rebuilding a 40 in a one car garage

[DanS HJ-45]

Michael:

That fuel door is amazing, or more accurately, the opening you cut and formed for it is. Good job!

Dan

 

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Thank you guy's, I learn as I go.
Hope mine will come out half as nice as your fathers 40 Dan.

 

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So now I finaly cleaned the drive way, couldn't fight the Wife off much longer.
Now I am not allowed to get metal on it again, it starts to rust again if I do.
So I am making a nail bed for the plasma cutter.
Scratched a patern on a plate and weld the nails to it.

 

[rusty_tlc]

8 down.

That's going to take a while, and a few beers.

 

[phase]

Some incredible fabrication skills shining through here. Very impressed, well done.

 

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8 down.

That's going to take a while, and a few beers.

I know and I have to take it slow, the first ones gave some warping already.
And after a few beers the patern starts to become a little vague.

 

[waiting for time]

Some incredible fabrication skills shining through here. Very impressed, well done.

Thank you, I'm still in a learning curve but it's starting to show.

 

[rusty_tlc]

I know and I have to take it slow, the first ones gave some warping already.
And after a few beers the patern starts to become a little vague.

Maybe try doing one row on the long side at a time but skip four then come back and skip three etc. That might give you time between welds for things to cool down.

 

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Maybe try doing one row on the long side at a time but skip four then come back and skip three etc. That might give you time between welds for things to cool down.

I tried but it still gives tension in the material. It's not that important, the weight of the material wil straiten the table when used.
I'm just randomly weld them in and feel the heat of the area where I plan to weld.
I also have a 4 mm plate underneat as a heat sink.
Almost half way there so 2 more days, I hope.

 

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Got the plasma"table" workable for now so I cut two brackets to suport the cage in sted of the one I already put in there.

Is there someone with a metal tech family cage who can give me the exact position of the rear hoop?

The one before last is the bracket that needs to be replaced.

 

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Found a York 210.
They are actualy hard to find over here so I am pleased.
Looks a lot better after clean up.

 

[Folkert]

fantastic, but what does it do?

 

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fantastic, but what does it do?

It is the compressor for my on board air system.
There are 3 versions the 206, 209 and the 210.
The higher the number the more capacity.
The 210 delivers enough air for an impact wrench.

I might be able to get an other one if you are interested.

 

[rusty_tlc]

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Is there someone with a metal tech family cage who can give me the exact position of the rear hoop?

The one before last is the bracket that needs to be replaced.

I'll try to remember to measure when I get home tonight.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Found a York 210.
They are actualy hard to find over here so I am pleased.
Looks a lot better after clean up.

The York compressors are getting harder to come by over here as well.

The good news is you can also use a Sanden compressor which was use on everything from Volvo's to Pontiac's.

This link shows how to get around the dry sump on the Sanden
Grungles Homepage

The York is probably a better option because of the wet sump crank but if you can't get that the Sanden is worth looking at.

 

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Not much cruisertime this weekend.
Worked on some loose ends in the left rear before I can put the rest of the fender on.
Some treaded plates for the ambu doors and some sheet to close the doorpost in the rear.
I also got me a 2" air sander to finish things off withouth adding to much heat, thank you Kevin for the tip.

 

[mailking]

Hi Michael,

This is looking very good! I didn't notice you had a thread here and that you are such a good builder. Man I wished you were living in Bolivia a year ago, then we could have moved mountains. Great idea the York. In the back of my head I still keep dreaming of an onboard compressor like that. Mustn't you get a special oil filter between the pump and the outlet? You don't want oil contaminating the air that goes into the tire...

Sterkte!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

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Hi Michael,

This is looking very good! I didn't notice you had a thread here and that you are such a good builder. Man I wished you were living in Bolivia a year ago, then we could have moved mountains. Great idea the York. In the back of my head I still keep dreaming of an onboard compressor like that. Mustn't you get a special oil filter between the pump and the outlet? You don't want oil contaminating the air that goes into the tire...

Sterkte!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen

Thanks Coen, who knows if you guys ever get back in Holland.
The good thing about a york is it has its own sump so its different from a normal airco pump. It does feed some oil into the air but not that much and you can do a mod that stops it doing that. It is always good to run an oil separator behind an oil'd compressor, at least when pumping air into tires. Powertools like the oily air. You just need to check the oil level in the York every now and then.

If you have room under the hood, it might be easyer to get a York where you are now. Just try and find an old compressor, prefably 12 or 24v in your case, and you can use everything but the pump.

Have fun on your trip.

 

[paranoid56]

great job so far. as somebody who is also working out of a single car garage i know how it is. i also love that parts cleaner, simple and doesnt take up space.

 

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great job so far. as somebody who is also working out of a single car garage i know how it is. i also love that parts cleaner, simple and doesnt take up space.

Thank you, I like your build too.
Do you also have a wife as an extra handicap?
She keeps ensisting her Bike must be in there and ready to take out at all times.