getting stuff done

got a bunch of little things done today, one of them was replacing the clutch master cylinder/slave assembly (it's sold as a pre-bled kit). The old one had the hydraulic hose replaced with fuel line! No wonder it didn't work... I can't actually test it yet, but it has a good feel now. It is certainly possible that something more major is wrong and the hose was replaced with fuel line just to stop it from leaking, knowing it doesn't work anyway. I won't really know about the clutch till I get it running.

Also finished up the passenger side mount tonight, basically just two pieces of angle that will be welded back to back. this is the piece that connects the old frame bracket (with the rubber mounts on it) to the new motor bracket. Here it is drilled, trimmed (that's my super accurate cutout for the motor blower and bolted together with tiny little screws. I'm gonna take it down to someone to weld it together tomorrow. It will not be seen, so I'm not concerned about how it looks...

From 2011-10-11

I also got moving on the wiring. Mostly things are going back where they were, with some very minor changes. I am making sure that the space for the controller is large enough to fit any of the main contenders I'm considering upgrading to. They are (in no particular order) the Soliton Jr, Synkromotive, Zilla Z1K-LV (which includes mounting the Hairball) and the WarP Drive. No amount of moving stuff around would allow the Soliton1 to fit, but it's out of my budget (and needs) anyway.

From 2011-10-11

Also spent some time figuring out how to route the blower hose, and where to mount the actual blower. It's going to mount nicely under the front battery rack, totally out of the way of anything. I have not mounted it yet, but at least I know where it will go. progress!