Yes. There is a car that needs some structural repair, and this is to bend some 12 gauge sheet metal. Tired of vise and hammer, and this will give me better control.
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Answered my question, thanks. I was wondering about lateral movement, but you addressed it during the build. Nicely done.
I removed the gear teeth of an old shaft then used an old distributor to turn it, but I also have the mixer shaft just don’t let it touch the bushing in block.
I wanted the mounting plate for my hyda-boost brakes coated[can't have raw aluminum], for I decided to take it apart. HA!.... It wasn't meant to be disassembled, and it looks like they may have had issues with one at some point[so much effort to make it not come apart]. It's assembled with a toothed nut, nuclear lock-tite, and a snap-ring just in case[plus no access with regular tools]. I had to make a socket to fit in the recess of the plate, and over the back of the hydraulic unit. We started with a 3/4-drive Proto ball-joint socket. After about an hour on the lathe and mill, I had a socket that would fit....it took a 3 foot adjustable wrench and some grunt to get it off. We did, and milled the free advertising off as I prepped the piece for powder.
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Pretty cool
If I trusted my welding skills lol, looks pretty slick.
Not a home made tool but a cool trick.
Cley
Not sure what to call it or what I originally made it for, but it's gotten a lot of use and a little bit shorter over the years. A long 3/8 pipe ripple and 3/8 brass cap. I use mainly for driving out races and bushings. I used the other day on some wheel bearing races.
Once the end gets buggered up I just trimm it off and carry on.
I used it a while back on some diffential bearing races, it's getting a little short and hard to grip so I'm going to make a new one for the next project
Once the end gets buggered up I just trimm it off and carry on.
I used it a while back on some diffential bearing races, it's getting a little short and hard to grip so I'm going to make a new one for the next project
Brilliant!
I’ve seen this before using a short extension and power steering to drive out the bearing assembly
I made a foldable carb stand to throw in my Holley tool box. Just used stuff I had laying around. Turned out good!
Cley
Cley
Carb stand is cool.
Scamp Rhonda
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It's so simple it's genius. Great idea!
Making up a rig to water the extreamly dusty road out here after over a month with no rain, and no rain in foreseeable future.
275 gallon water storage tote tank, stub trailer, and 5' boom.
Doubled the size of the boom feed pipe, and drilled out the 3/8" drain holes to 1/2" for better flow.
Here is what the road looked like last year after watering it by hand and dragging out 300 feet of 3/4" garden hose. I like the watering cart better and I can cover more distance up the road too.
They put down Calcium Chloride early in the Summer, but with no rain that does not work either. Needs some moisture to hold onto to keep the dust down.
Working pretty good all things considered, can do a 90° turn between the water cart and tow tractor for turning around (180°) in the middle of the road without having to stop and backup. Just keep on going as the water is flowing.
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275 gallon water storage tote tank, stub trailer, and 5' boom.
Doubled the size of the boom feed pipe, and drilled out the 3/8" drain holes to 1/2" for better flow.
Here is what the road looked like last year after watering it by hand and dragging out 300 feet of 3/4" garden hose. I like the watering cart better and I can cover more distance up the road too.
They put down Calcium Chloride early in the Summer, but with no rain that does not work either. Needs some moisture to hold onto to keep the dust down.
Working pretty good all things considered, can do a 90° turn between the water cart and tow tractor for turning around (180°) in the middle of the road without having to stop and backup. Just keep on going as the water is flowing.
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Not only able to water the road in front of my house.
Now my neighbor is having a big outdoor party on Saturday, so am able to water his long driveway and large gravel yard.
Keeping the dust down for his guests, without them having to choke on fine dust blowing all around while they are walking around and with the cars coming and going.
Going to follow up with one more pass in the morning, things are really super dry.
Should be a nice day for a party in the 70°s, hoping the wind dies down.
Kind of fun when it all works out.
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Now my neighbor is having a big outdoor party on Saturday, so am able to water his long driveway and large gravel yard.
Keeping the dust down for his guests, without them having to choke on fine dust blowing all around while they are walking around and with the cars coming and going.
Going to follow up with one more pass in the morning, things are really super dry.
Should be a nice day for a party in the 70°s, hoping the wind dies down.
Kind of fun when it all works out.
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This is getting crazy, now other people are throwing in with access to a local irrigation well head, for quickly filling the 275 gallon water tank.
Takes about 90 seconds to fill the tank with the irrigation pump and 3" fire hose, vs 20 minutes to fill it with a 3/4" residential garden hose.
They say: what you think about > expands.
I guess so....
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Takes about 90 seconds to fill the tank with the irrigation pump and 3" fire hose, vs 20 minutes to fill it with a 3/4" residential garden hose.
They say: what you think about > expands.
I guess so....
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