Nice welding !!
75 Bumblebee LT4 Gen V swap
lower control arms FINALLY came in the mail, I ordered these in February. Just in time because I close on my new home tomorrow, move in is next weekend after I epoxy the garage
I was going to bolt on the spindle, but it was covered in grease and gross
going to hose it down with brake clean, then power wash it sometime next week. I plan on buying new ones, but I didn't feel like it was needed just yet since this is just so I can get the car on the trailer.
I was going to bolt on the spindle, but it was covered in grease and gross
going to hose it down with brake clean, then power wash it sometime next week. I plan on buying new ones, but I didn't feel like it was needed just yet since this is just so I can get the car on the trailer.
Soooooooo
I got the keys for my house today, when they were leving the concrete they didn't go over it with a broom to texture it, their solution was to epoxy my garage.
I was going to do this myself but they did all the hard work for me which is great. Wish I knew so I could move in this weekend, oh well I won't complain.
Tomorrow I'm going to put insulation in the outside facing walls (interior facing walls already have it) then we're going to paint it, I plan to eventually install AC.
This garage is smaller than my current one, but if I don't hate my neighbors it's a necessary sacrifice
I got the keys for my house today, when they were leving the concrete they didn't go over it with a broom to texture it, their solution was to epoxy my garage.
I was going to do this myself but they did all the hard work for me which is great. Wish I knew so I could move in this weekend, oh well I won't complain.
Tomorrow I'm going to put insulation in the outside facing walls (interior facing walls already have it) then we're going to paint it, I plan to eventually install AC.
This garage is smaller than my current one, but if I don't hate my neighbors it's a necessary sacrifice
thesalboy
Veteran Member
Tankless!
garage is now fully insulated and painted, just have to do lighting now, which I will get around to sometime next week most likely
I want to wire it to the switch instead of using the pull chains. I can't imagine it's that hard, I just don't know if I'll be able to do it pretty, there is a beam in the way.
I'm going to look at the other houses in the community to check as my pictures are all with the insulation already in.
Alright, drenched the old spindles with cleaning foam, hosed it down with the power washer, then sprayed it with easy off and let it sit for about an hour and hosed it off again
They're not perfect, but it's good enough and I don't get junk all over my hands when touching them. These will not be used when the time comes for final assembly, just need it to roll it around. I plan on making "fake shocks" with some metal square stock tomorrow, it was too late in the night for me to want to do it right then and there, didn't want to make too much noise.
They're not perfect, but it's good enough and I don't get junk all over my hands when touching them. These will not be used when the time comes for final assembly, just need it to roll it around. I plan on making "fake shocks" with some metal square stock tomorrow, it was too late in the night for me to want to do it right then and there, didn't want to make too much noise.
Move in is done, organization is not but I can work on that slowly. The plan to make temp shocks for the front didn't go as planned, I need shocks with bearings, so a straight tube won't do me any good, we just ran it on bump stops for transport.
For the rear we made a a panhard bar with ratchet straps
But at least the rear is centered and the back wheels are correct now
and both cars fit in the garage still, my shelf space is not currently being utilized and I'm building a shed shortly so I will get more walking room eventually
For the rear we made a a panhard bar with ratchet straps
But at least the rear is centered and the back wheels are correct now
and both cars fit in the garage still, my shelf space is not currently being utilized and I'm building a shed shortly so I will get more walking room eventually
Only major update that I have is I put the order in for the new rear end and 3rd member, I don't know when I'll get it, but when I do, you'll see it here. The ends won't be welded on from the factory, I need to find a shop near me that will weld on the strange engineering ends.....why chassisworks wouldn't do it for me even though they're a strange vendor is beyond me...but is what it is.
Anyways, I wanted to run something by you guys because I think it's an amazing idea and it's starting to be talked about more in other communities.
