Beryl`s re-build

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » July 31, 2010, 7:27 pm

How time flies when your doing something else!, I got my steering uni`s and shaft`s, but the spline on the power rack doesn't quite fit the uni joint!. They are both the same dimensions but just don't go together, any idea`s?. I would also like to take this time to mention how much I appreciate one of our fine members for doing a post on having "catapults" at Slick stock instead of rocker cover races!. I will post some pic`s later!, I am all but finished a" 36" Floating Arm Trebuchet", it was like one of those song`s you just can`t get out of your head!

, so I just had to do it!, Oh and thanks again GregD!

Here`s a link to what I am talking about!
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... s%3Disch:1

jakdad · Post by **jakdad** » July 31, 2010, 7:36 pm

Awesome Dude!!!!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » August 1, 2010, 3:15 am

So here`s my still not finished Trebuchet ( floating arm style), I call it Greg for short!

this it at rest, weight at bottom,

in the cocked position.

end of stroke,

close up at top,

close up at bottom,

They also refer to them as the Guillotine style Trebuchet!, it could cut fingers off with out any trouble!, it is capable of throwing a golf ball 200 feet plus! and straight!, you golfer`s will know what I mean!

olliesshop · Post by **olliesshop** » August 1, 2010, 5:37 am

Totally cool !!!

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » August 1, 2010, 10:58 am

Some people would say "Why?".....I say "Why Not?!"

Looks like fun. I school we built a potato gun that would fire a red russet about 300yards. We rifled the barrel and everything.

Hillchaser · Post by **Hillchaser** » August 27, 2010, 6:23 pm

Hi There, Just wanted to say hi from another Aussie.

Your build is amazing.

I'm desperate to get a slick... I'm an IT guy and have no fabrication skills but I've fallen for the slick disease. I'm currently think about bring a driveable slick over from the US and then gradually paying a local rod shop to gradually work it up as I have funds. I would like to get the running gear and drive train up to speed and run it as a rat rod until I can afford a nice paint job. The other option would be to pay slighlty more and wait for a good deal where someone has already put a lot of money into a build.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

Hillchaser (Vic)

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 6, 2011, 2:04 am

Moving right along!, I have been otherwise busy of late!, but back at it I hope!. The last couple of weeks I`ve been doing the exhaust, I`ve gone with the 2 1/2 " Magnaflows and mandrel bends, I wish I could tig weld! so I did it with my Mig!, that's why the photo`s are taken at a distance!
it`s all S/steel

the pipes are straight back from the headers to the mufflers and a series of bends to go over the rear axle.

I`ve probably put one too many mounts in but hey!

I have also done the cooling lines from the tranny forward to in front of the engine, I ran them between the block and the headers, can anyone see a problem with this set up?

there`s also a change in plans with the body,

Max · Post by **Max** » March 6, 2011, 4:44 am

I was going to run mine along the frame rail but now that I see where your exhaust is, I may do something similar. Just wondering how hot that will get next to those headers.

Did you bend those SS exhaust pipes or buy them pre-bent?

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » March 6, 2011, 8:42 am

Looking good Alan.

I am thinking about having my exhaust powder coated. (They have high temp stuff)

Haus · Post by **Haus** » March 6, 2011, 10:18 am

I had my factory exhaust logs blasted and ceramic coated. I ran the cooling lines of my c4 down the frame rail. You can always plumb in a temp guage and see if your reaching optimal cooling. I'm thinking of doing the same just to see how bad my 2500 stall converter is heating things up. I may have to add an additional cooler if its too high.

noley99 · Post by **noley99** » March 6, 2011, 6:48 pm

Very nice. I love the mufflers and think I may go the same route and put turn downs right out of the mufflers.

kstones63 · Post by **kstones63** » March 6, 2011, 8:20 pm

Alan, The 4.6 that I am putting in my truck has the trans lines running beside the block. They are lower and run back behind the starter, close to the block, just lower. Put a good cooler on it with a gauge and if the trans gets to warm, drop em down lower away from the headers.

Kevin

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 7, 2011, 2:29 am

Kev, they are about 50mm from the headers!, so I`m hoping there`s enough air between them to not heat them up!, if it does I think I might lag them.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 10, 2011, 1:05 am

Max wrote:I was going to run mine along the frame rail but now that I see where your exhaust is, I may do something similar. Just wondering how hot that will get next to those headers.

Did you bend those SS exhaust pipes or buy them pre-bent?

Max, I bought the bends , I don`t have the gear to bend them myself!, although I did look into it!. The biggest problem I found MiG welding them was that the bends and the straight pipe are of different gauges and a lot of the welds looked like snot!

, but the grinder fix`s that a bit!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » April 23, 2011, 7:17 pm

No one noticed my over sized bonnet Badge!

Hookedtrout · Post by **Hookedtrout** » April 23, 2011, 9:49 pm

Looking awesome!!

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » April 23, 2011, 11:48 pm

Damn Alan! That is big, so big I didn't even see it!

Hookedtrout · Post by **Hookedtrout** » April 24, 2011, 8:18 am

[quote="Alan Mclennan"]

No one noticed my over sized bonnet Badge!

That gives me an idea for a picture frame once I get a really good b/w shot of my Uni!! Awesome!

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » April 24, 2011, 10:10 am

Looked like a grille shell off a lawn tractor to me... now I see it! LOL

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » April 24, 2011, 7:16 pm

Hookedtrout wrote:
Alan Mclennan wrote: No one noticed my over sized bonnet Badge!

That gives me an idea for a picture frame once I get a really good b/w shot of my Uni!! Awesome!

Cory, that`s what it`s meant to be!

, I`m going to put my SS111 signed T-shirt in it!

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