got some of the mechanicals done today, the cyl mounts under the drivers seat longways, and i made a lever assembly that increases the length of the stroke and changes it's direction.
the lever will operate a pushrod that slides the cup holder in and out of it's case. the cupholder will mount to the beam right under the front edge of the drivers seat, and will slide in or out with a switch.
here is the holder.
Last edited by lostforawhile; 01-13-2008 at 03:24 PM.
sweeet
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
looks like you're setting up a boobie trap to me.
- llia
when i get more batteries tomorrow i'll post a pic of the manifold valve
whats the purpose just pure dee lazyeness lol everyone wants its easy
I was thinking that, and then you said it.Originally Posted by A20A1
looks like you're setting up a boobie trap to me.
Nice work Lost !
all right everything fits nicely behind the computer under the drivers seat.even with the seat all the way forward,you can just see the edge of it. i will have to make the mounting plate for the cup holder itself, i can't figure a way to directly attach screws into it,so i'll bond a 1/8 aluminum plate to the bottom of it,with epoxy. then the plate will attach with machine screws. once i get these two pieces mounted painted,and everything else, then i can add the linkages. and hook up the vaccume valves to the switch. then it will be done.
Very nice Tim, but how is it going to reach the cup holder if the actuator is under the seat?
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
seems like a little to much stuff to install just becuse someone is to lazy to open a cup holder.... looks as if your bored and just comeing up with moveing parts to work on lolol, still creative though
i'm not too lazy to open it,just an interesting way to do it. and the cupholder will slide out from under the seat,it's attached to the beam under the drivers seat so your drinks are right at the front edge of the seat. it doesn't get in the way at all i tried it i'm putting a different kind of holder on my wifes side. this is like james bond stuff
dead white and blue
actually i weighed it it weighs just over a pound/ thats an aluminum housing on the cyl.
tommorow i'll pull the seats and take measurements.
LOL I love your videos. You'd think a rocketship is going to take off, or that there is some amazing black hole that is going to be opened. Then out pop the cupholders.I love it. It would be pretty bitchen to have power cupholders like that. Are you going to flip a switch then or pull a lever or something to make it open and close?
power antennna switch in the factory location,all it needs is a current reversing switch.LOL I love your videos. You'd think a rocketship is going to take off, or that there is some amazing black hole that is going to be opened. Then out pop the cupholders.
heres where it will mount,
it goes a little bit more towards the passenger seat when installed. it gets another sperhical ball joint on the other end too,where it attaches to the holder.
the tank for the brake booster,i'm just going to tap off of it for vaccume. i had already figured on doing this when i put it in,so theres a 1/8 npt pipe thread tap on top for this.
i finally got a good pic of the vaccume hose where it comes into the car too. and the clamp i made for it. i'll be glad when i get my carpet in.
auuugh i broke the bearing holder off of it's base,i'll have to reweld it tomorrow, i did get the bearing out safely,so i can repress it back in
i will try and reweld the broken piece tomorrow, should be fixable. i should have welded all the way around,not just spot welds.
got the bearing out in one piece
where the spots broke
maybe this is god telling you that cupholders shouldn't be vacuum operated.
dead white and blue
naa it's telling me it was a shitty weld,the mechanism other then that works flawlessly. needs 3.5 inches of travel to open the holder all the way,i've got exactly that amount. should work with no problem.
88 LX-i coupe auto (241K DD), 88 LX-i coupe 5-speed, 89 SE-i coupe auto.
CARDONE SUCKS.
all right i fixed the weld, it was the fact i had the bearing holder misaligned was what it was trying to tell me.
and the bracets on the cup holder itself are on,the plate is epoxied to the plastic makes it a lot stronger
this is a stupid question:
why do you need "powered" cup holders?
be cuz it makes his car more cool and more one of a kind
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
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