81 Lemans Wagon build thread
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Nice new goodies, Troy.
It's always good to have a well equipped shop...and a buddy that shares the same passion and interest...and is willing to work with you and visa versa.
You seem to have back to back projects. No time to be bored.. :lol:
It's always good to have a well equipped shop...and a buddy that shares the same passion and interest...and is willing to work with you and visa versa.
You seem to have back to back projects. No time to be bored.. :lol:
that sand/media blaster is going to be your best friend...we had one in my hight school auto shop, I used to to clean every part on my wagon when I restored it. I wish I had one at home.
Longroof79 said:
Thanks Jack
Its always nice to get a few new tools for a project! If you have a few buddys that are into the same thing and know
what they re doing, its a very big help. Things are moving along real good now. Picking up all my piping and valves for
the compressor tonight, from another buddy, hope to have that up and running this weekend.
If I thought about it I never would have started all these projects together, but maybe it will help me get them done.
Or I'll be driving around in a 400ci powered dunebuggy. lol
1980PontiacWagon said:
Having to send all your parts out to be blasted uses alot of time, better spent on the cars.
Gotta love Harbor Freight.
Stopped wagon work to set up the garage, get this compressor set up and the blast cabinet. After looking around
at all the home improvement stores, etc, I didnt really like my choices for pipe and equipment. All these places sell
Large compressors but after that your on your own. Called a buddy and had him set me up with pipe and valves,
threader, porta ban, and pipe vise and got busy. All the brackets are 2" alum. angle drilled for U bolts, 1/4" black
rubber sheet was cut for each bracket to keep vibration down. All pipes are schedule 80 (2500psi), stainless
valves, then pipes were sanded, primed and painted. Got the compressor up and running, heres a few pics
at all the home improvement stores, etc, I didnt really like my choices for pipe and equipment. All these places sell
Large compressors but after that your on your own. Called a buddy and had him set me up with pipe and valves,
threader, porta ban, and pipe vise and got busy. All the brackets are 2" alum. angle drilled for U bolts, 1/4" black
rubber sheet was cut for each bracket to keep vibration down. All pipes are schedule 80 (2500psi), stainless
valves, then pipes were sanded, primed and painted. Got the compressor up and running, heres a few pics
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Im kinda curious, do you have your compressor hooked to the pipe with a rigid piece of line or is there a piece of flexible line in there that cant be seen ?
mikester said:
No flex line, its all hard piped 1/2". The nut union by the compressor will allow the compressor to be disconnected
for repair or replacement without taking down all the pipe.
liquidh8
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I had mine hard piped to the compressor, but it eventually leaked from vibration, so now there is a short piece of tfe 3000psi line in there.
It looks great though and having a big compressor and air outlets is the best
It looks great though and having a big compressor and air outlets is the best
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