jbmatth
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You have to be honest, even if there were directions would you really read them? LOL Looks great and I'm sure you are stoked to get it all together and working after a long build.
JB
JB
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- Thread starter gwellwood
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For the armchair estimators out there, it might be worthwhile mentioning I am $65,000 CDN into this shop. I did almost all the work myself.
That also includes:
Hoist ($4000)
Air compressor ($2200)
Ground and polished concrete floor ($3000)
Upgraded the service to the house ($2000)
Excavation ($5500)
I had initially planted a fictitious cost figure of around $50,000. I'm close.
Stuff adds up, man!
That also includes:
Hoist ($4000)
Air compressor ($2200)
Ground and polished concrete floor ($3000)
Upgraded the service to the house ($2000)
Excavation ($5500)
I had initially planted a fictitious cost figure of around $50,000. I'm close.
Stuff adds up, man!
Dr Stan
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How big is it? Don't worry I'm bi-mathematical, Imperial & Metric.
Started working on compressed air lines.
Copper is scuffed with a green scrubbie, and clear-coated.
The intent here is the compressor feeds the rail which is sloped to a drain leg, and all the drops come off the top so moisture is less likely to go down each leg, and each leg has a drain at the bottom.
I may not really know what I'm doing here - all I know is the air lines at work ****, and this makes sense to me.
I seem to have run out of elbows, so this is as far as I got today.
Copper is scuffed with a green scrubbie, and clear-coated.
The intent here is the compressor feeds the rail which is sloped to a drain leg, and all the drops come off the top so moisture is less likely to go down each leg, and each leg has a drain at the bottom.
I may not really know what I'm doing here - all I know is the air lines at work ****, and this makes sense to me.
I seem to have run out of elbows, so this is as far as I got today.
Terrick down Under
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Is it air line month over where you all are???
Sunbimmer
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I would definitely go with wall color, just my opinion.
Place looks great
I was thinking the same thing 
Styx
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Love it... cant wait to start putting my collection around my shop...
Cheers Randy...
Cheers Randy...
dhubbard422
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Toys on a shelf are not junk, at least not per my definition. That's reserved for project detritus that you trip over day after day...
Air line month! Which Is often followed by air dryer or air after cooler month! Haha...
Shop is looking good! Your pace is so much faster than mine... keep up the good work!
Don
Air line month! Which Is often followed by air dryer or air after cooler month! Haha...
Shop is looking good! Your pace is so much faster than mine... keep up the good work!
Don
Added another leg to the compressed air lines.
Still not totally sold on the brushed and clear-coated copper, but I started and might as well finish. I can always paint it wall-colour later.
I really didn't plan the placement of this and the make-up air vent very well. Ugh.
Two more legs to run tomorrow.
And with clickable-biggie-size pictures:
Still not totally sold on the brushed and clear-coated copper, but I started and might as well finish. I can always paint it wall-colour later.
I really didn't plan the placement of this and the make-up air vent very well. Ugh.
Two more legs to run tomorrow.
And with clickable-biggie-size pictures:
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jbmatth
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It is always nice to have that happen, I'm still fighting a couple of old leaks, and one new leak in my shop air system. Well by fighting I mean they still leak and it is on "the list" to get to.
JB
JB
Styx
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I was thinking of copper at the beginning but ended up going with the rapid air system and putting it in the wall all out of sight... Sure hop it doesn’t leak in the future...
My vote is stay with the clear coated copper...
Cheers Randy...
My vote is stay with the clear coated copper...
Cheers Randy...
Well, essentially the shop is done.
I will be doing the driveway out front and a compressor building out back in the spring.
This left me feeling a bit of loss. I've poured so much of my attention into building it, and now it's done, and I didn't know what to do with myself.
So I built/modified a cart to hold all my milling cutters.
I started to convert my daily ('77 C10) to fuel injection, but ran into Christmas things like "family responsibilities" and "business holiday hours" and it didn't get done. I'm close, but decided to back off and enjoy the break a bit more relaxed.
So instead, I dragged the boxes of Firebird wiring out to the shop and started picking out the EFI wiring to put into my Firefly.
I will be doing the driveway out front and a compressor building out back in the spring.
This left me feeling a bit of loss. I've poured so much of my attention into building it, and now it's done, and I didn't know what to do with myself.
So I built/modified a cart to hold all my milling cutters.
I started to convert my daily ('77 C10) to fuel injection, but ran into Christmas things like "family responsibilities" and "business holiday hours" and it didn't get done. I'm close, but decided to back off and enjoy the break a bit more relaxed.
So instead, I dragged the boxes of Firebird wiring out to the shop and started picking out the EFI wiring to put into my Firefly.
jbmatth
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Nice cart, I really like that. Have fun with the wiring, I actually usually enjoy wiring vehicles, but I know others dread the task.
JB
JB
alanf
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Hi Greg, belt grinder Al here. What are you using to convert to fuel injection , megasquirt?
Alan
Alan
My truck ('77 C10) will be going Megasquirt with a Holley big-bore TBI unit, adapted to fit the GM Rochester injector pod. When that all works, I will run an older Edelbrock Tunnel Ram, bungs welded for port injectors, with twin Dodge 2-barrel throttle bodies, also with Megasquirt. Probably run either Alpha-N or blended tables because my truck idles at 8inHg (potato-potato-potato).
