homemade tools part 2
02-14-2007, 06:23 PM
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homemade tools part 2
a couple of yrs ago i started a thread about home made tools and it circulated for a long time....so long it even got the first part of it cut off in the forum format switch. Comp kept it alive for a really long time so lets start it up again.....
this is an engine stand adapter i made for the flat head. flat heads are really heavy so i made this to hang it by.....and today we had really crappy weather and work was closed so i toyed around and mocked up a front engine support for the flat head... i will make another one for the other side. as usual the only criteria for this is that i have to have the the parts lying around....you can't see inthe photo but the bottom angle iron has a tab welded on the back side so it is held in place on the horizontal bar and can move from side to side....if i ever need to clamp it down i would use large band clamps.
i also moved the tool tray to up top that location of the "hook stud" ...it was horribly placed and you could pinch your fingers easily.....correction i did pinch my fingers.....
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this is an engine stand adapter i made for the flat head. flat heads are really heavy so i made this to hang it by.....and today we had really crappy weather and work was closed so i toyed around and mocked up a front engine support for the flat head... i will make another one for the other side. as usual the only criteria for this is that i have to have the the parts lying around....you can't see inthe photo but the bottom angle iron has a tab welded on the back side so it is held in place on the horizontal bar and can move from side to side....if i ever need to clamp it down i would use large band clamps.
i also moved the tool tray to up top that location of the "hook stud" ...it was horribly placed and you could pinch your fingers easily.....correction i did pinch my fingers.....
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Last edited by bobs77vet; 02-14-2007 at 06:37 PM.
02-14-2007, 06:44 PM
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my 14 yr old son and I are working on a 37 ford hot rod project.....the vette was the car project with my now 19 yr old son, we started that when he was 15
02-14-2007, 08:29 PM
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Le Mans Master
Looks like great work you've done there. I've always been curious about flatheads, never having worked on one, or even have any experience at all with them. I think it's cool to keep them in old hot rods, and not throw in a small block Chevy.
02-14-2007, 08:37 PM
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they are really cool....i now see why people love them
02-14-2007, 08:38 PM
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Melting Slicks
So much for the tool discussion
02-14-2007, 09:26 PM
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Core support alignment tool.
I remember the Home made tools thread. It was one of the best. I missed it when it was lost.
So here is a pic of one of two that I made too adjust the core support, and hood alignment when bonding on the hood surround.
Big G gets credit for the idea.
They are made with;
36" long x 1/4 inch all-thread
36" x 1/4" id steel tube
2x 3/8" x 2" bolts
6x 3/8" id fender washers
2x 1/4" nuts
chevy door/fender shims
Weld the 3/8 bolt heads to one end of the tube, and a nut to the other end. Then screw the all-thread into the nut welded to the tube. Weld a shim to the other end of the all-thread. The shim end goes under the hood hinge with the hinge bolts tightened down,
The bolt end goes in the hood latch access holes (latches removed) with a fender washer installed on the engine side of the hole, and one on the cabin side, then screw two nuts onto each bolt, and tighten the nuts against each other.
This will allow you to push or pull the core support by turning the tube too adjust hood alignment when bonding a new upper hood surround to the car.
So here is a pic of one of two that I made too adjust the core support, and hood alignment when bonding on the hood surround.
Big G gets credit for the idea.
They are made with;
36" long x 1/4 inch all-thread
36" x 1/4" id steel tube
2x 3/8" x 2" bolts
6x 3/8" id fender washers
2x 1/4" nuts
chevy door/fender shims
Weld the 3/8 bolt heads to one end of the tube, and a nut to the other end. Then screw the all-thread into the nut welded to the tube. Weld a shim to the other end of the all-thread. The shim end goes under the hood hinge with the hinge bolts tightened down,
The bolt end goes in the hood latch access holes (latches removed) with a fender washer installed on the engine side of the hole, and one on the cabin side, then screw two nuts onto each bolt, and tighten the nuts against each other.
This will allow you to push or pull the core support by turning the tube too adjust hood alignment when bonding a new upper hood surround to the car.
02-15-2007, 08:46 AM
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ing threads in OT. 
02-15-2007, 09:07 PM
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Le Mans Master
Not exactly a tool, but made a nifty fold up workbench recently for the garage.
02-15-2007, 09:25 PM
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Le Mans Master
02-16-2007, 06:30 AM
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Melting Slicks
I bought my wife new tires for her 93 for Xmas, romantic devil that I am, and I finally came up with something to make the wheel installation go easier. I have those metal shields that fit into the backside of the wheel to help keep the brake dust off of the face of the wheels and it completely blocks any chance of seeing where the wheel studs are in relationship to the holes in the rim. Add that to the fact that I am forever taking the wheels off to clean the car for shows and I only have a floor jack & jack stands to work with, NOT a fancy lift like SOME people and it gets to be quite a job that gets repeated at LEAST one a month in the show season. I just happen to have an old metal lathe in my garage and within 15 minutes I came up with this handy little stud extension. It helped cut SOME of the cursing & swearing out of the job !!
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02-16-2007, 11:45 AM
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I bought my wife new tires for her 93 for Xmas, romantic devil that I am, and I finally came up with something to make the wheel installation go easier. I have those metal shields that fit into the backside of the wheel to help keep the brake dust off of the face of the wheels and it completely blocks any chance of seeing where the wheel studs are in relationship to the holes in the rim. Add that to the fact that I am forever taking the wheels off to clean the car for shows and I only have a floor jack & jack stands to work with, NOT a fancy lift like SOME people and it gets to be quite a job that gets repeated at LEAST one a month in the show season. I just happen to have an old metal lathe in my garage and within 15 minutes I came up with this handy little stud extension. It helped cut SOME of the cursing & swearing out of the job !!
02-16-2007, 11:57 AM
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Melting Slicks
I actually AM selling them. $15 each + $5 for shipping anywhere in the US. I sold a dozen or so to people from the C4 General forums and the racing/autocross forums. Here is a link to the original thread in C4 General. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ght=Handy+tool
02-16-2007, 07:03 PM
#19
Race Director
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thats a cool idea for the stud alignment.......I have never seen that before
02-17-2007, 11:04 AM
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Tech Contributor
That Martley guy is always thinking!!! Now are you going to but a CNC to mass produce them!