Ah, we call them thrust washers here.Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
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Ah, we call them thrust washers here.Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
:eek: well there made by VSI it s for shimming up valve springs and your washer are 030 thick. but what ever:DQuote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
Pat that was one thing i didn't like about this setup but having spoke to Marty at MTS he has assured me its all ok, We will see :)
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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
hey just giving you a heads up. as a guy that builds and machines engine for a living there better shim to useQuote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
Thanks for the heads up Pat, I will change them.
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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
I'm sure when you chrome those rocker arms the chroming process will take up some clearances. I figure you chromed everything else on the car, why stop now????? :LOL:
Steve, going to stop at NAPA today for your cover gaskets. Sorry it took me a couple days longer than thought, but my car has been in the shop for what I thought was an overheating situation and some a/c work. I got it back yesterday, so today I'll get them ordered.
Don
:eek::eek::eek::D what ? chrome them to ? That pond water must be bad over there don ? send him some water too:whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Hey, look at the rest of the car, Pat. I bet if he could figure out how to chrome himself, he would. :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
Don
Ok Don the service just ain't what it used to be :LOL::LOL::LOL:
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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Those rockers look alot like the old High Performance rockers off the VW's.
The only differance is they don't have a hole on the valve side for a stud to go thru.
We used these thing called elephant feet with a 3/4 ball bearing in the end that mated up with the valve tips. They looked like these here.
EMPI SWIVEL-FOOT VALVE ADJUSTING SCREWS.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/swivel-foot.../p2005314.jcwx
They really kept the rocker from beating up the valve tips.
Kurt
well some of his body parts maybe:HMMM: really no need for me to know:whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Steve, your gaskets will be in on the 13th, just have to figure out the best way to ship them reasonably and not get all bent up in transit. I don't think there is a flat rate box at the USPO long enough, so I may put some heavy cardboard on either side and try that.
Don
Thanks Don your a star, Bending them shouldn't be a big problem if it makes it easier for you ?
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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Steve: What lathe are you using?
Just curious because I got a old 1930 Le Blond Lathe.
I have been told mine in not so good for the fine work though.
I am not too sure about that since someone added a two speed trany to it
before I got though.
Kurt
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Originally Posted by vara4
Hi Kurt i have a 1966 Colchester Student mk1, Nice bit of kit quite old but still very very accurate.
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...36-process.jpg
who told you thats ..B.S i can hold .001and less many times with mine with a 3 jaw . and if i want to power lift the 4 jaw off the bottom shelf then .0005 is not hard to get .if you ways are in good shape . gibs are good and your head stock is not loose.then you can do just about any thing.i have made many things with mine .kurt many people do not like flat belt lathes but they work. mine is old babbit bearing lathe works just as good as the guy gear head up in the front of the shop to a point he has more room to swing and some more motor .but mine makes a hell of alot less noise. yep that a nice lathe steveQuote:
Originally Posted by vara4
That does look like a very nice lathe Steve.
I don't have anything fine I have to do anyway Pat.
Just some bars for my 4 link and maybe some bolt threading.
Kurt
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Been scratching around doing small jobs while i wait for my new conrods, finished off my tailpipes last night.
I belled the ends initially but decided i didn't like it as everybody does that so thought i would do something different so the bells were cut off.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n10th20115.jpg
Came up with a trim piece that mirrors the chassis bracket shapes.
I started looking for some stainless tube that would slide over the 2.5" tailpipes but couldn't find anything, anyway Steve (rusty coupe) managed to find a piece of stainless pipe that was slightly under 2.5" so i could bore it out and slightly thick wall at 3/16", the outside would be easy to turn down.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...E/5087e16e.jpg
First the piece was cut into 2.5" long pieces and bored out to be a nice slide fit over the 2.5" tube.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...E/16d77d03.jpg
Once the inner was bored the outside was turned down to size, here you can see it half done, its then turned round and turned down to suit.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...E/f611ae05.jpg
We now have our tube to size, the inside was semi polished to get a nice slide fit onto the polished tailpipes to avoid scratching them.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...E/2410a65d.jpg
Next the shape was marked and cut out and ground smooth and then polished.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...E/d5ecda91.jpg
Once they were polished they slipped on to the tailpipes a treat, They will be welded on the ends once the tailpipes are finished and the weld polished out.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n10th20112.jpg
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Nice touch! How you going to keep fine debris from getting (and later peeking back out) in between the trim and the pipe body?
Theres no gap Bob, Its as tight as i could get it.
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Another personal touch Steve. I think we need to tally these up somehow! It looks great, of course!:D
Ok, that does it..........I'm officially a hack! :o Steve, your touches never cease to amaze me and the rest of us, I'm sure. You aren't planning on running a plain old ignition key, are you? :LOL:
Don
Plain old ignition key :eek: you got to be kidding :LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
I don't think you will ever be considered a hack Don, I always admire my elders :LOL::LOL::LOL:
Don I think he's going to mill his own keys out of stainless! And i noticed he didn't deny the possibility of making his own ignition!:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
Cheers Steve, I just couldn't go with the norm :(
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Originally Posted by stovens
HMMMMM i am thinking some one heated the outer and slip them on .. hot .or primer and 620 loctie . i press big stuff in smaller holes all the time there is trick s.. dry ice works to sitting in methanol to shrink stuff to...pipes look good did some thing like what you did on some harley ex pipes i builtQuote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
I polished the inside Pat and they push on really tight, I will fuse weld the outlet end and then polish out the weld later.
