Milwaukee Midget

[fordboy628]

Oh, so THAT's why Fordboy hasn't returned my call -

Bears 41 - Colts 21, 6:08 left in the last quarter.

da Bears 41 - Colts 21,  FINAL.

Midget,

Didn't return your call because I was driving back from Lake Geneva, WI, from my great nephew's baptism.  Mr. & Mrs. Fordboy were the Godparents.........don't ask........

But now back at the ranch, changed into work duds, (camo, of course) & checking build diary.  Photos of engine bay provide details I needed.  Mounting order will be crank trigger first, w/pump second & more forward, based on photos.  Water pump bearings will have to deal with the offset loading.

Have already countersunk crank trigger bracket so 3/8ths fhsc now beneath the surface to allow more trigger pickup sensor adjustment.  Will press w/pump drive flange forward a bit if necessary.  Will put a preliminary photo up with the next post.

Keeping one eye on San Fran Vs. Pack.........
 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

Freud,

Thanks for the streetlight!!   Photoshop/photo editing is something I need to learn.   Have to edit my mom out of all those family photos...........
 
Fordboy

[Milwaukee Midget]

Getting all fancy –



The A/F gauge will be a nice addition moving to 4300 feet above sea level.  The sensor is also wired into the XDI-2, which will let me data log the dyno runs.

Soldered into place.  I do my fair share of soldering at work, but trying to keep everything straight under the dash and working around the cage has given me sore knees, sore eyes, and a sore back.

But it’s checked off of the list. 

[Milwaukee Midget]

Correction - the A/F sender is NOT hooked up to the XDI-2, it has its own 9 pin D-port.

The WinTEC Dashboard has an A/F Function on it, but I'm not going to try to figure out how to make both the XDI-2 and the A/F gauge function off of the same hardware before October.  If it gets to lean, I'll just READ THE FRICKIN' GAUGE and back off.

Besides, the dyno has an A/F sensor.

[fordboy628]

REMOTE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER BLEEDER:

Midget,

The fruit of a few hours Monday @ the machine shop.  Since a picture is worth a thousand words, see below:

Option 'a'  -4 Aeroquip straight with 45 degree hose end:




Option 'b'  -4 Aeroquip 90 degree fitting, no hose end shown:




remote bleeder block (can be mounted anywhere via two 1/4" diameter bolts.)



Just need to connect the slave cylinder fitting to the bleeder block fitting with a -4 Aeroquip line.  Pick which version you want to use & let me know.
 
Fordboy

[Milwaukee Midget]

So when will it be back from the chrome shop? 


Just kidding - that's perfect.  Option B on the bleeder hose - it has to duck out from under the blow blanket.

[fordboy628]

NEW CAM PRELIMINARY EVALUATION

Midget,

Have just taken a few minutes to look over the data sheets you sent me which I received in Monday's mail.   Initial info looks good of course, because it was tailored to what could be accomodated by the current build geometry.  The valve lifts (inlet & exhaust) @ TDC are within the spec given, so that's all good.  Printout specs for lift @ TDC allow for some slight variance in cam timing, which appears to be as much as +/-3 crank degrees.  What needs to be determined now, (on build-up) is the actual valve to piston clearance at the closest points, at a specific cam timing.  This is going to be 8/10 ATDC inlet; 8/10 BTDC exhaust, coupled with the minimum V/P clearance you can tolerate.  I expect that this will all workout OK as it appears this "experimental grind" is exactly what is needed.  When given defining parameters, no one has been better for me over the years than Dema. What may not be obvious right now is the shape of the area under the net valve displacement curve.  It can be plotted by hand or @ Mel's.

Just a reminder for those who are following along, MAX that can be tolerated:


 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

Chrome???

Can you get it chromed by "one of them Keno girls?"     

   going back to my Leinie Octoberfest
F/B

[Milwaukee Midget]

Chrome???

Can you get it chromed by "one of them Keno girls?"     

I've met a few girls from Kenosha, but I understand that their specialty is in removing chrome . . .

That's what I read on the wall of the stall at the Brat Stop, anyway . . .

[Tman]

fordboy makes me feel dumb!

[Milwaukee Midget]

fordboy makes me feel dumb!

Trent, I've said it before, and I'll say it again - He knows where the bear poops in the woods, and every time I went back to check, I found bear poop.

And it was always right where he said it would be . . .

[Milwaukee Midget]

Carb linkage – DONE.

I’m borrowing my brother-in-law’s rifle cleaning kit on Wednesday to clean out the cam, and I’ve found a brass tube insert which will block off that silly oil hole that causes the cam to act like a garden sprinkler.

Check list:

Head Gasket – ordered 9/5
Net sent back to Stroud 9/10
Cooling System plumbing – TBD upon engine reinstall
New harness – Coming back with net from Stroud
Head Restraint – on Skeeter’s bench – this weekend, I think
Gloves, Hans – Pegasus – next week
Pushrods – length will be determined this Friday – order next Monday
Roll cage padding – done
Window latches – need Hartwell template
Alignment – they’re going to love me when I roll it off the trailer at the Firestone shop on Capitol Drive, but they said they’d do it
Finish assembling engine and checking for pushrod length – this Friday
Install engine and transmission – Sunday
Pale of 114 octane – maybe I’ll grab that tomorrow on the way out to my brother-in-law’s
Dyno – 9/25-26
Bonneville – October 2

Wayno - bring your harmonicas.

[Tman]

On the latches, I was just thinking that you could get a good template by photocopying one. I have done this on various projects.

[Milwaukee Midget]

On the latches, I was just thinking that you could get a good template by photocopying one. I have done this on various projects.

Talk about making someone feel dumb . . . 

Yeah, that'll work!

Thanks, Trent

[Tman]

On the latches, I was just thinking that you could get a good template by photocopying one. I have done this on various projects.

Talk about making someone feel dumb . . . 

Yeah, that'll work!

Thanks, Trent

I should have thought of it earlier, like I said I have used the method for many things. Reading your puchlist made me remember it!