Slow_M
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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.
I will be shocked, shocked I tell you if this thing does not sound good.
Slow_M
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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.
This is super exciting!!!