Crashtd420 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: You could make a pair of those from a short section of 2"(?) square tubing. Drill the holes, cut off the extra material and weld them in place. I wouldn't hesitate to replace them. I think I have a big piece of angle iron that might do the trick.... I'll have to do some measuring... 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: You could make a pair of those from a short section of 2"(?) square tubing. Drill the holes, cut off the extra material and weld them in place. I wouldn't hesitate to replace them. quoting cuz that’s ^^^^ the easiest answer . You would be amazed at how easy you could make that out of sheet metal also . If you don’t now own a 4 1/2 inch grinder with a cutoff wheel ,, buy one and you will never look back . 2 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, bananahamuck said: quoting cuz that’s ^^^^ the easiest answer . You would be amazed at how easy you could make that out of sheet metal also . If you don’t now own a 4 1/2 inch grinder with a cutoff wheel ,, buy one and you will never look back . Until you buy a portaband and leave the grinder in the black grinding dust 3 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) I do have both a Milwaukee porta bandsaw and good sized industrial metal bandsaw for 20+ years. And your are right ,, Both work way better at straight or normal angled cuts on straight stock .. but Neither can cut double angles on very small or oddly shaped metal pieces without some serious trigonometry type vice settings ,, that take forever . Grinder ,, takes longer to remember where I used it last . Edited March 8, 2022 by bananahamuck Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Grinders - I use a 4.5" but with the guard removed and a 6" or 7" wheel for cutting sheet metal. Portaband is a life changer, but limited too. They all have uses. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 32 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Grinders - I use a 4.5" but with the guard removed and a 6" or 7" wheel for cutting sheet metal. Portaband is a life changer, but limited too. They all have uses. Have you used any of the carbide toothed metal cutting saws? 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) You mean like a cold saw on a workbench? Or like a wheel you install in your circular saw? Cold saws are great, but expensive. Similar saws with slow speed are ok, but wear out blades ad replacements are like $100. Circular saws with carbide blades are good for cutting metal siding, and that's about as far as I'm willing to go. They're freaking dangerous. I should also mention that when I use a cutoff wheel on sheetmetal, it's usually a precision cut, and I'm cutting right up against a scribed line. You can get pretty accurate cuts with the right cutoff wheel. Edited March 10, 2022 by Stoffregen Motorsports Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 We cut billet aluminum with a 10” carbide table saw all the time. Those carbide sawzall blades are pretty nice too. I cut ball joints in half with them to save time. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I need to try that. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 32 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: You mean like a cold saw on a workbench? Or like a wheel you install in your circular saw? Cold saws are great, but expensive. Similar saws with slow speed are ok, but wear out blades ad replacements are like $100. Circular saws with carbide blades are good for cutting metal siding, and that's about as far as I'm willing to go. They're freaking dangerous. I should also mention that when I use a cutoff wheel on sheetmetal, it's usually a precision cut, and I'm cutting right up against a scribed line. You can get pretty accurate cuts with the right cutoff wheel. I was mainly referring to the skilsaw style ones, but usually with a smaller blade - I think Eastwood has one. I've cut a lot of aluminum and brass with standard woodworking tools, but that's a lot different than cutting steel. I'm not really sold on the metal cutting skilsaw blades...not really the correct RPM to be doing that, and lack of rigidity with everything. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Well I managed to loose my gas cap this afternoon.... I'm pretty sure it was there when I left the house... I only noticed it missing the second place I stopped.. Luckily i had one that fit in the garage... crisis averted. ... 1 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Crashtd420 said: Well I managed to loose my gas cap this afternoon.... I'm pretty sure it was there when I left the house... I only noticed it missing the second place I stopped.. Luckily i had one that fit in the garage... crisis averted. ... I still got they one you sent me if you want me to send it back. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, d.p said: I still got they one you sent me if you want me to send it back. Thanks but wont work... I modified mine to use a modern cap.... You can send those gears my way when you want them out of the way... seems like your happy with your new gear ratio... Edited March 11, 2022 by Crashtd420 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 43 minutes ago, Crashtd420 said: Thanks but wont work... I modified mine to use a modern cap.... You can send those gears my way when you want them out of the way... seems like your happy with your new gear ratio... Word, I will send them your way if you cover shipping. From Wayno to me it was $90 so I imagine a lot cheaper from me to you. I am also happy with the 3.70 but feel something higher may still be the sweet spot. I say that because the stock gears rev'd quickly but seemed to run out of steam and with the 3.70s it takes more to rev it out and doesn't seem to run out really. With the stock 521 gears it more of an instant acceleration vs the somewhat delayed with the 3.70s. So maybe something in between those two would be better. 3.90 or something even a little higher. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 31 minutes ago, d.p said: Word, I will send them your way if you cover shipping. From Wayno to me it was $90 so I imagine a lot cheaper from me to you. I am also happy with the 3.70 but feel something higher may still be the sweet spot. I say that because the stock gears rev'd quickly but seemed to run out of steam and with the 3.70s it takes more to rev it out and doesn't seem to run out really. With the stock 521 gears it more of an instant acceleration vs the somewhat delayed with the 3.70s. So maybe something in between those two would be better. 3.90 or something even a little higher. I'll be in touch about that soon.... Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Well this was an oops moment.... The plastic tee handle to my parking brake decided to give way.... Not sure if I wanna replace it, try to fix it, or try to just do a floor mounted handle .... 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 What I was trying to do was remove my driveshaft today... After trying to do the write up about the carrier bearing I came to realize mine was sitting a little high... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 So I cut about 1/2 inch out of the stand and welded them back up... 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 18 hours ago, Crashtd420 said: Well this was an oops moment.... The plastic tee handle to my parking brake decided to give way.... Not sure if I wanna replace it, try to fix it, or try to just do a floor mounted handle .... All of my Chevy trucks have had the same problem, and I fix it by cutting off the old plastic and welding on a piece of 3/8" round stainless stock with a hole drilled through the middle (plug weld). I've even machined the face for a stock-ish flat faced appearance. 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: All of my Chevy trucks have had the same problem, and I fix it by cutting off the old plastic and welding on a piece of 3/8" round stainless stock with a hole drilled through the middle (plug weld). I've even machined the face for a stock-ish flat faced appearance. I'll keep that in mind, I have an aluminum tee handle shift knob I was thinking about using if possible but obviously cant weld the 2 together but I have an idea in mind to make it work... if not I may just use your idea.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hurst parking brake handle...Now that would be different. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Hurst parking brake handle...Now that would be different. Kind of .... unfortunately I was smart enough to package it up with my 4 speed transmission... I have that all bundled up with the proper transmission mount and extra bolts so in case I need to pull the 5spd again I have the 4spd that can bolt in really quickly... So it's in my best interest not to try to steal it because the whole shifter is pieced together to suit the 4spd... So I guess I'll be trying what you had said... already found a piece of round steal I could make it out of... First I need to get the driveshaft reinstalled and then disconnect the brake cables so I can remove the handle assembly.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Driveshaft reinstalled and brake handle removed.... Time to get creative with a new handle..... 2 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 How is the handle held onto the shaft? Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 49 minutes ago, mainer311 said: How is the handle held onto the shaft? Seems like it's just on there... Maybe an appoxy I'm not sure... Possibly pressed onto a spline... I'll know more once I remove the handle.. . Quote Link to comment
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