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Dennis , Just ship it to me it is closer here than way over to Dave's .. I could find a new motor.. I'll send him a water bucket :uhmk:
My little 2 hp compressor got so stiff in the cold it would smoke the belts and not turn. I had to drain the oil and put in 5w30 motor oil just to get it running.. I need a new compressor badly as I have not even started the body work yet..:waah: |
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Looks like your going to spend some money. :waah: Look on E-bay.
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I have been watching Craigslist lately and stopped in at Lowes and Home depot. Hoping to find something reasonable.
My buddy has three small compressors and a Big storage tank in addition to the small on board tanks. He has a set of manifold valves so when he is blasting or needing a lot of air , he just runs all three at the same time. , or he can run one independently for light useage. I suppose it would be cheaper than buying 1 big compressor. I will have to get out the checkbook before I can start the body work:waah: |
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yup friend of mine done something simulair with a home supply propane tank , he set the compressor running in the morning and the tank was filled to capacity in the evening
he used to be able to paint a complete car on one filling without anoying the neighbours with a running compressor at 1 in the morning , gives a verry even flow a running compressor can give pulses in the airflow and more moistness in the air onewayvalves would work eazier than manifold valves , just set the 3 pressure switches at three pressurelevels low medium and high (all mounted in the maintank or the manifold ) and the compressors only come online when the one(s) running can't cope with the flow |
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wow cool build
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Ok I'll be right over. :haha:
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Dennis - go with the Cragars!
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Not sure when it starts.
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found this on the internet :
Corona Farmer Boys Cruise Saturday, Jan 22 4:00p to 7:00p at Farmers Boys, Corona, CA |
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We're talking about the one up here in the High Desert. Larry Watson used to hang out there before he passed away.
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i wouldnt be suprized if you could find the date of that one from the internet as whell . just typed in farmers boy cruise california didnt looked beyond that
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Finally got some work done on the truck. I filled the hole in the door and fit the Impala door handles.
I had a badly damage hood from a 50 Chevy Truck that I used part of for the fill panel. The curvature was perfect as it was the same as the doors shape. Just to remind you this is what I started with. http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...70_bhcDF-L.jpg I made a templet from some thin cardboard, then duplicated it with the panel I cut from the damaged hood. http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...04_BBMJB-L.jpg |
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Here's the hood that I cut.
http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...40_4LWqH-L.jpg http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...76_LskfX-L.jpg I cut a hole on the metal using the handle gasket as a templet. I used a level to make sure the handle will sit correctly. http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...88_paMR5-L.jpg |
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Then I trimmed the panel smaller, and kept everything level. This is it after I gave it a few tack welds. If I do too many tacks at a time I'll warp the skin around the handle.
http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...18_W3K4K-L.jpg Then I did a final fit with the handle. http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...38_MszJG-L.jpg http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...69_HTsad-L.jpg This is it from the inside. Now I have to finish the tack welds, and make some linkage. http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...97_Tgqr9-L.jpg |
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