Sitting here with food poisioning , thanks mum !!! I got a call about how i fixed the discs on my spindle mount rims, didn't realise i had not posted it, so here ya go. When i got the wheels an adaptor to centre up the disc to the wheel and mount the oil seal had already been made, I was told it all worked nicely but the more i looked at it the more i wasn't so sure of it, anyway i decided to re engineer it slightly, basically the same sort of thing but with a much larger OD so i could bolt the disc to the adaptor seperatly. The original adaptor is on the right in the pic. Next the adaptor was drilled with 5 x 5/16" holes on a 2.75" pitch circle and located on the wheel hub and the holes spotted on the drill press. the holes were then counter bored to accept allen bolts, the outer holes that bolt the disc on were drilled 3/8" to accept 3/8" hi tensile bolts. The holes in the wheels were then drilled and tapped 5/16" UNC Next the discs were milled out to clear the bolt heads & the outer holes drlled. Centre punch marks were made to align everything. There was a slight clearence problem with the disc bolts so we fitted counter sunk socket cap screws and the holes counter sunk accordingly. The nuts for the disc bolts could not be Nyloks because there was heat involved so we used Aero locking nuts which are mechanical locking. Heres the disc fitted. the disc hub and adaptor wil get painted satin black. for looking
Looking good Langy, Is it starting to warm up for you over there? I hope you don't mind, I stole your "milling solid aluminium to look like cast fins" idea to make a cap for a radiator overflow bottle. It worked a treat, thanks.
Not yet mate, its gone up a bit though, now its about 8C in the day, should get better at the end of February. Nice job on the overflow bottle.
Langy, You are a funny speaking hot rod god!!! I would love to buy you dinner next time your in Socal!!!
Very, Very detail and quality build.... Great disc brake adapter for your spindle mounts ! Just curious, what is the difference in measurement between the rear and front of your parrallel leaf springs (looks as if there is approximately 6" / 15cm ) ? Thx and keep up the astounding art work !
Hope the food poisoning is all better, Steve. I've had it and it is NO fun. You better keep an eye on Sue's cooking, after all, she is the benefactor in your will. Nah, Sue would be lost without you. Don
Thanks for your concern Terry, You probably missed it in the pics but i have a 9" rear with 31 spline Strange shafts. Thanks the the positive comments.
It only lasted 24hrs Don, thank god, yeah it was pretty aweful but once i had thrown up 30 times i was alright !!! Sue sends her regards.
Yes, sorry I did miss it because I didn't get far enough into the thread before I got called away and shot of a half-arsed comment just because I wanted to give you support. Got back tonight to finish this and what a great job your doing. The attention to detail is amazing and I'm anxious to see your continuing progress. Your a talented guy.
No problem Terry i guessed you had probably missed it when flicking through, thanks for the positive comments, they are appreciated.
Well we were blessed with sunny weather today so i thought i would get a few small jobs out of the way. The blower i bought was for a SBC so an intake was fabricated from 1/2" aluminium plate. Another job to finish was the working mechanism for the outside door handle, winter set in before i had a chance to finish them. They work by cables as it was the easiest way to miss the window when wound down. The cables are stainless bicycle cables. The handles are mounted on plates which fit inside the outer skin. The spring is temporary until i find one the right length. It all works really well I also fitted the windscreen, this is 1/4" Lexan mainly to keep the weight down. A template was made and the fixing holes drilled, then this was transferred to the Lexan sheet. I found a 1" wide rubber which will be bonded on when painted.
" I needed an intake manifold for the blower so I just whipped one out" What did you do with the rest of the morning, Steve? You amaze me how fast you get things built. Don
It's funny Don your not the first to say that, I guess I get stuff done as I'm very focused on what I want, most of my designing is done in my head whilst doing other things and I stick to my plan, very rarely do I deviate from the original plan. Thanks for the positive comments, they are appreciated
Don this was the intake i was originally gonna buy but it worked out to be $1200 so i decided against it !!! Nice intake but at a price
Incredible talent !!!!! Every piece that you make is simply amazing. Is there any chance that I could get a blood transfusion from you? I could really use some of your talent.
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