by "Pixel" (Improbcat)
Published 05/21/2017 at 22:01
by "Pixel" (Improbcat)
Published 05/21/2017 at 22:01
Tags: Race to Oppo Rally
; Oppo rally
STARS: 5
( see prior day ) Today was an epicly productive day, right up until it all went wrong.
I worked on mounting the master cylinder & proportioning valve, and bending the last of the brake lines. While I was at that, my partner assembled the brakes at the wheel.
Even though she’d never done it before, I was confident in her, because her attention to detail is pretty high.
After that, we got the steering together, and did a super quick alignment good enough to get me the couple miles to the tire shop.
Once I got all the lines bent up (which took multiple tries to get some to line up right without kinking), I tried bleeding the master cylinder. Turns out the brand new (not even reman) master cylinder is defective and the front circuit won’t develop pressure. So now I need to buy a new new master cylinder.
Since the brake job stalled, we decided to get the flywheel & clutch on the engine. However the flywheel & 10" clutch I bought doesn’t fit this motor as it needs the larger flywheel & 11" clutch.
For extra strangeness, the 10" clutch seems to big for the flywheel supposedly for it. The clutch itself it barely small enough to fit between the bolt holes, and the pressure plate is way to wide. So I don’t know now whether I can used this clutch on the other flywheel, or if I need to also buy another clutch kit.
So a ton is crossed off the list, and the suspension & steering systems are completely done. However now both the brakes & transmission are completely stalled until I get the right parts.
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
05/21/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 0
What are you building and what is the Oppo Rally?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/21/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 3
“I was confident in her, because her attention to detail is pretty high.”
I get every kid in my school through my program (it’s required). On the whole, the girls do a much better job in my class than the boys, and their attention to detail is the primary reason.
There is talk of no longer making my program required in the next couple of years. I am TERRIFIED of losing the girls out of my program. They’re so good at it and so much fun to teach. My job would be depressing without them.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/22/2017 at 01:56, STARS: 2
school without shop would be tragic. i remember when i was in high school, me and a bunch of friends took it. we had already been on the job working with the stuff, and knew how to do most everything they showed us in class. it sure was nice to have somewhere to relax, and soak in the “right” way to do things. it was one of the few things that made showing up for school tolerable......
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/22/2017 at 08:14, STARS: 2
I’m taking my ‘64 chevy C10 pickup from this to running & driving with all new front suspension, steering, disc brakes, & a newer motor in 20 days.
The oppo rally is a treasure hunt rally across the state of CT on the 27th. A bunch of posts (and my update posts are on the
oppo rally tag
.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/22/2017 at 09:43, STARS: 0
Turns out the brand new (not even reman) master cylinder is defective
Looks like CPP. They should treat you pretty well. Sometimes their parts are a roll of the dice.
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/22/2017 at 10:31, STARS: 0
Proportioning valve is CPP, unfortunately I bought the MC elsewhere(last year, and now I can’t find my receipt)
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/22/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 1
I took shop class in high school for more or less the same reasons. I went to a school that had a very weak shop program (we had an wonderful new teacher that has since built the program up significantly). When I walked into shop class my junior year of high school, the teacher said, “What are you doing here? You already know all this stuff.”