Springfield Flyer.

[Buickguy3]

   Mike,
   I've got an Oxy/Acety. setup that I haven't used in years. Now you've given me some new ideas. I wonder how far I can make that rabbit in the garden fly? With the right trajectory I'll bet I can hit the neighbor's house. It's only 1/4 mile away. This should be fun. I could put a video camera on the IED and film the firing.
   Doug 

[Elmo Rodge]

We used to call those baloons Megaloons. 40 years ago one of them launched my nephew across the yard. He's getting better.  Wayno

[tauruck]

I should have kept my mouth shut (not written) about that mole.

[Stainless1]

I should have kept my mouth shut (not written) about that mole.

Just your crazy buds trying to help   

[Frankie7799]

Yeah what Stainless said 

[tauruck]

The cool thing is that I get get to share stuff with guys as nuts as I am.
It's all good and I can imagine the Dodge you guys got up to as kids.
You had TV and I didn't. No excuses guys.

Got to making mounting plates for the pneumatic lifts.
Did all four by clamping together 10mm plates. Hole sawing took hours on the Beijing drill press and drilled the four holes that magically lined up with the component's threads.

I've got one fried on and used the sample to see what it looks like.

[tauruck]

Prepped and cleaned all surfaces.

Tacked the two plates in sit u.

Tigged them on the table. Both sides because getting to the underside will be tough later.

[tauruck]

Set the mounting up correctly making sure I left enough space to slide the 2mm plate that will be part of the box section and also checked that when I do eventually fit the actual lifts they clear the frame rails.

After that I welded the plate in place.

[tauruck]

The trick is to get both lifts on the same plane because we'll be bolting a plate (that will act as a foot) to the ends of the pistons.
Came out sweet IMO.

3 to go.

[Peter Jack]

Just a hint Mike. If you activate them with nitrogen rather than compressed air right from the start you'll keep moisture out of the system. With the stock cars and Indy cars we used nitrogen in place of compressed air for everything. It makes life pretty simple and is readily available from your welding supplier relatively inexpensively.

Pete

[tauruck]

Thanks Pete.

Silly me. I wanted to use CO2 but Festo said it destroys the seals so we were going to go with compressed air.
Now I know better. Imagine the H2O in that.

You're a big help. I appreciate the heads up.

[Speed Limit 1000]

Do you have a plan to make something so you can lock them in the extended position?

[tauruck]

Festo are giving us hand operated valves for that.

That's what they said.

I'm getting all of the stuff next week.

The lifts are a custom length so they have to build them.

[tauruck]

Here's what the two front mounts look like.

[tauruck]

Rears are done too.

The plate I used to fabricate them was a little pitted on one side but I polished the heck out of the parts after cutting and drilling.