Since the Blower Shop moved to Podunk I refuse to pay $360 to ship a blower to them and back. I won't buy another one either. I'll fix it myself. I find that the big issue is removing the gears, the rest seems straightforward. Pulling them both at the same time using 2 gear pullers is said to risk damaging the gears. I find it hard to believe that this is true. Has anyone tried using the steering wheel pullers from China Freight? How about parts? Any good places to get them? I guess I could head over to Don Hampton, I assume he's still there but he's getting up in years, but WTH so am I. I talked to Ed Iskenderian the other day, 103 years old, and it makes me feel old to realize I was just a kid when I got my first ISKY cam from him back from when Nixon was President. Jack Engle, Sig Erson, Chet Herbert, Bruce Crower all gone but I told Ed but we're still here!
Couple pics of gear puller tools from GM manual. Took one apart once using a couple of small pullers I had at work.
Yes, when pulling the helix cut gears off the rotors they should both be pulled together. It's not a big deal to do it correctly. Doesn't take much to fab up a set of pullers like the OEM Kent Moore tool. You will be pulling them several times during reassembly while shimming the gears to set the rotor clearances. Also get some long 10" or 12" feeler gauges to set the rotor clearances when reassembling. Many years ago my first job after tech school was working at a Detroit Diesel dealership.
That's what I'm talking about. I'll take a chunk of aluminum and maybe chop up a couple of cheap China Freight pullers and make one. Thanks.
I was too chicken to do mine myself, so I dialed up Rick Dean. He can build you whatever you want with or without a core. Super good dude and right up the road in Washington state. Facebook -Abone.
Hello, In So Cal, there are two of the best supercharger shops within freeway close to just about anyone in the area. If we were going back to having a supercharger on our motor for a hot rod build, It would be hard pressed not going to one or the other. Hampton Blowers and Littlefield Superchargers. We have known about Don Hampton since his early drag racing days at Lion’s Dragstrip and his vast history with a ton of competition race car builds. As a drag racing record holder and a true icon in So Cal drag racing, he is very well known in the history of drag racing. Since his Hampton Blower business took off, his shop is well known to put out a variety of models for all kinds of motors and street/or Don Hampton was one of the early drag racers that drove just about any race car in existence. From modified Competition Coupes to FED race cars. He is well known and has a cool history in So Cal drag racing competition. He even has a glass enclosed case with memorabilia about So Cal at the Lion’s Dragstrip Museum. As far as a used blower, the big questions are, how much has been done to it and how long has it been in that condition. For something as important that pushes the limits of any motor, why would you want to take the chance of a used blower? The stress of any motor racing is always high. Add in a supercharger to a blower-spec motor and the power and strain has increased 10 fold. So, a used blower is always in question. We would trade it in for a new one from Hampton Superchargers or Littlefield Blowers Those two supercharger places are well known in So Cal and have ties to our drag racing background history. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/early-drag-racing-photos.1222399/page-100#post-14933307 The other source in So Cal is Littlefield Blowers. Mert Littlefield was in my graduating class at Long Beach Poly High School. He was also in 2 years of Metal Shop and Auto Shop during our last two years of school. He was a skilled mechanical person that could lay a bead of oxy/acetylene and when it was time for us to learn “arc” welding, he was the best in the class. I could not see out of the dark flip down face mask, so my beads were wanderers. Ha! The oxy/acetylene glasses were less dark and I could get a great looking bead on my welding. But, his beads in both were top quality machine shop, professional work. But, after our drag racing era, Mert Littlefield went into drag racing with a flourish. Besides Don Hampton Blowers, Mert Littlefield developed his skills and became a builder, racer and specialist in the industry. He is now gone, but before he left us, his company, Littlefield Blowers is still going strong with the skill and knowledge from the history in So Cal. (racing and street applications) https://www.littlefieldblowers.com/ 1-714-9929292 Jnaki This was an old story I wrote about the supercharging about my old friend, Mert Littlefield. Every time I see a Littlefield decal or photo, my mind wanders back to the teenage years at our old high school in Long Beach. The local area had produced a ton of people involved in all sorts of drag racing history. Some had early hot rod/drag racing history already in place. Others got involved and over time, became part of that history themselves. Mert Littlefield was one of those people. I would see Mert at school almost every day as we had classes together. But, what we learned in those early, practical technology classes helped us develop in different ways. His practical skills were at the top of our technology classes and we all respected that. But, his friendly demeanor was always nice to be around when he was doing his class projects. It was never a secret way to get a better grade. He always helped others do better in all forms of auto mechanics and in the metal shop classes. His machining skills were top notch and we usually watched how he did his projects. After high school, we drifted apart until our drag racing adventures were over and his was just beginning to get some notoriety. Those articles about his skills and builds were always impressive as the years rolled on for all of us. He is gone now, but his work skills, designs, and supercharger business is still going strong in So Cal. Mert Littlefield was in several of my high school classes, besides the tech classes. We were in the Autoshop, Metal Shop and others that don’t stand out as well as the mechanical tech classes. We both like hot rods and drag racing. He was someone with a lot of hot rod skills, but, was for me, a quiet person that was a friend to everyone. His welding skills made mine look like a beginner, until I kept at it so I could get a good bead for strength. But, welding was not for me in the future, as I could not see what I was doing, using the standard dark protection shield glasses. As all sorts of friends come and go during the years of high school. We were all impressed that many years later, he became well known in the field of drag racing and supercharging. His history in hot rods and funny cars started it for him. We did not see him during our foray into stock car racing with the Impala or the 1940 671 SBC Willys, B/Gas & C/Gas racing days. But, when looking at editions of Drag News, the OC papers, or the various magazines later on in life, his name popped up frequently. Maybe had he started his drag racing career a bit earlier, or in our next phase, if there was going to be a next phase back then, a cool Littlefield Supercharger would have played a big part in our future build. Thanks, M... Note: Eagle Rock to one or the other of the best supercharger shops is an easy thing. So, don’t wait, contact one or the other of the shops to see what they recommend and can service. YRMV REAL SOUND FROM 1959 Lindley-Hampton FED
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