The MaC19 project

[Aduro]

Scchmmiiccckkk. Planning to paint the engine block?

[Merudo]

niiice!

supercheap degreaser is essentially just kero in a pressure can anyway too, btw.


very nice work!

do yourself a favour... one wise person said to me once....


"BUY AN IMPACT DRIVER"

I haven't cheesed any heads on these soft fuckin screws yet. LOVE IT. BEST SPEND EVER.

You use the right attachment... prime the driver... give it a solid whack with a rubber mallet, and then boom. the screw that wouldnt come out suddenly is undone perfectly undamaged. BRILLIANT

[Aduro]

Yeah i gotta get me one of them, would have solved alot of issues.

Alot of my fuckups were from not having the appropriate tool and refusing to put the whole job on hold until I could get the proper tool. trying to make do, leads to agony.

[Merudo]

that has caused me problems in the past. now it's a deep breath, step away, have a cig, drive down and get the tool. and if I can't, put it aside and work on something else. edit: good thing about doing this is eventually i have all the tools I need!

But yeah impact drivers are $30 + but they are SOOOOOOO fucking worth it. Seriously, I can't stress this enough. You use it so much.

Also, my Trojan one is 1/2 drive, so you can take off the bit from the end for the screwdriver heads, and fit a socket to it. or a hex bit.

muahahahaha

[Scrooge McRuff]

@ Aduro - Yes engine block will be painted matt black with gold on some parts.

@ Merudo - Never heard of an impact driver but will definately be purchasing one before I begin the engine. Funny I was thinking to myself that there must be something I could use to undo these screws. Oh joy.

[Shadow]

Nice work so far... Keep up the good pics / posts...
Oh to have money to burn... lol.

[Merudo]

They are brilliant, they work awesomely.

Here's a good description of one that I just read -

"An impact driver is a tool that delivers a strong, sudden rotational and downward force. In conjunction with toughened screwdriver bits and socket sets, they are often used by mechanics to loosen larger screws (bolts) and nuts that are corrosively "frozen" or over-torqued."

[Scrooge McRuff]

(30/05/2011 23:13)Merudo Wrote:  They are brilliant, they work awesomely.

Here's a good description of one that I just read -

"An impact driver is a tool that delivers a strong, sudden rotational and downward force. In conjunction with toughened screwdriver bits and socket sets, they are often used by mechanics to loosen larger screws (bolts) and nuts that are corrosively "frozen" or over-torqued."

FAN? Yes. Yes indeed. That would look awesome in my tool kit. Looking into it now.

[viper33]

I'll get to taking some pics of the part soon, been pretty busy/lazy

[didjabringabeer]

I've got an impact driver, But what I use is the old cordless drill set on hammer, About number three, (hammer setting).
But some jobs require the impact driver, Not much though.
Does anyone use this method at all