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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by sammons on April 14, 2024, 08:52:58 PM »Rattiac, glad it settled in to a happy medium for you. Sometimes all you need is to walk away for a while😁
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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by Essex_29 on April 14, 2024, 03:14:59 PM »There's always some fiddling to get the shifter linkage to work right, when you're modifying things.
Good work getting it to function right.
Good work getting it to function right.
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Members Builds - Stocker -Streetrod - Ratrod - LowRider / Re: 1930 Buick V12 build
« Last post by Essex_29 on April 14, 2024, 03:12:37 PM »Thank you Ed!
I got a couple small things done, I sanded the distributor housings with first 80 grit, then 180-360-600-
1000-2000 and 4000. it took just a few minutes to get them shiny after that.
I have new seals and gaskets in the distributors now, all bolted up with new hardware, new rotors and caps.
Last night I painted the gold stripes on the valve covers, and today my son was here, he sat in the kitchen
painting the CADILLAC script.
Just now in the evening, I screwed the valve covers to the heads with brass acrorn nuts and washers after
drenching the cam shafts in a liberal dose of stp.
Now I'm thinking about how to paint the air filter housings. Silver hammer varnish is what they have been,
but maybe they should be black as not to add too many colors. They'll probably get an Air Maze fiter sticker
anyway, that's probably enough color.
I got a couple small things done, I sanded the distributor housings with first 80 grit, then 180-360-600-
1000-2000 and 4000. it took just a few minutes to get them shiny after that.
I have new seals and gaskets in the distributors now, all bolted up with new hardware, new rotors and caps.
Last night I painted the gold stripes on the valve covers, and today my son was here, he sat in the kitchen
painting the CADILLAC script.
Just now in the evening, I screwed the valve covers to the heads with brass acrorn nuts and washers after
drenching the cam shafts in a liberal dose of stp.
Now I'm thinking about how to paint the air filter housings. Silver hammer varnish is what they have been,
but maybe they should be black as not to add too many colors. They'll probably get an Air Maze fiter sticker
anyway, that's probably enough color.
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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by Rattiac on April 09, 2024, 03:58:10 PM »Yesterday I left everything loose and went through the gears, then it all lined up well. Tightened it up and still good. Park and reverse are a bit to the left but I'm not gonna be picky.
Now I can start wiring.
Now I can start wiring.
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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by sixball on April 08, 2024, 12:00:05 PM »Just with the stock linkage on my '06 Solverdo (in good condition) it took 3 cables before I got one that would adjust correctly.
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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by Rattiac on April 08, 2024, 12:05:09 AM »Today I hooked up the Summit shifter linkage kit. According to the instructions in park the lower adjustment is made but after park, the indicator is off. R, N, D, 3,2,1.
Low 1 is reading L2.
When I set it to L1 to L1 , then I can't get it into park.
Tried a few times and walked away. Plus it's still winter here. 🥶
Low 1 is reading L2.
When I set it to L1 to L1 , then I can't get it into park.
Tried a few times and walked away. Plus it's still winter here. 🥶
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Members Builds - Stocker -Streetrod - Ratrod - LowRider / Re: 1930 Buick V12 build
« Last post by EDNY on April 06, 2024, 09:29:06 PM »Essex_29...that is a piece of art!
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HAVE A FIX ? (For anything) / Re: 2nd life for an old thread tap.
« Last post by EDNY on April 06, 2024, 09:26:15 PM »I am back working on the 1936 trail lamp stands and the housings and needed a small cutting tip to use in my die grinder. Cleaning up die cast type ZA castings plugs up the cutting edge on rotary grinding tools. I tried a 1/4" tap in my die grinder and it will cut fairly well and we all have old taps just laying around.
Open heart surgery, aneaurisms and stents, sorta slows one down. I have been busy with making all the truck headlight stands for 1937 to 40 Chevys and GMCs. Turned 81 last year, but still try to work 6 1/2 days each week.
Welcome back Coley, I'm finally joining the "Visits to the Doctor Group"...been years since I felt I needed the visit...just turned 73 but finally the prostrate demon has caught up with me! Tough going on trips, heading out to Missouri this May...should be an interesting road trip.
BTW: Welcome Back to vette59jdwl over a year and half?
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Early Chevy/GM Discussion / Re: 1932 Pontiac Six build
« Last post by Rattiac on April 06, 2024, 07:40:34 PM »That's just the angle of the pic. Plenty of clearance by the header.
I made the motor mounts in anticipation of having 2 more cylinders.
I made the motor mounts in anticipation of having 2 more cylinders.
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HAVE A FIX ? (For anything) / 2nd life for an old thread tap.
« Last post by Coley on April 06, 2024, 06:25:49 PM »I am back working on the 1936 trail lamp stands and the housings and needed a small cutting tip to use in my die grinder. Cleaning up die cast type ZA castings plugs up the cutting edge on rotary grinding tools. I tried a 1/4" tap in my die grinder and it will cut fairly well and we all have old taps just laying around.
Open heart surgery, aneaurisms and stents, sorta slows one down. I have been busy with making all the truck headlight stands for 1937 to 40 Chevys and GMCs. Turned 81 last year, but still try to work 6 1/2 days each week.
Open heart surgery, aneaurisms and stents, sorta slows one down. I have been busy with making all the truck headlight stands for 1937 to 40 Chevys and GMCs. Turned 81 last year, but still try to work 6 1/2 days each week.