My 2nd Gen F-body
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Sera
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Thank you 
Another quick evening job.
The top radiator hose is the highest point in my system, so needed a bleed point, and a take off for the hose from the steam ports on the heads so I welded some bosses to the aluminium hose joiner and tapped them for a hose fitting and a schrader valve that I had in a drawer of parts. Should work.
Hoping to have the cooling system hooked up by the end of the day tomorrow and get the transmission cooler re-mounted and connected too.
Another quick evening job.
The top radiator hose is the highest point in my system, so needed a bleed point, and a take off for the hose from the steam ports on the heads so I welded some bosses to the aluminium hose joiner and tapped them for a hose fitting and a schrader valve that I had in a drawer of parts. Should work.
Hoping to have the cooling system hooked up by the end of the day tomorrow and get the transmission cooler re-mounted and connected too.
Sera
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Got quite a lot of fabrication done today.
Was never happy with the g-braces I made the first time around, it was a rush job and they clashed with the hood hinges. So I cut them up and remade them - this time I didn't have the brake booster to worry about as I now have hydroboost. I'll get them powder coated this week I expect.
A also made myself a stainless steel tank for the power steering fluid, just need to polish it up.
Was never happy with the g-braces I made the first time around, it was a rush job and they clashed with the hood hinges. So I cut them up and remade them - this time I didn't have the brake booster to worry about as I now have hydroboost. I'll get them powder coated this week I expect.
A also made myself a stainless steel tank for the power steering fluid, just need to polish it up.
So Sera I have to ask what you do for a day job?
Sera
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I see
Just wondering where you car building skills come from.
Your work looks way better than most of the hacks that I have seen.
I also had two of those Camaros one was a 72 that my mom handed down to me and a 70 RS
Just wondering where you car building skills come from.
Your work looks way better than most of the hacks that I have seen.
I also had two of those Camaros one was a 72 that my mom handed down to me and a 70 RS
Sera
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I'm quite flattered, thank you. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, which I guess helps most of all.
I am mostly self taught, just always had an interest in mechanical things since I was really young. I never did the stereotypical girl stuff. My dad and grandad were both engineers, and they taught me a lot.
I did an engineering masters degree, graduated nearly 10 years ago. It didn't teach me the practical skills, but it did mean I got a good job to fund buying tools so that I could teach myself to weld, and things like that.
In my job I come across a range of processes, especially machining and fabrication, and I've always picked up tips from watching people.
I am mostly self taught, just always had an interest in mechanical things since I was really young. I never did the stereotypical girl stuff. My dad and grandad were both engineers, and they taught me a lot.
I did an engineering masters degree, graduated nearly 10 years ago. It didn't teach me the practical skills, but it did mean I got a good job to fund buying tools so that I could teach myself to weld, and things like that.
In my job I come across a range of processes, especially machining and fabrication, and I've always picked up tips from watching people.
Sera
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Done a few little jobs today.
Re-dyed the seat backs - I ran out of dye when I did them the first time so the red was still showing through.
Fixed the retractor on the passenger seat belt - was full of fluff and a bit tight. Cleaned it all up and rewound the spring, works really well now...
Fixed the door pulls/handles, cleaned the sticky old dye off them from the previous owner with cellulose thinners. Fixed the handles and then re-dyed them.
Finished the wiring of the front lights, also sorted out the washer pump and reservoir. Forgot to take a pic, it's all hidden up. Determined to make it clean and neat under the hood this time around.
Last job was giving it a quick clean. It had got a bit green having sat in the yard for 18 months, surprisingly still shiny underneath. Desperately needs a polish though.
I'm filling the time until my headers arrive now. Still have quite a lot of little jobs to do though, many that I should have done the first time around but never got around to.
Re-dyed the seat backs - I ran out of dye when I did them the first time so the red was still showing through.
Fixed the retractor on the passenger seat belt - was full of fluff and a bit tight. Cleaned it all up and rewound the spring, works really well now...
Fixed the door pulls/handles, cleaned the sticky old dye off them from the previous owner with cellulose thinners. Fixed the handles and then re-dyed them.
Finished the wiring of the front lights, also sorted out the washer pump and reservoir. Forgot to take a pic, it's all hidden up. Determined to make it clean and neat under the hood this time around.
Last job was giving it a quick clean. It had got a bit green having sat in the yard for 18 months, surprisingly still shiny underneath. Desperately needs a polish though.
I'm filling the time until my headers arrive now. Still have quite a lot of little jobs to do though, many that I should have done the first time around but never got around to.
Sera
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Very nice work, puts most of the guys to shame……….
Are you married?
Just kidding.
Thank you, very kind. x
I'm happily engaged....
Looks like you are going to need bigger rear tires.
Sera
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I think so... I can just about squeeze some 275/40r17 in there. Plus they are relatively easy to get hold of in the UK
You have to love a friendly powder coater. Dropped the g-braces off at lunch time and got them back at 3pm
Refitted them this evening before the rain set in again
You have to love a friendly powder coater. Dropped the g-braces off at lunch time and got them back at 3pm
Refitted them this evening before the rain set in again
Do you ride that Suzuki in the background?
Sera
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That's my partners.
This is mine - bit of a work in progress right now as I'm focussing on getting the Camaro finished... Buell engine. Last job I did was make the exhaust, I've not done much on it for a month or so now. Should have it finished for the summer.
My last road bike was this boring thing, but I've had a few others too - 1200 sporty, 127" softail chop (which I built, then sold a few years ago), V-max...
This is mine - bit of a work in progress right now as I'm focussing on getting the Camaro finished... Buell engine. Last job I did was make the exhaust, I've not done much on it for a month or so now. Should have it finished for the summer.
My last road bike was this boring thing, but I've had a few others too - 1200 sporty, 127" softail chop (which I built, then sold a few years ago), V-max...
I always wanted to ride a V Max.
When I bought my last bike it was the next slowest bike for sale at the time.
So I went for the Kawasaki 750 turbo.
I ran a best of a 11.19 @120 mph in the quarter on that bike but I thought I better sale it because I have not grown up.
When I bought my last bike it was the next slowest bike for sale at the time.
So I went for the Kawasaki 750 turbo.
I ran a best of a 11.19 @120 mph in the quarter on that bike but I thought I better sale it because I have not grown up.
Sera
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I finally got it running today after fitting the exhaust and finishing the plumbing.
It's not running great as I have a few issues to sort.
The idle valve is working backward so I need to sort the wiring for that and I need to double check my ignition timing.
It's stalling when the fan kicks in, and also when you drop it in gear, so I have a lot of tuning to do!
It's not running great as I have a few issues to sort.
The idle valve is working backward so I need to sort the wiring for that and I need to double check my ignition timing.
It's stalling when the fan kicks in, and also when you drop it in gear, so I have a lot of tuning to do!
