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1. Solar Powered Shop
(About Arts/Green Business)
... to not have the panels now than it would be in the middle of summer. Most of the mounting system is made of aluminum, which is more expensive that steel, but I suppose the addition of weight to a structure ...
Thursday, 04 September 2008
2. Art's Parts Room
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
... OEM for most of the cars we work on. Any seal we touch is replaced with OEM or genuine new seals. This is a belt rack I built for our drive belts. The belts are suspended from aluminum rods by "S" hooks ...
Thursday, 04 September 2008
... using a CO2, pressurized to 2500 PSI, as an environmentally friendly refrigerant in the future. The Insight's frame is built entirely of aluminum and appears to be entirely hand welded. Very little steel ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... the counter driven gear from our old MG2. And then the bearing race on top of it. And drive it into place using an aluminum bearing driver (meaning a bearing driver made of aluminum, not a driver for ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
5. Cooling System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... metals in the engine when the coolant PH drops to 7 or below. It's much the like the science experiment using zinc plate, copper plate, and lemon many of us did in school. Aluminum in the engine acts as ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
6. In-house Machine Shop
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
... purchased from the dealer. When we do it ourselves, at least we know exactly what we are warranting. Valve Seat Grinding The valve seats are steel inserts pressed into the aluminum head. The seat ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
7. Welding: Beginners Guide to Aluminum
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
See also Paul's updated (with pictures too!) How to Weld Aluminum Cylinder Head article here. This page is far from a comprehensive tutorial; it's just some tips and some links to more authoritative information. ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
8. Welding: TIG; Cylinder Heads
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
Welding Aluminum Cylinder Heads Why weld? The main reason to weld instead of replace is cost. Bare cylinder head castings range from $560 for popular heads like the 22RE, to $1500 and over for many of ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
9. Welding: Subframe
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
There are few things more frustrating than finding damaged threads in a captive subframe nut, except perhaps causing the damaged threads yourself. Murphy's Law dictates the discovery will usually take ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
10. Welding: Oil Pans
(FAQs/Fabrication FAQ)
... business for lack of work. The problem with Honda's steel oil pans, is the drain plug threads are frequently damaged and the drain plug sealing area tends to distort. Honda uses an aluminum sealing washer ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
11. Genuine Fluids
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
... with the Genuine Honda oil. This is Honda Ultra Flange II. It's not really a fluid; it's more of a sealing paste. Honda uses it to seal the oil pan on some of the models with aluminum oil pans. There ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
12. GSP9700 Alignment Equipment
(Cars/Technophilia)
... balanced. While the roller is applying load, another sensor at the end of the spindle is measuring the lateral force being generated by the tire for the StraightTrack feature. With aluminum wheels ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
13. Glovebox replacement
(FAQs/Repair FAQ)
... a piece of the dash that has broken off. This is picture of the underside of the dash. This is where the dash is broken. Using a 1/2" aluminum angle bar purchased from the hardware store, I trim ...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
The Civic Hybrid (2003-2005) This Civic looks just like a regular Civic, except for the light weight aluminum wheels, pillar antenna, and hybrid placard on the back. It's ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
15. Toyota: Prius 2nd Gen
(Cars/Hybrids)
...  room and a lot of really cool technology. Until Toyota (or whoever) comes out with a diesel, all aluminum & plastic, plug-in version, this generation of Prius will likely continue ...
Friday, 29 August 2008
16. Honda: Insight
(Cars/Hybrids)
... body shape and very light aluminum frame. If you want the insight, you'll have to be willing to trade some space for the better gas mileage. The Insight is a two seater with very limited ...
Friday, 29 August 2008