Winter projects 2014 thread

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

RodneyWright wrote:

Wanna 'splain this Batman?

Vagrant/wanderer/ronin/Rob Lupella class: Have to drive a different car (and type of car) every event. Bonus points if you beat the car owner. Still need to bounce a few ideas off of some people and gauge interest.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:21 pm

RodneyWright wrote:

I picked up a California Special front bumper for the mustang, so I think I'm going to try that one myself. Have to paint it since they never made these in the DHG paint. Once the holidays are over, going to set up an area to start sanding and prepping. Other than that I have no major plans set aside for car work, I think the mustang is where I want it.

Now, that said, I may be picking up my old '96 328 BMW...again... This will be the 3rd time I've "owned" it. Really not sure what I want to do w/ this car, but I'm buying it at a decent price so it's hard to refuse. I sure as heck don't need a 4th car, but I don't want to sell the mustang either. Sure would be nice to have that detached garage I want to build already up, but that's a few years off...

You are not allowed to sell this car again.

JasonWatts · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2014 1:12 am

Alec Moody wrote:

For my winter I am finishing up tooling for my composite air intake system. Over the weekend I started on a rolling work bench + low temp curing oven:

Interesting project. I was considering playing with composite's on my own as well. I will likely chicken out when I look at the space I will need. With your oven, what type of temps do you think you will be reaching? I know most of the curing ovens I saw the prices on were up their a ways. If you can hit high enough, powder coating rims might also be possible.

You have given me a whole new idea to look into... building my own "oven"

JasonWatts · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2014 1:27 am

RodneyWright wrote:

Would love to have another bike to just to kick around on...

Any interest in a cruiser?

Alec Moody · **Joined:** Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:02 am **Posts:** 299

JasonWatts wrote:

Alec Moody wrote:

For my winter I am finishing up tooling for my composite air intake system. Over the weekend I started on a rolling work bench + low temp curing oven:

Interesting project. I was considering playing with composite's on my own as well. I will likely chicken out when I look at the space I will need. With your oven, what type of temps do you think you will be reaching? I know most of the curing ovens I saw the prices on were up their a ways. If you can hit high enough, powder coating rims might also be possible.

You have given me a whole new idea to look into... building my own "oven"

I probably won't ever run the oven over 300F but it could be made safe much higher. Rockwool is good for 1000c and I am sealing all the joints with silicone and foil tape that is rated to 325F. I could use kapton tape If I wanted to go to 500F without issues. Alternatively, you could build this out of aluminum extrusions and sheet metal and not worry about igniting the oven.
This is the PID system I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plug-Play-PID-P ... 19da88ef5e

The oven is also going to have a vacuum line run into it and a small vent line that will be run to the outdoors. The main reason I am building the oven is to contain chemicals and not allow them to out gas into my house.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:50 pm

Alec Moody wrote:

Over the weekend I started on a rolling work bench + low temp curing oven

I suspect that setup might also work well with powder coating if you had a way to get stuff in/out easily (hanging without disturbing the powder is key). I considered building a larger powder coating oven at one point, but just use an old kitchen oven in the garage for small stuff.

Richard

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:09 pm

Gearing up to finish out the interior of the race trailer. Here's my plan and front wall elevation so far:

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks,
Cash

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:32 pm

JasonWatts wrote:

RodneyWright wrote:

Would love to have another bike to just to kick around on...

Any interest in a cruiser?

what do you have for sale and what price?

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:35 pm

Cash Davidson wrote:

Gearing up to finish out the interior of the race trailer. Here's my plan and front wall elevation so far:

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks,
Cash

nerd.... I bet you even have blue painters tape marking everything off in the trailer =)

Chad Culbertson · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:27 pm

I almost forgot that my actual winter project needs to be a big power steering cooler for the Camaro. Apparently navigating 3900 lbs worth of metal around an auto cross course makes the power steering system very unhappy.

It was whining that whole day after Danville even after I got home. I heard some others on Camaro5 frequently boil the fluid out of theirs with the system completely stock.

Probably going with this guy, mounted behind the bumper possibly within decent airflow of the lower grill. http://www.jegs.com/i/Derale/259/13256/10002/-1

It adds almost a quart of fluid I believe also.

I'm also debating on doing a harness bar in the Camaro with some 4 point anti-submarine harnesses.

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:05 pm

Chad Culbertson wrote:

I almost forgot that my actual winter project needs to be a big power steering cooler for the Camaro. Apparently navigating 3900 lbs worth of metal around an auto cross course makes the power steering system very unhappy.

.

Or you could pay 6x more for this: http://www.turnone-steering.com/5th-Gen ... _p_17.html

Chad Culbertson · **Posted:** Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:28 am

Jason Mauldin wrote:

Chad Culbertson wrote:

I almost forgot that my actual winter project needs to be a big power steering cooler for the Camaro. Apparently navigating 3900 lbs worth of metal around an auto cross course makes the power steering system very unhappy.

.

Or you could pay 6x more for this: http://www.turnone-steering.com/5th-Gen ... _p_17.html

If money was no object, that would be a good option, lol. Lingenfelter makes one too, I think it's even more than that.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:02 am

Cash Davidson wrote:

Gearing up to finish out the interior of the race trailer. Here's my plan and front wall elevation so far:

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks,
Cash

I see the generator, but where's the awning?

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:10 pm

RodneyWright wrote:

nerd.... I bet you even have blue painters tape marking everything off in the trailer =)

Guilty as charged. :oops:

Vincent Keene wrote:

I see the generator, but where's the awning?

Focused on the interior for now - awning is on the list. :thumbsup:

Step one - remove some plywood so we can frame in the generator door.

Small delay - I discovered neither my welder nor my air hose will stretch out of the garage and up to the front of the trailer. Dooh!

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2014 2:21 pm

Cash Davidson wrote:

Small delay - I discovered neither my welder nor my air hose will stretch out of the garage and up to the front of the trailer. Dooh!

Bring the trailer to my shop and back it in?

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