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That piano is awesome, but that telescope is definitely #science_teacher_goals right there.
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QuarkMartial posted:That piano is awesome, but that telescope is definitely #science_teacher_goals right there. Hey speaking of:  There was a lunar eclipse last night! Clouds kept rolling in and loving my shots up, but I got enough breaks to get some sloppy shots from my phone's camera. I would have set up my Rebel to grab some, but it's a bitch to focus it without a bahtinov mask and the view from the telescope was WAY better than these pictures. loving CLOUDS:  Cleared up enough by the time it started:    Some red started to show up, just when the sky became completely overcast...  However I got some ~20 second breaks here and there between them to capture some awesome shots of totality:     All in all I'd say it was worth setting up for. They're okay photos for a dirty phone camera. I definitely need to make a Bahtinov mask for this telescope so I can get some real photos of stuff. Adiabatic fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Jan 21, 2019 |
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Jan 21, 2019 14:26
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Just picked up the engine! Crank came out great:  #1 main journal looks much better with just a polish. Can't even tell there was a gouge anymore:  Block looks good. They put new freeze plugs in it:   Deck and cylinders are looking good too:  Need to crosshatch em. YAY MORE MONEY:  Pistons were good with no cracks or signs of stress:  Head looks awesome. I love the way aluminum comes out of the hot tank:  Valve job cost a pretty penny, but I think it was worth it:  All in all looks super promising:  I'm waiting on the bearings and piston rings from rockauto, and then I get to measure stuff a bunch! This part should be fun.
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Jan 21, 2019 17:16
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Couldn't wait to use my new measuring devices... She's 0.0001 wide. Haven't factored that into the numbers later:  Custom crankshaft stand made from a new and old harmonic balancer:  THE RESULTS:  They only knocked 0.0005 off polishing out that gouge, and everything is very consistent. If anyone's around Richmond VA and needs engine machining the NAPA machine shop on Chamberlain is great. They did awesome work and they were well-priced. Bring donuts. Carl will like you.
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Jan 21, 2019 21:55
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Might want to check the spacer on the steering box, they're just cast aluminum and break for now drat reason all the time. Since your box got so loose might be worth checking. I'll be down in Richmond at the end of Feb for vacation. Any place you recommend for good eats?
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Jan 22, 2019 08:06
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Yes: http://www.galleykitchen.info
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Jan 22, 2019 13:29
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What was the total for the machine work if you don't mind me asking? I've never rebuilt so I don't really have a frame of reference. I just do junkyard swaps.  Seems like a quick turn around from what this internet lurker reads of other folks' builds.
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Jan 22, 2019 13:38
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Veeb0rg posted:Any place you recommend for good eats? Wrar and Toplitzin won't go anywhere else whenever they come down here. There's other awesome stuff but it depends on what type of food you want. Mekong, Juleps, The Roosevelt, Buzz & Neds, Havana 59, Bacchus, L'Opossum, Carytown Sushi, and Galaxy Diner are all great choices! Suburban Dad posted:What was the total for the machine work if you don't mind me asking? I've never rebuilt so I don't really have a frame of reference. I just do junkyard swaps. $550 for a 5 angle valve job, hot tanking, crank/cam polish, water jacket replacement, and magnaflux. The valve job is half of that but the valve seats looked rough so I went for it.
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Jan 22, 2019 16:46
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drat that engine is gonna run sooo smooth once you get everything together. Don't blame you for wanting to get rid of the Benz cuz you're gonna love the MR2. If you still need a comfy ride to commute in or whatever just get a cheap Lexus 
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Jan 22, 2019 19:10
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Adiabatic posted:Wrar and Toplitzin won't go anywhere else whenever they come down here. That doesn't seem too bad all things considered, even though I'm sure there's still a lot more going into the fund to get it back to running status. Thanks for sharing.
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Jan 22, 2019 20:33
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Buzz and Ned's, Mekong, and Galaxy Diner all get my recommendations as well.
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Jan 23, 2019 07:43
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My wife demands we go to galaxy diner every time we are in the area. Grandstaff&stein is good for drinks, bacchus does great fried oysters, and carytown cupcakes are great to bring back home.
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Jan 23, 2019 08:11
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:My wife demands we go to galaxy diner every time we are in the area. Grandstaff&stein is good for drinks, bacchus does great fried oysters, and carytown cupcakes are great to bring back home. Fried Oysters made me think Pearl Raw Bar. That place is expensive-ish but it's awesome food.
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Jan 23, 2019 13:28
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Galaxy Diner is legit too. Top and I will need to try some other stuff when we are in town next time.
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Jan 23, 2019 13:57
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Yeah there's so much better food around here, but Galaxy Diner is an experience.
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Jan 23, 2019 13:59
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Comanche got MASSIVE deathwobble today. Time to put it up and check every fuckin steering connection!
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Jan 23, 2019 21:42
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mat the gas and it'll go away.
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Jan 23, 2019 21:45
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Tie rod adjusting sleeve bolts were loose! I tightened them up and the deathwobble got SO MUCH WORSE.
