240z - fabbing new front rails

[ConVerTT]

5 minutes ago, wheee! said:

And who owns that project now?

Haha - I don't know actually.  

[wheee!]

Well, you know what you have to do now.... detective.

[Captain Obvious]

 

11 hours ago, wheee! said:

He probably has 14 pages of engineered drawings he whipped up over lunch one day...

Haha!! I was thinking the exact same thing! And it probably involved lasers. And possibly even sharks.

 

11 hours ago, ConVerTT said:

cut, weld your HSS.

Where I come from, "HSS" is "High Speed Steel", and is hardened. I'm assuming that's not the same thing you're using it for, because if so, there's no way you're going to use it for a rotisserie.

[wheee!]

 
Where I come from, "HSS" is "High Speed Steel", and is hardened. I'm assuming that's not the same thing you're using it for, because if so, there's no way you're going to use it for a rotisserie.

Well he does have a ball bearing system on that rotisserie so speed is an option.

[ConVerTT]

32 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

 

Where I come from, "HSS" is "High Speed Steel", and is hardened. I'm assuming that's not the same thing you're using it for, because if so, there's no way you're going to use it for a rotisserie.

Well I hope the rotisserie doesn't end up spinning at high speed - that would be a FAIL!  HSS:  Hollow Structural Section (fancy schmantzy for square tube)

PS: oh there will be lasers involved - guaranteed ??

Edited March 1, 2020 by ConVerTT

[wheee!]

You guys know he has a thermal imaging lens on his welders mask to monitor panel heat build too eh?

[ConVerTT]

2 hours ago, wheee! said:

You guys know he has a thermal imaging lens on his welders mask to monitor panel heat build too eh?

Doesn't everybody?

[Captain Obvious]

Haha!!

9 hours ago, wheee! said:

You guys know he has a thermal imaging lens on his welders mask to monitor panel heat build too eh?

So he sees like Predator?

[ConVerTT]

Had some fun this afternoon ... jig is now on casters...no drama...

The front rails and strut towers are still supported by the jig.  I think I am going to do some spot blasting and then seam weld the front before dropping the front braces (at the cross member and sway bar attachment points).  Then I will just use some shorter horizontal rails on the jig and use it as a 4 wheel dolly until it goes on the rotisserie ???

 

more pics here  ...

 

[ConVerTT]

Picked up a bunch of stuff from @Richard McDonelyesterday.  A very nice gentleman with a beautiful 918 orange restoration underway ....

He had a lot of great stuff for sale.  Loaded my Avalanche to the brim - might have to go back ...
 

I thought this was interesting.  Vertical defrost but no vents ....

Took a flyer hoping this steering rack is in better shape than it looks.  I get a little nervous when someone has painted over the boots, bushings AND mud ???

Fortunately the rack moves smoothly from lock to lock.

30 minutes later had this ...

 

and this ... ??

Grabbed a couple of fenders and a set of early doors to experiment with ...

 

 

And couldn't resist this ...

all in all, a decent haul ... might have to go back ?

Edited March 6, 2020 by ConVerTT

[Richard McDonel]

Kent,

"A very nice gentleman."

Would you mind if I shared this with my long suffering wife?

Cheers,

d*** McDonell

 

[ConVerTT]

2 hours ago, Richard McDonel said:

Kent,

"A very nice gentleman."

Would you mind if I shared this with my long suffering wife?

Cheers,

d*** McDonell

 

Haha -certainly!!!