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03-18-2019, 08:44 AM | #61 |
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Re: Home made tools
Talkwrench. I'd be interested in seeing the wheel alighnment piece in action if you have any pics of that.
Thanks! Great thread! About to circle back on that hamb thread! |
03-18-2019, 09:33 PM | #62 |
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Terranova heres a link if you go down and you'll see one similar. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ontend.710599/
Jack up frontend , turn wheels and mark a line with chalk all the way round in the middle. then use a fine scribe, turn wheel again to mark a fine line. Push car back a few yards then roll forward, set handbrake so it wont roll on you ..safety you know.. Slide the tool to the back of the tyre, set the pointers exactly on the scribed lines. bring to front of tyre carefully place the pointer on one side on the scribed line and see how much its over hanging the scribed line on the other side, its only small like the 1/16 or 1/8 " adjust the drag link to achieve. Now re-do it all over again to check.
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03-22-2019, 10:31 PM | #63 |
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03-23-2019, 10:31 AM | #64 |
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After futzing around for over an hour last night trying to free my windshield wiper arm from the post, I decided to fab up my own little puller. Worked like a champ.
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03-23-2019, 03:28 PM | #65 |
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I guess you could call it a “tool”. I needed to build a frame, so I built the frame table 1st.
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03-24-2019, 08:33 PM | #66 |
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03-31-2019, 07:53 PM | #67 |
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Here are my home made tools for doing the valves on my flathead. The pickle fork is made of a recycled 3/8 bar with the fork made out of a piece of an old lawn mover blade and welded on. I tried a mild steel fork but it bent too easily. Lawn mower blades are good strong steel.
The seat grinding stone is shaped with a diamond dresser. The shaft is a 5/16" bolt and the shaft rides in a broken valve guide with a bushing inside to fit the shaft snugly. I modified a visegrip by welding on forked ends so you can squeeze the spring for disassembly and assembly. In the last picture I'm grinding a valve on a wood lathe with a steady rest. You can see a small 45 degree gauge for measuring the angle in the background if you look closely. |
03-31-2019, 10:05 PM | #68 |
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Anyone know the angle of the exhaust ports if I wanted to make a side mount engine stand adapter?
I don’t have the engine out yet and the adapters I see on the web look like about 45deg. I tried to post this question earlier, but put in the wrong place.... |
03-31-2019, 11:44 PM | #69 |
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it is 45deg. happy motoring
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03-31-2019, 11:44 PM | #70 |
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45 deg. it is.
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04-01-2019, 10:42 AM | #71 |
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He is a picture of a transmission stand I made.
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04-01-2019, 03:14 PM | #72 |
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01-06-2020, 07:59 PM | #73 |
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Finished these up today. Engine adapter and a few lifting eyes. Hope my engine isn’t on the floor in the morning.
Next up is the plate for jacking up the head, a transmission rebuild stand, the gizmo for compressing the spring on the shifter tower, and front and rear leaf spring spreaders. |
01-07-2020, 11:45 AM | #74 |
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Not sure IF its a tool necessarily but my take on Distributor alignment pins. Holds the gasket in place, allows for easy connection of the vacuum advance line, then an easy way to align the key way.
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10-27-2021, 09:37 PM | #75 |
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'bout time for some more tools isn't it?
Here's a slide hammer a friend made from a Model A brake rod, small needle nosed vise grips, and a stack of washers that he welded together. I think he told me that the threads on the brake rod and vise grips are the same; it just screwed right in there. You adjust the vise grip opening by turning the brake rod. It's probably the coolest tool in my entire shop and hangs right over my main bench.
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10-27-2021, 11:38 PM | #76 |
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Very excellent there Mike!
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10-27-2021, 11:56 PM | #77 |
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Everyone needs one of these on hand…
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04-28-2022, 11:53 PM | #78 |
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Dissassembly tool for flatheads seen at tool show a couple years ago.
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