Kbwakesk8's cars ,i need help!

tikotiko · Post by **tikotiko** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:57 pm

KBWAKESK8 wrote:I have been slacking on the car. just have had way to many other things going on to be able to work on it. i just removed , rebuilt and reinstalled my trans in my 2003 ford explorer , never again .

Im in the look out for a bigger trailer something double axel would be nice.

hope fully i will get more done on it next week.

check out craigslist theres this dude that has some nice trailers for a 1000 even in the upper desert

KBWAKESK8 · Post by **KBWAKESK8** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:37 pm

tikotiko wrote:
KBWAKESK8 wrote:I have been slacking on the car. just have had way to many other things going on to be able to work on it. i just removed , rebuilt and reinstalled my trans in my 2003 ford explorer , never again .

Im in the look out for a bigger trailer something double axel would be nice.

hope fully i will get more done on it next week.
check out craigslist theres this dude that has some nice trailers for a 1000 even in the upper desert

Thanks i will have to look in to that.

WisdomRacing · Post by **WisdomRacing** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:18 pm

Have you made any progress on the rear cage? I'm curious if you found any inspiration from the Jorman rear cage style:

When I put in the V6, I'm planning on something similar to that one ^^

petew · Post by **petew** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:24 pm

it's not gonna go far with two planks holding up the motor and no trans!

Nice ride though. Is it copping a shell of some sort?

KBWAKESK8 · Post by **KBWAKESK8** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:25 am

WisdomRacing wrote:Have you made any progress on the rear cage? I'm curious if you found any inspiration from the Jorman rear cage style:

When I put in the V6, I'm planning on something similar to that one ^^

progress on the rear cage? Not yet . Im waiting to find a trans. I might have a mindola on the line.

Kraut_n_Rice · Post by **Kraut_n_Rice** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:26 am

Mendeola

WisdomRacing · Post by **WisdomRacing** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:05 pm

Sweet! A Mendeola would rock. 2D?

Pete: That's a 1/1600. It'll have aluminum body panels. Not mine though, a fellow RDC'ers.

tikotiko · Post by **tikotiko** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:07 pm

Hey thanks for today dude hope that works out for you.

KBWAKESK8 · Post by **KBWAKESK8** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:06 pm

Up date I hopefully pick up my mindy to night . its a built 2d geared for my motor. its out of the car my motor was in.
on a side note it will be hard to run out of air.

By kbwakesk8 at 2009-01-05

I have been plumbing the garage with compressed are lines.
It is so nice not running out of air. 80gal 185psi huge cfm. 220V 5hp.

Tikotiko thanks for the coming by.

Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:23 pm

Man you are just in it aren't ya, new spendy, new compressor, and one that can or is worthwhile to rebuilt if needed.

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:28 pm

What are you using for piping the air? Be sure to use some sort of condensate drain before its piped into the system. Especially if you are using steel...

KBWAKESK8 · Post by **KBWAKESK8** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:05 pm

rickosuave1987 wrote:What are you using for piping the air? Be sure to use some sort of condensate drain before its piped into the system. Especially if you are using steel...

I have a drain plug at every low point in the system and my branch lines are sloped and come off the top of the main lines. I also have a ball valve coming off the bottom of the tank so i can drain any water after each use. I have a regulator on the wall taking the psi from 185psi in down to 110psi. the compresser kicks on when it drops below 165psi . there is no waiting for the compreser to keep up with the air tools.

I am actually a pumbing desighn engineer for a large consulting firm.

Im useing scedual 40 pvc I would like scedual 80. it can handle 300+ psi.
I let the seams dry for the full 24 hours before running the system. The exposed piping out side will be painted so it does not sun burn. And i'm building a rain cover for the compresser.
It is freshly rebuilt. came out of my friends shop he needed more are to run the 3rd lift.

Sorry for such a long response.

KBWAKESK8 · Post by **KBWAKESK8** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:12 pm

Leatherneck wrote:Man you are just in it aren't ya, new spendy, new compressor, and one that can or is worthwhile to rebuilt if needed.

the compressor was a freebe minuse the $100 misc. parts.

The spendy Lets just say im lucky to have a understanding girl friend.
And i got a good deal. I got the phone call im pulling it out of my friends car tonight. only 6hr max on the trans. He wanted another gear so he just picked up his 5 speed forten.

I will take picks of his car my trans and his new trans.

Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:46 pm

Ya got to take the deals when you can. On the PVC, word of caution, if you ever, ever hear it hiss at a joint, shut the compressor down and replace whatever joint it is. It will go high order and sends pieces flying, do not ask me how I know this first hand either. I used the pvc in my shop for 8 years only problem was if the above hissing took place. Have fun!

Kraut_n_Rice · Post by **Kraut_n_Rice** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:13 am

Nice score on the compressor!

FWIW, my air tools REALLY like 150psi.. chit gets done when you turn the pressure up a bit!