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Ben Lipman Goo Roo NT Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car
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Monday, May 03, 2010 - 07:56 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Self mutilation: I believe Andrew is still in front, as he needed emergency care. Then again, I am seeing a doctor tomorrow, so maybe he'll have something to say...
I normally wear all the protective gear, as Paul has said, because I want my boys to learn good habits. I had eyes and ears on, but never put my overall and apron on as I was in a hurry to do stuff between other jobs...any way I have a little personal saying: Bad management combined with bad luck always ends in a bad mess.
The total weight of the steel was 62kg. I have used two 800g mig spools, but cut the ends of every pipe, so the total weigh would be around 60kg. I'll weigh all the offcuts for ya to be exact (because we like exact).
This is offset by the factory dash bar being removed, and I intend to gut the doors and switch to lexan windows in an attempt to claw back some weight. I am also looking at the ABS system, mainly the computer and wiring, but there may be an issue with the booster and some electric gizzmo.
Oh, and the cage is in the car complete. It needs to be tagged into the shell, but that can wait til later. I need to get the dash secured it and everything working before that.
I learnt a lot about welding along the way. The Lincoln electric L=56 wire gave a much easier and nicer weld, as well as lasted heaps longer than the cigweld wire I was able to purchase from bunnings. I thought all the talk about quality consumables was a bit of a sales pitch. I used a full spool of the L-56 with no issuse and it lasted two weeks. The cigweld stuff lasted a little over a day, made •••• welds (I thought the welder was stuffed) and I destroyed three 'tips' in the process. If it wasn't a public holiday, I would have been able to buy replacement L-56 wire, but for the second time this weekend I was at bunnings. I'll be buying a heap of genuine Lincoln gear on the way home from work tomorrow and replacing the cigweld stuff ASAP.
The Argoshield light gas still has a quarter of a cylinder, so it went better than expected.
