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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1095 on: May 22, 2013, 12:00:55 PM »
LOL   ohhh for the joys and simplicity of an Inliner--- :-D
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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1096 on: May 22, 2013, 12:28:30 PM »
LOL   ohhh for the joys and simplicity of an Inliner--- :-D

I'll get back to you on that one! :-o

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1097 on: May 22, 2013, 05:06:23 PM »
lol
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1098 on: May 22, 2013, 10:12:59 PM »
That snake pit may surprise you.

it is very well packaged from what I saw of it.

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1099 on: May 22, 2013, 10:18:28 PM »
this is the snake eggs, the pit full of vipers will be when I start running the the data logging wires, water and oil lines
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Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1100 on: May 22, 2013, 10:19:21 PM »
Sparky, that's just a learning curve on how to build a streamliner, you cram 10 # in a 5#  sack. Then add driver thats double jointed. :cheers:
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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1101 on: May 23, 2013, 05:38:33 AM »
By some reason I got the feeling, that, longer Sparky works on the lakester.....so more the lakester shrinks.... :-D :cheers:
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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1102 on: May 23, 2013, 09:00:13 AM »
PP  spot on---  I feel that way some times---especially when I have to cut something out and move it so I can put something else in there :-P
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1103 on: May 23, 2013, 09:18:01 AM »
Nice work!

When I saw the car last year, it looked like there would be lots of room.

You used it all! :-D
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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1104 on: May 23, 2013, 12:09:35 PM »
Buddy your right about that. Its changed quite a bit since the first time I saw it last September. Im sure itll change more before it sees the salt later this year. Im just happy Sparky has allowed me to be a small part of things

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1105 on: May 23, 2013, 07:05:15 PM »
Dave,  Started welding up the seams we chopped into what is now going to CANOPY with what we left him to work with---he is doing a great job getting the thing where we can attach "IT" to the canopy frame. I worked on finish welding the turbo waste gates to exhaust manifolds.  Next will be to tap them for the EGTs.  I called Tim Cox today---hopefully will get to see him Friday pm to tap and thread the heads.  Al E, Bill S and Denton came by for a short visit---I dropped by his place yesterday---he was building a intake manifold for his 1/2 v-8 ---he gives me grief for my complicated car---he runs FUEL--he believes life starts at about 90%
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1106 on: May 25, 2013, 12:24:11 AM »
We started on rescuing the Canopy piece we butchered out--I beat and banged this morning ---and in 15 minutes I was bleeding in more places than I had in the last 90 days---lol  Dave and I tried to figure out why the spool gun wasn't working----hmmm  I am looking for schematics ---
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1107 on: May 25, 2013, 08:51:42 PM »
A special thanks to Tim Cox the C of BC racing---the red Camaro  who deliver the B of BC racing a red hat at 250+ this past season

He came up today a brought some of his drills and tools to tap the heads for the "missing" two head bolts that the chev engs. Left out but but back in their BOW TIE race block.  Andy and I were spell bound as he, so carefully, check and rechecked  the alignment and angles before drilling, chamfering, taping, the installing the heilcoils.

Thanks Tim for the great job and the great lessons..
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Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1108 on: May 25, 2013, 08:52:58 PM »
The top pict is where we started -- Brodix gives  a great point to start from we have stock Brodix  2 Xtras

The bottom is where we finished see the upside down 7/16 bolt

Thanks again Tim--- for the great machining lessons and the the 4 extra bolts for our 509--
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Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

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Re: Wild Weasel a TRUE belly tanker
« Reply #1109 on: May 26, 2013, 02:25:00 AM »
So- the extra bolts go up into the heads? Are torque wrench adaptors available for that layout?
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