What I did on Adam's Crane's Toiletta today

Specifically on his Volvo Dana 30 halfshafts.

First, Adam way bad and delivered them all dirty, they must have laid in a swap for years and for some reason he didn't want to spend HOURS taking the bearings off so Kevvie and I spent hours getting them off.
Then we plug welded all the holes on the flage and I kissed the front and back clean then we made the centering spigot Toyota size.

They're ready!!

You made your drilling jig yet???
Better get it right!!!!

They look spiffier than shit.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Dual-shield MIG makes for some nice welds.

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Monika Hawkinson
Seattle, WA

pix or it didn't happen

Tim Taylor Wrote:
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> pix or it didn't happen

Fix the "upload" part of the SPGM Webministration and i will, it was a pretty nice process. Simple but nice.Kevvi's scotch-brite: Gooooooooooooooooood.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

There's one of Adam's Volvo axles next to one of my Toyota axles.


And here's what dual-shield MIG looks like:

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Monika Hawkinson
Seattle, WA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2008 03:49AM by Sofa King.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> Then we plug welded all the holes on the flage and
> I kissed the front and back clean then we made the
> centering spigot Toyota size.

Hey John,

Did you weld in plugs, or just fill in with rod? Just trying to figure how to do mine.

Thanks,
Mark B.

John did the machining, while I was welding.

Clamped a copper plate to one side, and then from the other side, plug welded with the MIG. (Dual-shield is flux covered wire plus shielding gas.) Then, weld again on the backside to fill in any little holes.

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Monika Hawkinson
Seattle, WA

Sofa King Wrote:
> (Dual-shield is flux covered wire plus shielding
> gas.)

Thanks for the explanation, that was my next question. Looks remarkably splatter-free. Is that the miracle of dual shielding, or just getting your settings right?

-Dave

When dual shield is set properly it's basically spray arc welding. Very smooth with none of the short arc MIG spatter just a cone of tiny metal droplets flying off the wire. I love welding with 0.045" Lincoln Outershield 71 (and the equivalent in other brands) wire because you can lay down a 3/8" fillet in one pass and it will still freeze quickly in out of position welding.

Tim

drill jig worked! i now have a toyota pattern on my volvo axles,
though the high interference of the wheel studs may not make it

drilled - .531
stud shoulder - .542
knurl dia - .551

I'm gonna ream to .543 i think.

pictures to follow, tonight.

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"I put the hurt on dirt" - adam crane
http://CraneRallyCrew.com
corolla gt-s "Patches"
Op: S.S.

without further ado,
http://picasaweb.google.com/acrane/VolvoTssTabs

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"I put the hurt on dirt" - adam crane
http://CraneRallyCrew.com
corolla gt-s "Patches"
Op: S.S.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/11/2008 01:30PM by acrane.

acrane Wrote:
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> without further ado,
>
>
> "I put the hurt on dirt"
> ex. madmann28
> adam crane
>
You get my email about the fittings for the master cylinder?
You around now?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

5.3 is FUN!! power -shift- power - shift- power
i did get your mail. would you like me to stop by in the car tomorrow?
in the evening there will be beer as a pre rally fun at the redhook brewery near woodinville, redmond. i'll only have an hour or less.

so a ring and pinion carrier with a volvo 3.7 gear was handed to ritch at driveline service in b'ham. (he's the man- building a one piece driveline later)
it was the same size as the 3.5 carrier that was pulled from my axle. math was done to get the dana gear meshing properly.

as far as which axle to pick? any volvo is the exact same width. same input flange to axle length too. i'll picture the adapter ring that was made so my driveline bolted right up.
the volvo brakes fit under the 14" wheels, but pedal travel is too long, then very "grabby" does anyone know if a supra had a similar mc with larger bores?

would a residual pressure valve 2psi wilwood thing help by keeping the pads close to discs?
problem is alot more volume to the rear brakes than previous.

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"I put the hurt on dirt" - adam crane
http://CraneRallyCrew.com
corolla gt-s "Patches"
Op: S.S.