Re: I'd like to learn how to do a few things.....

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/1/8 8:22:53

Patgreen

By your own admission of lacking some mechanical expertise i am assuming that u don;'t have a lot of "junk parts" laying around the shop or the yard to use as modelingor mock up.

Quite often many of us will refer to a process as "easy" depending on resources available to us. Resources that can vary from person to person.

Example: is that i have at least 3 dozen alternator brackets, AC brackets and PS pump brackets laying around the yard here. So i just go gather them and seach for one of 'best fit' and then cut and grind it from there.

ANother example is the old 6v VS 12v conversion debate that rages on foreever. Quite often it depends on resources available to each individual person. Some people have relatively large stock piles of NOS or NORS or even just good used 6V parts. Others do not. Conversio mite even depend on the vehicle in question and the parts availability from suppliers/swap meets or intended use of the vehicle.

THose are only examples intended to explain why there are often debates over variations of each individual owners decisions and why sometimes we refer to some processes as "easy". Mechanical apptitude aside, determineing WHAT parts to use or how to fabricate them is often a major challenge for everyone.

The mechanical end of the learning curve is rather fast. Have at it. Keep us posted.