Speedy88 wrote:Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups. I most deffinatly did not assume that all that oil that came out from removing the box was just from the gearbox and I most deffinatly did NOT think "sod it, I'll replace my diff fluid next week". There deffinatly was oil in my diff when I came to replacing it today. Honest.
Grindy grindy,
frowny frowny.
Serious, I have lots of forehead punching moments in my life
Hell a year ago I didn't even know what a B172 was, I've always known simple things but this past year has been amazing really the amount I've learned. Meh, car mistakes don't stress me too much, it's pretty much the only thing I spend money on. I would enjoy owning a nice vario for when I do fuck it up badly though... Panicking at 4pm because I need the car for work at 6 isn't good.
Holy boring update batman! V5C returned to me today with new engine number Woot, 100% legal car now.
Progress is slow as I'm building a game currently for my dissertation. However, I now have a mig welder and angle grinder which is perfect for the massive sill rot that has appeared this year.
I joined my local car club tonight too, a few slaloms should be up later this month. Which would make this the second motorsport daily valver. See kids, it's very possible. Every one of them said "that's... different" when I told them what I had Getting it scrutineered this weekend just so I know if anything is going to be an issue.
Holy exhaust failure batman! I tried to weld up my holey exhaust over the past couple of days. All was going well considering this is the first time welding ever:
I mad some other cuts and welded them back (not exactly air tight but close enough for me). Put it all back and fired her up... BWAAAAARP. Shit. Exhaust is pouring out of the manifold/downpipe join!
Meh, I give up. Let the professionals do it on monday. I hope that the manifold is long enough not to cause any engine damage, I've got to do a few miles on this crappy exhaust yet.
Also, is that patched with stainless? What gas are you using?
Edit: I only ask as I'm relatively new to welding myself, and not sure what gas would be best to use or even if it's possible to weld stainless to non-stainless!
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Nothing, its part of the middle section, I wouldn't touch the stainless as it wouldn't rust Plus you'd have to be REALLY stupid to butcher a custom made downpipe.
It's mild steel fresh from the presses which is why it looks like stainless although I'm trying to weld it to exhaust steel which has a zinc alloy. The actual patches turned out good but the joins I had to make didn't... and eventually fell off. Need a new one anyway. Currently it sounds awesome but way too loud.
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tommysb wrote:Also, is that patched with stainless? What gas are you using?
Edit: I only ask as I'm relatively new to welding myself, and not sure what gas would be best to use or even if it's possible to weld stainless to non-stainless!
Using CO2 I think. Just filled it at my local welding place.
Woot, 100% legal car now.
Getting it scrutineered this weekend just so I know if anything is going to be an issue.
