Gasser Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 6/7/2018 at 17:37, johnny.race said: Farrk! that's cool! Where is your mate from? Up @Gasser's way somewhere? Did it come from (was it Wilf or Alf's or something?) place? Do you reckon he'd be into catching up with a gc like me so I could have a sqizz at this masterpiece, sometime? No Problem, hook me up and make it happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Gruntfuttock Posted June 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2018 Built me a bench out of scrap materials. Wanted to cover the water pump and create a small work area in the new house garage. Used a Supercheap bench (bought at 60% off) as a starting point and made top out of kids old wardrobe shelves that I'd wisely saved/hoarded (can't throw out decent 18mm MDF mate)... Boxed in pump with scrap timber and removable front panel... Surprised myself as it's even level... And a bit of bog on the screws/joints, some sanding, coat of paint or 3 and it looks ok, has a lip around the back/side wall too to stop springs/balls etc falling down gaps. Not bad for costing nothing, and now I know where I'm working I can bang some lights up... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Looking good, flash guy with his painting, my workbench is still MDF / pine lol. Not as good as that crop outside, but good none the less. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Bling said: Looking good, flash guy with his painting, my workbench is still MDF / pine lol. Ha, yeah the intention is for this to be the hobby workbench, for neat, clean assembly work purposes. Can see engines getting taking apart on it tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted June 13, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2018 Life has not been easy for this dude. He has been mine since Mar 2011. I brought it to stick in the garden and look cool. It/he came from off a farm up in the HB where he had been sitting under a row of tree's. He was not running then and never has since I have owned it. He has been shot at and been home to every creepy crawly thing you find in a rural setting. During the weekend just gone, he was separated from his chassis (probably for the first time in his life) I noticed this morning he was sitting forlornly in front of the shed, drenched stripped and probably feeling very sorry for himself. Probably wondering is this what becomes of old trucks. I stopped and talked to him. I told him I knew how he must have been feeling. I told him that by the nights fall ... he would be inside a dry shed. Its my guess that its been decades since he has slept inside somewhere. I told him I had organised some muscle to come home and help the oldman shift him into his new home. I told him he'd never get wet again unless it was on purpose and that he would be loved. I further went on to tell him that he would be looked at heaps by different peeps... both lovers and haters. That his paint job would remain as it is now. That he would get a Big Block. That its possible that he might find himself among shine, bling and bright color in the future - but that not to worry. He'd still feel cool. He didn't say anything but I know he heard and understood. Dry out bro and revel in the knowledge that life for you has changed irrevocably. Churr. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 What sort of truck is it? Big block, slam and duallies plz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 17 hours ago, chasinthemirage said: What sort of truck is it? Big block, slam and duallies plz I think its going to end up sorta resembling and doing what Mr J. Potter's example gets up to as seen below. An eXcellent example on mintness! Ratrod, hotrod, POS or whatever you choose to call them - they are much fun to beat on, can turn their hand to near anything automotive and, last but not least - look and sound the part for not alot of $. This pic was taken 4 years ago up at Bulls at Harrisville. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Heh, I'm in the passenger seat of the 32 in that pic. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Clearly J Potters RAT was dominating the field when this pic was clicked. That looks to be the BB Powered MoPar Safety Car entering the track in order to try and catch Potter. He never did. Also if memory serves me right - Potters RAT went on to win the 2014 Bulls 500 that year. Oh yeah, and that 32' had been lapped already (maybe twice) by Potters brutal piece of machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted June 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2018 Got into it today. Used a plasma, angle grinder and a vehicle hoist to bring about initial fit up. I am ok with how it is coming together/how it sits on the chassis. I plucked out of my arse the position of the engine when I mounted it. It all looks like it might work. This rusty little fucker is going to be fun. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I know nothing about geometry of vehicles. But that looks like a tail happy little truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Few bags of wheat in the tray she'll be all good mate / probably still cut loose like a bastard. Looks like fun but. