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Monsterlover

#615
January 02, 2025, 10:16:17 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 02, 2025, 07:52:09 PM
Maybe some corn...



[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
I love everything about this and I especially love how that guy sounds like you and Dan [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#616
January 03, 2025, 03:06:57 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 02, 2025, 10:16:17 PM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
I love everything about this and I especially love how that guy sounds like you and Dan [laugh]
For your viewing pleasure...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=temp+tales
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#617
January 03, 2025, 07:11:02 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 03, 2025, 03:06:57 AM
For your viewing pleasure...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=temp+tales

[laugh] this is great

Having watched a few I hear Dan more.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#618
January 03, 2025, 09:48:10 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 03, 2025, 07:11:02 AM
[laugh] this is great

Having watched a few I hear Dan more.
You could waste the better part of a day watching that stuff. [thumbsup]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ducpainter

#619
January 07, 2025, 11:03:56 AM
I saw this and it made me think of you... not sure why.[laugh]

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#620
January 07, 2025, 11:46:34 AM
[laugh]

STEVE
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#621
January 07, 2025, 11:47:55 AM
Actually, I do have a mostly final dry weight.

3800 lbs

I was always hoping to be closer to 3,000 but I also knew that that was likely a pipe dream. This truck is 99% metal and 1% plastic.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#622
January 07, 2025, 02:08:10 PM
That ain't horrible.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


herm

#623
January 07, 2025, 02:11:05 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 03, 2025, 07:11:02 AM
[laugh] this is great

Having watched a few I hear Dan more.

The Temp Tales are the best..
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pigs like it...

ducpainter

#624
January 07, 2025, 07:16:17 PM
Goddamnit Steve... [laugh]

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#625
January 14, 2025, 10:41:58 PM
[laugh]

DAMMIT Steve
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#626
January 18, 2025, 10:15:35 AM
Progress continues. As of now I have a functioning clutch and creation of custom brake lines is well underway. Possibly by the end of next week I may have working brakes!

I've had a custom length drive shaft built which I sandblasted and powder coated black. 1350 u-joints installed.
PXL_20241231_211742796 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20241231_223820492.MP by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250103_012408893 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

As it turns out with the rear axle at full compression the drive shaft would have contacted a factory crossmember. So we cut the middle of that out and added a drive shaft loop, which we were going to do anyway, to give us more clearance and some extra safety.
PXL_20250103_022653462.MP by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_165552080 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_165609392 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_175153955 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_175202838 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_203638928 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_203645372 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

I also now have a super badass shift boot. I sketched up a design and collaborated with the famous Mr Buckethead of the DMF and he created it for me in exchange for some machine work.  

I had already made the trim ring at the shop. I Incorporated a number of small 8-32 tapped holes along the underside in case I needed them to mount the boot.  I ended up using a piece of brake tubing with a heavy chamfer to make myself a little punch tool that ran great in a cordless drill to make holes in the leather.

Even though this was technically a test piece he gave it end result quality just in case it fit and it did!  I secured it to the shifter with a commercially available aluminum collar from McMaster-Carr.

PXL_20250104_190153193 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_190229802 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_193225566 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_193734856 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_194632658 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250104_194654373 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

Both brake reservoirs and clutch reservoir are all plumbed through the firewall with bulkhead fittings and connected to the masters. As mentioned earlier the clutch has been bled and functions great with decent pedal feel.  All the lines are a combination of braided stainless with AN hose ends or 3/16 stainless hardline.

PXL_20250108_045103116 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

PXL_20250110_043832395 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

I love these little clips to hold the hard line down.  
PXL_20250117_051707903 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

As always the work continues...
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Howie

#627
January 18, 2025, 03:05:58 PM
Love the mod for the driveshaft [thumbsup]

1.21GW

#628
January 18, 2025, 03:13:36 PM
What's the plan for the shifter head?  You gonna do a normal ball or something metalhead like a chrome skull or the like?
"I doubt I'm her type---I'm sure she's used to the finer things.  I'm usually broke. I'm kinda sloppy..."

Monsterlover

#629
January 18, 2025, 03:49:25 PM Last Edit: January 18, 2025, 03:51:04 PM by Monsterlover
Quote from: 1.21GW on January 18, 2025, 03:13:36 PM
What's the plan for the shifter head?  You gonna do a normal ball or something metalhead like a chrome skull or the like?


Quote from: Monsterlover on June 02, 2024, 04:11:58 PM

Shortened the shift rod and welded on the threaded adapter I made
PXL_20240518_020223281 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

Plain white ball for the knob
PXL_20240518_021114434 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr


I could have done something metallic and interesting but practicality won out on this one.  I felt that the plain white ball was the right look for the truck and if I had made a metal one I know from experience those suckers get awfully hot in the summer.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**
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