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Post by Gary Hammond on Jun 19, 2011 21:14:05 GMT -5
I opened the following " FATHER'S DAY GIFT" from my eldest son, daughter-in-law and three grandkids!! ;D ;D Here's the first three I made. Needless to say ......GRANDMA WAS SPEECHLESS FOR A LITTLE WHILE!!! Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on May 5, 2011 19:27:31 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on May 5, 2011 18:54:25 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on May 3, 2011 7:37:10 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on Apr 23, 2011 8:57:33 GMT -5
Hi SD, That's a sweet machine! ;D 500$ for a nice Monarch tool room lathe is a great buy on a great machine! Now for the tooling. ...................Thats the expensive part! Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Apr 9, 2011 19:35:20 GMT -5
Hi, I just assumed the pin was longer on the rear window to allow it to fasten in a partially open position for flow through ventilation. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Apr 5, 2011 17:09:17 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on Apr 5, 2011 16:24:05 GMT -5
Hi Spyderdriver, The toilet line belongs on the toilet!!! Not on a GT oil system!!! Here's links to -6AN hose and fittings from summit racing. Good stuff, and well worth the cost. Install it and forget it! ;D www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-230603/www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-220690/I used this for all my fuel lines and -8AN for all my oil lines. It works great, looks great, and won't let me down with a catastrophic failure and blown engine! ;D Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Apr 1, 2011 22:16:59 GMT -5
Hi, I'm married with two middle aged sons, only one of which is married. I'm currently a semi-retired machinist-mechanic-fabricator and I spend a lot of time with our three grandkids, as well as look after my elderly dad. So family takes up a lot of my time. BS in ag mech back in '65. Have worked as auto mechanic, state highway engineering technician, aircraft maintenance officer, automotive service manager, lathe operator and then research machinist for Caterpillar. Retired from Cat five years ago with 11.5 years of service. And from 1971 to 1992 ran my own business as a dealer in portable buildings and outdoor power equipment. Still have a well equipped shop and lots of tools including some old CNC machines. Do several custom projects a year for others as well as my own projects. Life is good! Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Mar 31, 2011 11:11:40 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, The top outlet tank still draws fuel from near the bottom of the tank .............basically the same height as a bottom outlet tank. So, essentially no difference except for the amount of residue that may enter the line. The fact that the tank is lower than the pump is where the problem might come in. You will have the same issues with the outlet in either place! .....................If the tank is mounted higher than the engine it will gravity feed with either system as long as the vacuum is not broken in the draw tube of the top outlet design! (The draw tube becomes part of a siphon.) Any time you ask a mechanical pump mounted to a hot engine to "pull against a head" or "pull a significant vacuum", because of tank location, you may encounter the issues I listed in my previous post. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Mar 31, 2011 10:22:19 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, The stock pump should be able to pull enough vacuum to lift the fuel against the small "head" in the tank and the resistance in the line. Especially if the line is full of fuel. However, vapor lock is very likely to result in warm weather. Also, the fuel may drain out of the line and back into the tank if the tank is less than full and sets for several hours or days. This would require the pump to refill the line before filling the carburetor. AKA....Lots of cranking required to start! It is much better to install an electric pump near the bottom level of the tank and then "push" the fuel through the line. This will pretty well eliminate "vapor lock" and fuel drain back into the tank. And by letting the pump run for a few seconds with key on before going all the way to start, fuel refills the line and carburetor for a much faster start and longer battery and starter life. ;D Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Mar 27, 2011 22:26:10 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, NICE WORK!! ;D ................ I greatly admire the skill and tenacity displayed in your many projects, and the experience you so willingly share with the rest of us. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Feb 4, 2011 15:08:23 GMT -5
Hi, The vettes all had a steel cage or sub frame that supported the windshield. The fiberglass was applied over that. I think all the fiberglass body parts were bolted on panels. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Jan 17, 2011 9:19:55 GMT -5
Hi Brian and Darren, I found three different sizes of GM rectangular headlights when I did the conversion. I actually used the medium sized ones used on vans and pickups. They were lower priced than the small ones used on sport coupes! Here's a couple of pics of the results. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Jan 15, 2011 17:04:06 GMT -5
Hi Darren, IMHO a Subaru engine would be a better choice than a Mazda rotary. Easier swap, more reliable, and plenty of horsepower. For what it's worth to you, I've got a reliable, mildly modified 1679cc ACVW in mine. I think it's putting out about 100 HP and will turn 6000 RPM no problem. It gets to 70 MPH pretty quickly and scares the heck out of me above 90 MPH. Handling isn't very good at anything over 70 even with suspension mods. Front end is way too light for safe high speed stability. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Jan 13, 2011 16:07:33 GMT -5
Hi Hag, CONGRATULATIONS !! Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 9, 2010 17:46:36 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the kudos on my new home page. I hope to be able to make changes in it and add stuff to it before long. My son keeps really busy working on networks and web sites for hire. This one is a freebie, so takes a back seat to his regular work! LOL, ;D .......That picture was actually taken in 1967! I was smiling because I had just gotten a new car, was getting a new wife, and was about to start a new job. ........... That was a watershed year for me! .............The only thing I have left is the new wife ..........only she's not so "new" any more. I did have a few issues with that car, but it was super fast and gave me over 144,000 miles of use before I sold it. I wish I had it back, as it was a rather rare production model which is now highly sought after. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 9, 2010 10:11:42 GMT -5
