B C Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 And they say AWD's can't do burnouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sooooooo... last week I accepted a job offer in Sussex with Rotating Equipment Repair... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I was in Milwaukee yesterday looking for an apartment and found one I really like with an attached heated garage (was the deal maker) in the Broadway Commons apartments southeast edge of Waukesha. I start October 13 but the apartment wont be available until the 15th so I'll have to stay at a friends house for a few days then my parents will bring a uhaul with all my stuff from Minnesota on the weekend. very exciting Looks like I'm going to be an OFFICIAL WIBIMMER haha patsbimmer1 and B C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 That's not very far from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Congrats! Super jelly on the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 That's not very far from me Awesome! when the time comes prepare to on call with megasquirt troubleshooting haha Congrats! Super jelly on the garage. The manager said no working on cars in the garages because of oil stains but I said I could put down a rubber or plastic mat, she said keep the garage door shut and be discrete. Was trying to keep a strait face when talking about oil stains lol m20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'd invest in some plastic tiles or something and make a false floor. Cool that they are being flexible but I wouldn't wanna get burned either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Internet installed in my apartment today... ahhhhh finally Got myself a present when I got my job, mmm poooowwwwaaarrrr Fap-worthy Bought these a few weeks ago, got them all disassembled and cleaned up, getting ready to weld in some reinforcements. Completely rust free, bought them from a guy who shipped them from Washington state aka no salt!! lucky bastards more stuff soonish, been working 10hr days starting at 5am. This week I'm doing field work at the we energies oak creek power plant.. cool stuff, not allowed to take pics tho :\ DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Pics of the garage space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Pics of the garage space!Working on it!Picked up a 370mm mtech 1 wheel. I really like my 385mm mtech 1 wheel but with my steel toe boots for work I can't get in my car without hitting my knee. The stitching is coming apart but the leather is in perfect shape. Anyone good with a needle or know a good upholstery shop that can re-stitch it for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I am so pumped for this project! Looking good so far! TehRaydarlover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Not sure how many of you are ix freaks but I got these a few days ago. They are ix specific front mud flaps... its kinda a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Id rock those in winter mode if i drove it in winter. Did you permanently abort the bracketry or will you weld up a new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Looking at them I believe the brackets are the same as the readily available rwd brackets sooo hopefully disaster averted.. if not I'll invest in some tin snips and make use of all of these soup cans I have laying around my computer desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 But srrussly these are stupid rare. I did a 3D scan of them at work today. Hopefully make some replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Awesome! What did you use to scan them and how do you plan on making the replicas? Silicone? SLA? Photopolymer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 How thin is the bracket? Should be able to use glass bead blast to clean them up without damaging even thin metal then repaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 YES! do you guys have a faro arm scanner?!?!?! I might have to get a 24v head scanned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Awesome! What did you use to scan them and how do you plan on making the replicas? Silicone? SLA? Photopolymer? We used the Romer arm. I'm thinking once the scan is done and cleaned up cnc cut the master molds in aluminum then a injection mold. Not sure what material to use yet, haven't been able to do much research. The stuff is actually quite hard I would guess around 75A. I guess I'm open to suggestions on the material. How thin is the bracket? Should be able to use glass bead blast to clean them up without damaging even thin metal then repaint. You can't really tell in the picture but they are pretty much shot, one is almost completely rusted through. If I can get them for a reasonable price I would like to just use rwd mounting brackets and modify them if needed. YES! do you guys have a faro arm scanner?!?!?! I might have to get a 24v head scanned! We used a Romer arm for this but we also have a few long range 3D scanners. Ha 12v head scanning will get priority B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Just a quick thought but they may not always have been as hard as they are now. Sent from my potato phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 M20 cylinder head scan for cfd analysis plz TehRaydarlover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Just a quick thought but they may not always have been as hard as they are now. Sent from my potato phoneTrue, they seem about as hard as the rwd ones I have now, similar to like a boot soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Hey guys happy thanksgiving, here’s an update on the front diff project I’m working on.The idea is to cut the walls of the pumpkin off one diff and weld them to another thus adding two more spider gears, basically sacrificing one diff to reinforce another. This will help to lessen the load on each gear. With adding the two more spider gears I need to cut the shaft the gears ride on in half and machine a support block to hold the free ends of the shafts. I took a few measurements and had the support block machined out of a “tool steel” I’m not exactly sure what type of steel it’s made out of, I got the material when I was at school, it was just advertised as tool steel.The support block came out quite nicely. I was a little upset after having to wait about two months to get it back when the machine shop forgot about my order and temporarily lost the material I gave them, but when I did get it back it was no charge because of the wait, I was like, wat? Oh alright, thanks! hahaAlright easy stuff done, now for the complicated part. My plan is to bolt the crown gear back on and weld the sides of the pumpkin to the crown gear. Then cut off the top and bottom of the pumpkin. In my mind, the geometry of the additional spider gears is critical; you must retain the original gear fitment/lash or you will have increased wear and ultimately failure. By welding the sides of the pumpkin to the crown gear I can then (after some shaping/grinding) bolt the crown gear onto another diff, keeping the cups that the spider gears ride on in the correct position.Now for the welding. The plan is to grind and shape the sides of the diff so everything bolts up without any interference. Then with the crown gear bolted to the diff tack weld the additional sides from the old diff to the new diff. Then cut the tack welds off of the crown gear and remove it. Then finish welding.To ensure a good weld I need to know what material the diff is made of and come up with a weld procedure. To determine what kind of steel I’m dealing with I shot it with our Niton XRF Analyzer at work. It came back as 1215 carbon steel. This is kind of bad news because while 1215 has excellent machinability it doesn’t have very good weldability due to a high sulphur content. I don’t think it will be too much of an issue because it won’t take too much to hold the sides in there and the weld isn’t going to be seeing too much of a load, its mostly just holding the sides on there. We have some extremely skilled welders at work that I’m sure are more than capable of getting the job done. Here’s the print out from the XRF Analyzer if anyone is interested After everything is welded up I would like to have it sent out for stress relieving but I don’t think it would be a good idea because I don’t want to mess with the gear heat treat or that it will distort or crack the case. Once its welded I may need to skim cut the crown gear fit turn on the diff to clean up any excess weld. Then it’s just a matter of pressing on some new bearings and resealing it, then I should be good to go.Any input is welcome,Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 That's some great work and research so far=) We have a Niton XRF Analyzer at work as well. Which model do you guys have? They're awesome pieces of equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehRaydarlover Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks, not sure what model it is, I can check on monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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