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Nice, very neat job
@Outback, that’s nice work, and good use of, off the shelve parts, modified to work with our old engines. I really like how he has given the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Crank harmonic damper, made by Murray Horn in New Zealand, two piece for easy install, available with a smooth shaft for a...
Thank you for the replies, I put a lot of photos, to show as much as possible, and I’m not the best writer. Even though I have been on the...
[ATTACH] Dimensions for the rear adapter, I made this with a lot of machine a bit, test fit, machine a bit more, so there’s not a lot of exact...
[ATTACH] Side by side, a bit of optical illusion with the camera, with the ruler on top, it’s not sloping down, they are the same length. A...
[ATTACH] Assembled, it’s a bit tricky to get it together with putting the lay shaft in and the shift shafts, then the rear adapter bearing...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Details on the adapter, allen head bolts to mount to the gearbox recessed in to clear the uni, holes for the shift...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Finished adaptor, shaft, uni
[ATTACH] Test on the output shaft [ATTACH] Adaptor on the gearbox, more work to be done yet
[ATTACH] Shortening the shaft and hole drilled and tapped to accept the original bolt [ATTACH] Machining the uni down to go under the bearing
So here’s my dastardly plan [ATTACH] Had to get the colouring pencils out for this one, doing this on an iPad, don’t have any fancy software, it...
I machined the splines all the way along the shaft, under the bearing area and up to where a spacer/thrust ring goes before the first gear surface...
There was a bit of a bend in the shaft, but in the thread area, using a four jaw chuck to compensate for that, I machined the shaft to dimension...
The output shaft is just too long. After thinking about a few different ways of making this work, modifying the splines on the uni joint etc. The...
I pulled to gearbox apart to get the output on to the bench [ATTACH] This shows the rear bearing support and first gear with synchro [ATTACH]...
Adaptor ring Model AA truck bellhousing to Volvo gearbox [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Flywheel modified for clutch
A bolt in M40 gearbox with no torque tube modification. My friend Nöru and I were discussing the Volvo M40 gearbox and the threads on here, about...
When I started in the automotive trade, a lot years ago, we were told inspectors allow no copper brake lines, not because work hardens etc, but...
Not a body style, but 1932 Pontiac flathead V8, is got to be an oddball
[ATTACH] Here’s my solution 2 x 6 volt batteries in series to give me 12 volts, in my coupe, the floor has been replaced at some time, with a...
Crazydaddyo, what brand is that electric water pump setup?
Checking in, it’s been a while. All these photos of heads reminded me of a decision I have to make on a motor that I need to build. The stock...
Lots of interesting stuff here, any idea on the head, homemade?
I think that’s a SROD version of the 60’s Ford top loader, they came out in the 80’s, SROD stands for single rail overdrive, 4 speed with 4th gear...
Been in the trade most of my life, still working for a dealer, get paid well because I know how to fix /diagnose stuff, diffs, gearboxes,...
Just thought I would put a finishing note on this. We’re home now, had a fantastic trip, love the USA , meet a lot of great friendly people, saw a...
Thanks to all, sounds like Pomona is the one, lots of other attractions close by, NHRA museum etc. will be definitely returning to the states, my...
Sorry :confused:, forgot to mention, once VLV is finished, we will travelling around, we have hired a camper van, no fixed itinerary yet....
Not sure, there was no carb on the motor when I got it, it does have a Bosch distributor, but it’s needs a complete rebuild, the front pulley is...
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