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No doubt, LEDs are so much better...no more ballasts humming, melting down and no more flicking lamps! Much more effective and efficient light!
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Turns out the concrete is basically the best part of the shop. The spec on the lift is 4" minimum thickness. Min thickness on my pad was 4.5" at the edges, 5.5 towards the middle, with steel wire reinforcement and hard pack underneath with no voids. We were very pleasantly surprised to find that. So instead of cutting and pouring, we just drilled holes for the feet, and for the full belt-and-suspenders, we epoxied the wedge anchors in. They are SOLID.
With that done, I could move on to making the last hydraulic connections and finally test the system out and bleed the air out. That was a mixed bag because I found a leak in 1 of the fittings (my fault), so I had to take that post apart and fix the fittings at the cylinder, which is a real pain but it appears to be fixed now. With everything bled, it was time for a proper test!
Ok, maybe not that proper. You'll note the hoses are all still along the ground. Next time I can get some helping hands, I'll be mounting and routing those along the ceiling so they're up and out of the way. Once THAT'S done, it'll get properly tested. I THINK I can get the Armada into the shop. I'm not sure I have enough head room to lift it any distance, but it's right at the top of the range for the lift, so if it can lift that (which I'm not really worried about) and the anchors hold (which I'm apprehensive about because...well, you don't know until you know), then it'll lift anything else we throw at it.
More coming in a few days
Great work! You*ll wonder how you lived without it!!!
Today my Kuda car mount arrived in the mail and on the way home I'm stopping by the dealer to pick up another side panel. This is the second side panel where a tab has broken and it will pop off when I hit a bump. I bought the Kuda to replace my ProclipUSA car mount. While I liked the ProclipUSA this is the second one where the small tab on the backside has broken off. The first one I scrapped and the second one I modified by screwing a piece of sheet metal formed into a hook to mount it but it still works loose.
Hopefully I can install it over the weekend....if I get the car back. Had her towed to the mechanic last night at 11:45. Left work at 9:30 and she wouldn't start. I called my wife and asked her to bring the jumper cables over to the mall. Jump start was a no-go so I called roadside assistance just before 10:00. I have my thoughts as to why it took so long for a truck to show up but that's another story. Tow truck arrived and the driver tried to jump her as well but had no luck. All lights, radio and factory alarm work but when I turn the key there is nothing....just silence. Hoping the mechanic will at least have the time today to take a look at it and give me a call with the diagnosis. Starter, alternator, a solenoid? Battery isn't that old and the terminals had no corrosion.
Ill guess starter....let us know how you make out...
You rang? Honestly I've not been doing a whole lot with my car this year. I'm planning on running 1, maybe 2 events in my car, helping a bunch of folks with their cars and driving, and spending a LOT of time learning how to run the boys' Kart.
The last event for the car as it currently sits will be the Chasing the Dragon Hill Climb in August. I'll actually have Eric Miller (foolish) co-driving with me, which'll be fun.
After that, however.... well, I did pull a very very big trigger yesterday.
So, that'll be fun later this year when I start turning wrenches
You rang? Honestly I've not been doing a whole lot with my car this year. I'm planning on running 1, maybe 2 events in my car, helping a bunch of folks with their cars and driving, and spending a LOT of time learning how to run the boys' Kart.
The last event for the car as it currently sits will be the Chasing the Dragon Hill Climb in August. I'll actually have Eric Miller (foolish) co-driving with me, which'll be fun.
After that, however.... well, I did pull a very very big trigger yesterday.
So, that'll be fun later this year when I start turning wrenches
Your guess would be right....kinda.
Mechanic tried to jump it, nothing. So then they tested the starter and found it was not getting power. Traced all the wires and everything looked good. Turns out the 20amp fuse for the starter blew rendering the solenoid useless.
In the almost 2hrs waiting for the tow truck, I never thought to check the fuse box. [emoji12] Wouldn't ya know, I have two mini 20amp fuses in my bag in the trunk. New fuse was a $1.77 and diagnosing the issue was $68.
Next time it she doesn't start, I am checking the fuse before grabbing the jumper cables. Lol
The boys are getting big! Have fun learning with them!!!
Ooooo, Kswap! Looking forward to seeing the build!
Yup, I learned a long time ago, check the little things (inexpensive) first! Glad to hear it wasnt to bad!