I kept telling myself that I wanted to try to just do everything I need to do without further disassembling the car. Currently, that refers to the suspension turrets. Well, I looked at it closer today, and found that there were only 7 bolts, one tie-rod and a swaybar end link keeping that part on [...]
Well, today wasn’t the day. Never made it out to the garage. Went out a little while ago and took some photos of the manifold, that was it. Looking closely at the manifold, I still think that the best bet is going to be to remove the Zetec flange, cut a new flange based on [...]
Well, I spent another evening out in the garage about a week and a half ago plasma cutting out most of the rest of the engine mount residue. A little more to go, then some grinding to clean it all up. Didn’t do shit last weekend. Just couldn’t get motivated. It happens. But, this week… [...]
Didn’t accomplish much this weekend, but I’m sticking with my goal to “accomplish something each weekend” no matter how small. Saturday, I replaced the front brakes on the Yaris. Been putting it off for a few weeks, but needed to get it done before the next autocross on Sept 11. I’d replaced the pads a [...]
This plasma torch is every bit as cool as I expected it to be. Just like welding, I’ll have to experiment with different settings of amperage and air pressure to see what works on different materials. But, it’s pretty slick! I started at 30 amps and .6 bar (whatever the hell that means… it came [...]
Welder and bottle showed up today! Gotta go get the bottle filled and pick up some TIG welding supplies before I can test out the TIG, but I did get it hooked up and tested the basic arc welding function this evening. First, I had to make a run to Lowe’s to get the power [...]
No work on the Spitfire this weekend. Still waiting on the new welder. I feel like my next goal should be to get all of the frame mods and engine mounts done, and I can’t start on that until it shows up and I get some time to practice using it. Meanwhile… I spent all [...]
Bought a new welder… now it’s time for all the accessories. So far, I’ve been finding decent deals on things. Got a used Chicago Electric auto-darkening helmet for $22.50 shipped. Found a new 80cf Argon tank for $160 shipped. (and talked my dear wife into buying it for my birthday!) Probably should buy some other [...]
His canvas is clean. And he has a new brush. I really didn’t accomplish much this weekend, yet I did get everything I had planned to do done. I started by removing all of the MegaSquirt hardware from under the hood, along with things like fuel lines and heater hoses. Much less clutter to work [...]
I’m not an early riser. If I’m awake at 5am, it either means I’m headed to a motorsports event, headed to the airport to go somewhere, getting an early start on a road trip… or… I stayed up all night. Yep, I got deep into “research mode” last night, and just kept at it. I’m [...]