dimlight65 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Duncan said: That's a badass looking header anyway, regardless of the ceramic coating! Did I miss (or forget) you guys making that? LOL! I made this back in the dark ages before Al Gore had invented these interwebs! Edit: And thank you! Edited June 10, 2022 by dimlight65 Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 17 hours ago, Duncan said: That's a badass looking header anyway, regardless of the ceramic coating! Did I miss (or forget) you guys making that? 16 hours ago, dimlight65 said: I made this back in the dark ages before Al Gore had invented these interwebs! Interesting side note (well, interesting to me), Tim was in the middle of building this header the day we met back in 1998. 😁 Header looks pretty damn good for being 25 years old. 👍 Interesting side note #2 (well, interesting to me), Tim had it ceramic coated back when he built it by (we think) the same guy who just did it for him again. Even the guy who did it was shocked at how well the coating had aged. Of course, I didn't tell him we hadn't driven the car in almost 20 years. 😀 2 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Went to retrieve the jackstands from under the rear axle today. The right rear does not hold air. I was quite pissed. John rolls in and says, "We'll just take it back to the tire guy for a new stem." just as calm as can be... which pissed me off more, because that's just the way I am. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 8 hours ago, dimlight65 said: John rolls in and says, "We'll just take it back to the tire guy for a new stem." just as calm as can be... which pissed me off more, because that's just the way I am. Sorry. 🙃 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 5:37 PM, afracer said: That clear garden hose fuel and oil rated? 👀 Old post, but it's actually urethane. I used the same thing on my gas tank vent line and no problems at all with it. It's very good stuff, actually.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 I apologize for the delay on this project, but you gotta admit that swapping a five-speed into the Dajiban is worth it! 5 Quote Link to comment
The Taterhead Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 4:57 PM, Duncan said: Old post, but it's actually urethane. I used the same thing on my gas tank vent line and no problems at all with it. It's very good stuff, actually.. And on top of that it should be good for 125psi. As I’ve used it on an air compressor. 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 It is entirely pooible that we will have to "abandon" the Dajiban five speed install tomorrow due to* the rain. If so, we're going to hit this project again... and by "hit" I mean try to figure out what the hell we were doing when the Dajiban cut in line! *Tee hee, I said "doo doo"! Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 18 hours ago, dimlight65 said: It is entirely pooible that we will have to "abandon" the Dajiban five speed install tomorrow due to* the rain. If so, we're going to hit this project again... and by "hit" I mean try to figure out what the hell we were doing when the Dajiban cut in line! *Tee hee, I said "doo doo"! Not raining, y'all gonna have to wait a few days more. Sorry. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Soon my pretties! With the Dajiban "done," and the days getting shorter, we're going to hit this again. Yeah, I know, I've said that before. This time I mean it... probably. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Well, we went to install the header today and discovered a stripped bolt hole. I'm ordering helicoils for it (them?) right after I post this. We should have progress pictures Wednesday. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 I lied Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 This is all of us being surprised.😆 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 13 hours ago, dimlight65 said: I lied Did you lie about the threads being stripped, getting back to work, or ordering helicoils, or all of the aforementioned???? Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 yes Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Duncan said: Did you lie about the threads being stripped, getting back to work, or ordering helicoils, or all of the aforementioned???? No, yes, and no. 😄 Tim is taking his van to it's first ever car show tomorrow, so we ended up fixing a few last minute things on it instead. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Duncan said: Did you lie about the threads being stripped, getting back to work, or ordering helicoils, or all of the aforementioned???? I had "progress pictures" in mind... but just plain "progress" is a more accurate description of the lie. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 I redrilled the hole and then Tim tapped it... And got the header bolted in... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Then bolted in the brake master, hooked up the lines, and made a nifty heat shield for it... Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) Well... I was about to do a photo dump post, but John beat me to it this time! Aw, what the hell? Stripped hole John inserting helicoil Starting to make heat shield Closeup to show (kinda, if you look closely) the bottom stabilizing bracket We may introduce one more bend on the top front corner just to complete the effect of surrounding the master... or we may not. Stay tuned! Edited September 29, 2022 by dimlight65 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 John just sent me a video of some Trevor Pastrami (or... something) hooning around in a brazillion horsepressure Subaru. And now I want to add movable aero spoiler air brakes to this Baja 1200! 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 7:23 PM, dimlight65 said: John just sent me a video of some Trevor Pastrami (or... something) hooning around in a brazillion horsepressure Subaru Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 I didn't bother to read the story, but I just saw a headline the other day where it said he was rushed to a hospital due to an accident. I was hardly surprised given his tendency for stupid stunts. The car was impressive, though... . Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 I have sort of semi-forgotten about the Chickenhawk. It's been a while. When are you guys gonna get it driving again? 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 59 minutes ago, datsunfreak said: What about the guy in the helicopter? Just as dangerous if it goes south. Quote Link to comment
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