Have you been doing anymore work on the roadster?
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Have you been doing anymore work on the roadster?
You must be reading my mind, I was just wondering where Ken has been lately. CHR calling Ken................ :D :D :D :D
Don
Well, I have been working on it almost everyday. I'm plumbing it and trying to hide everything I can. Here are some photo's but it just doesn't look like much.
1-This is the electric motor to open the cowl vent, so I can service the remote reservoirs for the clutch master cylinder and brake, the radiator cap will be there and the fill for the dry sump tank. This will look like something by the end of the week end.
2-I didn't want to see any brake lines on my front end at all. So I ran the lines in the frame, then came out under the upper control arm mount. Screwed the hard line to the bottom of the control arm and re drilled the caliper for a banjo fitting and another short flex line. It all worked out, the only way you can see my brake line is if I run over you :LOL:
3-This is a shot under the dash on the drivers side. All the brake line plumbing the residual valves the proportionating valve, computer, fuel pressure regulator, drive by wire throttle box.
4-This is the lower passenger side, this is the air conditioning, heater lines, and the rear empty hole is for the batt. cable.
Ken
Your car has more plumbing than the Space Shuttle! Must be a lot of work, not only running it, but hiding it too. Looks great though.
We were worried about you.........thought you might have taken up golf of something, since we haven't heard from you for a bit. :D :D
Don
I missed being her, I had to go to work for a while to pay for my addiction :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
India, Taiwan , and China.
There is 65 ft. of tubing in the interior so far.
I don't have time to read all the post I have missed, which ones are the best? :LOL: :LOL:
My throw out bearing blew up in my roadster, so I had to pull the motor out. Waiting to get my clutch back and had the headers re coated under warranty. They turned this ugly Grey color. My garage looks like a junk yard.
Ken
Well, it's a tossup. It could be the one where we solved the worlds energy crisis, or the one where we cured Cancer. Aside from that, it's been cars, cars, cars. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Don
Wow! You guys have been busy, that's what I like about this place, no problem is too big for you guy's :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Ken
Nice work Ken. I imagine with all the plumbing hidden under the car, that you must be down on your back upside down running all that stuff!:eek:
Sounds like you had a world travel trip for work!:cool:
This is a fun thread to watch. It's like watching an expert do things we beginners wouldn't dream of. Keep posting the shots!:D
PS if you garage is a junk yard, mine is the back forty!:LOL:
If Ken's garage is a junkyard and yours is the back forty, then mine is the outhouse!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Seems about that big sometimes...:rolleyes: :3dSMILE:Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
Steve-Thank you, I made the fire wall removable for a reason :LOL: It made doing this much easier :eek: An expert I'm not, I'm just winging it on most of this stuff, I just have such a good time reading all this stuff on here and looking at how other people do things. It doesn't seem possible to do one thing so many different ways. I have absolutely destroyed my garage, I won't do this at home again. I usually do all this fabrication at work then do the final assembly at home, but because of my wife's surgery I needed to help her. I'm going to re do it when this thing is done.
Do you know a Doc named Pescetie in Oakland?
JRobinson-Well, for an out house you are turning out some nice stuff :LOL:
I really enjoy your build, I think how lucky we all are, before forums like this where we can see whats going on all over the world.
Ken
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Ken, I might not have understood your question, but THE GUY to go to in the bay area for orthopedic work is DR. TING. He does all of the motorcycle road racers from "around the world". He has quite a following.
John,Quote:
Originally Posted by John Palmer
Thanks, but I was wondering if Steve knew my brother in law.
Ken
Here is the final work on the gas tank. These are all the pieces I welded in, I drilled the hole for the guage big enough to get my hand inside the tank so I could weld the pick up to the bottom of the tank and to the bung in the side, so it can't :eek: vibrate loose. Then there is the fuel return line, the vent, and the drain bung. I always put in a drain bung with a manual shut off valve. Then send the tank to the radiator shop to pressure check it, then if everything is O.K. :LOL: (6 pin holes) re weld my screw ups and coat the inside and powder coat the outside.
I forgot the fuel filler neck and the drain is on the other side.
