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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: Brake rotors |
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Ed C Thanks for the info. Sounds like a way to accomplish the outer rim removable of the brake disc without a bandsaw. But C it would be very time consuming to make all those cuts in 1/4" steel with a cutoff wheel. Good luck with your build. CPS shows a diagram venting the head just as you did. Where did you find a 1"x1/4"x1" tee C if that is what you used.
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford C IL
From: egraylaw(at)swbell.net
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Kitfox-List: Brake rotors
Date: Sun C 15 Feb 2009 11:16:28 -0600
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Lynn and Patrick C I would remove the outer rim of the rotors by making 4 or 5 radial cuts with an angle grinder and cutoff wheel C up to the outer radius desired for each segment to be removed (like slicing a pie). Then lop of the segments with the cutoff wheel and round off the circumference with a grinder wheel on the same machine and dress with a file. No need for a band saw here. I didn’t bother because the weight savings seemed small C but next time the rotors are off I will. I also drilled my axles one inch and tapped them for a 5/16 bolt for future wheel pants. Then I made a C shaped clip out of thick steel wire to pin the axle bolt and eliminate the cotter. Now I can drill the axle dust caps C and install a stud to stabilize the pants. I want to fly it a bit before adding the wheel pants. Got the engine and radiator in this weekend. I vented the cylinder head into the water line exiting the head above the oil pump since my water fill tank has no nipple. Any 582 guys see any problem with this? I also didn’t like the use of only three bolts for the exhaust manifold C so I put short studs in the upper inside holes and can put nuts on it by tightening the two nuts gradually as the manifold goes on. I had to grind a little weld material from the flange so the nuts are seated flush. Worked great.
I am now debating whether to add a Hacman control before completion. Any comments about this decision are welcome.
Ed Gray C KII C 582 building C Dallas C do not archive
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Guy Buchanan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject: Brake rotors |
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At 09:16 AM 2/15/2009, you wrote:
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Ed,
Highly recommended. Check the archives for lots of specifics.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
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