News flash: clutch engages and disengages, pedal feels pretty reasonable. For today only, you may call me HappyCorvair.
assembled with no changes. Gravity bled for a minute, then a few iterations of pump and hold. Present me is glad that past me did the math.
Woo Hoo! Nice!!!
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to RacetruckRon :
gonna throw some links in here for future reference:
typical throwout bearing travel about 0.440"
hydraulic slave info from Modern Driveline
If you can shove a ziptie between the friction surface and the clutch, it should be good.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Great news!!! Now just finish the list and start heading down to the Challenge next week!
Ah yes, the list. Here's where we stand at the end of Friday 5/19, with three full days and two evenings to go:
and updated with completed tasks erased and high priority tasks in red:
still a long way to go...
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:still a long way to go...
and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ol' Patrick run
In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :
... (we) gonna do what they say can't be done
These are intended as words of encouragement. 
Im stressed enough getting ready for the challenge WITHOUT a car. I cant imagine the mental and emotional pressure cooker that must be AngryCorvair right now.
Dusterbd13-michael said:Im stressed enough getting ready for the challenge WITHOUT a car. I cant imagine the mental and emotional pressure cooker that must be AngryCorvair right now.
Thats not me. Not sure why, but that's not me. The list gets shorter, the list gets longer, when E36 M3 goes a little sideways, I countersteer and stay on the gas. It's a blessing and a curse.
You can do it!!!
(Just keep looking where you want to go)
Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:You can do it!!!
(Just keep looking where you want to go)
MTB 101: If you focus on the tree, you're gonna hit the tree.
John Welsh said:In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :
... (we) gonna do what they say can't be done
These are intended as words of encouragement.
100% taken as such, even without the clarification. And I appreciate it!
News flash: two-person bleed cleared a bunch of air from rear left and front left. Pedal is higher and firmer, but still feels like a lot of compliance so will bleed again someday, maybe save that for parking lot. Feels like rear caliper pistons are dragging quite a bit, so I'm probably going to pull them apart and clean up the pistons and seals. No leaks anywhere though, which is nice.
back to the list. Now that hydraulics are all tested leak-free and secured, I'm gonna build the console air duct and get the rest of the sheetmetal and welding out of the way.
both tire transport vehicles are gone until about 4PM, but I've got plenty to do before tires are the holdup!
I think, at this point, if you can get the car to Gainesville, there are enough talented people to help you get it finished.
I mean that to encourage you. Let other people work on the little simple fiddly bits (if needed).
I still think the old 2 person brake bleed works best!
One corner ready for touch down.
Two corners ready to touch down
y'all probably didn't know she had a left side!
So excited to see it so close to challenge glory!
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Please leave the painters tape notes on for the Challenge. You’ve got this!
11GTCS said:In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Please leave the painters tape notes on for the Challenge. You’ve got this!
They are a central part of my presentation, and a big part of why I'm winning the concours.
Today started off slow, but picked up nicely after a bit. One line item on the list is never just one step. Take "install rear spring", for example. The PO of the C5 rear suspension donor gave me the wrong bolts, so they were too long *and* had about 1/4" shoulder. This means that even after cutting to correct length for their blind holes, they couldn't clamp the spring brackets. So I pondered my options for a bit and decided that I would drill out the first 1/4"+ of thread instead of buying hardware store bolts. Small step bit to the rescue. It worked like a charm, but that total process probably took 90 minutes. I crossed off things as I completed them, then erased several completed tasks before taking this pic.
Huge thanks to ClassicJackets for spending a few hours here tonight. The radiator duct is almost complete and looking pretty sweet.
I'm going to clean up the list and create a section called Parking Lot for, well, you know.
Three. Days.
And here's where we are heading into Challenge Week. Three days to go. Easy peasy.
84FSP said:So excited to see it so close to challenge glory!
thanks! so am I!
Awesome!!! Best of luck getting it done and getting it there. Can't wait to see coverage of it. Such a cool project, and it's come such a long ways in the last few months. Keep it up!!! I'm rooting for you man.
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