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Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/1/24 10:26 p.m.

Spent about the first half of the day installing header bolts, on the right side, and then I put the rest of the pipe organ back together! 

I've been terrified, for the last year, that it won't sound good. 

Guess I'll know, one way or another, in about a week. 

 

Oh yeah, and the current state of the fuel system. 

 

And while we're at it, spring oiler porn. 

wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L)
wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/2/24 11:19 a.m.

I will be shocked, shocked I tell you if this thing does not sound good.

Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/4/24 9:50 a.m.

Sunday turned out to be mostly about catching mistakes and making revisions but there was a little forward progress, too. 

I ended up using the factory straps to secure the tank, along with some all-thread. Added stainless steel springs to the ID of some cooling lines to ensure they don't collapse. 

Pushed first start out by yet another week. 

Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/12/24 4:31 a.m.

Make that at least another week. 

And I burned 90% of Saturday on turning a $16 set of window cranks into one of the ones nobody would/could ship me. 

Yeah, one. Because I don't have a drill press. or even space for it. Which means that I clamp stuff to a dining room table and hand drill it, while trying not to destroy the furniture. 

The base has a curved section, so I filled the V groove gap with an o-ring. 

So right now, this is the interior upgrade package I've screwed scratched and scrounged together. 

And I printed spacers for the appropriately sized hardware for the handles, because weight is a thing, and aesthetics. 

Sunday, I spent most of the day on modifying / making parts for throttle linkages and cabling. That's a thankless slog. It's not going to be 100% for the fírst start, but close. 

Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/18/24 1:20 a.m.

First, if anyone has recommendations for a battery, . . . 

Please let me know. 

The one that's been in there for a decade is toast. 

Ideally, something small! The current one is 5" x 7 1/2" x 7" tall. It needs to be that size or smaller. 

Top mount posts. 

And since I like burying the lead, all of a sudden, it's a car. The electrical system went hot, today, with a successful partial systems check. 

Plumbing is 100%. Fuel, lubrication, cooling, brakes, clutch. Even the toilets work. 

First start tentatively (and highly optimistically) scheduled for next weekend. 

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 MegaDork
11/18/24 6:03 a.m.

Lawn mower battery? Or miata battery?

I like my oriellys agm batteries ive been buying. One in miata size should fit, but thats an educated guess with no measurement or coffee yet.

Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/19/24 11:18 a.m.

Thanks for your help! 

I ended up finding the receipt for the one from a decade ago and re-purchasing the same item.

Slow_M
Slow_M Reader
11/25/24 10:13 p.m.

It's almost entirely back to being in one piece. 

Also, we turned the engine on the starter. Just a rotation or two, because filling the fluids and first start are scheduled for Saturday. 

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 MegaDork
11/25/24 10:15 p.m.

This is super exciting!!!

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