Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin · 12-27-2022, 11:50 AM

Well, I committed to getting the Winters Quick Change. It has been at the shop for a couple years and I really needed to put up or shut-up. I kept thinking about my diff being welded or changing to a quality OE diff. Neither of those were the right option for my build. Getting the Quick Change is a step in the right direction but I still need a new subframe and axels. I'm not changing anything until my car is up and running with some test miles. This just plots the course for the future when I turn up the power. The quick change has all sorts of upgrades considering it was going to get abused by a sand rail buggy (original intention for it). The ring gear is 10" and there's a list of other items that are shown in the picture of upgrades. The Quick Change doesn't seem to be heavier than the IE either. I guess I can weigh both of them later if anyone is interested.

Wiring progress update: I took a few steps back on the passenger side and re-did some of the work. Electrical tape was wrapped around the wiring for the headlight and turn signal wiring. The electrical lead for the Accusump was routed through a frame hole and that had me freaked out about fire potential so that was wrapped in electrical tape and then put in loom, along with the headlight leads. The ground and power were twisted together which required me to re-do the ends (no biggie).

Passenger side was already taped off last time I worked on the car so that only needed to be tucked. The brake lines will need to be cracked open and re routed. During the re-route operation I will tape off the metal portion of the line because that stuff is like a chain saw on the paint. There's a pile of wiring going over the brake booster so I'll try getting that under the booster when the brakes are opened up.

I'm going to try getting the O2 wiring pulled tonight. Trying to keep these tasks simple so things actually get done.
The last picture here... I really like because I can actually see the engine bay getting cleaner!

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12-27-2022, 11:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,302 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Well, I committed to getting the Winters Quick Change. It has been at the shop for a couple years and I really needed to put up or shut-up. I kept thinking about my diff being welded or changing to a quality OE diff. Neither of those were the right option for my build. Getting the Quick Change is a step in the right direction but I still need a new subframe and axels. I'm not changing anything until my car is up and running with some test miles. This just plots the course for the future when I turn up the power. The quick change has all sorts of upgrades considering it was going to get abused by a sand rail buggy (original intention for it). The ring gear is 10" and there's a list of other items that are shown in the picture of upgrades. The Quick Change doesn't seem to be heavier than the IE either. I guess I can weigh both of them later if anyone is interested. Wiring progress update: I took a few steps back on the passenger side and re-did some of the work. Electrical tape was wrapped around the wiring for the headlight and turn signal wiring. The electrical lead for the Accusump was routed through a frame hole and that had me freaked out about fire potential so that was wrapped in electrical tape and then put in loom, along with the headlight leads. The ground and power were twisted together which required me to re-do the ends (no biggie). Passenger side was already taped off last time I worked on the car so that only needed to be tucked. The brake lines will need to be cracked open and re routed. During the re-route operation I will tape off the metal portion of the line because that stuff is like a chain saw on the paint. There's a pile of wiring going over the brake booster so I'll try getting that under the booster when the brakes are opened up. I'm going to try getting the O2 wiring pulled tonight. Trying to keep these tasks simple so things actually get done. The last picture here... I really like because I can actually see the engine bay getting cleaner!