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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
Steve,
That would make that union "Tight as a frogs ass, and that's water proof".:eek::D
Jack.
:lol::lol::lol:
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Originally Posted by jack f
Still no conrods so been fiddling with bits & pieces, i'm using Thru the frame fittings but didn't want to use catalogue parts so came up with the same fitting but looking different and cost pennies and a couple of hours time instead of $25 :3dSMILE:
Here's a normal catalogue Thru the frame fitting, looks like a bolt don't it :rolleyes:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n12th20116.jpg
Here's a 9/16" or 14mm stainless bolt that will look like a different Thru the frame fitting :)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n12th20111.jpg
First job was to drill it through the centre with a 8.5mm drill (this is the tapping size for 3/8" UNF)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...an12th2011.jpg
Next the head end was tapped 3/8" UNF to accept a stainless banjo bolt.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n12th20112.jpg
The other end was drilled to be tapped 1/8" NPT to accept a stainless 90 degree brake adaptor.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n12th20115.jpg
Here it is fitted up with a brake hose.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n12th20118.jpg
Here its trial fitted in a piece of frame material.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...12th201110.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...12th201111.jpg
Steve I like your version better!
Very very nice Steve, that's 50 pound you saved for Sue to spend on new shoes.LOL LOL...
Cheers Steve, i like them too.
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Originally Posted by stovens
Steve,
Love your work as always but I have a question about your thru the frame fitting. Have you made and used one of these before? I only ask because in one of my latest rod mags somebody was having a problem with a spongy brake petal. It turned out to be the thru the frame brake fitting. The guy used a commercial bought one that was like the one in your 1st pic. The problem was the initial thru hole thru the bolt. After the end fittings were installed it left a large cavern in the middle of the bolt where air was trapped and no amount of bleeding would get rid of it. For some reason the problem didn't show up with all users of that fitting. The solution in this case was to machine a tube with an OD the same as the ID of the thru hole and an ID the same as that of the brake line and install that in the bold to eliminate the cavern. If this is not your first use of this type of fitting and all has worked fine please disregard all of the preceding.:CRY::LOL::cool:
Jack.
Hi Jack yep i read that too, I've fitted these to i don't know how many cars including my own without any problems, Mine is drilled 8.5mm all the way through so no cavitys, but i would say how ever they are made the hose id will always be the smallest.
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Originally Posted by Jack F
Whip never mention shoes to Sue :eek: I would guess she already has around 150 pairs :eek: handbags are not far behind either :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Well my Con-rods finally arrived so dropped them into the machinest so he could finish balancing all the reciprocating parts so should soon be able to button up the short motor http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...EYS/hooray.gif
Another thing i wanted to sort was the adapters for the early Cadillac valve covers i'm using, I was going to get them from the states but after waiting an eternity i decided to make my own.
I decided to make them in 2 parts for a couple of reasons, the first being that the 2 lower holes in the early covers conflict with the original lower holes, the other reason was i needed a little extra rocker clearance as i may go to full roller rockers at a later point so the 2 parts would give me a minimum of 5/8" extra lift.
First i made a plywood template as the early covers are a bit shorter than the 500 covers.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ry18th2011.jpg
The local laser cutter first made up a thin sheet to check fitment before cutting the 8mm plate.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20111.jpg
The sheet try out was a little out on some of the holes so the laser cutter modded the drawing slightly and cut 4 plates in 8mm steel.
The holes were cleaned out with a drill as the laser leaves a small pip where it starts and finishes, then the holes were countersunk to accept 1/4" UNC countersunk socket head screws, the heads are flush with the plate.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20112.jpg
It was here i suddenly realised that the laser cutter had put holes in all 4 pieces as i had asked for 2 to be blank, Not a massive problem as i can weld up the holes that matter and those that don't matter will be covered by the gasket but annoying.
4.2mm holes were drilled at the clamping points and the top plate drilled out to 5mm and the bottom plate tapped 5mm, the top plate was then countersunk to accept 5mm countersunk socket cap screws.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20113.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20114.jpg
Next job was to mark the 4 stud holes that hold the valve cover, these were drilled and tapped 6mm for studs.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20119.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20115.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20116.jpg
Next the rocker gear was fitted and marked for a notch either end for clearance.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...18th201110.jpg
The plates and heads will be painted the same white as the block so should be barely noticeable.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...y18th20119.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...YS/welding.gif
Hey Steve in some of those photos it looks like you have that motor set up on the engine stand in your lounge at home,I bet Sue is pleased with you if that is the case on her shag pile carpet????Nice work though.....:eek:
Thats the concrete floor in my dirty room Whip but you have given me an idea, I will have a chat about it with Sue and let you know how i get on :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Oh sure, Steve, women just love having engines built in the living room.....don't even ask, just surprise her. It will be even better than Valentines Day! :LOL::LOL: (News flash from the UK. Man taken to hospital to extract Cadillac valve cover from his ear..........film at 11.:eek:)
That adapter looks really great. BTW, I took your gaskets out of the package to see if they could fold enough to go in a box.......not going to chance it. I'm going to tape heavy cardboard on both sides and mail it that way.
Don