davidosullivan
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 10:18 PM |
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Summary: Engine Mounts, Steering rack/column, seats... The list goes on
Hi Guys,
I've put a few posts up in the last few days and am in one of those "unravelling" situations. Every job I want to do requires
something else doing. In this cold I feel like giving up and yes I know thats a bad Idea, so in an effort to get this moving.....
Over Christmas I aim to...
1. make the Engine Mount Brackets (I have the rubber bushes).
2. Put the steering Rack in (Ally clamps en route)
a Does the angle of the attached colomn matter?/Do I need to make the whole column?
3. fix the gearbox mount in permanently.
4. Make a new Alternator Mount, as this fowls the steering.
ANY help, tips, suggestions greatly appreciated.
related threads...
alternator
Engine Mount Rubber
Build Summary.
Book Design, +2" in width and 1" in length(in the footwell). Capri Donor. Pinto 1.6 (exhaust and alternator on OS)
One great bit of advise I just found was buy(/make) the seats! I've been totally ignoring this til now but it makes loads of sense to actually
be able to line things up when sitting in the real seats. (not a block of wood etc.)
Thank you all, and heres to ignoring the family and building a car!
[Edited on 18/12/07 by davidosullivan]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 10:36 PM |
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I think we all get to the stage where we feel like giving up.
DON'T DO IT.
Last xmas I made plans to have my chassis finished etc ready for painting and all that.
I ended uo in hospital getting my appendix out for 3 weeks. AND the chassis is still not painted yet better to walk away from it for a couple of
days/weeks/ months and it'll all be fine again.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 18/12/07 at 11:13 PM |
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For the rack you need to get some clamps and odd bits of metal and move the rack around to get rid of "bump steer", do a search on
this.
For seats I just got hold of an old plastic school type seat and cut the legs off so I could get an idead.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/12/07 at 08:54 AM |
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winter blue's
you always see more half finished projects up for sale this time of year. A well heated garage helps as does lots of beer, to numb the cold you
understand, medicinal...
Me I’ve sneaked off into the house to do some ‘design’ and stay warm 
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 19/12/07 at 10:07 AM |
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having had loads of problems with the electrics and also the SVA i almost set fire to the car in protest
but i did not. passing the SVA is an a wonderful feeling and i've just had the DVLA inspection this morning and i hope to get a reg number by
next week.
all the problems will be forgotten, just keep going one small task at a time.
ditch
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emsfactory
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| posted on 19/12/07 at 10:57 AM |
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My fingers are getting numb working in the garage just now. It is painfully cold.
But what else are you going to do, watch christmas movies!?
When I am feeling low I pic small jobs, when they are done you feel like you have done something and you get that happy glow.
I have also found that when you get pissed off give the garage a good tidy, you find everything you have been looking for and get lots of space back.
Always cheers me up,
sad isnt it.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/12/07 at 11:48 AM |
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never ever write a list of all the jobs to do
It really is a most depressing sight
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davidosullivan
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| posted on 19/12/07 at 11:11 PM |
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Thanks guys, I'll keep at it.
New list: (you'll like this whippy)
1. Work on the car.
Thanks,
David
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
never ever write a list of all the jobs to do
It really is a most depressing sight
Good to kno I`m not the only one, I attached a 60 X 90 cm whiteboard to my shop wall, and I`ve never written a list so far...
I try to tidy up after working on the chassis as a cool down before I quit.
This way the shop is cleaner and easier to start the next build session.
When I don``t do this it always seems a litel harder to start the work.
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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