i just put a deposit on another set of slot mags (with tyres). 10x15's and 3 1/2x15's. i just love a set of slot mags so couldn't resist, lol. i'll add pics once i collect them at the weekend :thumbs_up_smiley:
neil.
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i just put a deposit on another set of slot mags (with tyres). 10x15's and 3 1/2x15's. i just love a set of slot mags so couldn't resist, lol. i'll add pics once i collect them at the weekend :thumbs_up_smiley:
neil.
These ones neil ?
yes mate :thumbs_up_smiley:
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yes mate, i'm well chuffed. :thumbsup2:Quote:
Originally Posted by tom.marg
we collected the slot mags today. better than expected as all the tyres are new.
i just ordered a cheapy clickety clack fuel pump and inline filter to convert my parts washer to use 'real' fluid that'll dissolve oil/carbon/grease etc. unlike the water based cr4p they say to use which is as much use as a chocolate fireguard stuff like paraffin, petrol etc actually cleans parts. hoo da thunk it, lol. it'll mean the parts washer will be 12v now but on the plus side it'll be more 'portable', lol.
neil.
i had a deal today with the 'new' to me slot mags i just bought for another fe big block and manual gearbox. it's thought to be a 360 and the box is a 4 speed truck box so really a 3 speed + 'granny' low. the bellhousing, clutch and flywheel may get used with a more useably 4/5 speed box in the future. we'll fire the engine up once the run stand's built then if it's good ashley will have the option to bolt it straight in his zephyr to save time. we'll see how it runs.
neil.
i forgot to say, the first thing we'll check once the 360 is home is if it's actually a 360. the last '360' i bought was actually a 390. the stroke is the only real difference between the 2, luckily it's easy enough to tell as the difference is a tad over 1/4". i pull the plugs, shove a screwdriver into a plug hole and turn the engine while measuring tdc to bdc. fingers crossed it's a 390.
neil.
we were due to drop the slot mags off this weekend, unfortunately i've got the lergy and after 2 days n nights of almost constant coughing my chest feels like i've been run over by a bus. but anyway we now need to 'double drill' them so they'll fit the required 5x4.5" pcd for the car they're going on. we also will be cutting the exploder axle on the long side to fit a second short halfshaft. the car all this is going on? a henry j gasser project, not mine but a good freinds. he has a straight front axle and a small block chevy too so most of the big bits are sorted. it'll be street/strip and hopefully ready for the first meet at manston next year.
neil.
we're collecting the '360?' engine and box sunday so we can check if it's actually a 360 or a 390. my problem now is the fact that it's manual so i'm looking at 5 speed boxes to bolt behind it. it's a sickness this hobby/lifestyle of ours and there seems to be no cure :lol:
neil.
we dropped the exploder axle off and collected the fe engine and box today. no time to check the 'true' size yet as other 'honey dos' took priority at home, lol.
neil.
last week we put a socket and bar on the 360 engine after removing the spark plugs. it seemed that in the year between it first being removed (and turning fine) from the truck and it arriving here it'd 'stuck'. so we gave it some 50/50 mix of petrol and diesel in the bores. today we tried the socket and bar again and it turns easily and smoothly no problem, result. next job is to build the run stand and run it so we can assess the vital's before it either gets used or sold on. also we checked the stroke and it is indeed 'exactly what it says on the tin' which is a 360. at least i'll stop looking for 5 speed manual boxes to bolt behind it to go in my nash now, lol.
neil.
i knew i shouldn't have said that last bit :whistle:. i just got an 'offer' from an ebay seller dropping the price on a borg warner t5 from ?850 to ?595. bloody typical! now i have to stop myself buying it ;)
neil.
[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] typical ebay sellers
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phew, i've got over that now :whistle:
i have bought 2 new 'tools', a bigger floor standing parts washer that holds solvent cleaner not the cr4p water based 'eco' stuff they push on us now. what good's that if you can't chuck old stale petrol in there when you have it. my small eco type didn't like it and the pump melted! the 2nd thing is a dial back timing light from accuspark, the first timing light i've ever owned and i'm 61 now! :eek:
i'm even thinking about an afr gauge for my nash to make tuning easier. :thumbs_up_smiley:
neil.
i picked up a box trailer today. now my van's gone if i have to collect engines/boxes or other big/heavy stuff i'd have to put it in my s-max which is awkward with an engine crane (ask me how i know :whistle:). anyway for ?60 i got a tidy trailer, quite heavy duty with brakes... and one wheel, lol. they look like mini wheels so i've checked ebay and both 6 and 8 ply trailer tyres are reasonable in 10" so that's an easy fix. also the rear lights are broken but i have a trailer light board already so again an easy fix.
neil.
we had to do a quick wheel job to get the trailer off of ashley's truck yesterday. so it was out with the jigsaw and an off cut of mdf and before long we had a 'wheel' on the trailer making moving it easy. not the first time we'd made these wooden wheels and probably won't be the last, it's a quick and simple way to get a project mobile.
neil.
parts washer arrived today, it's bl00dy heavy!. i'll unpack it some time this week and decide where it's going. there's 25l of solvent cleaner on the way too so it gets a good start before stale petrol, old thinners etc gets poured in there too. ;)
neil.
Just don't wash gloss paint brushes in there !
no, the pigment settles at the bottom and blocks up all the 'gubbins'. :whistle:Quote:
Originally Posted by jsf55
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