Just another car I'll never finish.

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Re: Just another car I'll never finish.

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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:47 am

Had it up in the air for an oil change after work yesterday. Noticed that my passenger side motor mount is broken. Not the rubber Datsun part, the 1/4" steel bracket bolted to the block. Well, huh. I guess that explains that mystery vibration I've had for about a year.
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Post by izzo » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:47 am

DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:47 am wrote:Had it up in the air for an oil change after work yesterday. Noticed that my passenger side motor mount is broken. Not the rubber Datsun part, the 1/4" steel bracket bolted to the block. Well, huh. I guess that explains that mystery vibration I've had for about a year.


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I've never seen one break. Crazy man!
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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:30 am

Yeah, it's odd. The engine is basically being held up by the headpipe and the pan. It's only dropped maybe 3/8" on the passenger side -- if that, so I never noticed it. Just has a bit of a harmonic at certain RPMs that is more intense under hard acceleration. Really, it all makes perfect sense now.
Still smoother than an L-motor :fu: .
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Re: Just another car I'll never finish.

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Post by Laecaon » Sat Jan 10, 2015 1:48 pm

Just weld it, or redesign it?

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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:21 pm

If I get a slow afternoon at work I'll pull it out and reweld it. Maybe add bracing. I'm honestly really surprised it broke where it did.
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Post by izzo » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:08 pm

The pictures of it are hard to see
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Post by wayno » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:26 pm

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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:34 pm

I know it. Didn't think to snap a pic when I found it. Honestly, it was quitting time and I'd basically had an ass-load of that place for the week. I'll try to remember to document when I make the repair.
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Post by izzo » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:41 pm

Sweeeet! Gotta see this shit lol. Nevar seen one of these broken.
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Post by Laecaon » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:12 pm

Izzo, he has a GM quad4 in the car... not stock motor mounts...

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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:24 pm

Yup. I kept the frame stands on the stock crossmember and used the factory 510 rubber isolators. The block brackets are homemade. I just went though all the photos I took during the build and somehow I managed to not document them.
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Post by izzo » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:49 am

Yeah, I knew he had a different motor - some reason I still pictured the stock mount.
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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:34 pm

Passenger side viewed from the front. You can see it severed and dropped down to rest on the mount. Originally I thought they were 1/4" but it's probably more like 3/16". I pulled both parts and welded it. It'll be fine for now but both sides really should be redone for cosmetic reasons. I originally did them with my old welder which has never been "right". They'll be fine structurally but aren't that pretty.
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Post by Jester » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:38 am


Beautiful wing dude! I have a '76 sitting in the corner of my garage that I have said for 5 years now, "I will get it running this year" lol
I REALLY want it running THIS year, as it is the 40 year anniversary of the WIng.

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:22 am

You really should. Really.
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Post by 510freak » Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:21 pm

^^ Im with him
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Sorry, I was channeling my inner flatcat.

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Post by DRIVEN » Tue May 05, 2015 5:31 pm

Finished blasting the wheel hoops and centers today...finally. Boss is in Vegas this week so I plan to stay late a couple nights and chip away at this project. It's taken forever to get this far. Mostly because I'm a slacker.
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Post by DRIVEN » Fri May 22, 2015 7:38 pm

Inside beads are welded. 2" beads at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock (to minimize warpage). Let it cool. Then another 2", let it cool, then another, until done. Sent a text to Draynor hoping he can TIG the front side for aesthetics.
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Post by DRIVEN » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:31 am

He's had them for about a week. Got a text from him last night. Looks like they might be done over the weekend. Then it's time to balance, prep, paint, mount, flaunt.
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Post by DRIVEN » Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:08 am

Still having trouble pinning down a color choice for the wheels. Butterscotch is a tough color to compliment/contrast. Was initially thinking dark bronze. Also considered an eggplant (goldish dark purple) or dark possibly blue. There's probably a really obvious choice that I'm overlooking.

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