scotty;1460954 said:That's a lot of progress! Very niceAlthough it's a looong way to go.. heh.
Thank you
hehe yes I know but once I get some paint on the shell I will feel like I'm lightyears ahead
eraezer - Supra MK3 -89 -Swedish Build
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Thank you
hehe yes I know but once I get some paint on the shell I will feel like I'm lightyears ahead
OneJArpus;1460960 said:
Thank you very much
I don't think I have heard wow before, so thank you -:|Update - 2009-11-25|:-
WARNING FOR HALF SENSITIVE VIEWERS!!!
This day started good.
I was supposed to do some work on the supra first and then go with a friend and buy some
pipes for his car that will become a pipe-rear-end.
We didn't get that far. While I was waiting for him I decided to cut the bolts holding
the lower A-arms in front but I only completed one.
When I did the second one my angel-cutter got stuck and then got thrown back at me.
I did manage to raise my arm to protect my body, so it walked right up the arm and then
jumped over to the floor.
The cuts are not very deep but they had some width so my friend wanted to take me to the hospital.
And so we did. I left the hospital about 10-12 stitches richer
I hasn't hurt a bit but now I'm not allowed to move or put any load on my arm.
It's pretty easy to feel when the stitches say "NO" so I think I can stay away from ripping one
or more out My mother will take the stitches out after a week.
This is a lesson for me. I have been working with angle grinders/cutters for about 6 years
and I have never hurt myself (scratches don't count).
I'm only using small angle cutters on the cars and I hold them with both of my hands.
I'm only using the bigger ones where I can hold it with a 2-hand grip (one hand is on the extension)
and where I can sit or stand with the object in front of me.
This that happened today was just an accident where I was very lucky.
I could have gotten it on far worse places.
I hope you think of this the next time you are about to use one.
These are dangerous and it's easy to lose that perspective.
Be careful and think things through and then concentrate.
Thanks for looking.
Pictures:
Managed to cut the right one, but the left one gave me some trouble
In the hospital, pics. by Jocke T
After the hospital
WARNING FOR HALF SENSITIVE VIEWERS!!!
This day started good.
I was supposed to do some work on the supra first and then go with a friend and buy some
pipes for his car that will become a pipe-rear-end.
We didn't get that far. While I was waiting for him I decided to cut the bolts holding
the lower A-arms in front but I only completed one.
When I did the second one my angel-cutter got stuck and then got thrown back at me.
I did manage to raise my arm to protect my body, so it walked right up the arm and then
jumped over to the floor.
The cuts are not very deep but they had some width so my friend wanted to take me to the hospital.
And so we did. I left the hospital about 10-12 stitches richer
I hasn't hurt a bit but now I'm not allowed to move or put any load on my arm.
It's pretty easy to feel when the stitches say "NO" so I think I can stay away from ripping one
or more out
My mother will take the stitches out after a week.This is a lesson for me. I have been working with angle grinders/cutters for about 6 years
and I have never hurt myself (scratches don't count).
I'm only using small angle cutters on the cars and I hold them with both of my hands.
I'm only using the bigger ones where I can hold it with a 2-hand grip (one hand is on the extension)
and where I can sit or stand with the object in front of me.
This that happened today was just an accident where I was very lucky.
I could have gotten it on far worse places.
I hope you think of this the next time you are about to use one.
These are dangerous and it's easy to lose that perspective.
Be careful and think things through and then concentrate.
Thanks for looking.
Pictures:
Managed to cut the right one, but the left one gave me some trouble
In the hospital, pics. by Jocke T
After the hospital
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-:|Update - 2009-11-26 - 2009-12-05|:-
Just a follow up on the arm
And yes, this is a part of the project, all of my projects.
It's healing great but it was hard keeping my arm from moving to much especially since
this is my primary arm. But now it's good
Pictures:
2009-11-26
Changing the band-aid
2009-12-02
Removing the stitches
My mom is doing the work
The first stitch is out
And she continues
The last stitch is gone
Checking the other cuts. Look at the goo
A total of 13 stitches
2009-12-05
My girlfriend got me this t-shirt which say: "Real men shave their balls with an angle grinder"
Just a follow up on the arm
And yes, this is a part of the project, all of my projects.
It's healing great but it was hard keeping my arm from moving to much especially since
this is my primary arm. But now it's good
Pictures:
2009-11-26
Changing the band-aid
2009-12-02
Removing the stitches
My mom is doing the work
The first stitch is out
And she continues
The last stitch is gone
Checking the other cuts. Look at the goo
A total of 13 stitches
2009-12-05
My girlfriend got me this t-shirt which say: "Real men shave their balls with an angle grinder"
-:|Update - 2009-12-01|:-
I can work with a damaged arm, but nothing that requires any force.
So I worked on some bushings and making some drawings.
I'm trying to make a CAD of the whole rear suspension and then the idea is to do a FEM simulation
on it. This will be both for private and for school work.
