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Sage SEP 06, 09:19 AM
The vid worked for me yesterday....great job BTW!
But the link that's there now doesn't.

Says "Something's wrong"...............duh!

Car is coming along nicely, wish mine was half that far along!

Keep up the good work.....and updating us "spectators".

HAGO!
RCR SEP 06, 09:55 AM
Not sure what happened. I probably screwed it up when I tried to fix it.

Anywho, thanx for being part of my review pose. And, for clarification Wayne, I'm using 60mm projectors, not 90.

Now, back to work. i still need to fab up the stops, and duplicate the mechanism for the pass side. Then finish grind, and paint, and make the boxes....and...

Bob

PS: no comments on the headlight motor driver tool??

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Sage SEP 06, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by RCR:
PS: no comments on the headlight motor driver tool??





If you mean the drill, I thought it was pretty clever, and wondered how much slower the drill motor turns than the HL motor.

If you mean the "fork" on the end of the drill....yea...I did also wonder if that was something you rigged up, or something that was "laying" around designed for a different purpose. AND that either way, it was also pretty ingenious to test things!

Clarification?

Ok, just checked the new link which does work now. I see it....that looks like something I'd do! A pair of needlenose.....right?


HAGO!

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dobie1 SEP 06, 10:54 AM
The link works for me now Bob, and yes I'll second Sages thoughts very ingenious on the testing motor and adapter!!!
I'm looking forward to seeing the completed boxes.
Wayne
RCR DEC 23, 07:30 PM
ACK!!! Almost 4 months for an update. Where does time go? Not a lot has actually happened due to work. Things are slowing down and winter has been uber mild, so I've spent a little time cleaning up the garage. I also ordered some 1x1" steel tubing to start framing in the body panels and adding more support. I've also got some big plans for the rear deck. I spent some time staring at it and I think I know what I want. Now to figure it out the how.

Lastly, I ran into a stuck on the headlights. Anyone know how to fabricate stops for the motor? I need to limit the distance it runs. After staring at it for days and mocking something up, I'm still not sure how to do it.

Merry Christmas everyone, til next time.

Bob
Sage DEC 24, 09:39 PM
Can't help you with the h/l motors, but I can appreciate your statement concerning not getting to work on the car. Progress on mine lately consists of looking into the enclosure it's in and verifying it's still there!

On a more positive note, Merry Christmas to you and yours too, and anybody checking out your thread.

HAGO! (Christmas....that is... )
Khw DEC 24, 09:54 PM

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Originally posted by RCR:
Lastly, I ran into a stuck on the headlights. Anyone know how to fabricate stops for the motor? I need to limit the distance it runs. After staring at it for days and mocking something up, I'm still not sure how to do it.


Bob



I once toyed around with an idea for the 1st gen headlights. I don't know if the 2nd gen uses similar pressure type switches or not. When I rebuilt the 1st gen motors I realized that the threaded rod isn't fixed. It will actually pull to one end or the other depending upon direction of headlight travel. When it reached the end of physical travel for the headlight cage it would shift the shaft on one direction braking the contacts that currently keep it moving. For the other direction of travel it would do the same thing but with the contacts on the other side. I was going to try setting up a temporary block in the up travel direction to see if once it hit that block the threaded rod would shift under load from the stop and interrupt the contacts. I think, on 1st gen, that should be possible. Most people said just to build a shorter upper housing for the lights, which theoretically should do the same as above but in reverse. Since the flap is closer to the hood at full open, when closed it will hit the hood before it normally would on a taller housing causing the binding load and tripping the contacts. So, maybe just some limiting braces to reduce the total range of travel would work for you?
Dennis LaGrua DEC 28, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by RCR:

Lastly, I ran into a stuck on the headlights. Anyone know how to fabricate stops for the motor? I need to limit the distance it runs. After staring at it for days and mocking something up, I'm still not sure how to do it.

Merry Christmas everyone, til next time.

Bob


On the Gen II motors, the headlight assembly stops when the linkage maxes out to its farthest point or stops at its minimal point. The motors hit stall, the current rises, the module senses it and shuts off or turns on relays that control the motor to the headlight assembly.

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355Fiero JAN 22, 08:30 PM
Bob;

I used the Fiero motors for my custom 355 and 308 headlights buckets. I made adjustable stops that mount on the Fiero headlight motor frames and extended stops on the bucket pivots to contact the stops on the frame.

Go to my build diary on madmechanics for the 308 and you will see how I did the stops on the pivot plates. They work great as the Fiero motors use a movable shaft that pushes on internal contacts to remove power when open/closed so when the worm gear tightens the bucket up against the stop, the shaft will move and disconnect the little contacts inside the motors.

There isn't any one stop position on these motors.

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers
Don


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Originally posted by RCR:

ACK!!! Almost 4 months for an update. Where does time go? Not a lot has actually happened due to work. Things are slowing down and winter has been uber mild, so I've spent a little time cleaning up the garage. I also ordered some 1x1" steel tubing to start framing in the body panels and adding more support. I've also got some big plans for the rear deck. I spent some time staring at it and I think I know what I want. Now to figure it out the how.

Lastly, I ran into a stuck on the headlights. Anyone know how to fabricate stops for the motor? I need to limit the distance it runs. After staring at it for days and mocking something up, I'm still not sure how to do it.

Merry Christmas everyone, til next time.

Bob
RCR JAN 23, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by 355Fiero:

Bob;

I used the Fiero motors for my custom 355 and 308 headlights buckets. I made adjustable stops that mount on the Fiero headlight motor frames and extended stops on the bucket pivots to contact the stops on the frame.

Go to my build diary on madmechanics for the 308 and you will see how I did the stops on the pivot plates. They work great as the Fiero motors use a movable shaft that pushes on internal contacts to remove power when open/closed so when the worm gear tightens the bucket up against the stop, the shaft will move and disconnect the little contacts inside the motors.

There isn't any one stop position on these motors.

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers
Don




Hi Don, Thanx for checking in. I've gone through your thread numerous times, but did not notice your stops. I'll be right over and check again.

Bob