adapter plate is back from the machine shop!
spacers have been turned on the lathe and motor bolt holes aligned to within 5/10000" and drilled
motor adapter hub is all done! it will fit on the pilot shaft just like the original crankshaft
motor shaft shortened 1/8"
hub is on, with lots of never-cease
slick, eh?
and the flywheel...now THIS is cool
tight but perfect fit
we need a bigger shop!
clutch parts
new throwout bearing and fresh grease
old and new clutch slaves
the old one has a hole for a spring...
and NOW the new one does too! freakin' aftermarket crap.
NICE
hmm, my eyes seem to be closed. maybe this explains why I keep bumping into things...
OH CRAP! NOT AGAIN!! yep, motor hub #2 is a no-go. 9/1000" wobble (4.5/1000 off center). I've only been working on it since december.
all sandblasted, time for some paint! after 6 hours of blasting with my shoddy cheap blaster and incompetent air compressor, during which I managed to clean a rediculously insignificant portion of my suspension parts, I finally gave up and took everything to a shop with a big blaster.
mmm, smell that POR-15 goodness
it's like...powder coating in a can! wonderful stuff that POR-15. a little bit goes a long way, and at 31 bucks a quart plus shipping, it's a damn good thing
isocyanates are my favorite.
now my suspension will never rust! nor for that matter will my hands, arms, face, shirt, pants, shoes, plywood, or driveway.
looks a far sight better now, doesn't it?
would you put this strut into your Z car? ...
oh yeah? and how about THIS one?!!
even did the rotors
and the drums
EV parts! clockwise from upper left: 500V Emeter prescaler, the biggest mofo circuit breaker ever, lights for the ammeter, once of the two biggest mofo shunts you'll ever see, 1000A ammeter, 1000A Emeter (Oh yeah!), a quarter, and the other biggest mofo shunt you'll ever see!
the biggest mofo circuit breaker ever
one of the last 1000A Emeters! can you read the scale on that ammeter? oh baby!