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Here is another NYC roof-top story. During WWII Aberchrombie & Fitch had a sale on Mannlicher-Schoenauers (they were a gun store then, not a clothing brand) because the only ammunition for them was German and unobtainable. My father went to see about one and they took him up on the roof to test fire into barrels of sand. If I recall correctly, that was at 38th and Park.

Can you imagine that today, helicopters, SWAT teams?

Reminds me of Peter Fuller Cadillac in Boston. Up into the 70's they still displayed the cars sitting on persian carpets.

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I have never bought one of their plating kits, but I have been dealing with them since it was a father and son operation. Nice people.

Check out the forums on their board about plating.

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I have always known these as "rumble seats". Is that a regionalism?

This is not from Packard experience, it is from kid experience with my '57 Chevy. The instructions were to heat the hub of the drum until you heard a "ping", before trying to pull the drum. I used a propane torch at the time.

So, I don't think a reasonable amnount of heat will hurt. These days I would use Mapp Gas.

For what it is worth, distant memory is that on the Chevy the lugs were mounted to the axle flange.

Seems to me that Buick and Mercury have been in the top five for some years now. My father always said "Have you ever heard anyone complain about thier Buick?". With the passage of years, that has seemed to be true.

One last suggestion. If you need 6cfm at 125, set the machine tank pressure at 140-150 and the outlet at 125. If both are at 125, the machine will run constantly.

Also, spend some time playing with the media outlet valve on the bottom of the tank, you want the right mixture of air and media. This will become obvious.

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A steady 6cfm at 125 is a fairly large compressor. More than a 2hp machine can manage.

My suggestion is to give up on the idea of a syphon feed and find a pressure pot blaster.

I am not particularly recommending this unit, this is just to make sure we are on the same page:

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I note this one has a "dead man" valve at the operating end. Many of the cheaper ones simply have a gate valve.

The advantage of this, if you have a small compressor, is that you can stop occaisionally and let the pressure rebuild.

One problem with these is the moisture build up in the tank. Make sure you empty it before storing, particularly if you are using a media that absorbs water (i.e. baking soda). Even with sand, wet sand doesn't flow very well.

Don't use expensive media, a lot will be lost. Many people will recommend beach sand from Home Depot. I won't. It has a tendancy to clog.

I have heard from someone who wants to buy the rear axle/pig from my '38 Junior, if it is the right ratio. He thinks it is stamped into the housing. Is it?