Thursday, November 12, 2009

Loose ends.....


The last week or so, I've been going back and tying up a lot of loose ends that I have been neglecting. I finished building the front axle bearings which are a simple brass sleeve over the proper size bolt that fits through the spindle. Because of this, the center caps and dust covers were made to attach to the outside of the wheel instead of going through the center. This seemed to be the simplest way short of machining an actual spindle.


The center caps were cut on the lathe from a piece of Oak. After prime and paint, they were temporarily held in place with a few spots of silicone. These will be removable in case I need to pull the wheels back off.....as a side note, I've been building this type of stuff for years and I'm still amazed at how nice these little parts look after paint.....



I'm quite happy with the end result...........


Details on the engine are coming along nicely. I'm in the process of adding lots of functional hardware that holds the engine parts together. Valve cover bolts and things of that nature are drilled, tapped and threaded, and the threads are then hardened with thin C/A, works great!

Saturday, November 7, 2009