bkrantz
Sep 8 2021, 07:43 PM
Now the hood stays up.
bkrantz
Sep 9 2021, 07:47 PM
I found a problem with the console shift panel. The mounting clip likes to poke up against the vinyl cover.
bkrantz
Sep 9 2021, 07:49 PM
To keep the clip down, I teased open the vinyl along the edge and inserted a thin washer.
bkrantz
Sep 9 2021, 07:51 PM
The last thing I need to do is attach the shift lever boot. But the replacement I bough last year is falling apart, and the thin outer layer has separated from the inner material. Very disappointing.
Morph914
Sep 9 2021, 08:15 PM
I think I have a decent one, I can take pictures for you tomorrow. If you want it it’s yours, no charge!
bkrantz
Sep 9 2021, 09:27 PM
QUOTE(Morph914 @ Sep 9 2021, 08:15 PM)
I think I have a decent one, I can take pictures for you tomorrow. If you want it it’s yours, no charge!
Thanks--let me know if you get pics.
Morph914
Sep 10 2021, 10:37 AM
I thought I had the leather boot, but this is what I found. You are welcome to it if you can use. If I find the leather boot I'll let you know.
Click to view attachment
bkrantz
Sep 10 2021, 07:09 PM
QUOTE(Morph914 @ Sep 10 2021, 10:37 AM)
I thought I had the leather boot, but this is what I found. You are welcome to it if you can use. If I find the leather boot I'll let you know.
Click to view attachmentYes, please. I think I need that for inside the leather boot. I will send you a PM with my address. And thanks!
Morph914
Sep 11 2021, 03:41 PM
Headed your way, pm sent
bkrantz
Sep 11 2021, 07:09 PM
I got my 7.2 and 7.3 mm rods, so I went back to making a new oil dipstick tube.
bkrantz
Sep 11 2021, 07:11 PM
Like last time, I ground a short taper into one end of the rod, and then heated the tubing one small bit at a time while tapping it onto the rod.
bkrantz
Sep 11 2021, 07:13 PM
I cut the tube to length, and then made a flare at the upper end with a tapered center punch.
bkrantz
Sep 11 2021, 07:13 PM
The new tube is not perfect, but I like it better than the original.
bkrantz
Sep 11 2021, 07:15 PM
Just to test, it seems like a properly snug fit in the case hole. I will install this later when it will not be in the way.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:45 PM
A different topic today: new custom floor panel for the frunk.
I stopped by Home Depot for a sheet of 11/32 plywood, just a bit thicker than the original. And only $4000 (kidding).
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:46 PM
Laying out based on my cardboard template, with a few more tweaks.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:47 PM
And then time to get out some tools that I seldom use: hole saws and jig saw.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:50 PM
All finished with rough cutting.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:52 PM
I decided to make the floor float over the spare tire, so it needs some shelf supports, made from 1" aluminum angle.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:53 PM
I mounted the supports on either side, with heavy duty 3M adhesive tape.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:54 PM
Here's how the floor panel fits. I plan to cover this with Perlon.
bkrantz
Sep 12 2021, 06:56 PM
A check on the spare tire space: almost 7 inches deep.
iankarr
Sep 13 2021, 07:12 AM
Awesome idea and work, as usual. You should offer these for sale!
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:03 PM
Thanks, Ian. But that would be too much like work.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:07 PM
Since my new heads are due to arrive this week, I decided to get back on the engine build. Digging around in the new parts box, I found this. It fell out of the bigger bag where I have all the engine seals. At least I don't have to wait for the new one I ordered.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:09 PM
At least the new hub retaining bolts arrived, with the serrations under the head like the original. Now I have 4 spares.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:09 PM
Seems like the right O-ring.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:10 PM
Hub installed and torqued.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:12 PM
I dug around in the box of miscellaneous engine parts and came up with the oil temp sender and lead. The wire has seen better days, and I will make a new one.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:13 PM
Sender, with seal rings old and new.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:14 PM
Sender installed.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:15 PM
Cover with grommet (not yet poked for a hole) and seal rings.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:16 PM
Cover installed temporarily. I will make a new lead and attach that , but only after I get done with most of the engine build.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:17 PM
I also found a spare 8 mm copper washer.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:19 PM
That seals up the distributor bracket hole. Not needed since I will eventually run an electronic ignition. The kit includes a plug for the dizzy hole.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:20 PM
One more project today: making an adjustable pushrod for measuring the proper length (once I install the heads and valve train).
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:21 PM
As many people have done before, it was easy to run a M6 tap into the cut ends.
bkrantz
Sep 13 2021, 07:22 PM
Ready to use.
bkrantz
Sep 14 2021, 07:37 PM
Back to work on the frunk floor panel. Here it is sanded.
bkrantz
Sep 14 2021, 07:38 PM
And painted.
bkrantz
Sep 14 2021, 07:39 PM
Once I get Perlon material, I will cover the top side.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:15 PM
Big day: installing the first part of the Dubshop Megasquirt EFI and ignition.
This is the crank sensor kit, with a Hall sensor and trigger wheel.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:18 PM
First attempt to fit the toothed wheel, and the center hole is too small, by about 0.1 mm.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:18 PM
Some light filing and smoothing, and...
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:21 PM
It now slides onto the hub, but it rocks a bit and does not sit flat. I confirmed this with a machined straight edge.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:23 PM
After some rounds of light hammering and checking, I got the wheel to mount flat.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:24 PM
Next, I mounted the sensor to the supplied bracket--cool Dubshop logo cut-out.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:26 PM
The bracket mounts using two of the case edge bolts. It can slide about 10mm forward and back. The sensor can also adjust closer to the crank axis.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:29 PM
The desired clearance is less than 3 mm, and I aimed for just less than 2 mm.
bkrantz
Sep 15 2021, 07:29 PM
I got about 1.8 mm.
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