Yep, I was about to say.

Remember when you put the new one in to line it up right-careful with the steering shaft, and to bend over those metal tabs on the clamp nut.

Update: So I turned the key on in the nice quiet garage and got no fuel pump whirr. Checked the fuses there, the connections, and finally wired it direct to the battery to make sure it would whirr if so energized.

It did.

Had a closer look at my burnt O2 connector and noticed a bare wire. A-HA! Something hot got grounded to the cat, and that…[Read more]

I think Moonraker had a Lafer in it.

Glad to hear, Allen.

Dang, Bill, I don’t understand what happened. You totally babied that car.

Good luck, Bill. Sorry for your trouble.

Nicely done!

It’s an elegant solution that also looks very TD-esque.

Type A and Type B relays? Who’d a thunk? I am all but certain that I got stung by this during the Bridget build.

That one is also a front-engine car. And Gabe built his own chassis for it. He’s way skilled and much missed.

I’ve been contemplating how to get a usable roll bar on a pan-based TD. Best Way I can come up with would be to build the main hoop off the rear torsion housing. A couple of 1.5-inch tubes welded to it at the corners, with a couple of…[Read more]

Ha! Yeah the holes won’t lighten it enough to matter, but they’re good decoration, and who ever parks a Spyder without lifting up the clamshell so’s everyone can see in? My aims here are three.

1. See if I can develop any passable skills in sheet metal forming without investing in necessary tools such as an English wheel or even a bending brake.

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I stand corrected, Roy. Thanks for the science.

I don’t think that little imbalance will matter. I’d maybe check to make sure it’s not cracking up though.

Getting it done, man.

Ooh, now we’re getting serious…

Yeah boi!