Installing a Harmonic Balancer with homemade installer

[DesertRat]

My harmonic balancer is a post 71 model going on a 67 273 so the timing marks changed. Below is my solution using my homemade installer. I marked TDC using my piston stop and am keeping the stock timing marker. I installed the summit racing timing tape per forum suggestion. As I have to pre-lube the system yet and it is a function of cam degrees I made a 360 degree template in my computer that is slightly smaller than the balancer. I decided to hone the hub a bit as it had been on and off the crank once already. I built a wooden key so my brake hone would not catch the keyway and honed the hub very slightly, just to clean. I installed the timing tape, the degree wheel and painted with clearcoat. Then I chased all the threads and cleaned with laquer thinner and installed it on the car. Below are the photos. DR-------------------

 

[4spdragtop]

Looks good! How did you attach degree wheel?
Not criticizing but arent most degree wheels larger?
Smaller leaves more room for error no? Again just asking.

 

[DesertRat]

Looks good! How did you attach degree wheel?
Not criticizing but arent most degree wheels larger?
Smaller leaves more room for error no? Again just asking.

I made the degree wheel on my computer, I use Cad in my work and it was easy. I printed it on paper and fastened it with spray-on adhesive and clear coated it. It's only purpose in life is to help me find the correct degrees at which the pre-oil charging takes place so I did not feel it had to be that accurate. The timing tape is nuts on however which is how all the tuning will happen.
DR---------------O

 

[4spdragtop]

I made the degree wheel on my computer, I use Cad in my work and it was easy. I printed it on paper and fastened it with spray-on adhesive and clear coated it. It's only purpose in life is to help me find the correct degrees at which the pre-oil charging takes place so I did not feel it had to be that accurate. The timing tape is nuts on however which is how all the tuning will happen.
DR---------------O

10-4 nice work!

 

[nm9stheham]

It woudl takea degree wheel 2x as large to nominally halve any inaccuracy in reading.... so 8" or 10" is not much difference; maybe 16" would be a good help. I use this:
http://www.machinerycleanery.com/DWUniversal.htm