[ausev] Open Garage(?), next steps

[mark witt]

Hi...Ranger Witt here....I work on Sat. but I thought on Sunday around 1pm I 
would start sorting through the cables etc on my empty pack casing and start 
to figure out how to connect up the new 26/12 volts I got sitting here in my 
garage. Make a list of materials etc so that when we assemble it all on the 
back of my flatbed it'll be ready to merely be bolted into place on some 
future weekend. (merely..now theres a word!).
   I can always use help. I'll also have the electric grill going with some 
hotdogs etc..so feel free to drop by.  7209 Wild Onion Dr. 
512-294-5308....Mark W.


>From: "Chris Robison" <eeyore at phototropia.org>
>Reply-To: eeyore at phototropia.org,        AustinEV News Announcements and 
>General Discussion<ausev at austinev.org>
>To: "AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion" 
><ausev at austinev.org>
>Subject: [ausev] Open Garage(?), next steps
>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:51:56 -0500 (CDT)
>
>On Thu, September 28, 2006 11:52 pm, Erik Bigelow said:
> > There may be an open garage this weekend, but I can't say for sure. 
>Chris?
> > Mark? Keep us posted on what you're thinking about doing and feel free 
>to
> > fire away with the questions.
>
>
>Well, the answer is technically yes -- I'll be working in my garage this
>weekend, but I'm not exactly sure what will be on the agenda.
>
>Here's what *should* be happening -- I need to make a jig for the frame.
>For those who aren't familiar, I've disassembled my truck (a 1999 Isuzu
>Hombre) about as far as a truck can be disassembled without actually
>cutting anything.  The rolling frame is now located on my garage floor,
>and I need to do 2 things to it:
>
>A) Cut out and rebuild a section of the frame in front of the rear wheels,
>in order to replace the leaf springs with a 4-link suspension. The frame
>in this section is the wrong shape (it slopes too gradually) to hold the
>suspension front mounts (which themselves will need to be modified
>somewhat).
>
>B) Box the frame.  This will involve creating a flat strip of metal of the
>proper shape and stitch welding it to change the C-channel frame rails
>into box-channel rails, for greater strength.
>
>So, the immediate next step, to support especially task A above, is to
>make the jig.  Fortunately I'm not building a frame from scratch, so all I
>have to do is verify that the frame is straight and square as-is (i.e. it
>hasn't been in an accident) and then build a jig to grab onto the various
>points where the frame previously attached to the body and trim. My goal
>is that the rear section of the frame does not move during the time that
>the section I'm working on is missing.
>
>I considered building the jig with wood, very briefly, but then realized
>that this is not something anyone else seems to do -- wood being a bit too
>flexible for sufficient precision.  So, I need some square tubing and
>angle channel.  And it's looking like I probably won't have that by this
>weekend, as I'm sure there aren't any metals places open on Saturday, and
>today is already looking pretty shot...
>
>
>Mark Witt -- are you working on your battery pack this weekend?  Could you
>use help from some folks on that?
>
>   --chris
>
>
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