Charlie, Falcon and Mike-----if you get too bored with your own project you guys can come up here and help me!!!! Might not get much work done but I betcha we'd have fun!!!!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
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Charlie, Falcon and Mike-----if you get too bored with your own project you guys can come up here and help me!!!! Might not get much work done but I betcha we'd have fun!!!!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
Now I don't feel so bad about the '32 sitting idle for a couple of months.... ;) Of course Don (DA34Guy) thought I should have been done with it in May!:HMMM::LOL::LOL::LOL:
Just an after thought, maybe you guys should stop in Kansas and pick up Roger when you come to "help" me, we could call him adult supervision!!!!!!:whacked::whacked::whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I think we'd need it! I got a feeling it would be more visiting and telling stories of the old days rather than working!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Well, nothing like restarting a project and running into a huge goof right off the bat! I bought a set of stainless block hugger headers a few years ago and once I put them on I wondered how in the heck I was supposed to get the front spark plug in as the front tube was directly in front of the hole. I contacted the manufacturer and they said to use an Accel short header plug. So a couple of years and projects later, I finally picked up two of them today and tried it.
Not even close! Ok, so it's been 3 years, probably can't return them. Now it hits me that maybe I've got them on the wrong side. So I pull them off, switch sides and that's it! But no, there's more! I built the motor mount pads (now securely welded to the frame and painted) around the reverse placement of the headers. Now that the headers are on correctly, the collectors land squarely on top of the motor mount pads. !!#%&$@!!!!!!!! So, time to chop off my nice, painted motor mount pads and start over. Oh well, at least it's a cheap fix. Man, I love cars.
Oh my! The law of unintended consequences. That's NEVER happened to me. :whacked:
I'd laugh, but I did one today myself. Pretty much wasted the day and get to reverse track tomorrow and re-group....
1 step forward and 2 steps backwards is how my luck goes too!
Ouch! Well, it's not like you're alone in that one.. we've all been there... here's an example of why a painted frame is better than a powder coated one, at least you can restore it and no one but us will ever know of all the changes.
"......Ouch! Well, it's not like you're alone in that one.. we've all been there....."
Ain't that the truth. Nothing hurts worse than a self inflicted foot wound.
On the other side of the coin, down the road, when someone is explaining having the same problem trying to screw plugs in and you say...."you just need to swap the headers around".....and it works, the kids wonder how you got so smart.
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Originally Posted by falconvan
Oh well, if building a car was easy everyone would be doing it!!!!!!!!!
Better than having to pull your motor to move it foward an inch and a half for the same reason! ;) No not me!!! :)**):3dSMILE::D
Very true; it looks like I'll be able to fix it without pulling it back out. I think I can put some blocks under the oil pan and fix one side at a time.
First real progress in a long time on this. I did the final wet sand on the hood and should be painting it this week.I also decided to relocate the coils away from the valve covers for a cleaner look so I removed them and started building some brackets, plus ordered some aluminum valve covers, a fuel cell and pump, and some other misc I'll need to get the engine running. As soon as the hood is painted, the front is going up on blocks to fix the motor mounts and build some inner fenderwells. Sorry, no pictures; camera was out of batteries.
and I'd bet your nose is growingQuote:
Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
How that old saying goes................if it has tits or tires, it will give you trouble"
Man, I though I had something but I ended up right back where I was. I cut off the motor mount and bolted the header on only to find now a different plug is blocked; even after i tried to ding the tube for a little clearance. I just got a crappy made set of headers, I guess. So I'm debating of either trying to cut the one tube on each header and do a little rerouting or just buying another set and starting over. The other three tubes fit fine and I hate to just pitch them.
Man that is a bad deal!
Ah man that sucks. I think I'd try rebuilding them, at worst your out a little time if it doesn't work out, and you don't know that a new set would really work out much better.
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Yeah, I think you're right, Mike. A couple of stainless 45 degree bends should fix it and won't set me back much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
I found a few places to buy stainless header bends so i ordered a couple of 1 5/8" 45 degree bends. Looks like it will be a fairly easy fix once they get here; I just cut the one tube off both headers and angled it down more. I had cut the one motor mount off so I had to rebuild that one. I went with a little different design and made this one bolt on rather than welded on. I've got the whole week of Labor Day off so I'm hoping to make some serious progress.
Had to do that with a set of CBB headers I just cut up an old set I had. Great work there
Should work out good Falcon, just a bit of trim and fit to get the tubes back together!!!!!
Curious, where did you buy the bends? Always looking for more sources!!!
Thanks, Dave. I just looked up "stainless mandrel bends" on Ebay. There were a few different sellers that had them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
The Chassis Shop has all kinds of donuts and bends to make headers in both SS and plain steel.
That looks to be some good lemonade there Falcon! After all the lemons you've been given!!! :)
I don't think 45* will be enough--------any way, what bend radius did you order??
I ordered a couple from ebay but they didnt show the bend radius. I'm hoping after some trimming I can make them work; I did a pie cut on the bottom side of the tube down by the collector to give me some adjustment. If i have to do a little filler piece it'll be out of the line of sight.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
Attachment 61978I've got the week off so I hit the boneyard for a day and spent today on the 48. Cool stuff in the yard, found a 55 Dodge with a Poly of unknown size, a 73 Olds with a 455, and a old convertible that was a shame to see being scrapped.
I got my headers altered and found out that MIG welding stainless takes some finesse. They look like a 3 year old welded them but at least I can get the plugs in now. Also got the steering staft connected to the rack N pinion. First time in 7 years you can turn the steering wheek and the front wheels turn! Tomorrow im going to install the radiator, trans cooler I pulled off of a Suburban, and plumb the trans lines. maybe more if time allows.
Good progress, nothing like some spare time to go "shopping"!!!! I'm sure you would never be like some of us and accumulate more projects then you could ever get done in 2 lifetimes, would you Falcon?????:whacked::o:o:o:o:D
Fun..fun ...fun!
That's nice there's still stuff that old in yards near you. Nice work on the headers too! That has to be great to be able to steer it again!
Thanks, all. Dave, you busted me; I just picked up a 2.2 Dodge engine for an idea I've had for a long time. I want to build a tube chassis reverse trike using a front wheel drive drivetrain. But that's a story for another thread......:D
I got my radiator and trans cooler in along with several little jobs like starter, dipstick, torque coverter bolts. Also swapped out the valvecovers; I like these much better. The guy that painted the car for me is coming over Sunday to shoot the hood and my next task is to get the fuel system plumbed.
Finally, it's all one color. Didnt think it would ever get there.
Looks good! About time for some cruizin' ????
Sure! After a fuel system, wiring, radiator hoses, fan, exhaust, gauges, brakes, tires, and some seats she'll be ready for a test run!
Heck, you may decide you want to change the colour by then....
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I hear that!
Heck, no!! I couldn't take another 5 year paint job! Actually, it shouldn't take all that long compared to how long it took to get to this spot. I'm hoping it will run/move/stop under its own power by years end. Then she and I can order glass & rubber and star sewing up our first interior. (This should be a challenge!):confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
It looks great Falcon! I hope to get mine to a roller before the new year. We shall see. :LOL: