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First Time Pig "Build"
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Have a retired neighbor, a mechanical engineer from the northeast who summers there, balance here, who "enjoys" projects.
He pulled apart, buffed the armature, cleaned the board, brushes, all the internals, lubricated, put all back together and they spin like a dream.
Wish he was good at engines and body work....
Chris,
Is this the one you couldn't get working? Wonder what he did that you didn't.
Is this the one you couldn't get working? Wonder what he did that you didn't.
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I'll ask him tomorrow when we tear apart the one I did get working, since his spins a thousand times better, and do the same to it.
It was well past his bed time when I returned and I'd bet cash money he waited until I got home, just to declare a successful operation. Hahaha.
Another neighbor asked same guy about helping build shelves in his garage.
You should see them. They're full blown floor to ceiling cabinets, some with roll outs.
Like I say, I wish he was a proficient welder and master mechanic. Haha.
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Carb is back from rebuilding.
Mechanisms feel fluid and rumor has it all are tested on a running F.
Now, I'm not trying to be petty, nor did I anticipate turd polishing, and as LambCrusher has previously accused, I must've been a picture reader when perusing threads regarding, since I hadn't anticipated a rusty return.
My bad, obviously.
I would've pursued options to re-plate/repaint what was originally, at extra cost to me, or in advance.
Anyone walk me through tearing this apart for so I can have plated?
Realize that sounds ridiculous, since it's "just a Pig" but, at this point, all other aspects are being treated as, dang near, show car quality.
Not stopping now.
Mechanisms feel fluid and rumor has it all are tested on a running F.
Now, I'm not trying to be petty, nor did I anticipate turd polishing, and as LambCrusher has previously accused, I must've been a picture reader when perusing threads regarding, since I hadn't anticipated a rusty return.
My bad, obviously.
I would've pursued options to re-plate/repaint what was originally, at extra cost to me, or in advance.
Anyone walk me through tearing this apart for so I can have plated?
Realize that sounds ridiculous, since it's "just a Pig" but, at this point, all other aspects are being treated as, dang near, show car quality.
Not stopping now.
I don't think you would want to disassemble it yourself at this point. All a rebuild is is disassembly and putting back together and throwing in a handful of parts along the way. The hard part is tuning it.
tucker74
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It's all hidden by the air filter anyway, I agree that I'd be real hesitant to take back apart at this point 
I remember taking every single piece apart on a '73 Aisan and sending it to Mark A when I couldn't get it back together ... I even took the little brass butterfly screws off. He still cusses me for that carb 
Tucker
I remember taking every single piece apart on a '73 Aisan and sending it to Mark A when I couldn't get it back together ... I even took the little brass butterfly screws off. He still cusses me for that carb Tucker
Take alot of pictures and very carefully take the small rods, brackets, etc. off to be plated and paint the main body gray or something. Shouldn't be too bad.
LAMBCRUSHER
SILVER Star
you know I jest, but in all reality, that isn't rust, it's patina, and if you take it off, it distracts from the overall value
not joking. run it. if you really can't stand it, send it back with a nice letter explaining how the mix up was on your end
and ask to have it re-rebuilt following a "proper" cleaning. yikes. perhaps the best part of having to do all my own stuff, is knowing who to blame for the little eff ups along the way.
not joking. run it. if you really can't stand it, send it back with a nice letter explaining how the mix up was on your end and ask to have it re-rebuilt following a "proper" cleaning. yikes. perhaps the best part of having to do all my own stuff, is knowing who to blame for the little eff ups along the way.- Thread starter
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I know and I am, but the crown of the 1F I will pay an untold fortune to rebuild in an effort for show room new.
Gotta polish the crown....
Course of action, right there.
Failure isn't an option, because I doubt sending back for reassembly would be.
Spent an hour this morning, pilfering through the parts stash trying to find the other Aisan I had, thinking I could disassemble it, have the plating done, then swap over a piece at a time....
Forgot that I had sent it to Pighead for BossHog's, proof that I'm losing what little sanity remained.
Not knowing what may be different on any other year/model, not sure if it'd be worth sourcing another to borrow parts from, to be replaced with the patina'd.
you know I jest, but in all reality, that isn't rust, it's patina, and if you take it off, it distracts from the overall value
I'd agree under normal circumstances, but then again, this is going on a Pig that removing the other "patina" prompts the existential "Ship of Theseus" debate, considering all that's been sectioned out.
not joking. run it. if you really can't stand it, send it back with a nice letter explaining how the mix up was on your end
It's not that I can't stand it, just don't see it in the final product I hope to achieve. If it were the 76, I'd run it, but on the 72, I'm aspiring for as close to showroom as I can.
As for the "nice letter" about "proper cleaning", of I insinuated talk like that, I'll be banned from Mud.
Paid $200 for the carb core
Paid $350 for the services
Assume $30 in shipping
That's a big eff up, in my opinion, but I take responsibility for not being more thorough and making the assumption that all carbs were returned looking like the untold hundreds on Mud....based on my picture reading.
Maybe this is paying my dues.
The old timers don't care much for chatting with this young punk, and I think that the conversation is necessary for me to get across the degree to which I'm anticipating this delving into. If it had cost me more, so be it.
My point is, you're right on self-reliance.
I'm understanding more each day that its not possible to achieve what I'd like to achieve, by merely writing checks and that I'm in over my head on many aspects of "restorations" as a whole.
I'm not simply trying to return a Pig to service on this build, but wanting to fully restore to a "brand new" condition, or as close as I can to and if that takes two or three years, I'm fine with that. (THAT's why I bought the 76, to not feel a need to hurry.)
I know lofty, and I know that when I'm done, doubtful I could return 50% on the stage at Barrett-Jackson's, but that ain't why I'm doing it, so it might as well be to the nth degree, through and through, especially on the items that there's no reason not to be.
Chris,
I just took off the carb on the 71 parts pig. I'll take some pictures, today and if it's what you need, you can have it.
I just took off the carb on the 71 parts pig. I'll take some pictures, today and if it's what you need, you can have it.
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- #893
No way?
Thank you, Ron. Much appreciated.
Most I was hoping to use another for was to remove the parts that need to be plated, plate them, then swap onto mine, one at a time or in unison, so I knew how it went together, then turn around and put the patina'd parts back on the core.
Would return reassembled, if that's cool with you.
Plating is now a three week lead time from local place I used last, saying something about never knowing what days they can get the undocumented orders done.
Chris,
Is this the one?
Is this the one?
tucker74
Moderator
I'd say you could probably get away with the external linkages, screws and bolts with this approach. I'd be very careful with anything internal and would probably spray the base in place. Good luck man!
Tucker
Tucker
Looking good is it going to be ready for the crawl?
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Agree. With linkages out of the way, should have across to base.
You still think I'm crazy, don't you?
She is!!!!
SCC 2016!!!
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Chris,
PM me your address and I'll work on sending it out.
PM me your address and I'll work on sending it out.
tucker74
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You just spent $350 to have a perfectly tuned and functioning carb, now you're gonna tear it apart. Have to be a little IMO -
Tucker
