Oh boy. New members scare the hell outta me as far as doing business with them.
Some new guy is on Facebook selling tshirts every day. Tshirts that are photo-shopped and nobody else has them.
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Some new guy is on Facebook selling tshirts every day. Tshirts that are photo-shopped and nobody else has them.
Still looking for a free or cheap oven for powder coating. Have seen a couple but not yet ready to drive all the way across the Bay Area to get it. Mainly I haven’t driven the truck that far so not sure I trust it yet.
I have seen some clowns selling broken shit for way too much money. “Oven off button doesn’t work nor do 2 of the 4 burners. Need it gone fast. $150.” And the back panel is scorched on the left and right side so they’ve had fires. LMAO. So it’s a 200 pound hot plate. “Need it gone fast” is the icing on the cake. Don’t hold your breath.
I did see this for free though. So if you need any, let me know. I assume since they’re getting rid of them, they no longer believe that Black Lives Matter nor do they believe that “Love is Love.”
What planet are these people from? Are they 12 years old?
I have seen some clowns selling broken shit for way too much money. “Oven off button doesn’t work nor do 2 of the 4 burners. Need it gone fast. $150.” And the back panel is scorched on the left and right side so they’ve had fires. LMAO. So it’s a 200 pound hot plate. “Need it gone fast” is the icing on the cake. Don’t hold your breath.
I did see this for free though. So if you need any, let me know. I assume since they’re getting rid of them, they no longer believe that Black Lives Matter nor do they believe that “Love is Love.”
What planet are these people from? Are they 12 years old?
Why not build an oven from ceramic blanket like this : https://www.amazon.com/Refractory-Ceramic-Insulation-Furnaces-Stoves/dp/B00L9DOJ8Q
The outside could be expanded metal ? Line that with the blanket and use propane burners to supply the heat.
I’ve seen people try to use weed burners and such to cure PC. I also saw a guy who made a circle of sheet metal (like a very short tube or cylinder with a metal lid on top) to cook motorcycle rims. Oddly enough he claims to have stuck the nose of a heat gun through a hole as the heat source. I’d be tempted to call BS that a heat gun could get that volume of air up to 350-400 degrees but maybe I’m wrong or maybe he’s using some industrial heat gun. Anyway, I’ve seen pretty nice stoves for 0-$50 so that still seems like the way to go. I’ve got other crap I can be doing so I can be patient.
This arrived yesterday, but I won't be able to try it out for a while, since I only got 5 miles on my rebuilt transmission before it lost all gears. To say I am more livid than I was when the converter failed after 2.5 weeks would be a massive understatement.
kmakar
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What happened this time? I thought the transmission place tested the trans and put it through its paces. Another converter fail?
It shifted fine, so I got on it. It was fine. Once I turned onto Main Street, I was in second gear and wound it out. It shifter into third fine, then nothing - no forward gears, no reverse. They had me check to see if it was ingesting fluid after startup and the level on the dipstick barely went down. They are thinking that the dimensions/clearances between the converter hub and the pump gear are off, so the converter ended up riding on top of the gear tabs and sheared them. I personally think that when they examined it after I broke it, they missed something on one half of the pump housing, and that is what led to this.
I can't even take it out until after tomorrow, as the city is coming through on a 'neighborhood inspection' to look for code violations (which includes disabled vehicles). They were going to call a shop closer to me to see if they could get me in to look at it for them. I have AAA, so I can have it towed to them either way. I just got my driveshaft back on Monday (I had to have it rebalanced with the new slip yoke - which moves very freely now, unlike it did before). There was still a vibration, which I think was coming from the transmission.
It is all very frustrating. My experience with transmissions over the years has not been great. I think that a company like ZF needs to build a 7 or 8 speed DCT with interchangeable bell housings (GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC) to fit old muscle cars. Super strong, fast shifts, reliability. I would love to have one in my car.
kmakar
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Was just looking at ZF and their 8 speed trans (didn't know it existed), and the first thing I see is the tunnel on a classic car would have to be modified as well even if you could get a bell housing for it. The case is huge. Also looking at the tail end, not sure how well that'd work out without some sort of intermediary drive shaft.
I don't think it is any bigger than the GM 6L80 or 8L 90, and guys are putting those into Chevelles and other cars (some transmission hump/tunnel mods are necessary, but aren't that drastic). But, the transmission you showed is a standard automatic with a torque converter and clutch packs. The DCTs are much more compact (for some reason, I can't find any dimensions). A DCT is basically an automatic manual - gears on shafts with no clutch packs in the transmission.
7-Speed Dual Clutch Transmission
The 7-speed dual clutch transmission makes especially sporty driving performance possible
www.zf.com
Is that a detent from Dan?
Sorry to hear all the trans problems, I sold the RV HD T-400 (475?) with under 25K miles for $100 to my shop neighbor or I’d ask you to just pay shipping and I’d of sent it to you, it was pretty strong
Yes. It took me a while to get a hold of him, as he doesn't respond to the Facebook messages or email. I finally looked up the thread on the other site and texted him. He responded immediately and sent the invoice.
kmakar
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Bout time.
I needed a Shiftworks detent cable because my cable that came with a shifter kit wasn’t long enough but I think that’s only because it’s a 4 spd auto, Dans detent Beats the Hell out of Shiftworks detent that slaps 1-2 then squeeze for 3 slap 4th, Dans aTrue Slap 1-2-3
I needed a Shiftworks detent cable because my cable that came with a shifter kit wasn’t long enough but I think that’s only because it’s a 4 spd auto, Dans detent Beats the Hell out of Shiftworks detent that slaps 1-2 then squeeze for 3 slap 4th, Dans aTrue Slap 1-2-3
When I had the great misfortune of having a 700R4 I was able to use my existing cable with the Shiftworks detent without issue.