Milwaukee Midget

[Milwaukee Midget]

It would take a really big chute to stop it, the Phoenix had a 24 footer.

Watching that thing run was frightening.

No, this would be the push truck - I doubt I could cage a Mini Ute for the speeds the Phoenix ran, but strapping a 2x12 to the front could be done with exhaust clamps on the light bar.

Some of you might recall that during the fiasco of the stolen blow-shield pattern of August, 2010, I field stripped one of my 2 ribcase transmissions to send the bell off to Deist to have a blow blanket made -



This I did in the driveway, after the liquor store had closed, it was getting dark, I was hot, stinky and distracted.

Fast forward to January, 2013.  The same transmission that I had sent to Deist is the one I’m using to build my straight cut-close ratio box.

An inventory of parts using the BL service manual indicates that there are better than 17 missing plungers, fork locating screws, collar pegs, balls, springs, etc.
 
MIA?  Maybe that should be Missing From Inaction.

This is above and beyond the replacement parts I have on order.  The ones I have on order are available.  These are the parts that are listed as “NA”.

Tomorrow, I’ll give it one last combing – the basement shop, the studio, the attic, the garage, the rafters in the garage, the boxes of MGB parts, but if noon comes around and I can’t find ‘em, I’ll be tearing apart the other transmission.

[Peter Jack]

Don't cha just hate life's little lessons!!! 

Pete

[Milwaukee Midget]

Don't cha just hate life's little lessons!!! 

Pete

It would be nice if I could just remember to learn from them.

They're either in a coffee can, a plastic box or a bag . . . or was it a fruit jar?

I've kind of resigned myself to tearing down the other one - it'll help clear up a few reassembly issues that exploded diagrams don't fully explain. 

One would think that between the BL shop manual, the Haynes manual and the parts picture on the Moss Motors website, one could tell which end of the 3/4 synchro faces the 1st motion shaft.

Yes, Peter, I DO hate life's little lessons!!! 

[Austin A40]

Hi
I'm racing with an Austin A40 -61 in Sweden.
You can find our class here:
www.1000cccupen.com
I'm nr 9
Cheers 

[grumm441]

They're either in a coffee can, a plastic box or a bag . . . or was it a fruit jar?

If they were in an olive jar, I just found them at my place
G

[Dr Goggles]

The length of time between failures of a certain part can be calculated by measuring the length of time it takes to forget the either the special techniques of how to complete the necesary service, the length of time required to forget where the special tool was stored or simply the length of time required to forget the resolution that next time you'll get someone else to do it, because it's better, cheaper, and quicker.

I said that.

[fordboy628]

BMC Dyno Adaptor Porn

Midget,

Just an image to whet the appetite.....



Sorry, I can't seem to get the sharpened, edited PhotoBucket image to post, only the original.  Even though I replaced the original image with the edit.......?

This is a tracing of the original, handmade dyno adaptor, from a previous lifetime, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..........
Working on the AutoCad drawing for the updated, CNC'able version.

It will permit a seldom invoked, intergalactic mating ritual between a willing Superflow 901 with Chevy bellhousing and lustful BMC 'A' series.   Hopefully, the result of this illicit and taboo mating ritual will be a progeny worthy to petition entry to the great white dyno............
 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

An inventory of parts using the BL service manual indicates that there are better than 17 missing plungers, fork locating screws, collar pegs, balls, springs, etc.
 
MIA?  Maybe that should be Missing From Inaction.

This is above and beyond the replacement parts I have on order.  The ones I have on order are available.  These are the parts that are listed as “NA”.

Tomorrow, I’ll give it one last combing – the basement shop, the studio, the attic, the garage, the rafters in the garage, the boxes of MGB parts, but if noon comes around and I can’t find ‘em, I’ll be tearing apart the other transmission.

Midget,

I have a vague recollection of an 'A' series smoothcase trans in my pile of bits.  Do you think the stuff you need is the same?

