I'm glad I'm not the only disaster garage. I'm clinically OCD, so I have to either have everything DESTROYED or everything PERFECT. That might sound odd, but in between states really upset me, to the point of not being in the garage. I'm less clear why "every flat surface is covered in tools/parts" is better for my brain, but whatever, it works. LOL
In fairness, I know where every tool/part is, as it's set down in the place it needs to be to go back in place as quickly as possible.
On the Aston project, my next step is to sort out a drivetrain "dolly" to drop the whole shebang onto. I'm thinking some 4x4x with casters and bracing is a good idea. I can then use it as a reference for engine position (fore/aft, up/down) and distance between the front subframe and rear half-shaft location, so that I can properly identify length for the torque tube. I honestly think that's the only complicated part of this. I'm going to have to do some extra work and lines for the dry sump, but I've always wanted to do a dry sump engine anyway, so I'm willing to.
The place in the UK that did the ECU for the DynoTorque car hasn't responded to my query, so we'll see how that goes. I'm going to start reverse engineering the Aston CAN anyway, and figure out what chassis systems need what information, and what I can translate or just spoof. That part of this seems less frustrating and more fun, but I'm a sick person, so.
