Re: 1940 Super 8 160 Model 1803 Project
Posted by Jim On 2010/10/3 23:56:35
A fairly productive weekend. Modified the front wheel seals to allow them to be driven in flush with the back of the hub. They were .500" and needed to be .440" thick. They were a two piece shell arrangement. I milled pockets making them look like a crown. My buddy John heli-arced the pockets and then cut the points of the crown off. I imagine I have a case of replacement wheel bearings with a .060" wider race. Who knows, not a problem at this point. Got the pinion seal installed and everything torqued up again, and driveshaft installed.
Tackled the fuel line today. My good friend Bob came over in the morning to help tackle the 10' snake. Surprisingly, it came out in one piece relatively unbent. Just like with the 1/4" brake lines, I patterned off the old line. The 5/16 was way tougher to bend and manage. Used the bender where I could and worked my fingers raw on the rest. It turned out really nice. Snaked it back on, and to my complete disbelief it all snapped back in the factory holders and brackets.
Went on to plumbing the new fuel pump that the Flackmaster graciously supplied a core complete with pulse damper chamber, and sent to Terrell machine for a rebuild. They did a very nice job on the rebuild and refinish. The re-plumb part is because I am going to run an electric pump in parallel to the mechanical. Did this on the '39 for priming and back up incase of mechanical failure. Works very well, but requires a number of fittings to pair up the supply and feed lines for both pumps.
Did some work on the horn(s). Tom, the fellow I bought the car from sent a care package that I was able to use with the horn bracket I had with the car. I am pleased to say I was able to piece a pair of hi and low note horns that work. The relay clicked, but didn't conduct on the high-current side. Drilled the spot welds and pulled the cover. Filed the contacts and replaced the cover. All is well. Will put the finishing touches on the assembly and install. The horn button was inop. so I pulled the horn rim and cleaned the copper contactor and rim contacts. Works just fine now.
That's all for this weekend.
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Tackled the fuel line today. My good friend Bob came over in the morning to help tackle the 10' snake. Surprisingly, it came out in one piece relatively unbent. Just like with the 1/4" brake lines, I patterned off the old line. The 5/16 was way tougher to bend and manage. Used the bender where I could and worked my fingers raw on the rest. It turned out really nice. Snaked it back on, and to my complete disbelief it all snapped back in the factory holders and brackets.
Went on to plumbing the new fuel pump that the Flackmaster graciously supplied a core complete with pulse damper chamber, and sent to Terrell machine for a rebuild. They did a very nice job on the rebuild and refinish. The re-plumb part is because I am going to run an electric pump in parallel to the mechanical. Did this on the '39 for priming and back up incase of mechanical failure. Works very well, but requires a number of fittings to pair up the supply and feed lines for both pumps.
Did some work on the horn(s). Tom, the fellow I bought the car from sent a care package that I was able to use with the horn bracket I had with the car. I am pleased to say I was able to piece a pair of hi and low note horns that work. The relay clicked, but didn't conduct on the high-current side. Drilled the spot welds and pulled the cover. Filed the contacts and replaced the cover. All is well. Will put the finishing touches on the assembly and install. The horn button was inop. so I pulled the horn rim and cleaned the copper contactor and rim contacts. Works just fine now.
That's all for this weekend.
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