OlderThanMe Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 well the drivers front fender is mostly rust on the bottom side...I just had the new tires hitting them bad so I just hammered them...lol I am doing the video now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 looking at some of the older pics it looks as if I lowered the rear of the car about 3/4". I lowered the front about 1.5" from it's really high position. I turned the rear illuminas to 3 and the fronts to 4 and that was really nice. You would think that is how the car was supposed to be in the first place. I am really satisfied with the suspension for now. just need new balljoints. Something I did completely eleminated the wobble I had in the steering wheel. Maybe because I put a differently balanced wheel on the front this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I just setup an in-car mount for my camera so I will definitely have a video up tonight. should be cool! We're waiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 if you insist... Video Hosting - Upload Video - Photo Sharing nothing crazy...and not jamming gears to keep the clutch nice...that little thing called break-in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 It's got a nice sound to it. How did you mount the cam? My car makes some interesting noises that people need to hear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 lol...you don't want to know how I mounted the camera... here I go anyway...I found this little 3.5" LCD screen monitor mount and took the screen off of the threaded bolt and put the camera on. The video is actually upside down so I had to mirror it horizontally and vertically to get it right. Then I seriously downgraded it to web quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 IC. I just have a tiny little sony cybershot to work with so I'll have to figure something out on my own most likely. Anyways, it looks like you're making quick progress on the thing. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 oh yeah...I just crammed that LCD screen mount in behind the slot above the mirror that the headliner goes into...and then shimmed it up to be solid...well just crammed a piece of plastic behind it...lol Thanks...my camera is an exelim ex-s500 5 megapixel camera. it is one of those that is the size of a credit card and .5 inches thick. the first 15 seconds are on 5 cylinders...for some reason it takes a while before that last piston kicks in...sorta worried about that...it sounds rough like that in the beginning for a little bit until it gets good and warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Ok that makes it a bit clearer. The hot setup would be to take a spare rearview mirror stem, cut the mirror balljoint off and weld on a cam mount. Those stems just snap in and out so it would be easily interchangeable and real solid. I might actually do that. I overlubed my mirror ball joint and have little choice but to get a new mirror since mine won't stay in place now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Haha yeah.. there's always that one cyl that has to give you problems. For me it's cyl #1. It has fuel and spark but it's always sort of a mystery as to whether it's really running or not... until I hairdry the s.o.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 hmm...interesting idea...what kind of metal is the mirror arm made of? I would think it is steel which would make it easy...or you could just make a mount onto a regular mirror. I think that would not be as steady though. My method seems pretty steady. I just want to make a permanent mount where it mounts the camera right-side-up. no longer the slowest Z ever produced...BWAHAHAHAHAHA well actually the late 74 would be the slowest...I should say "no longer the next to slowest Z ever produced"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I'm thinking it's steel but I'm not 100%. A side mirror mount would be cool too, but I liked the view you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 chances are it is some chromium/pig iron that you can't weld... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 not even w/ tig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 have you tried welding chromium steel with TIG??? I have... fumes and the welds won't hold...it is called raking out a BMX mongoose neck...lol don't ask...we weren't trying to make a lowrider bike...I promise. And it did not have a truck bed liner paint job...I know this for a fact...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Ha. I'll take your word on it. I can only weld MIG and SMA, and not that well. I get the fumes thing though. Worked at a school bus factory and the boss made me weld on galvanized all day with no ventilation. Went home and was shaking uncontrollably all night and real weak. Where's OHSHA when you need em? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 you could have called them up...I would have refused to weld on galvanized...I would have quit first or called OSHA in...they have a hotline number you can call anonomously(sp?)... I welded on that bike while holding my breath and very good ventalation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nienberg.11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I wish I had. I did complain to the boss and he never made me weld again. Anyways, I'll be sure to make a thread if i get something worked out with the rearview camera mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 if he still has welders welding on galvanized then call up OSHA's hotline and they should be there in like 24 hours or less to inspect. I have heard of OSHA being threre on the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 arg...one of my driveshaft U-joints is wobbly!!! I just replaced all of the U-joints like 2000 miles ago!!! I guess I'll have to cough up and get the spicers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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