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AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/26/19 8:11 p.m.

CL score for today:

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/19 7:04 p.m.

Today’s CL score:

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/28/19 7:13 p.m.

Excellent job at collecting tools. What's the going rate up there?

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
5/28/19 7:16 p.m.

Should i go ahead and have Seth make me #13 meatballs in vinyl?

But im definitely a fan of the harbor freight folding cherry picker.  Grease the casters. A LOT. 

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/19 8:22 p.m.

In reply to Stampie :

$150 with the leveler

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/19 8:24 p.m.
Dusterbd13-michael said:

Should i go ahead and have Seth make me #13 meatballs in vinyl?

As long as you have a way to mask your disappointment *and* turn the 3’s into 8’s, you should be fine.

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/28/19 8:24 p.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair :

Better be careful.  Since my mom's been working the docks so long she could kick your old ass.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/19 9:07 p.m.

In reply to Stampie :

¿Que?

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/28/19 9:17 p.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair :

Nice edit. My mom could still kick your old ass and she's going to be at the Challenge. Will you?  Oh ... and you over paid. 

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/19 9:22 p.m.

In reply to Stampie :

It’s a family-friendly thread!

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 12:49 a.m.

So, I didn’t spend a lot of time or money shopping today, only bolts and washers for the engine stand and a pack of sawzall blades.

I've decided to harvest the C4 frame rails from just forward of the front bar mount to just aft of the suspension crossmember attachments.  I will cut just enough of the Corvair unibody to accommodate this.

I know the C4 isn’t sitting level in my garage, so I went to the Shop Manual to get chassis datum locations and dimensions, and did a little math to figure how not-plumb I needed to make the first cuts so they’ll be plumb when the car is level.  Being smart is awesome.

Then I broke out the Future Hammer recip saw and made the first cuts.

Then I put some of the new tools to work. Cherry picker did it’s thing:

As did the engine stand:

Funny thing about all this is that I didn’t have room to use the cherry picker or the engine stand until I cut off the front rails.

With the engine out, I can see I’ll be spending some more quality time with my bucket of gasoline and cleaning brushes.

Next big milestones will be:

 - clean front suspension and frame

 - cut frame sections

 - remove wiring harness

 - remove rear suspension

 - say goodbye to the C4, kids!

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/30/19 6:25 a.m.

Woohoo! Work and clean hands!

wawazat
wawazat HalfDork
5/30/19 6:48 a.m.

Love the glove on the lines.  Nice touch.

Are you still looking for an Audi manual transmission?

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
5/30/19 7:01 a.m.

Still thinking I'm going to get my 13 back 

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 7:12 a.m.
Dusterbd13-michael said:

Still thinking I'm going to get my 13 back 

you should ask for number 1.3, since a miata is about 10% as interesting as a Corvair.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 7:14 a.m.

In reply to wawazat :

Yes, still looking for Audi trans but will probably buy a complete car so i get pedals, clutch master and slave, etc.   plus the added benefit of cash inflow from selling off parts.   i have maxed Challenge recoup already, but it's still nice to have the hobby pay for itself.

pimpm3
pimpm3 UltraDork
5/30/19 7:24 a.m.
AngryCorvair said:
Dusterbd13-michael said:

Still thinking I'm going to get my 13 back 

you should ask for number 1.3, since a miata is about 10% as interesting as a Corvair.

That was awesome! 

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
5/30/19 7:45 a.m.
pimpm3 said:
AngryCorvair said:
Dusterbd13-michael said:

Still thinking I'm going to get my 13 back 

you should ask for number 1.3, since a miata is about 10% as interesting as a Corvair.

That was awesome! 

Agreed! I got to say that your mathematical E36 M3 talkin game is on point.

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/30/19 7:55 a.m.

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Yeah but V8 Corvairs are so 2004.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
5/30/19 8:08 a.m.
Stampie said:

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Yeah but V8 Corvairs are so 1984.

Fixed that for you

pimpm3
pimpm3 UltraDork
5/30/19 9:06 a.m.

The real question is will it place higher in the rankings than a janky corvette with 600 pounds of plywood and cedar tacked on to it?

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 9:07 a.m.
Dusterbd13-michael said:
Stampie said:

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Yeah but V8 Corvairs are so 1984.

Fixed that for you

it is pretty dang funny to me that i'm "modernizing" my car with parts that themselves can be registered Historic.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 9:09 a.m.
pimpm3 said:

The real question is will it place higher in the rankings than a janky corvette with 600 pounds of plywood and cedar tacked on to it?

that's a pretty high bar.   i shall do my best.  :-)

wawazat
wawazat HalfDork
5/30/19 9:28 a.m.

PM sent Patrick

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/19 9:46 p.m.

“When you’ve got 30 minutes, do a 30-minute job.”  - PACC Racing

Cleaning front suspension and crossmember is next on the list, so I jumped in with a putty knife and some newspaper.

Before (above), and after (below):

Then I decided to spend a minute to get some bling going on the aluminum suspension components.

Before (LH above) and after (RH below):

And a little love on the UCA as well.

Before (RH, above) and after (LH, below):

I’m glad to be done with parts sell-off and on to the actual wrench-turning part of the project.  And if you don’t know, you betta axe somebody.

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