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 This came in awhile ago. These are rare. Look at that big arsed 'N' cast into the casting. This is the most sought after type of head that ever popped out of Henry's Car Factory(s) Among other things, this was the head that came out behind Fords factory Hotrod BB Powered Cars. Of the factory offerings ... this was the pinnacle. This is made from Nodular Iron. People mistake the semi common twin rib variety as one of these - but nup, they are not. This particular one has been beefed up considerably using primo race quality parts. Look at the size of that fuckin' Pinion support :))I've seen a few of them and this is a big fucker as far as support/cartridge's go. 35 spline axles, Lenco Caps ... my gawd. This was built to handle some power. Now we get to the reason why it was dropped off into my shed. Look at teeth on the ring, lol! Squashed as. Fuck, this thing has had some real power put through it with serious hook to do this sort of damage. I have not had a decent look but they are probably Pro gears I'd guess. Thus the reason for the oversize cartridge and the soft' look of these things. I dunno. And look at that thing sticking out from where the UJ yoke should be. A coupler, haha! Driven by a little old lady my arse. Only a Chrysler could do this sorta rekt to Fords best. The owner was doing a cunt hair under 200 with this head. Its in for a ratio change and a freshen up. And then he's going to run in the 6's. Crazy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Did you get that cab from a guy in auckland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 No man, from out of the garden by the gate to the front paddock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted February 27, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 10/11/2017 at 12:43, johnny.race said: Inside the Rover sump is a strainer and a couple of air cleaner elements. The strainer catchers anything big with the air cleaners providing a massive increase in filter area/capacity. The beauty about air cleaners is that they are readily available for nix plus you can see when they are clogged - not a guess like when using an oil filter in the system. Plus they (the oil filter) has an on going cost. Feed back ... theory proved. I changed the filter system in my home built parts washer today. It was the first time I'd opened it up pretty much well since it was built. It hasn't done alot of work but it has proven to be invaluable when its been needed. This is what I found when I opened it up. Starting from the left in the pic there is the strainer (round thing) then the top filter (middle) and then the second filter (right) Noticeably it can be seen the top filter is way dirtier than the bottom filter. The strainer stopped the bigger stuff. The top filter caught most of the fine stuff in its folds. The screw driver shows what been trapped. The whole filter was clogged like this. The second filter was alot cleaner but still pretty gungy. I changed both out and cleaned the screen. You'd never see this sorta stuff in a typical oil filter setup. You'd just know it was blocked up because the flow would stall. This shedrat approach is the ducks nuts, has massive filtration area, and best of all - is free. Yeah baby. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted March 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2019 Decided I was going to make my own rims for my hotrod. Plus its sorta complimentary to the axle and gear work I pedal. Always wanted to try it. The is the start of a dedicated machine i am cobbling together out of scrap and as I think about things. This is going to be used to split rims apart (like in the pics) and also as a powered weld positioner/manipulator. I am going to rig up a geared drive on the opposite side for this to occur. I've done some test runs on scrap which has allowed me to gauge welding speed. I will use this info to zero in on a suitable geared arrangement to drive the rim round (more like pluck out of my arse) While I'd like to use a cheap little Trademe MIG dedicated to the welding side of things I am unsure whether they can be had cheaply with the duty cycle I'll be needing. No rush. Have to see. Worse case will see me using my 250A blazer. Check out that linear slide! Smooth and rigid as. You can tell its all scrap aye? Lol! Rough prick. Fuckin works though. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 That looks cool, be good to see it when all welded up. With the cutting, have you considered one of the metal cut off blades you can get? Would need to turn the wheel a bit more to stop heat build up, but the disc would last longer and stays at full size. Like this: https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/lenox-lenox-metalmax-cutoff-wheel-dg-125mmx22-2mmx1-3mm-white/p/306860 I run a 4" blade and haven't had to change a blade since installing it. A lot less dust created too. As mentioned though, can get heat build up if you leave it in one spot (blade itself doesn't seem to get hot). Move it around a bit and it would work well though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted October 21, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2019 Bracket fabbed to hold electric motor that will be used to rotate the rim at a speed that allows continuous welding. Painted and tested for fit. Good enuff. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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