Ken
Sorry Ken I don't know him, but from what Tian had said about him, he sounds like one heck of a smart and good guy! I will ask some friends however. How is Tina doing. Has she gone back in yet to get the scar tissue removed? Keep me posted. Steve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
nice tank!
Steve-Thanks for asking, she went back Tuesday and they put her under again and he "cracked" it. She only had 95 degrees of motion, now she is up to 135 degrees. She works out 6 hours a day, she knows this is her last shot at getting the range of motion she needs.
Ken
OUCH!!!!!!! :( Poor lady, she has to be really going through some painful stuff right now. I really feel for her. We know you are taking good care of her, so she is lucky in that respect. I wish her the best.
I know when I had to have my bicep reattached it was no picnic for a few months. One day at work I dropped something I was carrying and instinctively reached for it real fast with my healing left arm. I think people in the office heard words they never heard before as I almost collapsed on the floor in pain. Felt like I had been shot. Your Wife has to be experiencing a lot of that right now too.
Don
Don-That hurts just reading it!
I'm starting to tighten up all the gaps on the car,Then my painter will fit them so they are all the same,
This is the door sill, where you can see the channeling I did on the body, if you look at the depth of the bolt holes you can see how it changes toward the front of the car.
Ken
Don a detached bicep!:eek: Ouch is right! I can't imagine how painfull that would be, and I've dislocated my knee twice!:eek:
Ken now I get it. Nice photo of the channeled sections.
Hope Tina manages well. 6 hours a day is huge! Sounds like some wine/champaign therapy might be in order!:D
Don & Steve- Thank you for your well wishes for her, it's just such a slow process. She is really starting to get depressed. I tell her all her favorite jokes and she just says "nice try".
All the plumbing is almost done. This is a shot of the rear frame rail where the main fuel line enters and the return line exits. I know it looks pretty ugly now but it won't when it's all detailed before paint. Next is the truck area, everything is mounted now. No.3 is from the interior looking back to the truck area, under the tulip panel. 4 is where the main feed line and return line go threw the floor, the vent is there also but not bent up yet.
Slow but sure.
Ken
I can understand your Wife's depression Ken. She is probably a normally very self reliant person and not being able to do the things she normally does is undoubtedly hard to take. Plus, the pain and soreness have to take their toll too. When I had my injured arm, even things like taking a shower was a major accomplishment. You don't realize how much you use something like your left arm (even if you are right handed) until you don't have the use of it. I hope she starts healing quickly so she will be done with this.
Your car is progressing well. Looks like you are prepared for some good tunes with the amps and all. :) Open car with big engine.......you probably will need some boost to be able to hear them.:D
Don
Don,
I was wondering about your arm, did it heal so you have normal use? I can imagine how painful that must of been.
Ken
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Thanks for asking Ken. Yep, it is like it never happened. In fact, the surgeon who reattached it told me it is now stronger than the right arm because of the way he reattached it.
The 3 inch long scar on the inside of my elbow did end my modeling career, however. :LOL: :LOL:
Don
Wow. How did I miss this thread in the past?
OK, first thing's first: the fact that you have carpet in your garage disgusts me :P Haha
Secondly: Man you do some nice work.... not just work, but some cool ideas as well. It's pretty inspiring.
Ken, are you sure you didn't either design or work on aircraft in a previous life? :LOL: Your mounting of components and plumbing of lines and electrical blows my mind. It reminds me of my days at Douglas Aircraft. Any Quality Control Inspector would have trouble finding fault with your work. :3dSMILE:
Ken,
I'm hoping to hear someday that your wife is getting better - it has to be a real downer for her. Just keep reminding her that some day in the near future it will be only like a bad dream.
Just looking at your fuel feed and return lines - I'm kinda surprised to see them running in the actual car body itself. You have done yours very much similar to mine with the stainless line, AN fittings and flex, but I chose to run mine along the frame. My impression is that I should keep them away from the inside of the car for collision/fire safety. I do have one area which might raise some eyebrows though as I have to cross my drive shaft ((it's a Ford with a mechanical fuel pump and it's opposite the normal right hand Chebbie)) though it is pretty well protected by a reinforced cross member/bracket and drive shaft loop.
