Sunday, September 23, 2012
Back to work
After being lazy for the summer I am back to work on the 7. The front section is fully welded, and has been
moved forward on the table to make room to build the rear section.
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I revived my shocks that I plan to use for the rears. QA1 82 series, 8242 is the model. 4" stroke, 9.38" compressed, 13.75"...
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Started on the rear lower control arms. I made a quick jig out of 1x1. The spacer on the outer end of the jig is 90mm to duplicate the spa... -
Woo hoo, one rear lower arm done. Lots of lessons learned on this one. Here are some tips. Weld the front to rear cross brace on the i... -
My copy of Build your own Spors Car on a budget showed up today. I can add it to my collection of locost books. I have to say I find the ...
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I got tired of the miter saw turning metal into scrap and dust. So today I made a trip to Northern Tool and picked up a dry saw http://www.... -
The Miata deconstruction has begone. Next time someone remind me how much easier this would be on a lift. -
Started on the rear upper control arm. This one is getting close to done. Still need to add the top plate, shock mount, weld in the thread... -
First things first. Always ware your safety gear. I didn't even notice this disk come apart until I turned off the angle grinder. Tho... -
I sneaked out of work a bit early today. I mean it was in the 60's today, how can you be expected to stay in the office all day :-) I... -
Rear upper arm in place. Now I need to do it over again for the other side.