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 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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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
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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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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