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Mike's 57 Rebuild
the old trucker:
I was down to Mike's today & got a few pics of how he's coming along with his bomber. He has the front section of the inside floor cut out along with part of the belly pan.
Here you see him busy building a frame for his hatch out of 1" square tubing. He's trying to keep it low to the roof. And in the last pic you'll see his will to be bombardier trailer.
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In the last 2 pics you'll see what fell into his lap when he tore open the belly pan. It was dated 1981.
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0469.jpg
the old trucker:
Just got back from Mike's place. I took a couple of pics of his rad so I'll know what to look for this weekend when I go out east. Mike is making progress with his floor. He chopped out the bad & put in new.
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0496.jpg
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the old trucker:
MIKE IS AT IT AGAIN!!
I was down to Mike's today doing an inspection on his progress on his bomber. He isn't pleased with how his roof hatch turned out. He said it looked too high, ( over 2 in",the piece in the pic is only 1" high) & stuck out like a sore thumb. I showed him a pic of an original one & I think he may go that way. I think he is going to see if he can incorporate a piece of lexan inside the perimeter of it.
He is having another problem also. When he was pushing her out side to sand out the inside she would sort of bind up. He said it felt like a soft spongy bind feel to it. He could push her back a foot & go on again OK. He has fairly new sprockets put on also. Could it be the track is too tight, cause there don't seem to be much slack in it. Here's a few pics.
Here are a couple of shots of an original hatch cover.
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m366/theoldtrucker/PICT0518.jpg
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grfishmaker:
I see the type of sprockets you have are called "speed sprockets" identifiable with the pointed tips. All that they are supposed to do is let the sprocket enter and exit the cleats more cleanly than the rounded end type sprockets. The bottom of the sprocket where the cleats sit will be the same size no matter which type you use and will not effect the "soft spongy" feeling that you say you have. If anything, I would guess a loose track would be your problem, however you say it seems tight. Other than a loose track, I can not hazard a guess as the why it would bind when you push it. There are alot of other members out there that can probably suggest a cure, as thre are many out there that know a heck of a lot more than me (except The Old Trucker).
Good luck Mike.
the old trucker:
I guess that means I'll soon be caught up to you then, Grfishmaker. ha ha ha OT.
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