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[Pablo]

Here's what I see with the wire you refer to, as best I can tell - it does triple duty:

 

-drop arm hinge wire

 

-upstop for the plumber rails

 

-pan bite bar

[John Streisguth]

Evaporust works awesome.

[Rotorranch]

I agree with John, the Evapo-Rust is the bomb. I keep a couple of gallons on hand here at all times.

Water based, non-toxic, no bad smells.

 

Available at Advance Auto Parts, O'Riley's, Walmart, Tractor Supply and others.

 

Rotor

[Martin]

Thanks John and Jeff, I will get some ordered and heading my way.

[Martin]

 

Well it took a while for me to get the Evapo-Rust.

Put it in for about 6 hours then took 2000 emery to the bottom and a wire wheel to the steel wires.

I am going to leave the patina on the top side and not disturb the lead weights. 

It did have tape glue on the front of drop arm and on the back of the pans. There are knife cuts where it was trimmed. 

 

Maybe I should clean the crud off the lead now I see it in the pics?

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[Pablo]

Great job, Martin! 1000% improvement! A lot of good thinking went into that chassis, I'm glad you saved it!

 

   

[Jairus]

Naw Martin, leave it.  Gives the car cred for being a survivor.  Beautiful clean up!

[Martin]

Thanks Jairus,Yes I am going to call it done, what I was talking about was where there may have been rubber cement for a second stack of lead just behind the front wheels?

 

Thanks Pablo, if I find the correct motor/body etc it may end up a complete car?

Good observation about the triple duty bite bar. Clean design post 26, sorry I missed that at the time.

 

Notice the tape residue on the rear of the right pan. A slider for the banking I would think?

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[NSwanberg]

Here's what I see with the wire you refer to, as best I can tell - it does triple duty:

 

-drop arm hinge wire

 

-upstop for the plumber rails

 

-pan bite bar

 

If that were a drop arm hinge, it would be very weak. Could what be called a drop arm actually be soldered to the rails?

 

Interesting guide tongue re-enforcement.

[Bill from NH]

When tripod chassis were first built, it was common practice to solder a brass drop arms to the main rails  when building center sections. That was what was available. Winged nose pieces & front plates came later. Good job cleaning this chassis Martin. When I first saw it on eBay before your post, I thought it looked revolting.   

[Martin]

Nelson,Bill you are correct the drop arm is soldered to the main rails.

Bill It was bad so I made the seller an offer of $36 and he excepted it . With little invested and a bit of time I would take the challenge of the save. All part of my fascination with chassis development.