Well guys, I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend. Honestly, I just didn't feel like doing anything, but my rule is Do something every week.
Sometime in the very near future I'll be getting my shoulder worked on. I've been going to the ortho for the past couple of months. Got a couple of Cortisone shots, been doing the exercises, but neither one is helping. Torn rotator cuff, possibly a torn labrum, need to get an MRI to see the extent of the damage.
What we know from the X-Rays is my humerus is riding about 1 cm high in the socket.
Enough complaining, on to the work. Building a car is a million little tasks. Some need to be performed sequentially, others whenever the mood strikes.
This weekend was working on little piddly crap that had to be done sometime, but would require very little hammering, grinding, or lifting.
First up hard lines for the brakes and clutch. I had a coil of 3/16 tube and two bags of AN fittings plus a few adapters. Uncoil the tube, straighten a reasonable amount, then eyeball routing. Doesn't seem like a lot, but a couple of hours flew by while I made up 4 lines. I took great care in cutting and deburring because I hate chasing down fluid leaks. AN fittings mean I needed to bust out the 37 degree flaring kit.
Sorry, cell phone pics look like crap, so no pics.
Since I was running lines, figured I might as well hang my calipers. That didn't take long. Now if I could only find those rear rotors that have gone MIA...
Since the calipers were hung, why not work on the e-brake. Another simple task. I took advantage of the existing hardware on the Miata rear subframe for locating the cables. For the front cable clip brackets I welded on a pair of steel washers. Fish the cables and set the location for the handle. I drilled holes in the mounting tubes for the ebrake handle and welded nuts on the inside of the tubes. Bolt it all up tight, clamp in the right location, tack weld the tubes to the chassis.
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Last order of business yesterday was to start work building a gas pedal.
I cut a foot plate the same size as the Wilwood pedal set and used 1/2 inch square tubing, a bolt, and a steel bushing. Still needs work, so pics later.
Not much progress, but I'll take anything I can get
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In a stock ECU car, this can equal DTC codes, noisy decels, ruined O2 sensors and poor performance when coming on boost after a recently closed T-Body (i.e. accel after downshifting into a turn). And all this is referenced at atmospheric pressure (14.7psia. 0 psig), so it all has to be in front of the snail and once air passes the MAF it must be consumed.
I had better seats than my daughter for the first time ever. 