Thread: Followed Me Home II
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03-24-2015 02:50 PM #256
Removed by author.Last edited by daveS53; 08-29-2015 at 03:57 AM.
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03-24-2015 03:30 PM #257
Well Dave, you need another edit because it's the card on the LEFT that matches with the one in the photo, and all of the cards are a bit off because Borgeson says the maximum angle is 35 degrees, not 30, but what's five degrees between friends....
Also, for what it's worth, according to the guy in customer service at Borgeson, as long as you install the steering universals at or less than the maximum 35 degrees (70 degrees for a double) there is no concern with added friction in turning or return to center. Borgeson has no concern with an installation that has every u-joint at 35 degrees or less. As I said earlier, I'm not concerned at all with the angle of my center joint, and I have no concerns with it operating as intended at nominal 33 degrees.Last edited by rspears; 03-24-2015 at 04:03 PM.
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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03-24-2015 03:32 PM #258
Angles can be deceiving when viewed small, a 30° angle projected out can be steeper than you thing it is (driving a mountain road will prove that). My point is simply taken the distance from the steering wheel to the joint, you'll quickly see any steeper angle and the steering wheel could be out of the roof line.
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03-24-2015 08:11 PM #259
Roger, If I remember correctly along about 1999-2000 Borgeson switched their u-joints slightly so they can be run at 35 degrees, they use to be 30 degrees as my '32 has the old style 30 degree joints and my 37 has the new style joints. The old style used a stainless button head screw to retain the shafts and now they are staked (I believe that's correct and not vice versa) they did this when Flaming Rivers came out and dropped the cost quite a bit, I remember as they came out right after I paid the higher costs for less angle joints, kind like my luck runs most of the time! Old literature has the old angle listed and not the new I think. Best of luck and keep up the good work! MatthyjWhy is mine so big and yours so small, Chrysler FirePower
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03-24-2015 08:14 PM #260
Roger, If I remember correctly along about 1999-2000 Borgeson switched their u-joints slightly so they can be run at 35 degrees, they use to be 30 degrees as my '32 has the old style 30 degree joints and my 37 has the new style joints. The old style used a stainless button head screw to retain the shafts and now they are staked (I believe that's correct and not vice versa) they did this when Flaming Rivers came out and dropped the cost quite a bit, I remember as they came out right after I paid the higher costs for less angle joints, kind like my luck runs most of the time! Old literature has the old angle listed and not the new I think. Best of luck and keep up the good work! MatthyjWhy is mine so big and yours so small, Chrysler FirePower
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03-25-2015 05:30 AM #261
Yeah Matthyj, My luck generally runs the same as yours, buying what I want/need and then right after finding "the deal". Like buying a double-u, having it in the stash while fussing with the layout for the last six months, and then finding the detail that they only accept returns within 90 days for anything other than warranty claims.... Oh well, someone will need a SS 3/4 DDx3/4DD u-joint at some point, right, and then they'll get "the deal".Roger
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03-26-2015 02:56 PM #262
Finally got some tires mounted on the wheels Cragar sent for their calendar contest, and stuck them on the '32 roadster. The only thing missing is a set of 50th Anniversary Center Caps to top them off just right, linking to the 2015 Award!! Thanks, Cragar Wheel!! I love them! These will be an alternating set, with the steelies & dog dish caps sharing duty, depending on the mood....
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03-26-2015 03:36 PM #263
What size rims and tires did you use, Roger? I'm sure you mentioned it, but I'm too lazy to read the whole thread again.Jack
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03-26-2015 03:53 PM #264
The rears are 17x9's running 265/70R17 Savero GTR's, and the fronts are 15x4.5's running 145R15's from Nankang. I'm hoping that the Nankangs are superior to the Coker Firestone F560's. When I went to the Cragar specs, in the Classic S/S wheels that I was offered they don't offer 16's. They still have 14's, and 15's have the most options on sizes, plus a few 17's. The best fit I could get for what I wanted was the sizes I picked.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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03-26-2015 09:40 PM #265
My experience with the Nankings is pretty good. On the other hand, I gave away my Coker F560's with less than 2 miles on them. They wouldn't balance for crap. Plus, I got another inch of drop on the front with the Nankings.Jack
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03-30-2015 03:38 PM #266
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Roger, that looks really nice! It looks fast sitting there!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
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03-31-2015 03:07 PM #267
This was "tail light Tuesday", and I got a pair of '39 mini Zephyr lights mounted on the Deuce.
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I also pulled out the seats and re-drilled all of the holes to shift them outboard ~3/8" each to gain a bit of room in the middle, and started fitting the e-brake handle to fit between the seats. I'd made reinforcement plates to locate the seat bolts, and to also spread the load so that if the seats pull loose in a collision it will have to pull through most of the floor pan. Decided to tie the two middle plates together, so that the floor pan will be reinforced for the e-brake handle, too, since I have to tweak them anyway to spread the bolts.
Also saw a front frame boxing plate idea that I really liked on a car featured in a Street Rodder mag from a few months back, and I think I'll adapt that with an access plate to get to headlight stand bolts and headlight wiring. Pictures to follow if the idea pans out....Roger
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03-31-2015 03:16 PM #268
I do like those Zephyr like lights Roger, will you use the top part as indicator and the bottom tail light/stop light ? Or is that not able to be accomplished with those lights ?
I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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03-31-2015 06:37 PM #269
These are an LED unit, and there is no segregation of top & bottom. They have two levels of illumination, bright and blinding, and if you wire them for the pulse feature they do a three pulse "strobe" effect each time you press the brake, then go steady "ON". The '48 Chev pair that I used on the '33 are the same manufacturer, and they are super.Roger
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04-01-2015 01:38 PM #270
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Roger, the lights look really nice on there. What brand are they?Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
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