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Apr 19, 2012 21:12:39 GMT
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I love your updates. It's so cool to see how far you have come along with this little car. You have certainly learned a lot I bet. In the weekend Hannah and I went to the old school.co.nz nationals and one of the guys bought a little ha sight unseen off tardeme car auctions. Two other guys shared driving it north to the nationals where it was handed over to the new owner. It was so cute on the road...  That's a volcano in the background... |
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2012 21:14:00 GMT by yoeddynz
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Apr 20, 2012 12:12:42 GMT
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I love your updates. It's so cool to see how far you have come along with this little car. You have certainly learned a lot I bet. In the weekend Hannah and I went to the old school.co.nz nationals and one of the guys bought a little ha sight unseen off tardeme car auctions. Two other guys shared driving it north to the nationals where it was handed over to the new owner. It was so cute on the road... i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/yoeddynz/P1000781.jpgThat's a volcano in the background... Thanks for the comment!  Always nice when people like what I'm doing! I hope to be able to take it out "for real" soon.. Yes, i have learnt alot from doing this "conversion"! That sounds like a nice meeting! The car looks quite nice to! And yes, they arent that big..  hehe To bad they are sitting on the wrong side and driving though!! //Alex |
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Apr 20, 2012 14:03:02 GMT
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Now i have done some small things on the car in the week, not that much left now! I started building on a "bodykit" or what to call it.. Since its been so high of the ground in the rear so you can see the whole axle when standing behind.. There is alot of work left on it, and i don't know if i even will use this, but its alot better than before atleast!  in the hole in the middle i had planned to have the last silencer to be, now that plan is gone.. I will have it out in front of the right rear wheel, not that much place for exaust over the rearaxle..  Exaust is being remade.. To high edge in to the garage!   Had the wideners off and painted under them!  Passenger seat is now in place to! I see now that i really have to take the seats out again and clean everything up and paint the interior.. I'm also thinking of getting some sort of mat on the floor, not that much "racing" but it will keep the eyes away from the ugly transmission tunnel..  Would be nice with some sort of sound absorbing mat to!! Also lowered it abit in the rear when i decided to not run the exaust there, no pictures on that.. but was only about half an inch so. Whould like to get a smaller steering wheel in it to! Does anyone know if i can get a steering hub for the HA somewhere? //Alex |
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May 23, 2012 18:51:38 GMT
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Now its been a long time since i updated here, i don't think that many is reading here anyway. The car has been testdriven a while ago, with the need of a bigger brakecylinder as result.. So ive been looking alot for one, and now i found a barely used one from a camaro cup car, 25mm i measured.. Should be great! So this afternoon ive been building it to place, and bleeding etc.. can get all the air out though.ive been using one that sucks the fluid out, and the old metod with one in the car pumping the brake. with the one sucking i can see its coming air, and when we tried the old way it just got worse.. :? Bleed some more with the sucking, but couldnt get the air out. But when the pedal felt OK i decided to go for a testdrive anyway.. Its better than before, it can hold the car when I'm droping the clutch and giving throttle. (couldnt with the original.) But when i brake hard it goes to the right and the pedal hits the floor, the right front is the one ive bleed the most, so that could be why its pulling to the right, and if i spend the same time all around it might whould be good.. Any other tips on how i can bleed the brakes otherwise? Some pictures to:     //Alex |
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May 23, 2012 19:46:47 GMT
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Always start bleeding the brakes at the furtherest away wheel from the master cylinder. Then work back towards the closest. So in your case start at rh rear and finish lh front.
I still finding the old pumping meathod with someone helping works well but try getting helper to pump the brakes several times then hold down pedal and you release the nipple.
Most garages use a presurised system with a big reservoir that attaches to the master. Under pressure the fluid is forced through each line and out the bleed nipple when it's opened.
The vacuum systems if used to hard can sometimes pull master cylinder seals inside out. I don't know how often this can happen or if it's rare but it's what I have heard. Others will have far more experience. Ask a question in the tech section.
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May 23, 2012 20:10:44 GMT
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Always start bleeding the brakes at the furtherest away wheel from the master cylinder. Then work back towards the closest. So in your case start at rh rear and finish lh front. I still finding the old pumping meathod with someone helping works well but try getting helper to pump the brakes several times then hold down pedal and you release the nipple. Most garages use a presurised system with a big reservoir that attaches to the master. Under pressure the fluid is forced through each line and out the bleed nipple when it's opened. The vacuum systems if used to hard can sometimes pull master cylinder seals inside out. I don't know how often this can happen or if it's rare but it's what I have heard. Others will have far more experience. Ask a question in the tech section. Yes, i always begin with the one furthest away.. and i also pump the pedal to build pressure every time before a nipple is released. Ok.. I have never heard of one that has destroid a master cylinder. And we use it orten in school and many times a every day att work.. |
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May 23, 2012 20:44:45 GMT
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whichever brake you are bleeding, clamp the other 3 hoses off!! this ensures all movement and fluid goes down the pipe you want it to!!, when done move to the next one and clamp the other 3 !! best way i know!!
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May 23, 2012 20:54:24 GMT
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Thanks for the tip! I don't have any clamps är home though..
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Always start bleeding the brakes at the furtherest away wheel from the master cylinder. Then work back towards the closest. So in your case start at rh rear and finish lh front. I still finding the old pumping meathod with someone helping works well but try getting helper to pump the brakes several times then hold down pedal and you release the nipple. Most garages use a presurised system with a big reservoir that attaches to the master. Under pressure the fluid is forced through each line and out the bleed nipple when it's opened. The vacuum systems if used to hard can sometimes pull master cylinder seals inside out. I don't know how often this can happen or if it's rare but it's what I have heard. Others will have far more experience. Ask a question in the tech section. Yes, I always begin with the one furthest away.. and I also pump the pedal to build pressure every time before a nipple is released. Ok.. I have never heard of one that has destroid a master cylinder. And we use it orten in school and many times a every day att work.. if its dual circuit it doest matter if you start at the front or at the back . You only have to start the side furthest away of the mastercilinder I read in a manual once that on dual circuit its better for your mastercilinder to do the front first and then the back . |
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if sparks don't fly you're ridin too high !
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May 24, 2012 12:08:04 GMT
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Yes, I always begin with the one furthest away.. and I also pump the pedal to build pressure every time before a nipple is released. Ok.. I have never heard of one that has destroid a master cylinder. And we use it orten in school and many times a every day att work.. if its dual circuit it doest matter if you start at the front or at the back . You only have to start the side furthest away of the mastercilinder I read in a manual once that on dual circuit its better for your mastercilinder to do the front first and then the back . Yes, thats true. This is only single circuit though.. |
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
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May 24, 2012 14:19:26 GMT
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Cool project! Bookmarked but I would've called it Volva! |
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May 24, 2012 18:31:15 GMT
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Cool project! Bookmarked but I would've called it Volva! Thanks! Tes, that sounds quite good.. I have to think about it! |
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There, now the brakes works fine! Testdrove just a while ago, now it can lock the wheels without problems.. Alittle bit wet, but not that much so. I have also put some "carpet" on the gearbox tunnel and the floor, so now it almost looks OK inside. Some pictures:  Put on a lockable hoodlock.  Blew over the frontend with some darkblue paint, better than the white that was there before.      All for me now! Whats next on the list is to get some good and nice wipers on it, What do you use in England for these cars? Also I'm gonna fit a fan inside it, and i think i will get the car to school someday and make a Wheelalignment and check that the exaust has good values. //Alex |
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Jul 17, 2012 17:27:42 GMT
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hehe 
