Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Charlie,Brick, Bob, and Brad, thanks for the info. If I can't get it primed in the next day with Don's compressor, I am going to do the wipe routine you guy mentioned. I'd sure hate to have to start all over again getting the surface rust off.

A lot will depend on what Eaton says tomorrow AM.


Don

Don, glad to hear that Eaton is going to replace, I proud they are an Ohio company. Good family business, they seem to care for the customer. I got my expansion framed will pour concrete tomorrow. Hope to be able to work on a car for a change.
Brad

Tom: I have had periods in my life like that, could do nothing right. The company I just left had this parts girl there who was into astrology and fortune telling and stuff. She came in one day and announced that "Mercury is going into retrograde (whatever retrograde is?)" and told us that computers and electronic things were going to start crapping out. Right after that our computer crashed, the phones began to screw up, and stuff in general just would not work. She sat proudly at her desk every time something broke and said "see, nobody would believe me." I stayed on her GOOD side after that. Don't need any witches mad at me.

Brad: I saw your post on your slab. That is going to make things a lot easier for you. Bet you're excited to get that done. Looks to be a good size too.

Yep, Eaton is in Ohio, and I couldn't be happier with them. I was responsible for buying the one at the Marina, and it has been flawless for a few years. On mine, as we gearheads know, mechanical things just fail sometimes. I would certainly recommend them to anyone, and would buy there again myself.

Got my frame Ospho'd today, so it will at least not rust until I can get the new compressor in place. I have enough other things to keep me busy, like grinding the front axle smooth, as well as the wishbones, etc. I can use my electric grinders for those items.


Don

I got a deep bathtub, well deep enough to drown in if u hold my head under the water to long..................LOL
Brad

Don glad to see they reacted so quickly. Portable compressors are great for little work but can work you on larger jobs .

Hi Don, I sent you a PM, hope it helps a bit.

Mike

Got it, and passed it on Mike. Thanks. He was deciding between the Hemi and a sbc, and I know some Hemis are more desirable than others and easier to get stuff for. And since you are the guy to go to on Hemi's...........


Thanks again.


Don

I have been sort of dormant over the past few days on the T, because I am a little dead in the water without the compressor. Didn't realize how much you depend on it for air grinders and tools.

The new one is going to be at the terminal tomorrow, so I can go pick it up (I tracked it today) and I got the old one out and found the problem. It was not a seal, one of the cylinders was totally loose on the crankcase. I could turn all four bolts that hold it down with my fingers. Evidently, someone was sleeping on the assembly line, and I never thought there was a reason to check it before I put it in service. The other 2 heads are real tight.

I will still send this one back, because it pumped every bit of oil out of the crankcase, and I'm sure the bearings have suffered. You can bet I check the ones on the new compressor before it gets used.

Don

Bummer about the compressor!

I know what you mean about depending on them. A large portion of the tools I use are pneumatic. Mine is an old gasoline job I converted to electric. I'd sure be in a bind if it died.

Mike

Don, we're starting to go through withdrawl. Just a picture of something, the new compressor, the shipping pallet, or even the oil spot left by the old one.
If something doesn't change soon i'm going to have to go out and work on my own, and you will be held responsible for the consequenses to my wallet.

Upward and onward! Painting and starting final assembly is always a fun part of the build.

Thanks ron, i was just about to get on him for no progress, but you beat me to it. I hope your painting goes better than mine did tonight, more fisheyes in the primer than a fish store, guess thats what i get for buying a cheap gun, i also thought i preped it right, but its really humid and out i knew better, but i rushed and wanted to get it ready to paint tomorrow, hopefully i can save it and still get it done.


Hey don post some pics of your vacumn setup please, i`d like to see how you set it up, i have a good idea of how it works, they have the same setup at the home depot for drywall sanding.

[QUOTE=hotroddaddy]Thanks ron, i was just about to get on him for no progress, but you beat me to it. I hope your painting goes better than mine did tonight, more fisheyes in the primer than a fish store, guess thats what i get for buying a cheap gun,

Its not the gun that causes fish eye. You are getting oil or water in the air.

I have setup like that in my wood shop you can duy the premade lids from Rockler, it doesn't use water for collecting wood it just let's the heavier stuff fall in the bucket so it doesn't clog your filter as quick.

Glad to see your still moving forward. How is Don II doing on his bucket?

And as allway's thank's for the time you devote to us. Ron

Don's bucket is stored under tons of stuff. He is in the process of moving, and has stored a lot of his extra household stuff in his portion of the shop (that's one reason I can't get my frame outside to paint it real easily ) plus he has been playing 6 days a week, sometimes two gigs a day, so the T has taken a back seat for a while. Once he gets the stuff moved out of there Dan and I are going to spend a day getting the mounts and various brackets welded up for him. When Summer comes the music business slows down, and he will have time to come over to work on it.

It sounds like those bucket things have been around for a while and used in some other industries, but I just heard about them. The concept is pretty good. Gotta take the burned up shop vac back to Home Depot today and do some more blasting. By the end of today I should have the entire front end blasted, ground, and ready for at least primer tomorrow.

At least, that's the plan.


Don