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Lee Gilbert does his thing with Dona Holloway

Started by Pablo , Jan 23 2012 10:31 PM
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#151 Pablo

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:09 AM

What is the deal on Step 2, page 40, beating the dirt shields out of the BB's ?
I have never heard of this. Is this necessary on modern BB's ?

Too late anyway, my new Slick 7 BB's are already soldered home and I ain't changin' 'em.

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 09:50 AM

Some people used to think if you used unshielded bearings or beat the dirt shields out of shielded ones, if was easier to clean them out with a squirt of lighter fluid or tiger milk. Of course it was easier for the junk to get in without shields too. :) I used to clean bearings with an ultrasonic cleaner. I never removed the shields or had any problems.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 11:15 AM

Pablo,
Terrific job on the chassis.
Good luck with the rest of the build slapping it all together.

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 01:40 PM

So Nice !!! :good: :good:
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 03:57 PM

Looks great Pablo :clapping: :good: . Looking forward to the rest of the build :)

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:11 PM

Thank You, Gentlemen . :)

I had to skip a lot of steps in Stage V due to parts on order. So, I moved on.

Stage VI calls for a 5 thou goop shield.
Where can I find 5 thou brass sheet ? The thinnest I have is 15 thou. :shok:

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:19 PM

I might have some. Let me look tomorrrow & I'll let you know. :)
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:21 PM

Holy Cow, a stickie note is 4 thou, did they really make 5 thou brass ? :shok:

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:34 PM

i think I got a piece in an ebay lot a few years back. I believe what I thinking of is K&S.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:40 PM

What do I need to do to inspire you to go up in your attic ? :laugh2:
Are there bats up there ? :laugh2: In the belfry ? :bomb: :laugh2: Just kidding, Bill :sarcastic_hand:

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:56 PM

No bats, but maybe some mice & wasps are up there. Mostly bodies & some of my old wing car parts from the 70's are up there. But I'm thinking, hopefully, the brass might be stored on the 2nd floor. :laugh2: I know it's not down cellar or here on the first floor. Yes, I have some slot stuff stored on every level. :laugh2:
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:01 PM

Pablo the only goop shield I remember running was thin Lexan screwed to the endbell and bent back agnist the rear axel toob to keep the glue off the endbell side of the can. Hope you turned the pans around skinney side foward. LOL. Ken.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:03 PM

For God's sake, be careful up there !!

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:05 PM

Ken, I guess you missed post # 149. You are behind the power curve bud. But, thanks anyway for the reminder ^_^

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:14 PM

That's why I'm waiting for sunlight. Getting into the attic requires a 7' step ladder & one very big last step to get through the cubby hole. :laugh2: I used to make my goop shields from mylar sheets so nothing would short out. :)
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:19 PM

Pablo have not had too much extra time or $$ too play. Its killing me I will miss the SCRRA on the King tomorrow. Looks great can I crash test it for you? LOL.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:26 PM

No, Ken, but I got some other junk laying around you can crash test :laugh2:

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:36 PM

Thanks Pablo. I can do that with my own cars. Just resentely up graded my pan hangers from .047 to .055 wire. Now show us the pictures Lee sent ya of Dona in a bakini! LOL.
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 08:45 PM

.005 brass comes in the K & S #258 shim stock asst. pack.

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 09:23 PM

I've got steel shim stock down to a thou... we used that also.

Looking very nice!

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Posted 30 April 2012 - 05:15 PM

Holy Mackeral, Tom, that's thinner than a sheet of paper !!

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:43 AM

Crown gear reducer sleeve soldered to axle just like Lee said

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:52 AM

Pablo,
If I may make a recommendation here, unless you can get a genuine Faas or Parma gear sleeve, do not use the K&S brass tubing to make one because its diameter is too small and you are going to end with a wobbly gear. Instead use K&S aluminum tubing because it appears to be larger and also tighter on the axle. This is what I use for my retro cars crown gears and it has worked well.

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:59 AM

Understood, but then how do I solder it to the axle ? :o

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 11:12 AM

Understood, but then how do I solder it to the axle ? :o


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Try Loctite.

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