The V8 Firefly currently has a stock 305 TBI V8. I will start with factory EFI to sort out the chassis, then my plan is twin T3/T4's and Megasquirt.
My Super 7 runs Megasquirt (Alpha-N) on a Toyota 4AGE, but I'm running Ford EDIS, Suzuki GSX/R ITB's, and Honda injectors.
I am very familiar with Megasquirt, and I'm cheap, so that's my "go-to".
The V8 Firefly currently has a stock 305 TBI V8. I will start with factory EFI to sort out the chassis, then my plan is twin T3/T4's and Megasquirt.
My Super 7 runs Megasquirt (Alpha-N) on a Toyota 4AGE, but I'm running Ford EDIS, Suzuki GSX/R ITB's, and Honda injectors.
I am very familiar with Megasquirt, and I'm cheap, so that's my "go-to".
Briggs
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I need this in my back yard. A lathe is my next big tool purchase after a new air compressor.
I like the cabinet arrangement as well.
I like the cabinet arrangement as well.
My 11 year-old brought his metalwork project home, showing off that he used a sand blaster to create the texture. I said "you know, we have a sand blaster out in the shop." He got all excited. I said that it needed some love, and that if helped fix it, he could use it almost any time he wanted.
So.... He and I added two 100W (equiv) LED bulbs inside, and added a hookah pot for the shop vac. It worked pretty slick, but then stopped blasting sand, so I'm looking into that....
So.... He and I added two 100W (equiv) LED bulbs inside, and added a hookah pot for the shop vac. It worked pretty slick, but then stopped blasting sand, so I'm looking into that....
Styx
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Most common reason for them to stop working is a plugged pick up screen or something stuck in the line to the gun.
Looking good tho love the vac set up...
Cheers Randy...
Looking good tho love the vac set up...
Cheers Randy...
Yeah - I put my finger over the nozzle, and can blast air down into the hopper, but I just don't get sand coming back up. Took all the sand out and sifted it, but no improvement.
Bought a new section of the feed hose anyway, since the old one isn't very pliable any more. I bought that sand blaster back in 2003 for $189.
Bought a new section of the feed hose anyway, since the old one isn't very pliable any more. I bought that sand blaster back in 2003 for $189.
May need to add a rheostat or something to the hookah pot - the shop vac ***** all the water out.
Instead, for the time being, I ran the hookah with no water in it, and was pleased to see very little sand in the shop vac. I might just keep it at that.
Also planning some tool/holder stuff on the walls. Pics to follow soon.
Instead, for the time being, I ran the hookah with no water in it, and was pleased to see very little sand in the shop vac. I might just keep it at that.
Also planning some tool/holder stuff on the walls. Pics to follow soon.
Styx
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So the sand blaster is working now???
Terrick down Under
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So, will it be a Ponuki or a Suziac?
jbmatth
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Your firefly will be one fun little car, I assume you are going RWD, do you have a build thread on it, I have a lot of questions that would probably be best answered that way.
JB
JB
If you just want to follow, I've documented it on my own website here:
http://www.gwellwood.com/project-cars/the-fiendish-firefly/
If you want to interact, I have a parallel thread here:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/f...cars/skinnygs-v8-pontiac-firefly/85760/page1/
http://www.gwellwood.com/project-cars/the-fiendish-firefly/
If you want to interact, I have a parallel thread here:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/f...cars/skinnygs-v8-pontiac-firefly/85760/page1/
jbmatth
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Thank you for the link, that is a pretty amazing thread, you've done a lot of quality work on the Firefly, and redone a fair bit as well. lol I think the most impressive part is the budget you've been able to work within. I'm glad I was able to squeeze out a few minutes to have a gander at it.
JB
JB
Thanks for the kind words!
Grassroots Motorsports has their $2000 challenge - build a car that can win a drag race, autocross, and show, for about $2000. This year, the limit is $2017.
I am currently into it for $1800CDN, which is around $1300 US. I ~might~ stay within budget. If I had built a bolt-in cage, the cost of the cage wouldn't have been included - grrrrr..
Grassroots Motorsports has their $2000 challenge - build a car that can win a drag race, autocross, and show, for about $2000. This year, the limit is $2017.
I am currently into it for $1800CDN, which is around $1300 US. I ~might~ stay within budget. If I had built a bolt-in cage, the cost of the cage wouldn't have been included - grrrrr..
jbmatth
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Some of the other cheap car racing series I've seen don't include the cost of safety items like brake components, tires, cage, harness, helmet, etc. What is the reasoning behind including the cost of a weld in cage but not a bolt in cage? I want to do something like this eventually and have a friend who wants me to help him build a figure 8 car this summer. We will see if that works out or not though.
JB
JB
It's just the way the rules were written. I'm hoping that by the time I can compete, they will change the rules and I can delete it from the cost.
But the GRM Challenge is not roundy-round racing, so you don't ~need~ a cage. I just know these cars are pretty minimal, and if I ball it up, I want to be able to walk away.
I intend first and foremost that it's a street car. I also want to do local autocross, drag racing, and hill climb, all of which require a cage because I have cut the firewall.
But the GRM Challenge is not roundy-round racing, so you don't ~need~ a cage. I just know these cars are pretty minimal, and if I ball it up, I want to be able to walk away.
I intend first and foremost that it's a street car. I also want to do local autocross, drag racing, and hill climb, all of which require a cage because I have cut the firewall.
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