Duncan Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 5 hours ago, dimlight65 said: or the heart of my bottom, whichever you prefer! "Your Heart's in your ass!" sounds like a great title for a country song. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Duncan said: "Your Heart's in your ass!" sounds like a great title for a country song. It's the way I always sing "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 3 hours ago, dimlight65 said: It's the way I always sing "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano. At the shop, when Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" arrived at that lyric, we substituted "Just another Pinche Cabron" It fits so nice, syllable-wise.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 New wiper motor! And the linkage all hooked up... And an YouTube vidja of it in action... The noise is the radiator fan, not the wipers. I'm quite pleased with myself for making this "Chicken Bones and Voodoo" work finally. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 I also installed the vacuum hose from the carb to the distributor... We are getting dangerously close to being "finished" 1 Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 4:04 PM, dimlight65 said: We are getting dangerously close to being "finished" Vroom Vroom! 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustbin Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 I have never seen a project that was ever really finished, there is always something. Once you start driving it reveals itself. You have done so much to that thing, it's amazing and been a hoot to read. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 14 hours ago, Rustbin said: I have never seen a project that was ever really finished, there is always something. This is so true! 14 hours ago, Rustbin said: You have done so much to that thing, it's amazing and been a hoot to read. It's been a pleasure. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) I decided to add a little storage to the side of the driver's seat base. These bolts might be a bit overkill... But they are interconnected with a little bracket. Holes in the seat base... And the guy all bolted up... And, oh! Would you look at that. A Taurus M85, .38spl revolver fits in there just perfectly with two speed loaders. Who knew? Of course, I will only use it for CDs and DVDs. Edited August 19, 2023 by dimlight65 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 I finalized the ram-air vent thing today. I first used some super glue to secure the two end pieces to the hose and then used a couple hose clamps to secure the end to the radiator panel... I then did some rain mitigation by zip-tying it to the brake master... And I figured while I was installing corrugated hoses... I'd go ahead and install the cold air pipe from the carb to the air filter. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) When we got the single rear door, I bought a limiter/holder-opener bracket thingy. I finally installed it today. Full extension... Mid open/close... And kicked into prop-open mode... It does have a bad habit of knocking anything left on the shelf onto the bed, but I'll get used to that. Edited August 19, 2023 by dimlight65 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) I made a new heat shield for my feet. It used to attach to the doghouse, but that made removing and installing said doghouse a PITA. This one attaches to the floor... I'm a little concerned about the spark plug wires... But they would have been just as smooshed against the doghouse. And John really came through with the repairs to the dash face and wrinkle paint! That's where someone ham-fisted several holes to install a tach... The radio delete plate... And the gauge holes... Once we reinstall the ignition switch (a bit of a story to tell there), we'll install this and show y'all. Stay tuned! Edited August 20, 2023 by dimlight65 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) I just noticed the Edelbrock AVS carb. I have spoken with two people who own them, and they both say they are the second coming. Have the driven the Dajiban much with it yet? Curious to hear your guys take on it. Curious about what cfm you used. My friend has the 500sfm one on a 300-ish horse Sunbeam Tiger, and he says it's plenty of carb up to around 400-ish horsepower if I recall correctly.. Although my Forty Ford runs great, I think that carb would run as good or better, and probably get better mileage.. Edited August 20, 2023 by Duncan 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) We have yet to fire it up with the carb. As for sizing, John gave me a formula for fingering out CFM. My calculations said... well, here's the spreadsheet: CFM Calculator Displacement 318 Displacement 318 Max RPM 5500 Carb CFM 500 CFM Needed 506 Max RPM 5434 Based on that, I went with 500 CFM in an effort to maximize torque. I don't tend to rev V8s to the moon anyway. And another spreadsheet shows that 5500 rpm with my transmission, rear gears, and tire size, would be 146 MPH! Yes, I know a 5.2 Magnum 318 probably won't push this brick through the air that fast. I'm not delusional... well, not that delusional. Edited August 20, 2023 by dimlight65 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Yesterday, I wanted to see if the fuel pump was sending fuel (it was) so I removed the brand new hose from the carb... it was already cracking around the hose clamps, and very soft and squishy... I'm afeared it might not be fuel rated after all. This isn't a big deal here at the front (I can get to these), but the rear (on top of the tank) is going to be a faff to replace. So, in order to calm my nerves after this revelation, I decided to do an "Art Project" and marked off the area of the deck where the door holder-opener swings... And before you ask why we put it on top of the shelf and not below, it's the only place where the other end aligns with metal on the door. Below the shelf is in that big square hole and on the upper shelf is in the middle of the window... When I got in the Smart to go home, well... It's fucking HOT here! Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 56 minutes ago, dimlight65 said: It's fucking HOT here! That kinda heat would fry your brain! Perfect excuse if you F something up .... 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/20/2023 at 4:35 PM, EDM620 said: That kinda heat would fry your brain! Perfect excuse if you F something up .... Well, that makes me feel a little better... cuz I did F something up the other day. I'll fix it tomorrow and update y'all about it. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 The ignition switch sat too deep in the hole so we had an idea. If we took some big nuts... and painted a washer black... we could set the switch to whatever depth we wanted and fill the hole... Well, the nuts were the wrong pitch. I figured, "This thing is brass, I'll just force it on and 're-tap' the switch to these nuts. Unfortunately, when the base is held rigid and the stem is twisted... it twists in two and gets beat with a hammer. I bought a new switch (which came with another mounting nut, of course) and we got it installed. It was a tad off center so we tried to twist the dash metal to get it lined up. Yeah, we did break that switch in half as well. How did you guess? John took off in the Smart to get another new switch (because he may or may not have been the one to lean on it causing it to snap. I'm not saying.) With a third switch in hand, we wired it up and installed it. It still sits a little deep, but it's better than before. I may go in, loosen the beauty nut a little, and move the black washer closer to the face... we'll see. We also grounded the wire on the gauges that makes the fuel level read correctly, but that wasn't terribly photogenic... nor was setting the tach parameters... which we also did. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 One other thing we did Saturday was to replace the soft, squishy, and cracking fuel line at the carb end of the system... Then today, while I was adding this car to inventory, I wiped away the dust to see just how bad this scratch was... I accidentally made a... (Takes a deep breath) BA-BEE shark doot doo doo doot doo doo! Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 We partially dropped the fuel tank... again... so we could replace the fuel lines at the tank and pump. They were dissolving in a pretty terrifying manner. I hope John posts a negative-star review of this crap hose on Amazon so no one burns their car to the ground trying to use it! I fixed a broken zorst hanger and installed a few trim pieces too. Then we "set the timing" and installed the spark plug wires. We took no pictures, but if you've seen one distributor, you've... seen a distributor. I don't know. Whatever. We made a half-assed attempt to start it, but had let the battery run down to about 10.5 volts. It's on the trickle charger now and we'll try in earnest to fire it up Saturday. Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, dimlight65 said: crap hose on Amazon Are they advertising it as fuel hose? Outta be more than a negative review IMHO Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, EDM620 said: Are they advertising it as fuel hose? Yup. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NCX1J25/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And unfortunately mine is not the only bad review that mentions swelling, splitting, and dissolving when it comes in contact with gasoline. I have no clue how this absolute dogshit has so many positive reviews... Edited August 31, 2023 by datsunfreak Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Being who I am, I just couldn't trust the trickle charger to sit unattended for another two days, so I swung by the shop after work. While I was there, I took a few pictures for y'all. Here you can see the new fuel lines at the tank... kinda... Here's the replacement zorst hanger... Here's one of the trim pieces I put back on... And the driver's seat all bolted in... Plug wires installed on the HEI distributor... Finally, there's the pink light red extension cord... that plugs into the shore power port... to feed the trickle charger... So there! Now y'all are up to speed with images of what's what. Edited August 31, 2023 by dimlight65 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I can't even imagine how John was able to fit (let alone drive) a Smartcar. 🙂 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 They aren't as small as everyone makes out. There's actually tons of room inside. For instance... Of course, Douchebo Baggins filming him needs to have his ass kicked for being such an asshole. Quote Link to comment
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