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Offline tauruck

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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #225 on: December 10, 2013, 10:22:49 PM »
Frank, he he he. First I have to hear back from Craig Liberty. He is key to our success.

Riaan from Eaton (Aeroquip) was at my shop along with a a few of my friends.

He asked what the liner really needed to do the business?.

A miracle was my answer and it was called a Liberty 5 speed but cost 95 grand plus shipping.

My one good friend says, "so where's the problem?". Get all the details, we'll sort something out.

It was ten in the morning, he doesn't drink or lie. What do you think?.  :-o :wink: :wink:


I need the box, the rubber and about 75lbs of epoxy and I'm done. The rest is construction.

SA Bolt manufactures fasteners for all the OEM car manufacturers here like VW, BMW, Ford, Mazda, Nissan etc and they are also on board.
I got my first shipment of bolts yesterday. They don't do threes and fours. I got boxes and boxes of imperial and metric Allen bolts. The even supplied custom lengths. 8-)
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #226 on: December 13, 2013, 07:04:09 AM »
On Wednesday afternoon I switched on the PC and the power pack blew in spectacular fashion.

I jumped out of the chair. It was one of those "Incoming" moments. :-D

It's better than ever today. Faster?.

I got quite a bit done on my tandem front wheel setup since then.

Frame is all welded and a few areas where the original was cut away needs dressing.

I have the first swingarm on the jig but still setting it all up.

I'm happy I couldn't make the side by side thing work. Now we're building something special.


Some images.
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #227 on: December 13, 2013, 07:05:59 AM »
Other angles.
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« Reply #228 on: December 13, 2013, 07:18:33 AM »
Building the liner has distracted me from earning a living so when I ran short on funds I had to put my rearend into gear and finish some work.

I built an oil pan for AJ. He has a 572 BBC going into a smallish car and was limited around the crossmember. This is the finished product.

I put clear on it yesterday and shot a few pics during a break in the rain. I waited four days for good weather. The body shops are all closed so I got into it myself.

It came out awesome. The guy is cool, he never nagged once and I think it makes for a better finished product.

The Carbon doesn't photograph well IMO but this thing is as close to perfect as I'll ever get. :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #229 on: December 13, 2013, 07:19:33 AM »
Two more.
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #230 on: December 13, 2013, 08:52:07 AM »
so just "where" would you like Sparky to jump
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #231 on: December 13, 2013, 12:35:53 PM »
Absolutely EXCELLENT.

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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #232 on: December 13, 2013, 06:32:10 PM »
Quote from: SPARKY on December 13, 2013, 08:52:07 AM
so just "where" would you like Sparky to jump

I was joking about the speed and meant no harm Sparky. I'm sorry if you think I was being nasty. :-)
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #233 on: December 13, 2013, 09:34:55 PM »
Dang that is sweet Mike :cheers:
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #234 on: December 13, 2013, 09:41:43 PM »
Mike, all of that car stuff is beyond me.  It sure looks like you are having fun.  That is the important thing. 
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« Reply #235 on: December 14, 2013, 01:42:02 AM »
Thank you Freud, Frank and Bo.

I love every aspect.

This stuff will keep you young and working to get the bucks to fund the project is very interesting.

Every email that comes in gets a valuation on it.

What can I buy with the money from the job?.
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I suppose it's a good thing I don't have children to support. :-D

I come from a family that loves the "horses" more than most but I won't get involved trying to make a quick buck.

Work is my solution. :cheers:
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« Reply #236 on: December 17, 2013, 09:04:18 AM »
Keeping the faith.

No immediate prospects but I have a payment coming for the oil pan.

I've been told there's a package waiting for me at my importer.

It's from ARP. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

God Bless you Chris Raschke.

My tandem front suspension setup is coming along great and I'll have pics of parts soon.

A while back I fabricated a pedal for the truck project and I just finished assembling the parts.

I took a Balsa template off my race boot and over a few weeks and in between other work I got the shape right.

It got seven layers of Carbon Fiber and a lick of clear.

Bonded in some threaded inserts for the Aluminum cap and then bolted the pedal to the base.
It's a hydraulic system from CNC so routing the hose shouldn't be a problem.

I'm very pleased with the end result.
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« Reply #237 on: December 17, 2013, 09:08:24 AM »
A lot of the parts I made for both projects are interchangeable so when I do get back to the truck eventually I can move the pedal box over.

This pedal is for the Flyer right now and it's one less part to work on.

Some other views.
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #238 on: December 17, 2013, 09:30:11 AM »
     Mike,
    You know, of course that when people see this pedal that you won't have any time to work on the Flyer. You'll be too busy making more pedals. Very nice work, as usual.
     Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Springfield Flyer.
« Reply #239 on: December 17, 2013, 03:11:02 PM »
Your talents are to be envied.

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