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Apr 13, 2020 23:04:10 GMT
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I always use the goggles like you used to have in the science lab at school. No way for anything to bounce up into your eyes.
Had splinters took out a few times after many years of being a surface grinder. Work was never too hot on PPE.
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Phil H
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I always use the goggles like you used to have in the science lab at school. No way for anything to bounce up into your eyes. Had splinters took out a few times after many years of being a surface grinder. Work was never too hot on PPE. I’ve got 3 or 4 pairs of those dotted around the place as I’m a sod for putting them on fit a job on the bench, walking back to the main job/car, taking them off...well, it’s the same as all sockets migrating from the drawer to the same point under a car.. |
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goldnrust
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Apr 14, 2020 18:20:22 GMT
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Another vote for the school type googles when using a die grinder, or even just normal grinding in more confined spaces. Being able to see the chap at A&E digging around in the surface of my eye, to remove the stray grinder spark that had lodged itself just on the edge of my pupil, was a little unsettling!
I also recommend a narrow belt sander/power file, but also I've gone one step further and stopped caring quite so much about tidying up welds, especially where it's not really visible. I've spent far too long over the years cleaning up welds that are out of sight underneath cars! Life's too short, haha.
I'm enjoying watching this come together, looks like when the inlet manifold is sorted then the bulk of the hardworking will be done?
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Last Edit: Apr 14, 2020 18:21:35 GMT by goldnrust
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Phil H
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Apr 14, 2020 19:52:04 GMT
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Having had a detached retina luckily re-attached (albeit with blurry vision in that eye) I take no chances when it comes to eye protection nowadays. Should anything happen to the good eye, I’m stuffed.
Certainly focuses the mind - no more “I’ll just grind that little bit off again” or “just one more hole to drill”. It may take another couple of minutes to do a 20 second job, but it’s a lot quicker than a wait in A&E or walking because you can’t drive any more..
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Apr 16, 2020 16:16:51 GMT
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I'm glad to see you're progressing, with regards to your eye if you think you've got something in it sort it.
I've been there myself... 3 times!
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moglite
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Apr 16, 2020 19:33:16 GMT
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I'm glad to see you're progressing, with regards to your eye if you think you've got something in it sort it. I've been there myself... 3 times Thanks - no my eyes are 100% at the moment, and hopefully will stay that way. |
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Apr 16, 2020 20:37:15 GMT
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Apr 16, 2020 20:38:29 GMT
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Apr 16, 2020 20:39:01 GMT
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Hmm can’t make the links work :-(
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lesgrandepotatoDon't paste directly, use the add image button under full reply mode.  But also your sizing is huge, so under BBC tab change max width to 60% or so.
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Last Edit: Apr 17, 2020 4:44:33 GMT by varelse
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moglite
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lesgrandepotatoI see you are an imgur user - like me. From the imgur website, just copy the BBcode Then paste it into your reply on RetroRides  Why don't you start your own thread ? The world needs more home brew supercharger threads 
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Apr 17, 2020 11:00:53 GMT
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Moglite. Will do :-)
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moglite
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Apr 18, 2020 20:39:41 GMT
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Busy afternoon in the garage. The shorter belt turned up, so a proper tensioning of the belt, pretty happy with the belt line  Can't put off the inlet manifold any longer. Stainless wire in the MiG and a new belt on the linisher and we are good to go. Set up a simple jig on the work bend to get the starting point of the head flanges, nice'n'square.  Mock up the horizontal piece, over size, and then it is easy to measure the excess and trim down to suit. I like to use aluminium tape to hold things in place - as sticky as, and doesn't catch fire.  Lots of welding and some grinding of the welds back, and this is where I'm at. The blow off valve is positioned to be as far away from the exhaust manifold as practical. It might have been neater if the horizontal section was a smidge lower. But that was as tight as I could cut the mandrel bends, and also I wanted the inlet as far from the exhaust manifold as possible to keep the charge temperatures down.  A view from the other side. I really wasn't looking forward to welding the 10mm stainless flanges to the 1.5mm thick piping, but it was fairly easy to weld. But dealing with the distortion was a pain.  Looks messy, as I got bored dressing the welds, and as that is 12 pieces, it'll take me a while. But I can see it is going to come up quite well.  All the welding is done now, bar a barb for the pressure gauge. Also I guess I need to add a 2nd barb for the rocker breather. But that'll do for now. |
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Apr 19, 2020 12:13:13 GMT
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Doesn't the rocker breather need to go before the supercharger or you'll pressurise the crank case.
And if the blow off valve operates it'll spill fuel/air mix as this is a draw-through set up isn't it.
Not trying to trip you up, just save some pain.
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moglite
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Apr 19, 2020 22:18:37 GMT
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Doesn't the rocker breather need to go before the supercharger or you'll pressurise the crank case. And if the blow off valve operates it'll spill fuel/air mix as this is a draw-through set up isn't it. Not trying to trip you up, just save some pain. A good point on the breather. My servo kit has a one way valve, maybe I need something like that. I was reluctant to put oil mist before the supercharger, who knows what that will do to the seals. The blow off valve should only operate if there is a miss-fire, I'm hoping that doesn't too often. Not tripped up at all - all good points - appreciated. |
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Apr 20, 2020 10:11:47 GMT
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The blow off valve is similar to what used to be known as an air box saver in the early days of LPG, just a rubber that will come unseated on the event of a back fire.
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moglite
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Apr 20, 2020 11:04:27 GMT
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melle
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Apr 20, 2020 16:59:27 GMT
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The thread title makes me smile every time I see it! Great project.
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www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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How long before running?  |
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moglite
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How long before running? No time soon alas, things like radiator and exhaust are going to be tricky to sort quickly under lockdown. I've also got the bodywork to finish on the car. But I'm still making progress with the loose ends. Working on the boost gauge currently |
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