Hi Jon, I checked out your home page as well! ;D Great looking projects and great looking work! ;D That's an old style, hydraulic, "automatic bar feeder" for feeding stock up to 1.75" diameter into the lathe spindle. It's used for multiple, repetitive operations and feeds the stock automatically at the beginning of each new cycle. It can also be used manually. This old lathe and bar feeder were originally used in a factory in California to make small parts. I bought it off the internet from a used machinery dealer a few years ago and haven't even used it yet myself. I basically wanted the lathe, but the bar feeder was included at no extra charge, so I took it as well. The old lathe doesn't like my 3-phase adapter very well and came equipped for 3J collets, which were not included, so I bought used ones off e-bay. And the 6" automatic chuck with it was missing a vital part that I had to purchase new from the manufacturer. The new part was for a newer style chuck and had to be modified to work properly. It also is hard to program at the machine and has a small memory, so my son helped me hook it up to my shop computer so I can use my CAD/CAM for programming. The CNC mill works pretty well, and is fairly easy to program at the machine. But it only holds one program at a time, so it's hooked up to the shop computer as well, so I can store programs or even create them with CAD/CAM. I also have an old South Bend 10" manual lathe and an old 9" by 49" Index manual mill. I mostly use the manual lathe and the CNC mill for making parts and for repair work. Like you, I mostly work on my own and my friends projects, but will also do custom projects for pay. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 8, 2010 22:55:40 GMT -5
Hi Dan, The theory behind the prototype engines was using the crankcase as a positive displacement supercharger. Everything worked as planned except for the air/oil separator. I had so much entrained oil in the air stream that I wasn't able to remove all the oil. The web page my son set up for me was all done in HTML code (which I've never learned) and was really pretty neat with all the pictures in a carousel. But he is in the process of redoing it into something I can easily post to. He still has some bugs in the program, so I can't make any changes to it yet. There are actually four different experimental engine projects shown in the pictures. Only two of them are mine. One was a compound cycle engine I was helping a Caterpillar engineer work on. And the other one was an experimental German engine using the same concept as mine, but with an improved air/oil separator. I need to arrange all the pictures and add some narration. My son just grouped all the pictures together to get a homepage started for me. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 3, 2010 22:55:53 GMT -5
Hi Steven, Thanks for the positive feedback! ;D I intend to add some narrative to it as soon as my son teaches me how. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 3, 2010 22:19:54 GMT -5
My son just set me up a new homepage for my birthday. ;D So far it's just a gallery of pictures I've previously posted to an old homepage. Now he has to show me how to add more to it and update it with any changes. Here's a link to it. www.garyhammondonline.com/Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 29, 2010 12:29:11 GMT -5
Hi All, From the photo, your car appears to be a Scorpion GT rather than a Bradley GT. The custom headlights deceived me! What can I say? I remember now that the entire nose of the Scorpion looked different. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 29, 2010 8:37:56 GMT -5
Hi Vince, From the photo, your car appears to be a Scorpion GT rather than a Bradley GT. Scorpions are pretty rare. Especially one on good condition! Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 24, 2010 16:50:09 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 24, 2010 15:43:27 GMT -5
Hi Matt, OK, I looked everywhere on the site and couldn't find the manual. Matt Wilson I couldn't find it either. I think the link was to picassa or something. They were scans on a photo albumn as I recall, and were linked to on the old site that got infected and replaced by this site. I did find the following link , however, by doing a google search. www.electricar.us/the_sub_frame Hope this helps. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 12, 2010 11:14:12 GMT -5
Hi Brad, That was an internally supercharged experimental engine I built up out of a 1678cc VW. It had a Holley-Weber progresive two barrel carb mounted on top. It didn't pan out! I'm now running a more conventional engine with dry sump lubrication, fuel injection, and MSD ignition. This one runs great! ;D Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 11, 2010 21:07:49 GMT -5
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Post by Gary Hammond on Nov 11, 2010 20:56:16 GMT -5
Hi Brad, .......... I am wanting to make my rear window a quick release. Right now it is "permanent"; held in by screws all the way around. It would be nice to make it so I could "pop" it out whenever I want, with ease. (Keep in mind, I have the short rear window) I'm sure somebody has done this and I was wanting some insight on what kind of latches/hardware works for such an application. I am not going to install the door latches after my interior overhaul. I am wondering if there is anyway to incorporate the door latches to make a quick release rear window. Thoughts? -Brad. I used a pair of the "take-apart" hinges (like used on the doors) to fasten the rear window to the roof. And then I used four of the original style latches to hold it closed. Two on the sides of the window and two near the bottom of the window. This makes it easy to open for access to the rear shelf area, and also easy to remove and reinstall. With six attachment points, there's no danger of it catching the wind and blowing off! Here's a few pics. Gary Hammond,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Sept 30, 2010 8:48:38 GMT -5
Hi jslande01, I found the problem with your pics! You entered the URL from the web page each pic was listed on, instead of the URL of each pic itself. The difference was this phrase.................... (?action=view¤t=) ........................had to be deleted from each of the URL's you originally entered.
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Post by Gary Hammond on Sept 7, 2010 8:03:17 GMT -5
Hi Pushnfords, The tie rods should all be straight! Gary Hammond,
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