Lots of cool go fast parts....no motivation to install them.
12-09-2016, 06:14 AM
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Lots of cool go fast parts....no motivation to install them. Well, the decision was made a few weeks ago to go automatic. I was very enthusiastic about making it happen, and here recently..I went ahead and ordered the parts. Fast forward a week since I've had the transmission, and it's still fully intact sitting in the floor of the garage. A HUGE part of the problem is....it's very COLD where I live! Went ahead and put heat in the garage yesterday to try and combat the problem. So I ask, are any of you guys facing the same issue with motivation, had all kinds of plans for the winter....but having a tough time getting out in the garage to make it happen?
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12-09-2016, 06:25 AM
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12-09-2016, 06:48 AM
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I am with ya and the cold wether! I work midnights outside in Chicago and when get home in the am I struggle to work in the garage!! I do have heat,stereo and a TV but still struggle!! I to have lots of parts for my project but still not feeling it. In fact I have been talking about selling it as it sits!!!
12-09-2016, 06:56 AM
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I use a propane torpedo style heater, works pretty well but it's loud and has to stay running the entire time I am out there. Makes it difficult for me to muster up the motivation to get **** done.
12-09-2016, 07:21 AM
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I have the same style heater. Works pretty good, get a little fumy though.
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12-09-2016, 09:09 AM
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Getting cold here in CT too, we have a big wood stove but our shop is massive so warming it up in the few hours after work is tough.
But you watch a couple race videos and get super motivated to be out there the next year and you brave the cold and get it done.
Sometimes i dont have enough motivation to do it though, and ill go home after work and hang out with the wife. Which sucks, but she likes it. Sit there listening to her super exciting work stories.
But you watch a couple race videos and get super motivated to be out there the next year and you brave the cold and get it done.
Sometimes i dont have enough motivation to do it though, and ill go home after work and hang out with the wife. Which sucks, but she likes it. Sit there listening to her super exciting work stories.
12-09-2016, 09:12 AM
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I am with ya and the cold wether! I work midnights outside in Chicago and when get home in the am I struggle to work in the garage!! I do have heat,stereo and a TV but still struggle!! I to have lots of parts for my project but still not feeling it. In fact I have been talking about selling it as it sits!!!
12-09-2016, 09:13 AM
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Join the club brother, its about 30 degrees here too and I have a ring and pinion I need to swap out and an oil cooler fan I need to wire.
I also use the turbine style propane heater, I turn it on for about 10-15 minutes before I head out.
If I'm working on the ground I use a peice of cardboard or a blanket to lay so I'm not right on the concrete cause that's cold too and sucks the heat right out of you lol.
I also wait until after Christmas because I'm just too busy and stressed to give the project the attention it needs.
This is the one I've been using the last 4-5 years and it works pretty good and isn't super expensive.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...E_lxoCuwXw_wcB
I also use the turbine style propane heater, I turn it on for about 10-15 minutes before I head out.
If I'm working on the ground I use a peice of cardboard or a blanket to lay so I'm not right on the concrete cause that's cold too and sucks the heat right out of you lol.
I also wait until after Christmas because I'm just too busy and stressed to give the project the attention it needs.
This is the one I've been using the last 4-5 years and it works pretty good and isn't super expensive.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...E_lxoCuwXw_wcB
12-09-2016, 09:18 AM
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I'm hoping propane affects me different than kerosene does. I borrowed a torpedo heater that used kerosene once, and while it worked pretty good....it gave me a crazy headache.
12-09-2016, 09:20 AM
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I haven't had any issues with propane. I know what you are talking about with the kerosene heaters. They can give me headaches too
12-09-2016, 09:44 AM
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We all go through spells where we lack motivation, this is totally normal. If you don't, your are more than likely a freak. If you have the space and you don't need to drive a car, you can just take a week or two off. This is supposed to be a hobby, not our jobs. If it starts to feel like a job, we have kind of lost purpose.
I also find making a list of what needs to be done, and breaking it down into little tasks helps. That way the whole thing doesn't seem like eating an elephant. For example a turbo build is a lot of work when you look at the whole thing. If you break it down like so
1) Strip car down, remove old exhaust, sway bar, bumper covers etc.
2) Upgrade Fuel system
3) Install Turbo K, and front suspension
4) Build and mount hot side
5) Build and mount cold side
6) Install methanol injection
7) Reassemble car
8) Tune and test.
