39 Lincoln 5

[Merlin]

That is one of delrins greatest qualities is its machinebility. Once you start making parts with it you get more and more ideas to use it for. I have machined it for alot of things in food processing, it makes the best bushing and bearing material in areas where a ball or needle bearing would die a quick and painfull death.

[sydeem]

I tried to Google the name to find out where to get Delrin and all I got were commercial sites for industrial quantities.

[hot ford coupe]

I was lucky, Syd. The pieces I was able to get were scrap. The company that's near me is called Alro Plastics. Google them and see if you can get them to send you less than industrial quantities. I don't know how expensive they are but when I get to some of the bigger parts like wheels and tires, I'll need to go back and get some pieces cut. Hopefully, I won't hit a roadblock at that point.

[fuzzy]

Also try Mcmaster-Carr for delrin,plexiglass round stock and other materials.

[hot ford coupe]

Thanks fuzzy. It's always good to have several sources.

[hot ford coupe]

Well now then, I just learned a great lesson about proportion and dominoes today. I was working on the front of the v12 and was just about to start working on the valley and something just didn't look right. The valley looked way too big and any corrections I made just made the proportions and the appearance worse and worse. When I went back to my source that I measured from originally, I realized that when compared to some of my research pictures, my source had a rotten measurement which got built into my engine. Whenever I tried to make corrections on the proportions, the errors carried right along like a set of dominoes knocking each other down. The only way to correct the situation is I have to start all over again. Today, I started again from the beginning. Now it looks like it should and the proportions are correct. Why didn't I just continue and bury the mistake many of you may ask? The purpose of the build in the first place is for me to make a correct to scale extremely high quality model to the best of my ability rather than just make a model car. It just wasn't up to the best of my ability. I just couldn't let it go. It's a hobby.

[Rick]

Well put Jeff. Your mistake is a lesson for all of us. As they say....."measure once, measure twice and then measure it again". You are a fine example of the dedication to perfection we have amongst us.

[hot ford coupe]

It's weird but when I know there is a glaring error, it just creeps me out. I agonize over it until i redo the part. If you knew how many times I measured that thing, you'd wonder why it was off. I always believe in multiple attempts at measurement but I didn't see the flaw in my source until it was too late. Then it became a fly in my soup. At least it makes it possible for me to correct some of the other errors along the way.

[Don Garrett]

It happens to all of us Jeff.......there are boo boo's in the R/M kits too. Hang in there, you'll be glad you did.....it's all good training.

[hot ford coupe]

Booboos in the R/M kits???? Can't be. Oh the humanities.

[hot ford coupe]

I almost have the engine back to where it was originally. If i do say so myself, the new engine is better quality than the first one by far. Just a little more to go and I'll have some pics up.

[Bob Cline]

Jeff,

Do you have any dimensions, pix ,etc. on the Zephyr tranny. I'm thinking about a 1/8 for FH project(s)?

[hot ford coupe]

Yes, Bob, I have a picture or two of the tranny. It's very similar to the Ford flattie tranny with a few changes. I haven't gotten to the dimensions yet but I'll copy the pics I have and send them to you by PM. That way I won't violate the copyrights. BTW, anyone who wants the pics just ask and I'll do the same. No sweat.

[hot ford coupe]

O.K. now. Knock out the PM idea. it's much easier for me to post them this way. I found these pics on eBay but i don't know the author.