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Offline Buickguy3

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #720 on: February 10, 2017, 10:45:00 AM »
  Way to go, Tim, Just gotta get 'er done.
  Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Offline kiwi belly tank

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #721 on: February 10, 2017, 01:08:29 PM »
Good one Mate, treat it as a creative journey not a destination. :-)
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« Reply #722 on: February 10, 2017, 01:42:45 PM »
Glad to hear you're getting back on the horse.   Tackle it one issue at a time... you'll get there.
Sproing, crack, ouch!

Offline Elmo Rodge

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #723 on: February 10, 2017, 01:51:08 PM »
No matter what your name is.  :-D Wayno

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« Reply #724 on: February 10, 2017, 03:39:38 PM »
No matter what your name is.  :-D Wayno

Yeah, thats right Fred. ;)

1st order of business is how to shift the Doug Nash with the Long shifter 8 feet behind my head? Talking to Paul @Liberty he mentioned that Craig used to sell an electronic shifter setup before it was outlawed at the drags so that is one option. The simple angle is a rod or Morse cable since the shifter simply moves back and forth.

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #725 on: February 10, 2017, 04:40:50 PM »
You can't beat a simple cable for reliability, I have a cut down (free) boat steering cable getting the 10ft from shifter to trans connected.
  sid.

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #726 on: February 10, 2017, 06:01:42 PM »
Trent -

I know that feeling that a languishing project can have on a person.

There isn't a person on these boards who hasn't been where you are with some project or endeavor.

Do yourself a favor.

Start at the beginning of your build diary and read it.

Then realize HOW MUCH YOU HAVE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED . . .

clean out the garage . . .

and then getyourassbackonit.  :cheers:

"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #727 on: February 10, 2017, 06:25:42 PM »
clean out the garage . . .

and then getyourassbackonit.  :cheers:



02/18/2012:

Mike, don't feel bad, we LIVE in our shop. The only thing that bugs Carla is the grinder smell.

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #728 on: February 10, 2017, 07:28:37 PM »
I live in my shed too. Talking long projects, i had over 17k hrs in the liner before the end of the year & I'm doing 12 hr days now. The energizer Kiwi out does the energizer Bunny. :-P
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« Reply #729 on: February 10, 2017, 09:46:43 PM »
Yup, we still live at teh shop. It is a good and bad thing. Midget, I have re-read the thread many times. I get a kick outta it. Fact is, I have a major chunk of the car done and it makes me feel good.  :cheers:

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #730 on: February 10, 2017, 09:48:45 PM »
   Tim,
   We use air valves and an air cyl. and a couple of buttons. Works great. The driver just has to remember which way to push or pull and which button to push. [At 200 MPH]. Seriously, PM me if you have questions.
     Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
I keep going faster and faster and I don't know why. All I have to do is live and die.
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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #731 on: February 10, 2017, 10:44:52 PM »
  Tim,
   We use air valves and an air cyl. and a couple of buttons. Works great. The driver just has to remember which way to push or pull and which button to push. [At 200 MPH]. Seriously, PM me if you have questions.
     Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Tims not here man :-P

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #732 on: February 11, 2017, 08:05:56 AM »
Trent - the car in my avatar uses a Long V-gate shifter and Morse cables. Since it's a V-gate, it doesn't need too much thinking to operate, so I made it left-hand which eliminates monkey-motion linkage and/or long U-turning cables. Baum Hydraulics in Nebraska makes great custom cables and has great pricing and service. I've found that 1/4" is as big as I need to shift a Jerico.

vic

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #733 on: February 11, 2017, 10:16:19 AM »
Trent - the car in my avatar uses a Long V-gate shifter and Morse cables. Since it's a V-gate, it doesn't need too much thinking to operate, so I made it left-hand which eliminates monkey-motion linkage and/or long U-turning cables. Baum Hydraulics in Nebraska makes great custom cables and has great pricing and service. I've found that 1/4" is as big as I need to shift a Jerico.

vic

vic, you have any shots of yours? I would appreciate that. Thanks for the supplier as well, that is not tooo far away.

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Re: Spirit of South Dakota Lakester
« Reply #734 on: February 11, 2017, 10:04:38 PM »
  My apologies Trent. I don't know where I got Tim. I'll send photos in the morning.
   Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
I keep going faster and faster and I don't know why. All I have to do is live and die.
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