Worst case scenario is another illicit & taboo mating ritual between torque multiplication devices.......

Your thoughts, but take your mind off those Romulan/Klingon mating rituals first.........and turn them to Klingon Bloodwine, or better yet..........

Romulan Ale...........
 
Intergalacticboy

[JustaRacer]

BMC Dyno Adaptor Porn

Midget,

Just an image to whet the appetite.....



Sorry, I can't seem to get the sharpened, edited PhotoBucket image to post, only the original.  Even though I replaced the original image with the edit.......?

This is a tracing of the original, handmade dyno adaptor, from a previous lifetime, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..........
Working on the AutoCad drawing for the updated, CNC'able version.

...
Fordboy

I create DWG, DXF or IGES files by using a CMM (coordinate measuring machine) digitize those kinds of items for racing teams.  Accuracy is not an issue, the machines are better than 0.0001" in 40".  Dodge, GM, Yoshimura, TRD, and Honda racing teams have used us.  Often we just get the block and the trans in, then digitize them to make the original adapter.  It fits the first time.  Not selling anything, we have lots of work, and there are probably shops like us in your area.  Most of our work is medical or flight hardware, not auto, but we have seat time with auto stuff too.

[RidgeRunner]

Don't cha just hate life's little lessons!!! 

Pete

It would be nice if I could just remember to learn from them.

They're either in a coffee can, a plastic box or a bag . . . or was it a fruit jar?

Thought I was the only one with these problems, I don't have that "left out" feeling now!

             Ed

[Milwaukee Midget]

The length of time between failures of a certain part can be calculated by measuring the length of time it takes to forget the either the special techniques of how to complete the necesary service, the length of time required to forget where the special tool was stored or simply the length of time required to forget the resolution that next time you'll get someone else to do it, because it's better, cheaper, and quicker.

I said that.

Yeah, it's a tough little tranny, and I'm not ascribing any anthropomorphic characteristics to it when I say that - it's just a coincidence that it seems to be missing balls and a plunger.

[Peter Jack]

Pat, what would we look under in the yellow pages to find your kind of business? I can see where using that sort of service and then using a good laser / water jet cutting service could make life much easier in some areas. I already use the latter rather regularly and I can see where your services could become habit forming too.  

Thanks for generating the idea.

Pete

[JustaRacer]

Pat, what would we look under in the yellow pages to find your kind of business? I can see where using that sort of service and then using a good laser / water jet cutting service could make life much easier in some areas. I already use the latter rather regularly and I can see where your services could become habit forming too.  

Thanks for generating the idea.

Pete

Google Dimensional Inspection Services or Coordinate Measuring Machines.  See if they list Digitizing or Reverse Engineering as a service.

We are www.qualityinspection.com in California.  We don't advertise.  Excuse the old website, the young man who made it went to Iraq, and I haven't heard from him in years.  Hope he got back OK.


EDIT:  WOW that website is old.  I better get it fixed.  Most the info is outdated.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Thanks, guys.  The drawing Fordboy has posted up is one I have a 1:1 copy of, and the aluminum plate will be in my hot little Midget hands tomorrow afternoon.  Dave at Streets Chassis will be able to lay it out, cut it, punch the holes and tap it.  Fordboy is in the process of accurately gathering measurements from the crank center, as this drawing produces a part that he recalls as pretty darned close, but required - adjustment.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Wow – I ran 92+ mph and did chassis dyno pulls with a transmission this loose?  Click on the video for a good laugh . . .



The nut on the first motion shaft was finger loose, the lock washer looks like it was peened over with a jack knife, and the bearing was so loose in the housing, all I could do was chuckle.

Near as I can tell, the only thing keeping it from flying apart was the pilot bushing.

This was supposed to be my back-up transmission.  And it showed signs of a recent re-build – assembly lube in the plunger passages, a new set-screw on the 1-2 fork. 

It also showed signs of the rebuild attempt in the bottom of the case –



Speaking of metal – the plate for my dyno adaptor showed up today.