What did you do to your FB today?
#5926
Always Wanting to Learn
iTrader: (49)
Rear axle carrier and differential are hung!
Uh oh...axles won't fit in this length of space....
Uh oh...axles won't fit in this length of space....
I'll just roll it further out on the jack!
Passenger's axle in.
Rear shot of the car with the Epsilon Center Lock wheels installed...mmmph...
Rear shot of the car with the Epsilon Center Lock wheels installed...mmmph...
She's getting there Epsilon Center Lock wheels
She's getting there Epsilon Center Lock wheels
Stock 13's versus the 16's Epsilon Center Lock wheels - there's a clear winner here
Uh oh...axles won't fit in this length of space....
Uh oh...axles won't fit in this length of space....
I'll just roll it further out on the jack!
Passenger's axle in.
Rear shot of the car with the Epsilon Center Lock wheels installed...mmmph...
Rear shot of the car with the Epsilon Center Lock wheels installed...mmmph...
She's getting there Epsilon Center Lock wheels
She's getting there Epsilon Center Lock wheels
Stock 13's versus the 16's Epsilon Center Lock wheels - there's a clear winner here
#5927
Junior Member
1982
Install the flasher CPU. I think it's the correct location. If anyone knows different please let me know.
While I was inspecting the gas tank I drained the fuel. My tank is completely rusted and looking for a clean replacement or DIY fix. This is the worst fuel I've ever seen.
Completely rusted fuel tank. Seeing this makes me want to start over and fully restore it from bolt 0.
#5929
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Yes, it's an Autopower. It started life off as roll cage but the PO decided here didn't like it that way and cut the fronts off. I have the pieces should I decide to try to cobble it back together, but...I think not.
It was a very educational day.
fm
- Today I learned that the bungs on the GSL-SE oil cooler are fragile as flower petals.
- I also learned that if you crack a bung, it will drizzle oil out like syrup out of an Aunt Jemima bottle.
- I also learned that I will not be going to auto-x tomorrow morning.
- I also learned that I can pull the oil cooler and have it re-welded by anybody that's competent at welding aluminum.
- I also learned that I have to pull the radiator out in order to get the oil cooler out.
- I also learned that my wife had a laundry list of chores that had to be done right this minute while I had my hands covered in oil.
- I also learned that pulling the oil cooler, although messy, isn't as big of a deal as I imagined and that the most annoying thing about the whole process was item number 6.
- I also learned how AN fittings work and hopefully how not to fk up my oil cooler bungs when I put the oil cooler back in after the repair.
It was a very educational day.
fm
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#5930
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Yes, it's an Autopower. It started life off as roll cage but the PO decided here didn't like it that way and cut the fronts off. I have the pieces should I decide to try to cobble it back together, but...I think not.
It was a very educational day.
fm
- Today I learned that the bungs on the GSL-SE oil cooler are fragile as flower petals.
- I also learned that if you crack a bung, it will drizzle oil out like syrup out of an Aunt Jemima bottle.
- I also learned that I will not be going to auto-x tomorrow morning.
- I also learned that I can pull the oil cooler and have it re-welded by anybody that's competent at welding aluminum.
- I also learned that I have to pull the radiator out in order to get the oil cooler out.
- I also learned that my wife had a laundry list of chores that had to be done right this minute while I had my hands covered in oil.
- I also learned that pulling the oil cooler, although messy, isn't as big of a deal as I imagined and that the most annoying thing about the whole process was item number 6.
- I also learned how AN fittings work and hopefully how not to fk up my oil cooler bungs when I put the oil cooler back in after the repair.
It was a very educational day.
fm
#5931
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Ah yes, I see. They like to have quality time with us.
Today I leveled off the driver's side rear spring by cutting one more coil off (with a hacksaw). It's really close. When I sit in the car, I suspect it'll be just about dead on even.
