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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 4, 2015 21:49:10 GMT -5
went out in my shop at 6:00 a.m. and never came out until 8:00 p.m. tore apart the 71 stinger that i traded a clutch for. welded up all the usual cracks on the tunnel, pounded out some dents and then sand blasted and primed it. tore the ccw 400 engine from it apart to reseal and bead blast. took all the rivets out of the boogies,then sand blasted them and painted them. after a couple of days to let the paint cure i will replace all the bearings. sandblasted the suspension parts and painted them. i have n.o.s springs that i gave a quick blast and some paint to make them look pretty. i did a couple of odds and ends on the 79 whip but until i find a belly pan all the parts that are all painted up are just sitting on the bench. cooked up a pizza in the pizza oven at 10:00 am for breakfast/lunch and cooked 2 burgers for me and my lab pup on the gas grille at 6:30 p.m. for supper. now it's crown royal and 7up and computer time..
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Post by 75whip on Dec 5, 2015 11:19:31 GMT -5
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Post by 75whip on Dec 5, 2015 11:20:43 GMT -5
oh and you mix pop with crown?  Oh man I love crown |
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 5, 2015 20:22:12 GMT -5
thanks for the heads up i sent him an email. i am not a big drinker, a case of beer lasts in my shop for a month, but i do like a crown and 7up after a long day in the shop. i just cant drink it strait. |
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Post by weverat on Dec 7, 2015 20:03:36 GMT -5
oldscorpman, you are a working machine, it takes energy and motivation to restore the suspensions like you do, nice job. How do you remove and replace the big rivets on the bogie wheels?
That old CCW is very solid durable motor, now is a good time to replace the condensers, as I have found they only last 35 years. All my old motors seam to start better with seals and tune up.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 8, 2015 11:43:52 GMT -5
oldscorpman, you are a working machine, it takes energy and motivation to restore the suspensions like you do, nice job. How do you remove and replace the big rivets on the bogie wheels? That old CCW is very solid durable motor, now is a good time to replace the condensers, as I have found they only last 35 years. All my old motors seam to start better with seals and tune up. we have a mill where i work and i mill the small end of the rivet off then use a punch to pop it out. back in the 70's when i did this i would use a cut off wheel to cut the head off the rivet, messed up a lot off wheels that way. to reassamble the wheel i just use a stainless 8-32 cap bolt and lock nut. i always to a complete tear down and reseal on an old engine and complete install of new points and condensers. |
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Post by 75whip on Dec 8, 2015 21:03:15 GMT -5
that was the exact thing i use to do, worked great. last time i made a arbor that fit in the 5/8 bearing hole, and put a bolt and large washer that fit over the metal sleeve of the boggie wheel so it wont wobble, and push it up snug to the chuck in my lathe and i made a cutter out HSS and just came in from the front, and it takes out all the old rivets at once, and is way faster. you can also do this with a drill press. just get a endmill bigger then the rivet heads, and something to secure the boggie to. like a steel block put a 1/2-13 thread in it, and bolt the boggie trough the bearing hole line up under the cutter, and c-clam the block to the drill press table.
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Oh man I love crown