My 26T Coupe build thread

[Itoldyouso]

I'm sure when you chrome those rocker arms the chroming process will take up some clearances. I figure you chromed everything else on the car, why stop now?????

Steve, going to stop at NAPA today for your cover gaskets. Sorry it took me a couple days longer than thought, but my car has been in the shop for what I thought was an overheating situation and some a/c work. I got it back yesterday, so today I'll get them ordered.

Don

[pat mccarthy]

I'm sure when you chrome those rocker arms the chroming process will take up some clearances. I figure you chromed everything else on the car, why stop now????? :LOL

Don

what ? chrome them to ? That pond water must be bad over there don ? send him some water too

[Itoldyouso]

Hey, look at the rest of the car, Pat. I bet if he could figure out how to chrome himself, he would.

Don

[roadster32]

Ok Don the service just ain't what it used to be

I'm sure when you chrome those rocker arms the chroming process will take up some clearances. I figure you chromed everything else on the car, why stop now?????

Steve, going to stop at NAPA today for your cover gaskets. Sorry it took me a couple days longer than thought, but my car has been in the shop for what I thought was an overheating situation and some a/c work. I got it back yesterday, so today I'll get them ordered.

Don

[vara4]

Those rockers look alot like the old High Performance rockers off the VW's.
The only differance is they don't have a hole on the valve side for a stud to go thru.
We used these thing called elephant feet with a 3/4 ball bearing in the end that mated up with the valve tips. They looked like these here.
EMPI SWIVEL-FOOT VALVE ADJUSTING SCREWS.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/swivel-foot.../p2005314.jcwx
They really kept the rocker from beating up the valve tips.
Kurt

[pat mccarthy]

Hey, look at the rest of the car, Pat. I bet if he could figure out how to chrome himself, he would.

Don

well some of his body parts maybe really no need for me to know

[Itoldyouso]

Steve, your gaskets will be in on the 13th, just have to figure out the best way to ship them reasonably and not get all bent up in transit. I don't think there is a flat rate box at the USPO long enough, so I may put some heavy cardboard on either side and try that.

Don

[roadster32]

Thanks Don your a star, Bending them shouldn't be a big problem if it makes it easier for you ?

Steve, your gaskets will be in on the 13th, just have to figure out the best way to ship them reasonably and not get all bent up in transit. I don't think there is a flat rate box at the USPO long enough, so I may put some heavy cardboard on either side and try that.

Don

[vara4]

Steve: What lathe are you using?
Just curious because I got a old 1930 Le Blond Lathe.
I have been told mine in not so good for the fine work though.
I am not too sure about that since someone added a two speed trany to it
before I got though.
Kurt

[roadster32]

Steve: What lathe are you using?
Just curious because I got a old 1930 Le Blond Lathe.
I have been told mine in not so good for the fine work though.
I am not too sure about that since someone added a two speed trany to it
before I got though.
Kurt

Hi Kurt i have a 1966 Colchester Student mk1, Nice bit of kit quite old but still very very accurate.

[pat mccarthy]

Steve: What lathe are you using?
Just curious because I got a old 1930 Le Blond Lathe.
I have been told mine in not so good for the fine work though.
I am not too sure about that since someone added a two speed trany to it
before I got though.
Kurt

who told you thats ..B.S i can hold .001and less many times with mine with a 3 jaw . and if i want to power lift the 4 jaw off the bottom shelf then .0005 is not hard to get .if you ways are in good shape . gibs are good and your head stock is not loose.then you can do just about any thing.i have made many things with mine .kurt many people do not like flat belt lathes but they work. mine is old babbit bearing lathe works just as good as the guy gear head up in the front of the shop to a point he has more room to swing and some more motor .but mine makes a hell of alot less noise. yep that a nice lathe steve

[vara4]

That does look like a very nice lathe Steve.
I don't have anything fine I have to do anyway Pat.
Just some bars for my 4 link and maybe some bolt threading.
Kurt

[roadster32]

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Been scratching around doing small jobs while i wait for my new conrods, finished off my tailpipes last night.
I belled the ends initially but decided i didn't like it as everybody does that so thought i would do something different so the bells were cut off.








Came up with a trim piece that mirrors the chassis bracket shapes.
I started looking for some stainless tube that would slide over the 2.5" tailpipes but couldn't find anything, anyway Steve (rusty coupe) managed to find a piece of stainless pipe that was slightly under 2.5" so i could bore it out and slightly thick wall at 3/16", the outside would be easy to turn down.








First the piece was cut into 2.5" long pieces and bored out to be a nice slide fit over the 2.5" tube.








Once the inner was bored the outside was turned down to size, here you can see it half done, its then turned round and turned down to suit.








We now have our tube to size, the inside was semi polished to get a nice slide fit onto the polished tailpipes to avoid scratching them.








Next the shape was marked and cut out and ground smooth and then polished.








Once they were polished they slipped on to the tailpipes a treat, They will be welded on the ends once the tailpipes are finished and the weld polished out.






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[Bob Parmenter]

Nice touch! How you going to keep fine debris from getting (and later peeking back out) in between the trim and the pipe body?

[roadster32]

Theres no gap Bob, Its as tight as i could get it.

Nice touch! How you going to keep fine debris from getting (and later peeking back out) in between the trim and the pipe body?