MV8.
Thanks for the input, ill consider the steel coolant tubes "temporary" and replace with aluminum after road legal status. Hammering out the crush sleeve was the last step before going to a new crush sleeve. I was hoping youd chime in and say that was ok.
Otherwise, posting from the honda dealership as they fix the disintegrating shift lock out button. Wifeys car takes priority...
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Sick kids, snow days... etc... same story for the last 5 years.. this project is a 3 way battle of time, place and money.. time is the hold up now, but aleast im not weather dependant on mold making etc.
remaining projects winshield and seat... its all little stuff im doing now. Reverse gear relay panel is done. Basically the clutch must be depressed and the car in neutral before power can be applied to the reverse gear contacter. Inadvertant engagement of the starter is nfg, as is not being able to disconnect. Multiple safeties here. Maybe overkill, but seems like a normal amount of airplane grade redundancies.
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Nuts and bolts
You know me.. ocd about materials, chemistries and fastening technology. Most of all the critical hardware is AN and some NAS. AN bolts fit between grade 5 and grade 8 in terms of tensile strength at 125,000 psi ultimate strength. However, tolerance, plating, UNJF threads (larger root radius), and joint design make them ideal for our projects vs grade 8 hardware.. carroll smith thinks so too. Of course a poor hole, joint, or improperly torqued fastener, and it all means nothing..
On to torqueing. I went from 1 to 5 torque wrenches in the last month...I went on an ebay bender.. some locations required special tools for access, and not wanting to torque the head of the bolt in a press fit hole. Ok, maybe excessive.. so i made a few torque adapters from princess auto sockets and wrenches. Of course snap on and proto make these, but the bill would have been steep.. welded up with 309 filler..
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I like to keep a stock of hardware. I replace nuts and bolts all the time on my turf equipment with an or gr8 stuff frequently.. namely slice seeder baldes. Having stock keeps the money show rolling during the season. Stock got low and I put in an order with aircraft spruce. Torqueseal was in the mix.
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It doesnt seal anything, but rather indicates when a fastener has loosened.. also a good way of telling yourself, "yes, you did tighten that". Provided you did tighten it.
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Thats all for now..