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#71

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Lightweight Starter Batter...

Last post by 94touring - April 04, 2024, 08:24:11 AM

Here's what I had used.  I don't remember the weight and don't have a scale out here, but probably half a standard battery. Since my standard battery is now dead, might go back to the light one. 

#72

The Lounge / Re: New Project 1911 hupmobile

Last post by MiniDave - April 03, 2024, 09:35:39 AM

Exciting stuff!

By the way, Happy Birthday Jeff! 

#73

The Lounge / Re: New Project 1911 hupmobile

Last post by jeff10049 - April 02, 2024, 11:32:11 PM

I bored out the pin end of the rods to accept the slightly larger dodge pin for the pistons I'm using. Next I need to make a fixture for babbiting the big end. Getting close to assembling the engine

#74

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Stuck Pot Joints

Last post by tmsmini - April 02, 2024, 09:06:47 AM

This has worked well, but not this time

#75

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Stuck Pot Joints

Last post by MiniDave - April 02, 2024, 08:21:38 AM

Probably, but my way has always gotten them out without any damage....if you don't have a brass drift just use what you have - even a piece of angle iron will work. The key is the heavy hammer to impart a lot of momentum to the joint - you're trying to move it, not bust it up.

Good luck!

#76

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Stuck Pot Joints

Last post by tmsmini - April 02, 2024, 07:17:08 AM

I have the tool which has almost always worked in the past, this time the tool just eventually bent. I think the clip is jammed at this point.

#77

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Stuck Pot Joints

Last post by MiniDave - April 01, 2024, 05:26:31 PM

I use a 12" long brass drift and a 3-lb hammer - they will come out! 

Put the drift against the outer corner of the pot joint and give it a solid whack - you're going for momentum and inertia here, not trying to break the joint. Turn the joint 180* and go again if you need to....

#78

Maintenance and Modifications / Stuck Pot Joints

Last post by tmsmini - April 01, 2024, 02:52:28 PM

I guess this is just a run of bad luck. Diff seals were leaking and I went to remove the pot joints and neither will come loose. They were new from Somerford. I know there was a bad batch many years ago and I got one. Seven was able to press it off once it was removed from the diff with the side cover. But Seven is no longer. All I have done is bend my tool.

#79

The Lounge / Re: F1 - 2024

Last post by MPlayle - April 01, 2024, 01:49:39 PM

Sounds like your F1 "silly season" is starting early and covering more topics.

#80

The Lounge / Re: F1 - 2024

Last post by MiniDave - April 01, 2024, 12:26:33 PM

That would seem to me to dilute the market for both series.....

Rumor has it that Horner has formed a coalition with the Thais who own 51% of Red Bull to oust all of the Austrian members from F1 - so not only Marko but also young Mateshitzloadofmoney too. This will put him over both Red Bull and the RB junior F1 teams as well as RB powertrain.

I wonder how Honda is going to do in 2026 after "selling" all of their F1 engine/power unit guys to Red Bull in 2023, when Red Bull hired them all to continue their efforts for the Red Bull team only?

2025 will be a fascinating year if even a small percentage of the driver changes that have been prognosticated come to be!