tools & products for restorations

[Rimcanyon]

Here is a picture of one of the indicator holders I made for measuring valve to guide clearance.



You can see it in action with a couple closeups in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnfM18stC4

[Jbrooks]

Dave

Nice tool, your a you tube star now, i was the second subscriber... The link has a "/edit" at the end of the link so its broken, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnfM18stC4

[Rimcanyon]

Dave

Nice tool, your a you tube star now, i was the second subscriber... The link has a "/edit" at the end of the link so its broken, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnfM18stC4

Thanks John, not a utube star, more of a utube old fart! But I wanted to make one for each of the steps in head rebuilding. Next one will be on using a Hall-Toledo EJ valve seat grinder.

[Jbrooks]

Dave

post some close up detailed photos of the tool. Three views if possible. A good detailed head rebuild is a good thing. Probably less than 20 of us left that know how to do the correctly.

[Rimcanyon]

John, I made two indicator holders, the first one is still a work in progress. It needs some refinements to keep it stable. I am thinking of boring it in three places around the periphery of the round base, threading those for setscrews and inserting a ball and spring to keep the indicator snug. The one with the Federal indicator has a dovetail rack mount so it is easy to adjust (the rack gear is rotated by an allen wrench from the side), and the thick base gives it something to rest on, so it is quite stable.

[Rimcanyon]

Here are some other indicator holders I made for 356 work:

This one is for checking cam timing. It is used with a case assembled with crankshaft, cam and lifters (also flywheel and degree front pulley). It fits in the pushrod tube bore. It has an eccentric so that it can be centered over the end of the lifter (which is off-center by design). The small brass disc fits in the end of the lifter.





This one is for checking TDC before the rods go on (bare crankshaft).

[Rimcanyon]

What is the best product for sealing and filling the gaps at the bottom corners of a roadster/convertible D windshield (where the top and bottom gaskets meet, or are supposed to meet)? I was thinking of using this CR Laurence product:

[Jbrooks]

I just picked up a box of LED shop lights form Amazon. a little over $100.00 for 10 each, I normally don't post thinks like this but I could not believe how bright these are, working with florescent for years, these are far better and easy to install . Doing restorations you cant have enough light. You can string 6 off the same plug, easy flush installation.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YLQRJSQ?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1