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Good Idea Dave. I will be able to just lift it off the collar, but that would save having to do that. l won't be moving it around much so a good slathering of grease before I set it on there should last a while.
Got a start on the front pivoting wheel hub yesterday after the rain ended. Next I'll drill holes for the 1 1/4" axle rod, and weld it to the bottom front of the CC. The bottom 4" pipe will "Pivot" inside the hub so I can pull it around with my lawn tractor.
Thanks Wolfman,
I think I'm going for the rusty old "Steam Punk" look. Not sure if I'm even going to paint it yet. Yes, the front end is going to be a challenge. I was hoping to work on that today, but the weather isn't cooperating. Good idea on the jack stands. I'll have to see how stable it...
Got to the steel yard Monday and picked up some 4" x 1/4" pipe for the smoke stack and front wheel attachment. The 4" id pipe is 4 1/2" od. They had some 4 5/8 id x 3/16 pipe that I bought to use in place of the Socket Weld Coupling like Len suggested. A little pricy at $26/ft but I only needed...
Thanks again Len. I'll be off to the steel yard to see what I can find. Made some progress today on the back wheels. My vision is starting to take shape.
Yes, it's going to be 4" pipe. Thanks for the tip. Never heard of that before. I'll have to try and find one. Wow! Just found one at Granger for $93. Ouch!
Got the FB almost finished. Not sure how the latches will be under heat.
After the first failed hing, these were a re-fab that work.
Got the smoking rack done.
Inside of FB Door.
Next will be the 4" smoke stack. I want to find a 4" coupling to weld to the plenum so I can remove the...