Springfield Flyer.

[tauruck]

Thanks Neil. I'll email you.

[manta22]

OK, Mike.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[tauruck]

The Subaru never stops. My so called engineer and friend lost my one front wheel bearing during his "awesome" machining of hubs ans spindles that don't fit!!!!!
These bearings are imported and there's no stock at the sponsor (FAG).
In addition to that I bent the 1" plate that comprises the one upright. It's bowed 3mm due to the excessive force I used when trying to press the spindle into it. The tolerances
were way off. I have to reheat the part and get it as close as possible so Geraldo (my original engineer) can face the surfaces etc. Back to being a paying customer. .

Lots of travelling again today. Found two bearings at an outlet at a premium price but at this stage I've been savaged pretty badly so a few more stitches aren't going to hurt.
That old roller coaster thing hey??. 

[Finallygotit]

Hang in there Mike.  This will be remembered as just a small bump in the road in the grand scheme.

  

[tauruck]

The plate took some gentle persuasion but it's back to original shape.
What a relief and I'll drop it off at Geraldo in the AM.
We're looking good again.

My water jet guys at Aquajet came through for me again. They are awesome.
I gave them a cardboard template I made for the GM rear end housing and
the finished product turned out so good there's no grinding or finishing required.

I need to weld on two plates for the rod end which is part of my opposing
triangle set up to keep the diff centered.

Thanks D, you're right!!!!. Small bump in the road.

[tauruck]

Geraldo sorted my oil pump pulleys, machined a key way, drilled and tapped for a grub screw on the pump
pulley and I need to get some key steel to finish the job.
Some work to do on the crank pulley but we'll get to that when we build the motor.

[wobblywalrus]

It is nice to have a good machinist like Geraldo on your team.

[tauruck]

Thanks Bo. He's cool. Driest sense of humour ever but he's from the north of Italy so I'm not sure if he's more Swiss or Austrian???.
He's big into bird hunting so he imported a top bred Pointer pup at great expense. When the first shot was fired the dog disappeared.
They found him a mile away hiding under the truck and shivering. 
These days he just barks at the clients.

[tauruck]

Some more progress on the coil mounting plates.
I managed to polish out all the scratches and I'm
pleased with the result.
When I get more SSteel washers and mountings
I'll be able to finish.

[manta22]

Really nice work, Mike!

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Finallygotit]

Good stuff there mate!!

[Harold Bettes]

Hey Mike,

Looks like you are making some good parts and headway as well. Good job.

While looking at the piece that attaches to the cover side of your drive axle, I thought it might be an easy solution to use some cam followers on a cross member to do the job you were describing using a triangle setup for. Because the tread is somewhat narrow and the suspension travel is not very great, seems that might save you some cost and fabrication.

Watch out for the snakes!

Regards to you and yours,
HB2

[tauruck]

Thanks guys. I know I go on a little too much about how appreciative I am for all the help and advice
I get from all of you but it's true.
This liner is a PITA but you guys have kept me motivated and informed. If only you were closer I'd have someone to bounce
ideas off. Some of the concepts I have in mind get lost in translation but somehow we figure it out.

Thank you Neil for the wiring advice.
Harold, I'm not 100% sure on the cam follower idea but I think you're advising me to weld the outer bushing to the bars that make up the
triangle instead of rod ends?. Let me know please?.
Finallygotit, you always have positive comments. Thanks man.

[Harold Bettes]

Mike,

Idea was to use the cam followers on each side of the "handle" portion of the steel piece that bolts to the drive axle (cover side) in order to provide a simple solution to a locating sway bar instead of a center mounted triangle sway bar. That way the drive axle is centrally located simply. Hopes that describes what I am suggesting. IF not, PM me and I can send along a sketch.

Regards,
HB2

[tauruck]

Harold you'll have to send me a sketch.
I'm way better looking at pics or drawings and I'll probably call myself an idiot for not understanding
first time around.
Thanks so much for offering help.
PM on its way.