bluesman2a : Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?

Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by bluesman2a on May 13, 2006, 2:07pm

Little progress report, been working on repairing the large holes I had to cut to "repair" the damage from the P.O. (looks like he just beat the crap outta the firewall to "clearance" and then gnawed through the sheet with a dull gerbil where he needed a hole.

Before:
http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...0473.sized.jpg

After:
http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...0499.sized.jpg
http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...4/DSCF0497.jpg

New plate to mount forward battery-box.
http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...0498.sized.jpg

I'll tell you, while I don't much care for this work, for anybody who has to do it, .023 wire makes ALL the difference in the WORLD. I was actually able to lay a pretty decent bead and not have to "spot" everything. No warping, not a lot of heat transfer into the work piece.

I probably could have made it look a little better with some filler, but it's solid and water tight for now, that's all I care about...

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by k8icu on May 13, 2006, 9:00pm

Better than I would have done. I would have been the dull hamster looking than your "professional" job. Looks very good!

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by airborne on May 14, 2006, 9:01am

Looks GREAT! If JB weld can't do it I'm S.O.L!

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by elohim1 on May 14, 2006, 12:50pm

Looks great guy.

I cant help but notice the steering column and shaft that connects to your psc unit.

Where did you get these items?

My PSC unit is on the way, was thinking of going with a tilt column why I am at it.

Chris

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by bluesman2a on May 14, 2006, 1:09pm


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Thanks for the kind words, Chris. It's all actually aftermarket. You can get a couple more pics of the install here:
http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/vie...umName=album40

Part numbers are as follows:
IDT-1120300010 STEERING COLUMN
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.....ts=false&N=115

IDT-2401300010 2 ADJUSTABLE FLOOR MOUNT
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.....earch&DDS=1&N=0

IDT-2401500040 2 SWIVEL BALL FLOOR MOUNT
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.....earch&DDS=1&N=0

I also had a borgeson steering shaft (for a CJ) that worked well after I cut it down a little. A donor from a waggie or CJ would also work with the proper ends, but both are notorious for slop.

If you are buying a NEW steering shaft, and you are using the aftermarket column, you will need the standard CJ connector on the box side (not sure of spline count and on the other side you will need a 1" DD to 1" DD steering u-joint to connect to the column.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail....15&autoview=sku

If you have questions, feel free to either pm or email me. This stuff isn't hard, but it's tedious and a couple of little gotchas, be happy to share what I've learned.

If there's interest, I'd be happy to do a steering post for a sticky on the new board when it comes back.

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by binfordm715 on May 14, 2006, 11:19pm

There's interest!

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by brute4c on May 15, 2006, 8:43am

Please do that sticky!!!

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by elohim1 on May 15, 2006, 8:30pm


Quote: <TABLE class=bordercolor cellSpacing=1 width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"><TABLE class=quote cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">There's interest!</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Ditto !!!!!

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by elohim1 on May 16, 2006, 7:39pm

Is this the best borgeson shaft for the job ?

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail....15&autoview=sku

or this one which has a shorter extension range but is for manual steering.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail....15&autoview=sku

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by bluesman2a on May 16, 2006, 11:11pm

Chris,

The problem you are going to see is that if you order the stock one you'll need to put a different end on one side like I did. Not sure which is more economical, but you could also build your own using the separate components as below:

This shaft (universal)
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294849064

This Joint for the steering column side, assuming you are using the aftermarket like I did (1" DD to 1"DD)
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail....5 &autoview=sku

On the box side you will need a 3/4" DD to a splined 13/16-36 input for the PSC steering box.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail....5 &autoview=sku

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by bluesman2a on May 16, 2006, 11:18pm

As a friend of mine pointed out: "Paint can hide a multitude of sins"...

http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...4/DSCF0505.jpg

http://www.sjmembers.com/gallery/alb...4/DSCF0506.jpg

Just about ready to drop the motor back in and start working on the tranny/xfer crossmembers.

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by brute4c on May 17, 2006, 8:50am

What does the inside of that firewall look like? Is there too much stuff in the way to get a decent pic or 2?

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by bluesman2a on May 17, 2006, 9:08am


Quote: <TABLE class=bordercolor cellSpacing=1 width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"><TABLE class=quote cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">What does the inside of that firewall look like? Is there too much stuff in the way to get a decent pic or 2? </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I haven't had a chance to really clean up the inside (need to pull the dash to do that, and I'm just gonna wait until later for that). But I will try to snap some pics later this evening...

Re: Did I mention I HATE sheetmetal work?
Post by brute4c on May 17, 2006, 9:27am

No sweat...dont make it a hassle for my curiosity...if you are gonna have a better chance later on...thats plenty good for me.