Took the fuxored oil cooler out to my car so I can get it fixed tomorrow.
fm
#5932
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Brought my oil cooler in to the only guy in town that people recommend to weld aluminum. He gave me the disclaimer about how there are no guarantees it'll hold, that he won't screw it up, yadda yadda yadda. I told him it's been done before and I have nothing but his setup time to lose, so let's go for it. Tomorrow I'll find out if a $550 new oil cooler is in the cards for me or not. I suspect not.
fm
fm
#5934
Brought my oil cooler in to the only guy in town that people recommend to weld aluminum. He gave me the disclaimer about how there are no guarantees it'll hold, that he won't screw it up, yadda yadda yadda. I told him it's been done before and I have nothing but his setup time to lose, so let's go for it. Tomorrow I'll find out if a $550 new oil cooler is in the cards for me or not. I suspect not.
fm
fm
I did end up reusing the damaged oil cooler in my EV as a motor controller cooler. I wrapped the outside with carbon fiber tow impregnated with structural epoxy. I drilled out the threads. I filled the center with thickened epoxy and then drilled and tapped for the new water fittings. No problems in the last year but I am only running 5 psi on the water pressure. I am pretty sure it would not hold at 100psi with hot oil.
Good luck with the repair.
#5935
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
What did you do to your FB today?
Craaaazzy,
Nope, no build thread unless you count this one
Pm box cleared. Fire away.
Doug,
Yeah I was told the same thing from a radiator shop but I know there are several people who have successfully repaired them so I feel like I need to give the repair option a go.
fm
Nope, no build thread unless you count this one
Pm box cleared. Fire away.
Doug,
Yeah I was told the same thing from a radiator shop but I know there are several people who have successfully repaired them so I feel like I need to give the repair option a go.
fm
#5936
Slowly but surely
iTrader: (9)
Craaaazzy, Nope, no build thread unless you count this one Pm box cleared. Fire away. Doug, Yeah I was told the same thing from a radiator shop but I know there are several people who have successfully repaired them so I feel like I need to give the repair option a go. fm
#5938
Rotary Onigiri
iTrader: (9)
Put the fixed oil cooler in this evening and buttoned everything back up. There was a tiny spot of oil after running it for 10 minutes. The optimist in me says it was left over from the oil that was all over the lines as I was putting it back together. The pessimist in me says it has a small leak.
The realist in me says, don't fk with it...it's a tiny leak and you already cracked the bungs once.
Here she is, idling at 600 rpm. Yes, a peripheral port idling at 600 RPM.
fm
The realist in me says, don't fk with it...it's a tiny leak and you already cracked the bungs once.
Here she is, idling at 600 rpm. Yes, a peripheral port idling at 600 RPM.
fm
#5939
Moderator
iTrader: (3)
well, i have don't know exactly where yours was cracked and leaking from, but i got a cooler welded up sometime back in the mid-90s and it lasted (leak-free) until about 2003 or so when i bought a brand new cooler and lines. i still have the old one and fully intend to repair and use it (if needs be) again in a future project. my crack was right around where the bung attached to the end tank.
i really dig that 600 RPM video, by the way.
i really dig that 600 RPM video, by the way.
#5940
Senior Member
#5944
darling nikki
tore down the nikki on the 1980 10th ae, varnished fuel a plenty, top half of carb looked new inside, fuel line and below was gummed and nasty. bleeds and jets are in the wife's ultrasonic jewelry cleaner (that thing is MINE now) and used welding wire and 1 single strand from 14ga to snake the crap out of them. deciding whether to strip this carb down like my 83's is, or just put it all back with the rats nest as at 52xxx miles it all seems to work ok. fuel pump and tank have yet to be cleaned and checked. hope to free up the rotor guts with amsoil power foam but it wont get here from atkins till tuesday. might fire it up and see what it does anyways, using the 83's fuel pump and lines and give the car a "transfusion" per se .
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#5946
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#5947
Rotary Onigiri
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well, i have don't know exactly where yours was cracked and leaking from, but i got a cooler welded up sometime back in the mid-90s and it lasted (leak-free) until about 2003 or so when i bought a brand new cooler and lines. i still have the old one and fully intend to repair and use it (if needs be) again in a future project. my crack was right around where the bung attached to the end tank.
i really dig that 600 RPM video, by the way.
fm
#5948
I was expecting something like "strip her down and run her ragged" actually lol
Kinda thinking about deleting the rest of the emissions since the air pump is gone , but I wanna get this running first before messing with it . Used some masterseries rust remover / metal prep and got the peripherals looking nice and rust free but also took anodization off. A reasonable trade off.
Kinda thinking about deleting the rest of the emissions since the air pump is gone , but I wanna get this running first before messing with it . Used some masterseries rust remover / metal prep and got the peripherals looking nice and rust free but also took anodization off. A reasonable trade off.