WVHillbilly520H 10,031 #976 Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: 1/8" copper tubing. 72" long. Now we're headed the right way... Mechanical oil pressure gauge line. I went with copper instead of plastic/nylon because of the look I'm after. Oil pressure gauge tubing, looks a lot like the one in my BU. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #977 Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: Oil pressure gauge tubing, looks a lot like the one in my BU. Yessir. Same stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX24 27,241 #978 Posted February 23 Flip ya Kev @pullstart for taking this AGAIN .... 2nd thought she's all yours yer better at it! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,031 #979 Posted February 23 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Yessir. Same stuff. And who says you can't use SBC engine analogies to work on WHs? Edited February 23 by WVHillbilly520H Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #980 Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: And who says you can't use SBC engine analogies to work on WAs? Been looking at old Stewart Warner gauges.... 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 1,718 #981 Posted February 23 Watch how you route that tubing. Padded clamps and grommets when going through bulkheads. It makes a mess when vibration wears through the line. Ask me how I know..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #982 Posted February 23 6 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: Watch how you route that tubing. Padded clamps and grommets when going through bulkheads. It makes a mess when vibration wears through the line. Ask me how I know..... I figured on it so lemme run this by you. 2 or 3 vibration absorption coils at each end. Solid clamps with rubber insulators. Off engine to follow frame back to column support. Then vertically to the gauge. I was thinking of a tie down every foot or less. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 1,718 #983 Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I figured on it so lemme run this by you. 2 or 3 vibration absorption coils at each end. Solid clamps with rubber insulators. Off engine to follow frame back to column support. Then vertically to the gauge. I was thinking of a tie down every foot or less. Sounds good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pullstart 28,868 #984 Posted February 23 And stout! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #985 Posted February 23 7 hours ago, pullstart said: And stout! That's what we're aiming for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 10,034 #986 Posted February 23 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I was thinking of a tie down every foot or less. Here ya go... even has your name on them... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #987 Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Here ya go... even has your name on them... Yeah that's good Jim. Really heavy duty. Now keeping in mind that's an 1/8" diameter copper pipe I'm not sure I need straps with a Working Load Limit of 5000 lb. Good thought though. Good try. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pullstart 28,868 #988 Posted February 23 Well @SylvanLakeWH there he goes with his fancy schmancy trucker tie down ideas... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 10,034 #989 Posted February 23 (edited) Ya know... with a name like Colossus I figured: If it’s worth building, it’s worth over building... and... I like chain... Edited February 23 by SylvanLakeWH 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #990 Posted February 23 17 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Ya know... with a name like Colossus I figured: If it’s worth building, it’s worth over building You are absolutely correct. Wait till you see the tie rods. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pullstart 28,868 #991 Posted February 23 I have my visions... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 6,403 #992 Posted Tuesday at 04:16 PM 15 hours ago, ebinmaine said: 1/8" copper tubing. 72" long. Now we're headed the right way... Mechanical oil pressure gauge line. I went with copper instead of plastic/nylon because of the look I'm after. 6ft of tubing from engine to gauge. How long's the frame?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #993 Posted Tuesday at 05:15 PM 58 minutes ago, Stormin said: 6ft of tubing from engine to gauge. How long's the frame?? Standard Wheel Horse frame. I have to wrap around the engine some to get down towards the frame which will use up some of that 6 ft but I'll still have 1.5 to 2 ft coiled up somewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 2,615 #994 Posted Tuesday at 07:36 PM 18 hours ago, WHX24 said: Flip ya Kev @pullstart for taking this AGAIN .... 2nd thought she's all yours yer better at it! Don't worry about being off topic. Nothing else happen here! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #995 Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM 1 minute ago, Lee1977 said: Don't worry about being off topic. Nothing else happen here! Yeah but even if there was I don't think off topic even qualifies for any of my threads...... Squirrel! Shiny! Sorry.... what???? 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 6,403 #996 Posted Tuesday at 08:16 PM 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Standard Wheel Horse frame. I have to wrap around the engine some to get down towards the frame which will use up some of that 6 ft but I'll still have 1.5 to 2 ft coiled up somewhere. I wasn't being serious, Eric. Just a thought though. Rather than trying to have nearly 2ft of pipe coiled somewhere, how about cutting of the excess and re-swaging? You could maybe get a local garage to do that with a brake pipe swaging tool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #997 Posted Tuesday at 08:22 PM Just now, Stormin said: I wasn't being serious, Eric. Just a thought though. Rather than trying to have nearly 2ft of pipe coiled somewhere, how about cutting of the excess and re-swaging? You could maybe get a local garage to do that with a brake pipe swaging tool. No worries there. I've got one as well. I don't think I'll need to worry about it though. I'll bet by the time I put two or three coils at each end and route it carefully I may not have anywhere near as much left over as I think. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 3,221 #998 Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM I just went back and noticed that those look soldered on? Couldnt you just cut to length and use a standard ferrule? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 28,495 #999 Posted Wednesday at 12:50 AM 3 hours ago, Oldskool said: I just went back and noticed that those look soldered on? Couldnt you just cut to length and use a standard ferrule? Likely. I don't even have the gauges yet so who knows if this will work.....? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
