Above 1200 Sq/FT 86's 20HP shop

[kent_323is]

I'm going to weigh in on the power tapping.... there are special taps made for speed tapping, and those make all the difference. The "normal" taps that come in a set from the hardware store ****! And you'll break them very quickly if you try to power tap with them.
The speed taps will push the chips forward, and can easily be used in a drill. These work best for thinner materials, but can also do thicker materials.
There are also thread forming taps for softer materials like aluminum, copper, etc. These don't cut the material, instead they deform and make the threads. These work very well in aluminum, as the material hardens slightly during the tapping process resulting in very clean threads. We have used these in high volume manufacturing, tapping thousands of holes. A good tap lubricant also helps immensely.
I personally use the forward cutting taps for all of the common tapping I need to do, 10-24, 1/4-20, 5/16-18, 3/8-16 and 1/2-13 along with a tapping fixture to get everything nice and square. This makes tapping so easy, and I can have my wife do the high volume tapping on projects. She actually enjoys this job the most, so that's bonus!
The forward cutting speed taps are easily available from Fastenal or MSC Direct, etc. Well worth it to buy!

 

[86turbodsl]

I got the rest of the suspension bolted on last night. Ready for brakes tonight. Hopefully that goes well. I have everything i need, i think.

As far as power tapping, we tend to use these at work, which is excellent for the purpose. Draws chips up and out of the hole while tapping.

 

[86turbodsl]

Brakes showed up today. Unfortunately the gruven parts intake arms HAVENT EVEN SHIPPED. I ordered them saturday. Are they making them from scratch? The website said IN STOCK.

 

[86turbodsl]

And the hits just keep on comin...

Bolted on new front rotors, went to bolt on calipers and found the hardware was rusty garbage. Forgot to order new. So another mcmaster order... Friday at best.

 

[Strouty]

I think I have one or two of those types of days every hour or so...

 

[86turbodsl]

Ordered the parts. They are oddball M14 bolts. 53mm long. It's due to the brembo swap. Probably overkill but i like the headroom on high speed braking.

 

[bulletpruf]

I think I have one or two of those types of days every hour or so...

Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield. I've had a lot of windshield days lately...

 

[86turbodsl]

Almost everybody i talk to has had that problem lately. We live in a very broken challenging world...

 

[bimmer1980]

Did your parts show up for the Audi?

Any other progress in the shop area?

 

[Strouty]

I bet he has been posting on instagram all morning driving around in the Audi.

 

[86turbodsl]

I got the audi parts, got the front brakes on, the replacement intake actuator arms are backordered. I am going to have to figure something else out there. Saturday rained all day, Sunday i was working on farm stuff. I hope to get back on the audi tonight after work.

and what's instagram???

 

[83VillageRepair]

and what's instagram???

All hail General Ludd

 

[86turbodsl]

So i put the front pads on last night, the brake sensors i bought were wrong, so moved to the rear. pulled the tires, the brakes in back are GONE. Like metal on metal. Everything is pretty crusty. i hosed it all down with pbblaster and went to bed.

 

[86turbodsl]

Got the rear apart further. The caliper was locked up on one side. So more ordering and more waiting.
I need to come up with a new style of coil compressor to get those out, my other one won't work. The bump stops i ordered
for the rear shocks were wrong. More ordering, more waiting. The last of the warm weather ends today. We've got highs of 38F next week. The truck is on call for work probably next week also. Unless i can push it off until end of the week. I don't think parts show up until at least monday/tuesday. I couldn't get anything locally. Once everything shows up, i still have to install and bleed everything and debug.

No roses around here...

 

[Strouty]

On the bright side it will be darker an hour sooner in about 10 days so you won't be able to see half your problems...

 

[bimmer1980]

I hear you on the uphill battle. The recently installed (3 weeks ago) ABS Brake controller on the wife's Highlander is acting up again. I'm in the process of ordering a replacement thru the ebay salvage yard sources.... The initial one solved the problem for a short time, but technically it was not guaranteed to work. I'm culling the options a bit more this time around. New is about $1800, refurbished (from china) it is $800 and a decent ebay salvage from a lower mileage car is $500 to $700 range. The vehicle has 265k+ miles on it, and while it is in great shape, it's hard to justify a brand new part (but that's just me....). The shop wanted $2200 to source and install the new part.... Yikes.

Hopefully you can use the time while you are waiting on parts to clean, organize and be ready to work efficiently when packages arrive. I find that just taking a few minutes to think through a process before setting foot in the garage goes a long ways too.... Doesn't usually go to plan, but it helps to have a plan that include parts, tools, etc. I usually use the time talking to my brother on the phone to put away tools and clean up..... Or I'll listen to an audio book while cleaning. Did I mention I'm not a fan of cleaning and organizing?

 

[86turbodsl]

I love cleaning and organizing, but i feel like i don't have the time to do it most of the time.

I am a bit worried about the current state of heating. Next week is looking pretty cold. Not even started on heat yet. But i'm over a barrel with the car. I need it back pronto.

Is the controller you're having trouble with a Bosch?

 

[bimmer1980]

Here are the pics of the ABS controller. I think the root cause is the pump on the front side of the unit.
I have one on order now, so hopefully it shows up quickly so I can install...

 

[86turbodsl]

Ah. If it was a bosch 5.2-5.7, they are known for having very bad connections from the connector to the board. It's possible to avoid replacing by resoldering the fine wires.

 

[86turbodsl]

I just hosed down the brake lines with pbblaster last night. We're adding a chicken coop to the stable building and i took advantage of the good warm weather to dig holes for the posts yesterday. Then made supper and by then it was dark. I struggle this time of the year to be productive. Drove truck to work today and on the way home will stop for supplies for the coop. Once the platform is done, i can get framing done easily on saturday and since brake parts aren't here, i will work to clean shop and maybe get started on the boiler. I promised to film that, so i will have to dig out all my stuff for that. Thinking that might be first real content on the channel. We'll see how ambitious i get.