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Jan 23, 2019 23:50
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My WJ ended up being tie rod ends when it had death wobble, my understanding is most non-lifted stock jeeps tend to be that. Good luck, sometimes people have a really hard time narrowing that down though. I think we ended narrowing it down by shaking the steering wheel while someone looked under the car to see what wasn’t moving.
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Jan 24, 2019 00:41
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Adiabatic posted:Tie rod adjusting sleeve bolts were loose! I tightened them up and the deathwobble got SO MUCH WORSE. When you start getting deathwobble the general consensus is pretty much just replace everything in the front end because that's what you end up doing chasing the issue anyway
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Jan 24, 2019 01:19
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Applebees Appetizer posted:When you start getting deathwobble the general consensus is pretty much just replace everything in the front end because that's what you end up doing chasing the issue anyway As both an E34 and E39 BMW 5 series owner I feel a certain kinship with Chrysler death wobble owners. I understand your pain and will press out a bushing from a discarded thrust arm in your honour.
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Jan 24, 2019 07:18
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Applebees Appetizer posted:When you start getting deathwobble the general consensus is pretty much just replace everything in the front end because that's what you end up doing chasing the issue anyway Lol gently caress off deathwobble  In other news, it's been raining its rear end off recently. I am also a moron. 
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Jan 25, 2019 12:50
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Adiabatic posted:
Gol durn, cletus, that mud is a right bear to get off'n the undercarriage.
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Jan 25, 2019 13:54
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Adiabatic posted:Lol gently caress off deathwobble It's okay. I have a big boy truck with road tires and I got stuck in a parking lot.   but from the looks of that dried mud, so did the person before me.
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Jan 26, 2019 06:21
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It looks a lot like the Chevy had to bail out the Ford.  I've managed to sink an F-150 up to the frame before when I was dumb and 17, does that count? (and yeah... a Chevy did yank me off out the first time... another F-150 the second time).
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Jan 26, 2019 10:13
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Piston rings and bearings came in!   Popped a few in, just to try out my new dial bore indicator:  Not exactly excited about how it's scratching the bearing coating. Maybe someone with more experience can tell me whether this is an issue or not but the rollers on this things are making some lines:  That picture is with the light shining on it just right. It normally looks like this:  Nothing on the top:  It's these "rollers" that arent actually rolling. The spring on this thing seems too heavy for the application:  I'm thinking of just plastigauging at this point. What say you, engine building goons?
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Jan 26, 2019 19:59
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It's fine.
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Jan 26, 2019 20:12
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gage it. ship it. and as always: use lube
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Jan 26, 2019 21:24
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Alright just measured everything. Torqued the main caps to 43 ft*lbs after wiping the mating and bearing surfaces.  I got lucky-ish but I will probably still tinker with the pairs until I get what I want on the #1 main. Crank main journal measurements for reference: Measured, found #1 bearings super loose and #4 bearings super tight, so I swapped em:  Subtracting off of the 2.1750" set point of the gauge, and then subtracting the crank journal measurements for each of em, I get clearances on both sides:  The oil clearance spec is 0.0010" to 0.0017". If we halve all those we get oil clearances of between 0.0013" and 0.0017". I may still try swapping bearing halves to get #1 to play nicer, but this is a good result!
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Jan 26, 2019 22:17
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Jan 26, 2019 22:21
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Ummm... I don’t know about that particular engine family, but I do know of quite a few where swapping bearing cap position is a no-no. Are you having it line-honed or bored when you’re done?
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MrYenko posted:Ummm... I don’t know about that particular engine family, but I do know of quite a few where swapping bearing cap position is a no-no. Are you having it line-honed or bored when you’re done? Swapped the bearings themselves, not the caps.
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Jan 27, 2019 03:09
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Adiabatic posted:Swapped the bearings themselves, not the caps. Oooo ok. 
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Jan 27, 2019 17:13
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Got some dadgum homework to do tonight, but them rockauto deliveries are really calling to me... waiting on one last delivery, probably tomorrow, then it's Front End Rebuild Time! Figure I should also probably measure rod bearings, plastigauge the mains with the crank in, and assembly lube the crank on the MR2.
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Jan 28, 2019 17:15
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Anyone have any recommendations on crosshatching the bores? I'm looking at those Flex-Hone drill attachments like Cleetus McFarland used for the junkyard corvette, just, you know, using it correctly. However I'm unsure whether there's a better way to do it.
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Jan 29, 2019 15:17
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My biggest thing about cylinder honing is using plenty of fluid to keep the bores flushed. Doing it in a parts washer/solvent tank with the nozzle squirting down the bore you're honing would be ideal. Note that I'm not a machinist and I may be way off base.
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Jan 29, 2019 19:23
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Agreed. Using the dingle ball is ok for just a refresh like you are doing. The 2 things Cleetus didn't do that well was just using WD and the cross hatch should have been closer to 45 degrees, his angles were kinda small. Way more lube like engine oil and 45 degree cross hatch will be better.
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Jan 29, 2019 19:59
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Yeah, move the hone up and down the bore faster than you spin it. The abrasive will do the work, no need to run the drill WFO.
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Jan 29, 2019 20:31
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Went to go crosshatch the bores with my shiny new Flex-Hone and.... Machine shop already did it 
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Yea I wondered why they didn't do it. Guess that answers that question.
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