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working on a 1949 3-passenger studebaker commander,great body for a 49,good interior,think of putting a 300 ford 6 with all the goodies and a 5-speed.also have a 62 studebaker lark with a 63 r-1 engine which i;m modifiding ,3-speed manual,going with 4-speed ford top loader.

I got the frame built. I knew when I decided to built an English Wheel light enough to easily mount to the wall receiver it would be a challenge. Deflection is not a good thing, so I am hoping to make up for the light frame with some triangulated bracing. Only time will tell if it works or becomes lawn art. I figure if it doesn't work I can always build a steel frame since the top & bottom anvil yokes are bolt ons.

Pro If I ever need help now you know who I am calling on to help with some old fenders

I was gonna say I've never run one of these things before, but that's not true anymore. I still have some bracing to do, but I threw the anvils on it and tried it out. IT WORKS even though I had no idea what I was doing.
I've got to do a little aligning, frame move a little when I welded it up. But, all the joints have spacers in them so I can shim it back in place. I'll fine tune it once I have all the bracing done.

Looks great Pro, gonna really make the sheet metal work a lot nicer!

Thanks Dave. Just about done with this deal. Got all the steel parts painted black & made a plywood rack for the lower anvils. All that's left is to dial in the top anvil. Seems to have pulled the bottom in a little during the welding. A shim ought to bring it back into alignment. I tried it out and I'll be if it doesn't work. Time to get back on the "Z" now.

The plan was to make it light enough to carry around. Weighs 84 Lbs. including a set of anvils. My shoulder fits under the top arm so it's not bad taking it out & putting it in the wall receivers. I planned to put struts on the bottom arm but it seems to be pretty stable the way it is. If it becomes a problem I'll add that later. Don't want it any heavier than it has to be.

I have been following along on your project. Very nice work, I have a small wheel for real small parts and I made the stand out of 2x3x.250 wall tubing and even with smallest parts it would seperate when I applied preasure. I made this shackel on rollers with a turn buckel to slide it in and out to get the depth I needed. It works now but sometimes limits me on the throat depth. Again this is for very thin small parts. Good luck.
Ken

That's a handy looking unit Ken. The receivers are the main support for mine. they are surprisingly rigid mounted to an outside corner . I tried a scrap pc. of .080 aluminum just to see what it would do. Bare in mind I've never used one of these contraptions before so I'm sure it would turn out better with practice.

Looks good to me. I have only used steel in mine, maybe that's why mine moves around. Again yours looks great, great workmanship.
Ken

[QUOTE=pro70z28;366313]Thanks Dave. Just about done with this deal. Time to get back on the "Z" now.

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Does this mean we'll be going to Richard's house for a bit of test and tune in the spring????????????????????????

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Originally Posted by pro70z28

Thanks Dave. Just about done with this deal. Time to get back on the "Z" now.

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Does this mean we'll be going to Richard's house for a bit of test and tune in the spring????????????????????????

That would be cool but I don't think so. I do hope to make some real progress on the "Z" this winter though (relatively speaking).

I found this in (where else) So Cal a wile back and have been slowly working on it in between other projects. So far three large patch panels and one fabricated center roof section has been installed due to the rust caused by the vinyl roof, but otherwise it's reasonable solid. it should be a conversation piece if nothing else
1966 Corvair Limo:

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

That would be cool but I don't think so. I do hope to make some real progress on the "Z" this winter though (relatively speaking).

Good, doubt I'm going to have anything ready to race by spring either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hmmmm, well, maybe......

Dave, I'm gonna' keep pluggin' away. Someday....

lotsatoys. That is different. I like it. Does it retain the original drive train or is it .....?

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Dave, I'm gonna' keep pluggin' away. Someday....

lotsatoys. That is different. I like it. Does it retain the original drive train or is it .....?

The Limo has a very anemic Corvair drivetrain at the moment (95 hp and PG trans). I do want to retain the passenger space, so that limits power options, but I have a few ideas in mind for it.

Lotsa