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04-12-2021, 07:32 AM | #1 |
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Parts that don't fit
Ordered upper rubber bumpers for the rumble seat, old ones fit but had been painted. Parts arrived, looked great, alto nut sure what they were made for. The upper portion measured at 0.5", and only need to be 0.25" high, sat them on the table for a time contemplating what to do. The solution was to head to the wood shop, drill a 2x4 block with a 0.875" forstner bit to hold the bumper, set the band saw to cut them to the desired height, sand them a bit to smooth the surface. The rear portion had to be cut down with a knife to fit into the bracket, but all fit well.
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04-12-2021, 07:54 AM | #2 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
obvious question is, why didn’t you return them?
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04-12-2021, 08:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
There are part assemblers then there are restorers. I'm always amazed at how creative restorers can be making repo parts work to keep projects moving forward. Great job.
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04-12-2021, 10:40 AM | #4 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
When life hands you lemons.............. Great innovative approach!
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04-12-2021, 12:57 PM | #5 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
Wayne, the issue is no one commercially manufactures the correct ones. The last I knew, Bob Drake was making these for E-V8s and the Model-A vendors sell them to provide someone the ability to modify them. The other option is to cast your own to the original size. Much more labor intensive but it looks authentic.
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04-13-2021, 04:05 AM | #6 |
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04-13-2021, 08:03 AM | #7 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
Well maybe so, ...and that is good news about Drake's bumpers. Several years ago I started casting our own because of the dimensions were incorrect.
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04-13-2021, 08:34 AM | #8 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
Brent what do you use to cast rubber bumpers?
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04-13-2021, 09:11 AM | #9 |
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It is a two-part urethane from McMaster-Carr. They have all types though. Mix it and then we put it into an old pressure cooker that we rigged an A/C vacuum pump to de-gas the liquid under vacuum for about 5 minutes. The molds were first made out of wood, and now we use a 3D printed one. Very time consuming if you are only doing one or two, but many of the rubber pieces are not aesthetically correct.
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04-13-2021, 09:25 AM | #10 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
Thanks Brent I will have to try it.
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04-13-2021, 11:12 AM | #11 |
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I wonder of Drake has them or “out of stock”
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04-13-2021, 12:07 PM | #12 |
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If you don't return them at least send the supplier a letter/email saying that you are dissatisfied with their product and will look elsewhere in the future. Otherwise they will keep pushing the junk off on us.
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04-13-2021, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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The craziest "doesn't fit" story ever:
I bought from a recognized Model A supplier, a small package of hardware used to secure the rear window frame. It consisted of a set of 21 small bolts, nuts and lock washers. Cost was only a couple bucks. Turns out that the thread pitch on the bolts didn't match the nuts in the same package! Off to Ace Hardware!
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04-13-2021, 05:04 PM | #14 |
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Re: Parts that don't fit
brent would you be willing to share the print file for the mold
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