Even more thumbs up Curtis.

I forgot that I made my own mandrel/pulley also. I am making another because the keyway gave out and my vacuum pulley wore this one.



Sorry for the hijack. I just figured you could appreciate this. By the way, what's the latest on One Small Step??

Because I call this my Square-10 buildup, I make parts square when practical. I am even considering displaying a carpenter's square logo in some way.

square

squareness

more squareness

square plate

Artwork comes in many forms. Highrise shifter mount for the square 10 built with square tubing

A test of possible color

The square 10 will be a bare bone, stripped down, light as possible hot rod.

got gauges but no dash housing

The firewall forward is ready for paint, so I have switched to the engine assemble and related components.

ready for paint

Looks like a lot of work being done.

Around twenty years ago, I considered replacing my old sealed power manual ring grinder with an electric model. Each time I would consider doing so, I would convince myself I would only do a few more engines, so I would get by with what I have. Well, now I am age 77, and it is a slow, tedious, time-consuming task with the old manual tool. But I will only be doing a few more engines. Old fellows, old tools, old ways that define me. I average about 45 minutes per cylinder to gap rings, assemble the rod to the piston, work with the pin clips, and install the piston and torque rod. Then, a break to look things over, ponder, daydream, and perform other necessary duties. So, it is really an hour per cylinder. And this is with everything already clean, already checked, and everything laid out.

And speaking of old tools, this is my 50-year-old ring-squaring tool

I have been known to say I do my best thinking, err, hallucinating when mowing or driving. Since it is the off-season for mowing, my thinking is confined to driving.

The following photos show my revolutionary design to replace valve springs. The idea came in a dream, spawned by the toughness of cable ties. The tails are located outside the valve covers to allow tension adjustments.