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Old 04-10-2020, 01:21 AM   #6
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Default Re: Flathead Air Pump

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Originally Posted by papanomad View Post
air compressor?

Well yeah it's an air compressor, but too many "why" questions about it. For instance, why did someone find it necessary to use a two-inch diameter outlet pipe? Think about the size of a single exhaust pipe on a '40 Ford. That's way overkill for the volume of compressed air that flatty will produce. It's also not necessarily gonna be easy to set that rig up and power it with another belt-drive power source, not to forget some sort of compressed air receiver tank. Just seems overcomplicated for what could be done with more traditional, and simpler equipment. But what do I know? DD
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