[Roadsters] Roadster running

Daniel Solomon d-solomon at comcast.net
Fri Dec 21 17:49:03 MST 2007


that's awesome!  congratulations!  I hope you post pics somewhere.

And just as an aside:  I thought it was a lamination process that 
tempers glass, not heating. ??

garytew at cox.net wrote:
> It's alive!  I successfully fired it up yesterday.  The VG30 swap has been challenging but fun.  I'm using the Megasquirt EFI computer to control everything.  There's a lot of fine tuning ahead but I drove it out of the garage for the 1st time in about 13 years!  
>
> Lately, I had to spend hours chasing down brake line leaks.  I used one of the basic cheapo flare tools.  I wound up replacing several of the flares with sections cut off pre-flared lines using compression fittings.  I should have checked all of this before anything else was installed and the car was still on the rack.  20/20 hindsight.  Also, for some reason, I only tightened about half of the fuel line fittings when I built and installed them.  A quick test of the fuel pump reminded me of that but everything snugged up fine.  
>
> My power window mod isn't working to well.  With new fuzzies in the window tracks, there is too much resistance for the motors to overcome.  I'm modding a door now to use a straight track hot rod power window kit with a much bigger motor.  Updates to come.  With this kit, I need the window glass to be about 1.5" shorter.  Since tempered glass can't be cut, I ordered new custom side windows from Peninsula Glass Co., in Vancouver.  They take my template and cut the glass to size and then run it through the heating process that tempers it.  I'll document it on my website and update the progress.
>
> Sorry for being long winded.  I can't get the smile off my face.
>
> Happy Holidays to all.
> Gary Tew
> Phoenix, AZ
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