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Author:  slantzilla [ Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:37 pm ]
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Yeah, kind of a spur of the moment thing. Makes no matter to me, I'm not chasing any records. :mrgreen:
Author:  slantzilla [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Here's how close I came to disaster in Iowa. I saw oil drips on the trailer after I loaded the car yesterday. Mike saw that it was coming from around the oil pump area. I checked the gauge fitting this morning and the pipe finished cracking off.

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Author:  Rick Covalt [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
A low oil pressure switch is your friend!! :D :D Glad it wasn't a disaster for you and it is an easy fix.
Author:  sixinthehead [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
That could have been much worse :shock:


I wonder how much vibration is a factor with a sender and elbow hanging off the end of a pipe like that?
Just trying to see the root cause so I can learn from it.
Author:  slantzilla [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Rick, it never lost pressure. If it had broken off it would have been spraying oil in front of the right slick. :oops:

Six, amazingly, on the way to Iowa I was thinking it's about time to replace the fittings and copper line with a braided hose like I have on my 340 car.
Author:  sixinthehead [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:06 pm ]
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I'm going to remember that picture the next time I'm tempted to build a plumbing tree :idea:
Author:  slantzilla [ Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Got my fittings and braided hose. Grand total was $48 and that included 2 hoses since I'm not sure on length.

Will get them in tomorrow. Also need to check the rear end. Something seems not quite right. Maybe I should get my 4.86 together and get it in. :oops:
Author:  slantzilla [ Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Valiant goes to Teig Chassis Saturday for front end upgrades. We're going to work on it not flopping the wheels all the way in when backing up, and a little better alignment.

Probably pull the Clifford headers out to get them coated too.
Author:  Rob Simmons [ Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Cool winter upgrades.
Author:  slantzilla [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 9:20 am ]
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Spent some time with Patrick yesterday working on the steering. We are putting the rack and tie rods in that came with that POS AJE kit I had for the old Duster. Patrick is also redesigning the mounts. He didn't like the old ones even though the rack had stayed in place for over 20 years. :mrgreen:
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Does the aje rack fit the oe k frame or does it only fit a tublar frame?


Merry christmas Zilla!


Greg
Author:  slantzilla [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Merry Christmas to you too Greg!

The AJE was supposed to be a "bolt in" tube K-frame rack and pinion conversion. Unfortunately it was an ill designed piece of junk.
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Okay, so I made my own semiublar K frame, maybe I can just buy the rack and adapt it to what I have.

Is the rack / Pinion junk or just the k frame or both?

Greg
Author:  slantzilla [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 6:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
R&P is fine, just the standard Pinto/Mustang II piece.

The issue was the geometry of the setup was horrible.
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Wed Dec 25, 2019 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Buzzin' Half Duzzin' sold
Okay cool.

I never got to look much under that blue 68.. i didnt know it had a rack.

Cheers...

I need to get to a midwest slant meet n greet sometime..

Greg
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