Oh yeah...finished this....
Oh yeah...finished this....
TurboFource said:"Things from above"
This reminds me of a Michelangelo painting: "Honouring the god of lightness." 
Frame insulated with closed cell neoprene foam, engine compartment bracing reinstalled, body clearanced for emergency brake mod and new shifter I made.
I didn't like the ugly original upper coolant hose as it transitioned from one size to another so I modified my thermostat housing so I can use straight 1-1/4" coolant hose. Making a spacer to go under the thermostat housing with a NPT port for turbo coolant line. Not much fun going through inch thick aluminum with a hand drill and hole saw.
TurboFource said:Came up with some interesting ways to hold the nuts in engine compartment....
totally filing that away for future use.
also, Shifty Fabricobble will be the protagonist of my never-to-be-written action adventure
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
LOL
Just read the whole thread. Can't wait to see the finish product
Finished fabricobbling (hacksaw, grinder, file etc.) thermostat spacer with NPT port for turbo coolant source (not using fitting in pic, just checking thread depth) painted a few items, put the valve stems in the RBs so I can get the Ecstas mounted this week, need a few new hose clamps so I can plumb engine coolant hoses and I should be ready to drop body onto chassis....maybe this weekend....
Listened to Rush today .... look how much a concert was in '82...great time for 11 bucks!!
Getting close! Excited to see it run
It was a good day to listen to Rush. Loving the progress. Keep it up.
Tires mounted.....did I mention I love the Rota RBs?
On the ground on tires that hold air for the first time in decades!
Rear tires have minimal clearance... but some clearance is enough clearance!
That's a big moment, congrats man
Thanks! Now I have to clean up the mess I made to get to this point so I can line the chassis up with the body hanging from the ceiling!
Finished thermostat housing installation....used some plastic under hose clamps instead of high dollar clamps to prevent hose clamp hose extrusion....
Found the heater control valve and coolant temperature sensor and cleaned them up to install. The sensor had two NPT adapters to make it fit and in the spirit of "Simplify" I went to the hardware store and bought an 1/8 to 3/8 NPT adapter so there would only be one .... the sensor would only screw in about two threads, not enough. So I ran a tap through it ... looked at the package. "Made in china" so no real surprise I had to fix it 
Ran some of the heater hose, they will be run a little different than stock to cool turbo center housing.
every day is a good day to listen to Rush.
and a good day + listening to Rush = a great day.
you're making great progress here!
Graceful me, today while cleaning up my mess in the garage so I can lower the body onto the chassis, tripped over my mess and cut my arm rather nicely... I think it will leave a mark! be careful out there!
After cleaning up my arm injury last Monday (it is healing nicely), I was going to put the chassis on my dollies...I noticed movement in the left rear .... So I took it apart to investigate. I assumed because the other side went together fine this side would. The hub did not go all the way onto the stub axle and there was no preload on the tapered bearings. Cleaned up the burr and now have 100% engagement as planned and no more axial movement. Waiting for sealant to cure, then reassembly hopefully tomorrow.
Continuing to clean up my mess....
Musical inspiration by Triumph and The Cars today....
Project Descent has touched down!!!
Thanks to my sons Ethan and Destin, and friend Francisco for their help!!
I am stoked! Rear wheels and tires are about as wide as possible and not rub!
Turbo system will fit without cutting any fiberglass!
That's awesome! Congrats on the big milestone. This is on its way to becoming one of the nicest Europas.
In reply to maschinenbau : Thanks!
We need to figure out a doable roll cage for these things!
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