My wife wanted opening side windows for her JunK .... today was install day for one
and yes, the window broke coming out
she wanted complete removeable - so it's completely removeable...
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Originally posted by 1946Austin View PostWith your panhard bar being shorter than your drag link, wont this create a little bind as the suspension travels and the two run in different arcs?
I suppose it could in some situations but not this one
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With your panhard bar being shorter than your drag link, wont this create a little bind as the suspension travels and the two run in different arcs?
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Steering. When I built this, I didn't have a die for bending the bar that is the panhard bar. Now I do... and I need to correct a few things. When I put the Reid racing knuckles on, I put some high steer arms I had. Problem is it destroyed the Ackermann due to their design.... I don't do rocks, so hanging the steering bar in front of the differential isn't as bad a thing as it would be if I lived somewhere where they pound on rocks.
sad things is I've had these parts for years....
gratuitous Corvette shot and work bench
the biggest issue (beside ackerman) is the panhard bar is too short - that I fix next...
I'm not sure why Reid drilled the taper the way they did - had they put the the TREs in upside down, there would be more clearance. I like the ability to lube that joint, so I'm not putting heims in - but if I had a wish, it would be that... ah well, it should be fine
next up is cut out some new brackets for the upper panhard bar mount.... the goal is parallel with the steering cross bar and the same length. For those who wonder what it does as is - don't hold onto the steering wheel when accelerating.... if you do, you'll be in on-coming traffic. Not a huge deal if you know about it, a great anti-theft device if you don't....Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; March 10, 2022, 11:49 PM.
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backstory. clock would not keep time, rear signals would be possessed and simply come on. The second reason was the impetus of what's next, but I fixed the other problem as well
wiring is not something I enjoy
why didn't I add 6" to that loom? smh... lurnin'
and reinstalled... and it works, now to reprogram
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starting the day with something simple... replacing an alternator
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what is "some I'll probably never use on my '40"
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the 2" die, that is... but cool anyway
what I will use, though, battery tender
in that vein, did a bit of rearranging, didn't need double batteries anymore
I can use them in the Jeep for the new setup, so I went with a single (which I may move to the front and add an accessory tank in the back to help with its abysmal range)
in the jeep
jeep is also useful for teaching dog to jump into a car because it's much shorter
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to wash the terrible taste of working on my wife's Jeep out of my mouth.... I worked on this a bit too
now it fits, fully assembled
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Time to fix an issue. If you turn the flow off to the heater, the truck will overheat. The fix is a bypass that opens when the heater valve is closed
the lines
installed.... probably should have got the 5/8" line but this worked with a bit of heat
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and time to start training Luigi to stay in the vehicle until it comes to a complete stop
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I was so afraid I'd have to get rid of Luigi if he didn't match my '40.... thankfully, it's a perfect match
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other then leaky, there's nothing wrong with it
so glue it and put it back together.
my plan is still the NV4500, but I have several things that need to be done now and this is drivable and useable. I do need to figure out where I put (for safety) the tuning computer... but outside of that.... time to use it again.
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back to this
I have no idea what's leaking..... dried it off, hopefully it'll start dripping again tonight
not from the usual seals
I wonder if this was my squeak...
hopefully I can get this apart enough to order parts and get this done... to recap, I'm putting an NV4500 in
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
if you had as great of legs as we do, you'd hang it out there too.
you're welcome
Getting the Doors off is a Real Chore, But, that "Highway Peg" is so I can be Ready to do a "FOOT PLANT" on the Rock
you are coming up against, And Push Off, too save those Mall Crawler Chrome Rock Sliders You just Put On......LOL
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