Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

Rusty · 11-14-2021, 01:37 PM

Why does it look like you're driving in England? When did you move?

gbrettin · 11-14-2021, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Why does it look like you're driving in England? When did you move?

Held the phone on the steering wheel while I drove and it was in selfie mode, which flips everything.

I use my phone for all the recording.... I was looking at getting a GoPro this Christmas.

Rusty · 11-14-2021, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Held the phone on the steering wheel while I drove and it was in selfie mode, which flips everything.

I use my phone for all the recording.... I was looking at getting a GoPro this Christmas.

Get the new Hero10 Black. Get extra batteries too. I've been looking at them too.

gbrettin · 11-15-2021, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Get the new Hero10 Black. Get extra batteries too. I've been looking at them too.

Exactly what I've been thinking about. Then people can see my ugly face in HD.

madwi · 11-15-2021, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbrettin

Held the phone on the steering wheel while I drove and it was in selfie mode, which flips everything.

I use my phone for all the recording.... I was looking at getting a GoPro this Christmas.

If you dont get one, I have an older one laying around that does 4k, i believe. yours free.

Hotrodz · 11-15-2021, 06:05 PM

The new Sony looks good as well.

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gbrettin · 11-24-2021, 08:52 AM

Jason Gale knocked it out of the park making a bespoke cubby mount for my Tinker Electronics digital display. The Tinker Electronics display interfaces with my MS3PRO stand alone ECU and give me the ability to display any information in the ECU real time, think oil pressure, AFR, GPS speed, tachometer, etc...

I couldn't thank him enough for taking on the challenge. Thanks again Jason (if you read this).

gbrettin · 12-13-2021, 12:21 PM

Went out to the shop and tried to fit in the Tinker Electronics display. I think Jason Gale's cubby might be slightly off from my cubby because I cracked one of the legs that go out to a screw hole. I'm not terrible worried because I can just epoxy that and all will be good. The cubby mount as a whole is pretty good fitment, not perfect. There is a slight gap at the top but I can put some black foam there and no one will know... other than me just telling you. All-in-all, it looks really good.

Now this brings me to the point where I MIGHT cut the mounting tabs and cut a hole into my old cubby to see if I can tighten everything up. After that, I will cast a mold and then make a forged carbon fiber mold of the mount. This is to be done AFTER my car is running. No more delays.

I also bought a bunch of pre cut 3" pies for my exhaust going out the front bumper. Two pre welded 90deg pies were also done bought. Less work at this point, the better.

You may also have noticed I haven't been getting out to the garage and working on my car. That's because I have had pet going down hill for the last few months and I wanted to honor the time with her as long as I could. My wife and I celebrated Cally's long life of 21.5 years. I couldn't ask for a better companion through half of my life.

Spooler · 12-13-2021, 12:49 PM

Sorry to hear about your Furbaby. They always hold a dear place in our hearts. You will see her again at the Rainbow bridge.

Rusty · 12-13-2021, 02:35 PM

Losing a furry kid is always tough. Sometimes I think I have more feelings for them then I do for people.

gbrettin · 12-29-2021, 10:30 AM

I'll start off with saying this. Jason Gale did amazing work! BUT, I found a little something on my Tinker Electronics display mount that I'd like a little different. The legs on the mount pushed into the plastic vents making a slight bulge. Now, I could have just buzzed off some of the extra material to settle everything down but I have OEM mounts available to me... and a crazy idea. What's new, right?

The crazy idea is to hack off the legs and adapt the oem legs onto Jason's mount. That's a lot of work for OEM mount points. You would be correct. It also introduces the possibility of errors. Caution to the wind, I've decided to make a Forged Carbon Fiber cubby mount. To do that, I need to make a cast mold of the mount, so I figured having OEM mounts would be worth the risk.

Getting started, I had to hack off the mounts from the cubby. I had originally tried to keep the whole cubby ring around but that didn't really work out for testing fitment. The legs were cut off separate. The plastic legs were sanded with my 35grit air sander so that I could lay in the cubby mold to the plastic and epoxy it.

I decided to do the drivers side to start with. The mold was eyeballed and taped into position while the other side was screwed down. My thought on this was to align the unit center because Jason had that part figured out. My only issue is a slight depth issue on the new mount near the bottom. The good news is that I didn't go full hog with the epoxy so I have some adjustment available to me.

Here's where I'm at so far.

gbrettin · 12-29-2021, 07:52 PM

Part 2 ... This was easier than pictures... 1min video. Nothing like the full blown garbage I normally make on YT. lol

gbrettin · 01-04-2022, 09:57 AM

I have a couple small things to fix like round out a corner better and dab in some epoxy in a couple holes near the mount on the top side. It's necessary that the items get fixed for the casting to come out perfect. If I were just to use the mount as-is, I wouldn't mess with it because no one would see it.

As it stands right now, the mount is nearly perfect (see pictures). I have a buddy that does paint work professionally and he offered to spray prime and paint to perfection. I think deep down he doesn't want me to rattle can it... because... I 100% would and did buy the cans already.

gbrettin · 01-06-2022, 08:10 AM

Had to do a test fit on the mount. I was very concerned that the lower portion would not line up correctly because the mount legs shifted the display inward. Thankfully the fitment appears to be near perfect. I did a hand off to my buddy for finalization of paint. He informed me that the unit would be put into primer only, and that is totally fine.