 

[Strouty]

We aren't going to hold you to that promise, sometimes getting it done is better than dragging it out for the sake of an audience. Hope today is productive for you.

 

[86turbodsl]

Checked tracking numbers this morning and everything is ahead of schedule. So maybe by saturday night everything will be on site! That may change focus towards vehicle repairs i suspect so.

 

[Strouty]

Glad to hear that, hopefully things will show up, I haven't had great luck with deliveries lately.

 

[86turbodsl]

Sorry to hear that! Hopefully it turns around for you.

 

[bulletpruf]

I'm not nearly busy enough these days, so I'm going to buy a non-running 60 year old Cat D7. Thinking that might be first real content on the channel. We'll see how ambitious i get.

Fixed it for you!

 

[bimmer1980]

Candidly, just snap pics of the boiler build and focus on getting it built and producing heat for you. Unless you have a whole plan for videos, setting up each shot, filming while working (it will take way longer) then editing and splicing together, voice overs, etc. And after all that, unless you have the subscribers and audience, you won't have the necessary revenue stream to make it worth your hassle.

You either have to have something so insanely cool, or so freaking stupid that it goes viral and gets a lot of views.

I know, nothing ventured, nothing gained, but I'm also a realist. Focus on getting heat so you can work on your projects that you enjoy. I sense you have enough stress on your plate with out adding to it. But at the end of the day, do what works for you....

Here's to hoping boxes of parts show up!

 

[bulletpruf]

Candidly, just snap pics of the boiler build and focus on getting it built and producing heat for you. Unless you have a whole plan for videos, setting up each shot, filming while working (it will take way longer) then editing and splicing together, voice overs, etc. And after all that, unless you have the subscribers and audience, you won't have the necessary revenue stream to make it worth your hassle.

You either have to have something so insanely cool, or so freaking stupid that it goes viral and gets a lot of views.

I know, nothing ventured, nothing gained, but I'm also a realist. Focus on getting heat so you can work on your projects that you enjoy. I sense you have enough stress on your plate with out adding to it. But at the end of the day, do what works for you....

Here's to hoping boxes of parts show up!

It does take a lot of effort to plan, film, edit, and upload videos, but I try not to be a perfectionist. If I was, I'd never get anything uploaded.

Anyway, I think there is still a benefit to uploading content that won't generate a lot of interest -- I currently have 34 videos on my channel with 3,000 subscribers. I'm monetized, but only making about $75 at this point. However, when I free up some $ by selling a few cars, I plan to buy something - likely a barn-find musclecar - that should generate a lot of views. Since I already have a fair amount of experience with filming and editing, I don't expect to make any rookie mistakes on a video that could get my channel jump-started.

My $.02

Scott

 

[86turbodsl]

Fixed it for you!

Well that's not going to happen lol.

 

[86turbodsl]

Candidly, just snap pics of the boiler build and focus on getting it built and producing heat for you. Unless you have a whole plan for videos, setting up each shot, filming while working (it will take way longer) then editing and splicing together, voice overs, etc. And after all that, unless you have the subscribers and audience, you won't have the necessary revenue stream to make it worth your hassle.

You either have to have something so insanely cool, or so freaking stupid that it goes viral and gets a lot of views.

I know, nothing ventured, nothing gained, but I'm also a realist. Focus on getting heat so you can work on your projects that you enjoy. I sense you have enough stress on your plate with out adding to it. But at the end of the day, do what works for you....

Here's to hoping boxes of parts show up!

I figured i was going to setup a tripod and the camera and just let it snap photos every little bit and do a voiceover. I am not going to do a step by step or anything. I just don't have the time.

 

[83VillageRepair]

I feel your pain. I currently have no tow vehicle because the packrats decided to eat the underhood wiring harness. They had never bothered it before. I am getting really good at fixing chewed wiring.

 

[SilverJimmy]

I HATE Pack Rats! Those RAT-BASTARDS caused 4k worth of damage in wiring damage on my GMC DuraMax! Like the song says…. Die MF’rs Die MF’rs DIE!!!!

 

[jbmatth]

I'm right there with you, freaking rats drive me absolutely nuts, traps, poison, and even bounce dryer sheets have helped, but they still come around and screw with my stuff too often. Drive me mad!

JB

 

[86turbodsl]

This is what I'm dealing with today. Rear brake line or what used to be called one.


Took 60 bucks of hardware to get back to something solid.

 

[86turbodsl]

i got the brake parts in house, had to drill out a couple of the fittings to allow the plastic coated lines to pass. With any run at it tonight i should hope to get a line put back on. Assuming i have some memory of how the bubble flare thing works...

 

[Strouty]

Then do we get instagram posts???

 

[86turbodsl]

Nope. No ig for me.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Came looking for your bifold build. Wow plenty of pages to sort through. Too bad on the missing pics at the beginning. Will be back to go through this thread it may take me awhile.

 

[bimmer1980]

that is some rust..... how's it going with making flares on the lines?

Do you have all of the necessary parts?

 

[86turbodsl]

Flare stuff all showed up. I will hit it again tonight.

 

[86turbodsl]

I had limited time to work last night. Was working on the chicken coop in the daylight. After supper i tried a test flare and was unsuccessful. The flare tool doesn't like the plastic coating on the steel lines and the plastic is difficult to get off. Also there does not appear to be enough room before the bend in the line where i need the flare, so either i figure something out or cut the line in a different spot further back. There is also very limited room in this area, i'm going to have to pull more components off to get more room probably.

Annnnd... my back is killing me again. Not sure what triggered it. I'm going to try to take it easy tonight.