Well Ken, as usual your workmanship is excellent and amazing. I am writing mainly to encourage your wife. "We" went through three years of pain and inconvenicence for my wife, first artheroscopic cleanout on both knees then "half knee" replacement on both knees. This was frustrating and a failure but finally she found a different surgeon and went through the surgery again on both knees which straightened out the knock knee disaster of the first surgery and NOW she wants to walk every day and we often do a loop around the inside of a nearby mall. The key to it all is to find a good surgeon! In spite of two surgeries on each knee her scars are not noticeable unless you really look for them!
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
Dear Don:
I'm Ken's wife, Tina; the recipient of the knee replacement. Thank you for your note of encouragement. It sounds like you and your wife went through a bit of "hell" before she finally found the right surgeon and the right procedure was performed. In my case, I think I have a great surgeon, but scar tissue developed due to Blue Cross cutting off my "aquatherapy" as they claimed it was "experimental." Because of the denial of benefits, I regressed, and had to have a second procedure done last Tuesday called a "manipulation" where they put you under anesthesia and literally crack your knee and get rid of the blockage of scar tissue until the knee has the range of motion back. I must say that the procedure is very painful, thus the reason for anesthesia. Now, I am back in therapy and gaining range of motion back again. Kenny works my knee daily as well; he is my physical therapist at home. Working it in the pool daily and rubbing it in the evening. I don't know where I would be without him. But it is painful and frustrating, not being able to do what I usually do. Thankfully, I have a patient and helpful husband.....at least when he is not working on the '32's....
Regards,
Tina Thurm
Hang in there Tina! Keep Ken as a therapy instructor too!:D He's a good guy! Hope you feel well soon. Steve.
Steve:
Thanks. It's slow but coming along. I hope you are safe from the fires. They seem to be everywhere up North. We're keeping a close eye on them from down south. We were thinking of taking a drive up there next week but with all the fires, we changed our minds.
Take care,
Tina
Thank you, she really appreciates all the nice things people have said on this site, I tell her or if she isn't busy have her read all the nice comments. I brag about all you guys to her all the time. Then when she reads this stuff she really understands why I hang out here. Thank you all, it means a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
Well, here is my theory, I don't think it matters where you put them as long as they are done correctly, and safely. You sound like you have protected yours knowing where the dangerous area's are. All the electrical and hydraulics and fuel are routed in the car, into the frame, then back out. I have never had a problem doing this. My opinion is if you ever get hit in one of theses things by another vehicle it probably won't matter. I honestly feel they are better protected in these area's than outside. Just my 2 cents.
Ken
Thank you, I haven't worked in that industry but if the economy doesn't pick up maybe they would hire me! :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Ken
I didn't get much done, made a new air conditioner manifold so the lines would run toward the motor out of sight instead of toward the side panel. Welded up the water pump heater outlets and moved them 90 degrees down to the bottom, hopefully out of sight. Then all four lines go into the frame.
Ken
Ken you pack everything in so nicely in these tight spaces!
It makes my knuckles painful just thinking about trying to work in those tight places!
Keep posting!
That looks good Ken. With all of the systems and plumbing you have on this one you are going to have some work cut out for you when you blow it apart for paint. :eek: Your '32 is a very intricate, complicated build..........I wouldn't know where to begin.
Don
Ken, I agree with Don, the amount of detail before tear down is going to be a killer to put back. Ken you are doing great work. Have you decided on a color.
BradC
If that ain't the truth. I took some pictures but it was never enough - then the other problem since my organization of photos is less then optimum......which folder are they in:whacked: :CRY: :CRY: The car is going back together - but some items have an interesting assembly until I figure out the right way.Quote:
Originally Posted by BradC
I know you guys are right !! I can't help it, each build gets more complex than the last, honestly I don't know why this appeals to me. I know if I didn't do it though I would loose interest. Wait till you see my 12 cylinder Ardun for my new truck:eek: :eek:
Ken
Brad C- Yes it will be black with two shades of dark Grey interior.Quote:
Originally Posted by BradC
Ken
Honestly it isn't that hard once everything is done, I have a secret on how I take them apart for paint. It will be easier to show you when I get there.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
Ken