Electric boosted brakes
There was a thread on here not too long ago about it and it didn't get much traction, but a few months before that I was watching someone convert a jaguar to an EV with tesla parts. In it, he also used a tesla brake booster. I initially brushed it off because tesla boosters are angled weird and would cause problems that I didn't want to deal with. So I put the idea away as I was already pretty set on get hydro boosted brakes (my engine won't produce enough vacuum, the alternative would be an electric vacuum pump but I don't want to)
Anyways, I was at my dad's house for an early father's day talking about what the next things need to be done on the car before I can start stripping paint and put it in epoxy and he brought back up electric assisted brakes, so I started to look into it further. Apparently 2018+ Honda accords use the same brakes teslas use without the stupid reservoir so it's more traditional in how it's mounted
It's a gen 2 iBooster from bosh https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/solutions/driving-safety/ibooster/
and there is already threads on people using this for electric cars, but nothing really stops me from using it on a gas car. I even found the mounting holes so I can make a plate for it
But here is my idea and I think this is what will make it really viable and easy to accomplish. Our brake boosters come with a bracket riveted on to put it at a 17 degree angle as thats the geometry GM decided it needed to be at.
Since I still have my booster, I could probably just remove it, drill some new holes for the bosch and then use the original bolt holes on the fire wall and it would more or less be a direct bolt in sort of deal. I might have to make custom brackets anyways, but I can easily make a cad drawing, send it off to someone to bend it for me and be golden. I would need to modify the pushrod on the new booster because it will be too short, but thats honestly not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
Let me know what you guys think, but I believe this will be pretty cool thing to pull off. (and it will be fairly cheap, hondas are all over the place)
Unrelated to my car, I am more or less moved in and unpacked, here is a picture of my office, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out
Anyways, I wanted to run something by you guys because I think it's an amazing idea and it's starting to be talked about more in other communities.
Electric boosted brakes
There was a thread on here not too long ago about it and it didn't get much traction, but a few months before that I was watching someone convert a jaguar to an EV with tesla parts. In it, he also used a tesla brake booster. I initially brushed it off because tesla boosters are angled weird and would cause problems that I didn't want to deal with. So I put the idea away as I was already pretty set on get hydro boosted brakes (my engine won't produce enough vacuum, the alternative would be an electric vacuum pump but I don't want to)
Anyways, I was at my dad's house for an early father's day talking about what the next things need to be done on the car before I can start stripping paint and put it in epoxy and he brought back up electric assisted brakes, so I started to look into it further. Apparently 2018+ Honda accords use the same brakes teslas use without the stupid reservoir so it's more traditional in how it's mounted
It's a gen 2 iBooster from bosh https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/solutions/driving-safety/ibooster/
and there is already threads on people using this for electric cars, but nothing really stops me from using it on a gas car. I even found the mounting holes so I can make a plate for it
But here is my idea and I think this is what will make it really viable and easy to accomplish. Our brake boosters come with a bracket riveted on to put it at a 17 degree angle as thats the geometry GM decided it needed to be at.
Since I still have my booster, I could probably just remove it, drill some new holes for the bosch and then use the original bolt holes on the fire wall and it would more or less be a direct bolt in sort of deal. I might have to make custom brackets anyways, but I can easily make a cad drawing, send it off to someone to bend it for me and be golden. I would need to modify the pushrod on the new booster because it will be too short, but thats honestly not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
Let me know what you guys think, but I believe this will be pretty cool thing to pull off. (and it will be fairly cheap, hondas are all over the place)
Unrelated to my car, I am more or less moved in and unpacked, here is a picture of my office, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out
thesalboy
Veteran Member
Do you know precisely how the iBooster works? Like what inputs does it work off? I can imagine it having its own controller and modulating boost based on circumstances, i.e., sensor inputs.
Nice digs! Is that CPU water cooled?
Nice digs! Is that CPU water cooled?
Everything needed is housed in the booster itself, so separate sensors or ECU is not required. For a standalone application it uses a battery 12v with 40amp fuse and ground, then an ignition 5v
And if any electronics fail the brakes just turn into manual with no assist, so there aren't any safety concerns.
Around 13:33 he explains the basics, you can watch the entire video if you want, I have it time stamped
For a more detailed explanation on how the entire thing actually functions here is this video
If you prefer reading, this website has a lot of good information
Installing the iBooster - EVcreate
Using and installing the iBooster made by Bosch from a used Tesla in your own car can increase breaking performance. There are various ways of mounting it.
www.evcreate.nl
As for my desk, the CPU and both of the GPUs are watercooled, I plan on building a new one at the end of the year when new hardware comes out, I plan on getting a much smaller case and have a single 360 rad water cooling both the GPU and CPU again. it will be a tight squeeze, but I think it will come out awesome.