Pictures:
Burned out some more bushings
Got some drawings
I can work with a damaged arm, but nothing that requires any force.
So I worked on some bushings and making some drawings.
I'm trying to make a CAD of the whole rear suspension and then the idea is to do a FEM simulation
on it. This will be both for private and for school work.
Pictures:
Burned out some more bushings
Got some drawings
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-:|Update - 2009-12-03|:-
Continued today with burning out bushings and making drawings.
Pictures:
More drawings
and more burned out bushings
Continued today with burning out bushings and making drawings.
Pictures:
More drawings
and more burned out bushings
-:|Update - 2009-12-07|:-
Dropped of some things at the garage and among these things were an oil cooler.
It was cheap so this will be my backup oil cooler if I'm not done with my other when it's
time to turn the key or something like that.
Pictures:
My backup oil cooler
Dropped of some things at the garage and among these things were an oil cooler.
It was cheap so this will be my backup oil cooler if I'm not done with my other when it's
time to turn the key or something like that.
Pictures:
My backup oil cooler
-:|Update - 2009-12-09|:-
Finally removed the front lower a-arms.
It was a bit scary picking up the angle grinder again... but it went good.
I also cleaned a bit of the left front wheelhouse.
It looks like the right wheelhouse... but I can't see any signs of the car ever being in a
crash. So the welds have been made by a previous owner... doesn't look good so I will have to take care of that.
Pictures:
The front lower A-arms
Front right wheelhouse
Front left wheelhouse
Finally removed the front lower a-arms.
It was a bit scary picking up the angle grinder again... but it went good.
I also cleaned a bit of the left front wheelhouse.
It looks like the right wheelhouse... but I can't see any signs of the car ever being in a
crash. So the welds have been made by a previous owner... doesn't look good so I will have to take care of that.
Pictures:
The front lower A-arms
Front right wheelhouse
Front left wheelhouse
-:|Update - 2009-12-10|:-
The work under the car continues.
Also did some cleaning on the inside.
Pictures:
Did some more work around the spare wheelholder, before
and after
A bit cleaner on the inside
...and on the underside
The work under the car continues.
Also did some cleaning on the inside.
Pictures:
Did some more work around the spare wheelholder, before
and after
A bit cleaner on the inside
...and on the underside
-:|Update - 2009-12-22|:-
Felt the need to do some welding so I borrowed my friends welder today.
But I don't like it :-/
Managed atleast to do some welds on my car as you can see
Pictures:
Some stich welding
Felt the need to do some welding so I borrowed my friends welder today.
But I don't like it :-/
Managed atleast to do some welds on my car as you can see
Pictures:
Some stich welding
-:|Update - 2009-12-29|:-
Did a little work in the rear left wheelhouse.
I also spot welded the cut-away-piece-from-the-spare-wheel-holder
But I'm a little stuck at this.
I want to move my battery to the back, but if I have it on the floor I can't store
my targa there. So a better place would be to have it in the spare wheel holder.
And place it in the front area of the holder (green figure). I would then flatten the floor
in the holder (black figure) and raise a part of the holder floor (red figure).
The figures can be seen in the last picture.
What do you think?
Pictures:
Cut away this...
...from this
After cleaning the area I got a bit carried away with my new weldable primer
Spot welded the spare wheel holder
Did a little work in the rear left wheelhouse.
I also spot welded the cut-away-piece-from-the-spare-wheel-holder
But I'm a little stuck at this.
I want to move my battery to the back, but if I have it on the floor I can't store
my targa there. So a better place would be to have it in the spare wheel holder.
And place it in the front area of the holder (green figure). I would then flatten the floor
in the holder (black figure) and raise a part of the holder floor (red figure).
The figures can be seen in the last picture.
What do you think?
Pictures:
Cut away this...
...from this
After cleaning the area I got a bit carried away with my new weldable primer
Spot welded the spare wheel holder
-:|Update - 2009-12-30|:-
Today I scraped of some more underseal on the driver side.
After some attacking with a wirewheel it will be clean enough for paint.
Pictures:
Scraped of some more underseal
Today I scraped of some more underseal on the driver side.
After some attacking with a wirewheel it will be clean enough for paint.
Pictures:
Scraped of some more underseal
-:|Update - 2010-01-11|:-
Did some more stichwelding on the underside of the car today.
Pictures:
Stitchwelding, right side
and left side
Overview
Did some more stichwelding on the underside of the car today.
Pictures:
Stitchwelding, right side
and left side
Overview
-:|Update - 2010-01-12|:-
Continued with stichwelding today and did the rear turrets. All that is left on those
are the reinforcement plates on top.
Pictures:
Left side, rear
Left side, front
Right side, rear
Right side, front
Did some cleaning around the passanger side
and moved the porsche rear window to a safer place
Continued with stichwelding today and did the rear turrets. All that is left on those
are the reinforcement plates on top.
Pictures:
Left side, rear
Left side, front
Right side, rear
Right side, front
Did some cleaning around the passanger side
and moved the porsche rear window to a safer place