
In this pic, you can also see I've surface a flat area around the holes for the Air Cleaners to sit level and flush.<br />
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The tray thickness is fairly consistent at about 4 mm, but has high spots in it where the chop was used.<br />
Hence the need to surface the Air-Cleaner seats.<br />
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Rings inserted into the tray<br />
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A bit of a buffing will polish out the Gel-coat scratches.<br />
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Finished up the inside with Stone Guard paint, then coated in Satin Black paint<br />
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I'm going to use the Motorspray Stone Guard paint on the under-body as well.<br />
I bought the optional nozzle attachment for spraying which works excellent.<br />
Several very light coats allowing to dry a few minutes between each coat builds up a very thick rubbery feeling surface which can be over-painted in what ever paint you want.<br />
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All that's left is to locate a hole in the tray and Air-Cleaner for IAT (Inlet Air Temp) sender.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197980472005047601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638932837235894346.post-91776294327715575732015-11-13T16:08:00.002+11:002015-11-13T16:10:00.205+11:00Quick Jacks & MountsMade up a small jig that bolts to the quick jack chassis mounts which I can set the height to get leveled to the body and make sure the holes are 2.25" apart to match the Quick Jacks I purchased from Finishline Accessories.<br />
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The jig has a plate with 2 holes 2.25" apart.<br />
A bolt fits through one of the mount holes in the chassis bracket.<br />
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I drilled a 1/4" (6.35 mm) hole through another bolt which then goes through the other chassis bracket hole and onto that I screwed a bit of aluminum solid with a 1/4" hole all the way through it and drilled and tapped one end to suit the bolt.<br />
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I used 1/4" holes because that is the pilot drill size on my hole saw kit.<br />
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I then bought a long 1/4" drill bit and drilled through the tube using it as a guide and through the body.<br />
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While the jig is still in place, I then used the hole saw to cut the quick jack hole through the body from the outside using the tube centre hole as the guide.<br />
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Using the hole saw on slow speed created a very nice un-chipped hole.<br />
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After drilling the hole, swap the jig around for the next hole.<br />
Unbolt the tube, put through a bolt and nut to lock the jig in place, then undo the original mounting bolt and replace it with the tube and bolt assembly for the second hole.<br />
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Same deal with the front of the car.<br />
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Slow and steady as the body is on a sharp angle at the point.<br />
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The hole saw is controlled by the pilot drill being inside the guide tube behind the body.<br />
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The quick jack tubes are made from 3/4" steel solid which I then drilled a 10mm hole through.<br />
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Through this goes a 10mm stainless threaded rod cut to suit.<br />
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Drilling the quick jack tubes with a long 10mm drill bit.<br />
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So... whats it all look like.<br />
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I also purchased Body Grommets from Finishline.<br />
I will definitely fit them to the rear as the mount holes go through to the boot, but I'm undecided on the front, I like the look with out the grommets.<br />
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The quick jacks kit comes with 2 large and 2 small lift brackets. (the black bits)<br />
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Lots of conjecture about which is which for front and rear, but assuming the lifting dolly has a fixed length to it, I've mounted the large on the back so that the lift radius points are similar heights off the ground to the front.<br />
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