Then even further break down the individual items like
2)Upgrade fuel system
a) Drop the tank, or cut the access hole, and pull factory fuel pump assembly
b) remove intake manifold and install new fuel rails, reinstall intake
c) remove factory fuel lines and filter.
d) modify hanger, and mount dual pumps, remove factory FPR
e) find place for boost referenced FPR, build a bracket and mount it
f) find a place for fuel filter, build a bracket and mount it
g) reinstall fuel pump unit with the dual pumps
h) plumb the -8 feed lines
i) plumb the -6 return lines
j) run the wiring for the pumps
k) test system for function, and leaks
Depending on time you have, pick one, two or a few items off of your list, that you know you can do in that time, and knock it out, and put a check mark on your list. This will give you direction. You will know when you have all of your check marks, you will get to cruise around in your boosted ride, that's the reward.
This doesn't really have anything to do with forced induction, its more like my attempt at life coaching, based on what I have found works for me in dealing with my weaknesses. Specifically lack of motivation from time to time. This is the same for projects I have do do at work, and "honey do" projects.
I hope this insight helps someone.
I also find making a list of what needs to be done, and breaking it down into little tasks helps. That way the whole thing doesn't seem like eating an elephant. For example a turbo build is a lot of work when you look at the whole thing. If you break it down like so
1) Strip car down, remove old exhaust, sway bar, bumper covers etc.
2) Upgrade Fuel system
3) Install Turbo K, and front suspension
4) Build and mount hot side
5) Build and mount cold side
6) Install methanol injection
7) Reassemble car
8) Tune and test.
Then even further break down the individual items like
2)Upgrade fuel system
a) Drop the tank, or cut the access hole, and pull factory fuel pump assembly
b) remove intake manifold and install new fuel rails, reinstall intake
c) remove factory fuel lines and filter.
d) modify hanger, and mount dual pumps, remove factory FPR
e) find place for boost referenced FPR, build a bracket and mount it
f) find a place for fuel filter, build a bracket and mount it
g) reinstall fuel pump unit with the dual pumps
h) plumb the -8 feed lines
i) plumb the -6 return lines
j) run the wiring for the pumps
k) test system for function, and leaks
Depending on time you have, pick one, two or a few items off of your list, that you know you can do in that time, and knock it out, and put a check mark on your list. This will give you direction. You will know when you have all of your check marks, you will get to cruise around in your boosted ride, that's the reward.
This doesn't really have anything to do with forced induction, its more like my attempt at life coaching, based on what I have found works for me in dealing with my weaknesses. Specifically lack of motivation from time to time. This is the same for projects I have do do at work, and "honey do" projects.
I hope this insight helps someone.
12-09-2016, 10:42 AM
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Struggling with the same thing here. Just got mine fired up for the first time in 2 years and that part was really exciting. Now cold weather moved in and none of the stuff I have left to do is fun.... Next up is pulling the transmission back out because the slave cylinder blew out when bleeding it. Then I have to finish installing the line lock, abs delete kit, and bending/flaring new brake lines for the front and rear. And when it's 30 degrees in the garage none of that sounds like fun at all.
Like someone else mentioned, I'm resigned to enjoy the holidays at this point and let it sit now that I've got oil through the motor and know it will run. Happy holidays everyone! and those of you running keep posting videos to keep the rest of us motivated!
Like someone else mentioned, I'm resigned to enjoy the holidays at this point and let it sit now that I've got oil through the motor and know it will run. Happy holidays everyone! and those of you running keep posting videos to keep the rest of us motivated!
12-09-2016, 11:24 AM
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Used to live in Wisconsin (Northern CA now)...
When it came to wrenching on projects, if I had to name one thing that was the most unpleasant... COLD tools. Laying them out on a heating pad (like for lower back pain) and covering them with a towel made a world of difference. It's not so bad when the tool you're holding is about 100ºF, even when it's in an unheated garage. Warm tools and dress for the occasion. A radiant heater aimed at parts that are going to be handled helped too. Working on trans? Warm the trans. I can't stand cold hands and/or fingers.
When it came to wrenching on projects, if I had to name one thing that was the most unpleasant... COLD tools. Laying them out on a heating pad (like for lower back pain) and covering them with a towel made a world of difference. It's not so bad when the tool you're holding is about 100ºF, even when it's in an unheated garage. Warm tools and dress for the occasion. A radiant heater aimed at parts that are going to be handled helped too. Working on trans? Warm the trans. I can't stand cold hands and/or fingers.