I talked to Dave about getting electrical going on the car and it looks like this Saturday I'm going to get rolling on that. We popped the trunk and did a quick inspection of lay out. I have a Braille 21lb battery and mount that's going into the spare tire well and a some cable I need to lay out. The MS3 wireharness is long enough where I can pull the power leads back to the trunk, that's amazing. I'd also like to mention that I found the manual release for the trunk last night so we could inspect the area. That honestly gave me anxiety because I thought we needed to find the electrical lead and hit it with 5v.

ZontheRocks · 01-06-2022, 08:59 AM

Moving on along, I see.

11-14-2021, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-24-2021, 08:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Jason Gale knocked it out of the park making a bespoke cubby mount for my Tinker Electronics digital display. The Tinker Electronics display interfaces with my MS3PRO stand alone ECU and give me the ability to display any information in the ECU real time, think oil pressure, AFR, GPS speed, tachometer, etc... I couldn't thank him enough for taking on the challenge. Thanks again Jason (if you read this).

12-13-2021, 12:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Went out to the shop and tried to fit in the Tinker Electronics display. I think Jason Gale's cubby might be slightly off from my cubby because I cracked one of the legs that go out to a screw hole. I'm not terrible worried because I can just epoxy that and all will be good. The cubby mount as a whole is pretty good fitment, not perfect. There is a slight gap at the top but I can put some black foam there and no one will know... other than me just telling you. All-in-all, it looks really good. Now this brings me to the point where I MIGHT cut the mounting tabs and cut a hole into my old cubby to see if I can tighten everything up. After that, I will cast a mold and then make a forged carbon fiber mold of the mount. This is to be done AFTER my car is running. No more delays. I also bought a bunch of pre cut 3" pies for my exhaust going out the front bumper. Two pre welded 90deg pies were also done bought. Less work at this point, the better. You may also have noticed I haven't been getting out to the garage and working on my car. That's because I have had pet going down hill for the last few months and I wanted to honor the time with her as long as I could. My wife and I celebrated Cally's long life of 21.5 years. I couldn't ask for a better companion through half of my life.

12-13-2021, 12:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,980 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Sorry to hear about your Furbaby. They always hold a dear place in our hearts. You will see her again at the Rainbow bridge.

12-29-2021, 10:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	I'll start off with saying this. Jason Gale did amazing work! BUT, I found a little something on my Tinker Electronics display mount that I'd like a little different. The legs on the mount pushed into the plastic vents making a slight bulge. Now, I could have just buzzed off some of the extra material to settle everything down but I have OEM mounts available to me... and a crazy idea. What's new, right? The crazy idea is to hack off the legs and adapt the oem legs onto Jason's mount. That's a lot of work for OEM mount points. You would be correct. It also introduces the possibility of errors. Caution to the wind, I've decided to make a Forged Carbon Fiber cubby mount. To do that, I need to make a cast mold of the mount, so I figured having OEM mounts would be worth the risk. Getting started, I had to hack off the mounts from the cubby. I had originally tried to keep the whole cubby ring around but that didn't really work out for testing fitment. The legs were cut off separate. The plastic legs were sanded with my 35grit air sander so that I could lay in the cubby mold to the plastic and epoxy it. I decided to do the drivers side to start with. The mold was eyeballed and taped into position while the other side was screwed down. My thought on this was to align the unit center because Jason had that part figured out. My only issue is a slight depth issue on the new mount near the bottom. The good news is that I didn't go full hog with the epoxy so I have some adjustment available to me. Here's where I'm at so far.

12-29-2021, 07:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Part 2 ... This was easier than pictures... 1min video. Nothing like the full blown garbage I normally make on YT. lol

01-04-2022, 09:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	I have a couple small things to fix like round out a corner better and dab in some epoxy in a couple holes near the mount on the top side. It's necessary that the items get fixed for the casting to come out perfect. If I were just to use the mount as-is, I wouldn't mess with it because no one would see it. As it stands right now, the mount is nearly perfect (see pictures). I have a buddy that does paint work professionally and he offered to spray prime and paint to perfection. I think deep down he doesn't want me to rattle can it... because... I 100% would and did buy the cans already.

01-06-2022, 08:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,292 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Had to do a test fit on the mount. I was very concerned that the lower portion would not line up correctly because the mount legs shifted the display inward. Thankfully the fitment appears to be near perfect. I did a hand off to my buddy for finalization of paint. He informed me that the unit would be put into primer only, and that is totally fine. I talked to Dave about getting electrical going on the car and it looks like this Saturday I'm going to get rolling on that. We popped the trunk and did a quick inspection of lay out. I have a Braille 21lb battery and mount that's going into the spare tire well and a some cable I need to lay out. The MS3 wireharness is long enough where I can pull the power leads back to the trunk, that's amazing. I'd also like to mention that I found the manual release for the trunk last night so we could inspect the area. That honestly gave me anxiety because I thought we needed to find the electrical lead and hit it with 5v.