Vintage-style idea - restart
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Steve Okeefe
, Dec 10 2016 06:26 PM
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Posted 24 December 2016 - 11:59 AM
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Posted 26 December 2016 - 02:26 PM
Rick,
Heavy sigh... Yes, I see... You're right, you're absolutely right. 
And an Emott chassis with a 1/16" thick windowed drop arm to boot! That must have been fun to make. Historical fact, not nostalgia, dictates what was actually used. Still...
I just like the Nutley style stamped drop arm better. To me, it seems like a much "cleaner" design.
So, boys and girls and potential "vintage-syle" builders of all ages, there are two historically accurate and correct ways to build drop arms; stamped and built-up. Both will work, take your choice! 
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Posted 26 December 2016 - 02:29 PM
Mike,
That is an absolutely gorgeous "retro" chassis! 
Except for the guide tongue that is... 
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Posted 26 December 2016 - 05:03 PM
Professor motor has a bunch of guide tongues from Cobra just like that Parma piece Rick
Paul, the "Cobra" tongues you refer to are a different shape than the Parma that Rick T. showed.
They need to be modified quite a bit to make them fit a Jet Flag.
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