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Is it possible to build a bombarier from scratch?
the old trucker:
I guess we'll have to call this one, [ GLEN'S 59 NEWBUILD ] Looks like he will have to build 2 new axles as they are rotted pretty good. I was down to his brother's garage today to check on his progress. He had 2 frame rails built & they look great as you can see below.
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Mike (57 rebuild) got the old flathead & to everyone's surprise it wasn't stuck...
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The springs look pretty good.
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0842.jpg
He'll also have to make 2 or 3 new ones of these. I call them swing arms. What is the proper name for them ?? Two of them had to be cut off, as they were seized.
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0837.jpg
the old trucker:
Dpaulson can you buy 2" OD pipe ? Glen needs 2" to make up a couple of new axles..
dpaulson:
2" OD would be a ERW round tubing (not pipe). There is a ton of wall thicknesses. What does he need, and I'll see what I can do.
the old trucker:
All I know is he has 2" holes drilled to accept his axles & frame cross members. Yesterday he noticed that 2 of the axles are rusted pretty good between the frame rail & where the big washer is welded. The axle has a 2" outside diameter. He will get the center piece of the axle ( with the bolt in the center ) cut out & installed in the new.
I guess what your saying is it is round tubing used for axles & not pipe ?? What is the difference between round tubing & pipe??
A nosey old trucker
dpaulson:
Well, it is kinda confusing. Round tubing is measured on the OD, pipe is measured on the ID (kinda). 100 yrs ago when pipe was manufactured, an 1-1/2 pipe would have a ID of 1-1/2 and an OD 1.90 and pipe is alot of the time threaded on the end. With better steel making process, the wall thickness could be reduced and still carry the same pressure. Now that pipe has a ID of about 1 5/8. It still needs the same 1.90 OD for the pipe to be threaded. So basically pipe has weird OD sizes up until 14" dia and bigger where pipe is measured on the OD and 3, 3-1/2, 4, 4-1/2 have 'normal' OD sizes. Like Austin Powers once said. 'Oh dear, I think I've gone cross eyed'. I guess you just learn when you've used it enough.
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