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Jan 29, 2018 16:06:56 GMT
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Hmmm.... This may look cool, but not really going to work on the road! That is with the perches screwed up as far as they go.  Lower a-arm not even close to being level to the ground ( limit of what I want for good handling)  |
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vulgalour
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Jan 29, 2018 16:19:41 GMT
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Spacers needed, or longer suspension?
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Jan 29, 2018 19:07:51 GMT
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Spacers needed, or longer suspension? Not sure at this point? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I need to get back with the supplier and see if there are stiffer springs on offer or measure what I have and go find my own solution. Mostly disappointed because I did not see this coming, I spent a lot of time making the selection and it cost a bunch of $$$. I'll get over it. |
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Ah...the ironies of life! The suspension issue has been resolved. Sits right about where I want it to and did not cost me a dime. ![]()  The solutions? Well the nice new coil-over go in the skip, and out come the old Bilsteins that I had on the shelf all along ( they were on the car when I got it) Note how two of the shocks have a black spring? The black springs are from a place called Monster Miata. Monster Miata sells these springs as part of their V8 Conversion kit for the Miata. Just so happened I had a set of these sitting on the shelf. So, the new springs go on the front shocks, and the factory springs from the front go to the rear of the car. It would be nice to have the adjustability of a coil-over to fine tune the stance, but this gets the job done for now. The rocker panel pinch welds are at 6.5" from the ground: Right where I wanted them to be when I was building the car on the jig.  Now...back to the pesky wipers. |
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Last Edit: Feb 1, 2018 20:40:57 GMT by bjornagn
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Good result after that initial disappointment. Crack on 👍🏼
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14 Audi A3 Sportback - Easy driver
05 Audi TT MK1 3.2 DSG - Damn quick
73 Triumph 2000 - Needs work
03 Range Rover 4.4 V8 petrol. Had to get it out of my system.
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And we finally have wipers! I think I am more excited about this than I was when the engine ran for the first time or even when it moved under it's own power. I knew those were going to happen, but these curse word wipers have about 30 hours into them and I was not certain until the last minute that they were going to do the job. Managed to fab-up an elegant mounting for the system that makes use of the factory Miata wiper motor bracket. A singlo bolt on the other end to support and it is nice and solid ( rubber) mounted. The principle of operation should be familiar to a lot of people here since it is that same system used by Lucas to drive every MG wiper system for 40 years or so. The cable driving a spindel via a cog is quite efficient packaging. I got lucky in that the wiper spindles from the kit were a perfect fit into the gutted Volvo spindles and that took care of all the finishing and sealing of wiper stalk to cowl concerns.  I can now finish closing up the firewall on the RH side and then the dash can go in to stay. Maybe. And just as a side note...funny how a piece of glass transforms the car from a shell to something that might actualy be driven sometime. Even more so the view ( and sound ) when sitting inside.  |
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Last Edit: Feb 5, 2018 13:36:40 GMT by bjornagn
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vulgalour
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Feeling more and more like a car and less and less like a project now.
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Can you show how you fixed the motor to the cables please?
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Can you show how you fixed the motor to the cables please? Let me know if I am getting close to what you need?!  In case it is not clear in the picture, the fixed tube that the cable slides in is held in place by a grove that accepts the single flared end of the steel tube. Same deal at the wiper boxes where you can see two slots on the bottom edge.  The install makes for a very compact wiper system that is ideal for Hot-Rods. The truth of the matter is that I could make one of these quite easily if I had the cable. I was going to use the MGB system that I had kicking around, but it did not offer any easy way to adjust the sweep angle, and the spindles were too short. A part of me wants to drive this with the Miata wiper motor, but going down that rabbit hole on principle does not seem like a good use of the limited time that I have to get this car on the road. |
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incredible. the results look deceivingly simple!
nice little kit...
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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So was that a conversion kit?
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So was that a conversion kit? Yeah, Specialty Wipers www.specialtypowerwindows.com/products/2Here is a video of the system being installed. There are two very similar if not identical products sold on E-bay. One is $99 and the other is $275. I bought the more expensive one hoping that it would avoid the chineseum dilemmas. The biggest issue I had is that the drive wheel taper did not fit the motor drive spindle and I had to create my own taper to match and make the drive wheel go on the motor shaft.   |
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So, what do you do to celebrate after you figure out that the dash, HVAC and wiper stuff is going to play nice? Why take it all apart for the bazzilionth time! In order to make room for the wiper box development, the firewall was not yet sealed to the scuttle area. So, out comes the lot and a few more hours to fit and weld in a closing panel. Not my prettiest welding due to difficulty in cleaning to bare metal, but is will do.  |
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no criticism from me over here!...best I could manage the last few days was to refit the cab to the garden tractor plow and get the driveway cleared...again. but it was sleeting out, and I was inside a dry and comfy cab! I have not been able to get to my fun project for weeks!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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In order to close up the firewall/cowl area the cable that drives the wipers had to transition from the engine compartment to the inside of the car by transiting the cowl. The cable travels through this piece of 3 dimensional artwork:  It was tempting to build the firewall around the tube under the heading of "It aint ever going to come out" but I know better. A slit of the proper dimensions had to be created where the tube transitions from the cowl to the interior. And the tube has to be insertable from this slit. It is a PITA to do, but I know it can be done because I did it three or four times, problem is you cant see the hole you are aiming for. The red line gives you an idea of what needs to happen. There is ONE twist/position/push that will work. But it will. By the way, see the piece of green tin that I used to close the firewall. It just so happens to come from a spare Miata firewall that I had kicking around and it is in the spot is is meant to be.  Next task is to scrub this are with a wire wheel and get some seam sealer and paint on the whole area. Then I can cross a task off the list and will be down to the last ten items on the fabrication list ![]() ![]()  On another front. The though process for how to trim out the rear space is ongoing. The aux fuel tank has been removed and a flat template is in place. That seems easy enough with only the material being open for debate. The question is how to blend in the Miata seatbelt towers and the Volvo wheel-tubs. Option 1 ( would be carpeted)  Option 2 ( where the tub would be covered a-la original P1800ES)  Edit...Just had a bad thought: I did not try to introduce the wiper tube with the windshield in place. What are the odds that is going to bite me if I ever need to mess with the thing? |
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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2018 16:03:47 GMT by bjornagn
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steveg
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If you went for option 1 could you fit a speaker in the V between the tower and arch ?
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If you went for option 1 could you fit a speaker in the V between the tower and arch ? That would be a part of the thought process for going that way. So yes, I hope so! |
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vulgalour
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Option one is more custom looking, Option 2 is more factory looking.
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logicaluk
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as much as i like the factory looking option, i think the speaker box idea wins if it can be blended in.
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Feb 11, 2018 10:04:34 GMT
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Option 1
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