Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

sirnixalot

Man that sucks about the AC compressor, I wish you more luck that I have ever had with epoxy and aluminum. Looks like the bracket is on the outside of a piston bore too so welding is a crap shoot as far as distorting that.

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gbrettin

The putty said it bonded to aluminum and when I lined up the tab it had spots for the putty to really bite into like an empty casting hole.

That being said... I'll run it and if it breaks... it breaks. It's only 300 bucks

Life is easier when you don't have to pay a stupid tax. I currently reside in a very high tax bracket.

Ghostvette

Been there, done that. I've been in that bracket before.....

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Hotrodz

I frequent in often! Stupid is as stupid does!!!

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JARblue

Agreed ... that stupid tax comes back around pretty regularly

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Rusty

Your brain is about 10 steps ahead of your hands. You're thinking ahead and not thinking on what you're doing. Been there, done that. Bought the tee shirt.

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gbrettin

IG @gbrettin:
Screw the putty wanna be JB weld. I literally touched the stuff and the tab fell off. The good news is that it looks like it can be welded after I cleaned the compressor and opened it. If that goes sideways... Then I'll be getting a new AC compressor. Annoyed still, but working through it.

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TBH, I'm glad it fell off. I was doing a compromised solution. The compressor is prepped and ready for my buddy to do a weld.

Rusty

How is he going to weld it? MIG or TIG?

That bore next to the weld area might get a little out of shape if you get too much heat in that area. I would measure that bore in 2 directions, 90 degrees apart. Take a before and after measurements.

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gbrettin

My buddy is going to TIG and he literally said all the same concerns. He mentioned using a small diameter filler rod, having water to quench and put a lot of heat into the broken tab as opposed to the base unit.

I look at it this way. If it works... great. if not.. I found new units for 200. The compressor will definitely be welded so I can proceed with turbo mock.

A bump in the road.

I have some good news aside from that. My buddy that has the race car is upgrading his fuel system to handle 2k+ hp. He's going to give me a screaming deal on his -8 fuel, -8 to -6 y blocks and other AN lines. SO that alone will save me a lot of money.

gbrettin

IG @gbrettin:
Put 220# injectors in. Attempted to tie the Holley rails in with the hardware provided. Apparently Holley expected taller injectors because the fuel rail did not work with the braces provided. I'll need to cut the hardware down and drill holes. What else is new. Also, @independenteng came out and is figuring out how to make my custom pan. The flange he cut fits nearly perfect. We had a brief discussion about making a tubular k-member. Anyone interested in a group buy? No, I don't have pricing...yet. Just a quick gauge of interest

I was gonna mount my transmission today... But these guys showed up late to the party. (ARP Bolts)

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Lessons learned - Injectors are a bitch to put in if you push straight down. They don't like that. What they do like is a little twist motion while pressing in and the go right in. 7 injectors went in faster than it took for the first injector. lol

I'm tossing around the idea of working with my buddy to make a tubular front k-member out of chromoly. Hell, maybe I'll get fancy and go for titanium. lol . I posted a feeler on FB and didn't really get much of a response because there's no weight comparison, which would be the main reason for VQ people to swap. I'll probably have to pony up and do it myself and have something concrete before people would even have the slightest interest. I don't blame people either for having a meh attitude either. OE k-member is pretty damn light from what I heard, 30-40lbs.

First thing is first, he is finishing my custom pan.

Last couple pictures show the fuel rails fitting in nice. Notice the tight fit with the injectors and valve cover breathers. Looks like I will have to clock the back two inward.

My fuel pressure regulator is off getting bead blasted and anodized black, yes I know they have black ones; but I'm using what I have. The lines coming off the fuel rails will get cut in half and connected into the FPR. The return line will shoot directly back, nice and clean.

Unfortunately I have to stop all build activities for a week or so because I have a major certification looming. ... I actually should be studying for that right now...

Enjoy:

Rusty

Cromoly is your best bet is making a new sub frame. Ti would be $$$$$ just in materials.

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gbrettin

Oh, for sure. Ti would be done WAY down the road... if at all. I was thinking out loud how to get weight down and keep it strong. It's crazy expensive:

Just for grins:
https://store.tmstitanium.com/produc...er-95.800-long

Rusty

Ti wouldn't be the best material for that application anyway. If you never welded TI. Stay away from it.

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gbrettin

Come on man, you've seen my welds. That would 100% be done by a pro.

I have a hookup on chromoly and can get it cheap. Like I said, one sh1t show at a time. My car needs to roll under its own power before that happens. My buddy Dave wants to put a cage in my car. We both have serious safety concerns at high power levels. Next winter all that can happen. I also am going to pursue a rear cantilever suspension.

All these great / terrible ideas . That's what you get when you mix crazy with a sprinkle ADD I guess.

gbrettin

Hey ya'll... I'm back. Passed my certification test and now can go full retard on my build again. I'm a proud member of the GCFA club.

IG @gbrettin (again, because I'm too lazy to type.)

Fuel rail bracket mounts need to be changed due to injectors being smaller.

(day pass)
Bent some custom mounts, they work pretty good. Lots of pulling on and off of the fuel rail. Lost a bolt in the crevice of the head. Looks like I'm pulling the intake. What ever. I needed to put thread seal on the steam vent anyway. ����

(day pass.. or so)
Retrieved lost but and lock washer. Wrapped up custom fuel rail brace, perfect. Put the intake on and found that I didn't tighten the rail bolts to the intake. Attempted to take off the intake again and broke bolts off in the head. FACKKKKKKKKK. My buddy was kind enough to let me know 89 inch pounds is what it called for. Clearly I did more. ������

(Day passed with irritation)
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I shifted gears to work on a carbon fiber hood and carbon fiber cowl. I was going to take a different route for my hood but apparently there is some synergy between my needs and people that have Whipple chargers. I made no promises to Mike but I'm not one to shy away from a challenge. Worst case scenario is that I don't make anything. Best case scenario is I make a limited run. We'll see.

What I can say about mold making process is that it's very time intensive. Good thing I'm on that Covid-19 extra time.