NCchris

My electrician installed a large double pole, double throw switch in a huge box on the side of my house. The house is connected to the center, the electrical line is connected to one of the throws and a HD cord is connected to the other throw for the generator. That way you cannot be connected to the generator and the line at the same time. Best investment I've made in a while. I did this about 4 years ago and have not needed it yet! chris

Checkout the feet on my rotisserie: To make it stable, screw down the "foot" (large bolt) untill it makes contact with the floor and a turn or so more. Yes, as Pop said, it will move about when working on it. I can move my shell easily but need it to be stable when working on it. You might be able to design an arrangement like this for a workbench. chris As for your other "problem". I'm not sure what to think of anyone who does not have cupholders on his toolbox, workbench, etc, etc. j/k

If you are interested, I could snap a few tomorrow. I could also supply a .dxf file of it as well. I had a metal office desk for a long time, works good but too low for me. chris

I did mine as my second welding project. Welder cart was first. The 6 uprights are 2 x 3 x 1/8 wall rectangular tubing and the rest is 2 x 2 x 1/8 angle. The uprights have a plate welded on the bottom with a captive nut for 1/2-13 leveling screws. I used machinery mounts for leveling, they have polyurethane feet. It's about 2-1/2 x 7 or so and 32" high. For a top, I recycled the kitchen countertop adding a piece of 3/4 plywood underneath. One thing I would like to point out is the triangular braces I added. They are only 1 x 1/8 flat bar but they stiffen the whole structure substantially. I would reccommend adding triangular braces to whatever you build. chris

Corky says that the best exhaust is no exhaust. The picture he uses to illustrate this is a rear shot of a Porsche with both turbos and their open downpipe exposed. This also shows the open pipes from the dual wastegates. chris

Wireless laptop will fix that! chris

The M12 x 1.5 thread is the same as the Honda lug nuts. This will open a whole new world of "tunerz" nuts. FWIW, the factory nuts are radiused where they contact the wheel, not conical. Aftermarket are conical. chris

Garage heater?

Man, that looks like a killer trip! I'm envious! Did you do the stream side lunch with fresh caught fish? Doesn't get any fresher or better than that. A trip lik this always does the soul good. chris

Flat, do what you enjoy in your projects! One of the things I enjoy most is the research and learning things I didn't know. I've got a Z car disassembled right now and wouldn't have dreamed of doing this a year ago. This site is mostly to blame........ Got some bad news for you, about your first born, they don't get any cheaper untill after they graduate college. Anyway, its all good. Good luck! chris

While cutting the floors out of my early 260, I saw where rust has migrated under the oem seam sealer. Should I cut these pockets out and replace with new material or treat with POR or Rust Bullet? The new floors will attach here so the repair needs to be structially sound. Someone said in a post that this is a good area to put the bottom of the rollbar. Anyone done that? Which rollbar? TIA for any answers. chris

I have 2 that I bought off egay for good you can have for shipping. They are rough but may work for your application. chris

Finished up the rotisserie over the weekend, and loaded the Z after work today. Getting the shell that high in the air is not for the faint of hart! The uprights were a part of a portable material handling station that we were going to junk at work. All I had to do is haul it off. I did have to cut it apart and add the third wheel. Here are a couple of more, I'm stoked! Got to be the easiest way to get to the bottom. I've got floors, framerails, and subframe connectors to do. I'm starting to feel like a real Hybrid Zeeer. chris

You can't go wrong with Jegs. chris

It's not aftermarket, mine has the same fitting. Some kind of sensor with a single wire and connector. I'll look in the Haynes for the S31 when I get home. I'll bet someone answers first! chris

I've just about got the rotisserie complete and have a question. Where should the vertical center of rotation be relative to the shell? Looks to me like an inch or so above the top of the front frame rails would be good. I saw jmortenson's post on this and his front attachment point looked to be close to this number. I'm striving to get this right the first time as the wife doesn't make the best help, although she tries real hard. Easy rotation is my goal. I did build in adjustment for this purpose and realize that the front and rear attachment journals need to be concentric (in line) for this to happen. TIA for any help. chris