I better check my truck for its hood ornament! lol I am not 90 but have 2 blue flame 6's in the garage and have rebuilt the 235 so I am aware of what you are talking about. :-)
You're humor is awesome! I'm glad you had the ram to approve your ram installation. Ha Ha The best part about your humor is if you catch it great, if not so be it.
I remember well your Whitworth video series. It's hard to believe that was 506 videos ago! Looking back, it's pretty incredible the amount of content you've been able to put out. Thank you for all the effort; you've been instrumental in my own learning!
Nice assembly. It is almost ready for my shop. Let me know when I can come and pick it up. Thanks Lyle. Boy are you right about the permatex and on your hands.
Blue Flame Six. My favorite engine, a version of which was in my dad's old '56 Chevy pickup I drove in high school. It just didn't have any quit in it.
From 1966 til 2010 I researched, restored, rebuilt and hot rodded 235 Chevy 6 cylinder Blue Flame engines and the larger 261 truck / school bus engines. In 2010 I sold 27 Blue Flame engines and all the speed parts for them. In 2018 I survived my illness and now I just play with small air cooled cast iron gas engines.
Thank you Mr. Pete!! I am just head over heels for that shaper. I don't know why, but miniature shapers really captivate me. I have been going to auctions the last couple years hoping to score one. I have only seen 3 come up in auction in my general area and I was outbid on all 3 of em. One of these days though...... I'll have me a working miniature shaper. Thanks again Mr. Pete!!!
@@mrpete222 I believe you're right. All 3 that I saw at auction were home made, but it wasn't easy to tell bc they were so beautifully put together. One of them was obviously built by the hands of a master craftsman that took great pride in his work. Every piece of machinery in his shop was well cared for and looked brand spanking new while his wife said he spent close to 10 hours a day 5 to 6 days a week in his shop after he retired. Now, that's my kinda retirement plan. Thanks again Mr. Pete.
Perfect start to my Saturday Mr. Pete! This has been a great series, love the precision, attention to detail and pride that was so common in machinery's golden age.
I have a "Blue Flame 6" in my garage. It''s a nice 1967 Chevy 4 door sedan, India Ivory over Tropical turquoise paint. A daily driver in which we thoroughly enjoy.
I'm a International inliner so I know the Blue Flame reference .nice to see that these are refubishable by a garage guy,I've had my eye out for one of these small shapes. Great to see you this morning.
Very enjoyable. I just finished the rehab of an old Lewis shaper. Its up and running well and very accurate to within a few thousandths before making any adjustments or shimming. I also rescued an old Atlas shaper from the scrap yard which I will get running and pass to someone looking for a project. Thanks for the detailed series on your SB.
Never had the opportunity to work on a blue flame six. First engine was a 283 Chevy V-8. Did use the Permatex 2B & filled the engine with Havelin motor oil. Bought everything at Western Auto.
i always like the little Atlas shaper, but abandoned the idea after watching what the big boy shapers can accomplish...but I have come to reality after letting a 24 inch local shaper deal go from lack of floor space...and after watching this, I now am thinking about a Atlas again...Great video
4 Gibbs? Thought there was only 3 (Maurice, Barry and Robin) ! ahhh yes forgot about Andy... Silly comment...just Blame it on the nights on Broadway! LOL
Lol, love the rants and comments, some of your audience is slightly younger than 90, I am 47 but knew what the BF6 was, pulled one apart in my HS auto shop class, under the watchful eye of Mr. Miller. I did have to look up the Georgia Gibbs, and Earl Scheib refrences tho. Great video series on that shaper, lots of effort by you and it does not go unnoticed.
the slides seems to be in a very good condition The 216 and 235 CID inline six chevrolet engines ( before 1962 ) were called blue flame very good video.
@@duron700r Correct. "Blue Flame" was first used in marketing the 1953 Corvette with it's six cylinder twin carburetor engine. Chevrolet's first V8 was introduced in 1955 so the division needed a new name for it's old six.
I suspect the proper assembly order was the bull gear and ram stroke mechanism goes in to the main column casting first, then tighten that bottom set screw, only after doing it in that order you then attach the shapers base casting. That's how I plan on doing mine after watching this series of videos. But I think I'll use a longer set screw than South Bend did and also use a locking nut so it can't ever loosen in use. There's possibly other way's, but for sure that's one way to assemble all the parts where you know it will work.
Those tappet wrenches are the ticket in certain applications. Sometimes you just can't get a standard thickness wrench in some places. I've got them from 3/8"-7/8". Multiple different brands and doubles of a few sizes.
Chevy straight six. 53 corvette first engine. Permatex no2 is not too bad. Indian head cement was the worst. I think I still have some imbedded in my skin. Thank you for the content and the memories.
This is looking real good. I have a Hercus 9" model A lathe, which is a clone of the Southbend lathe. I googled to see if Hercus made a shaper. I came up with a video of a Hercus model 270 shaper, in use. It looks very much the same as your Southbend 7" shaper, another clone.
Hey Lyle! @22:17 Can't say that I recognize the reference to the "blue flame six", but I did have some experience with splitting exhaust manifolds on some slant six models for higher performance by incorporating "real" dual exhausts! Ken
Use Loctite 545 Pneumatic/Hydraulic Thread Sealant on any threaded fastener or connection in pneumatic or hydraulic use. We use it exclusively on the farm on all hydraulic and air fittings and have yet to have the first leak. Well, I know what a Blue Flame Six is! Worked on a lot of them. Introduced by GM in 1929, finally phased out in North America in 1990.
El Pete, Thanks for the video, it is entertainment for me. I bought oneof those hydraulic die carts 2 months ago. I use it when repairing a machine that has an opening of about 14 inches square with tons of electrical parts inside it. If I get down on my knees I am to tall and If I lay down my head is not high enough to see in side. This cart is a knee, time and life saver. this machine reminds me of the old days when foreign cars started to sell in this country. The mechanics were to large to work on them. Sixty four years ago I had a summer job. I had to put a water pump in a Fiat. I had to do it twice because when I cut the gasket I did not cut out one of the return holes. The shop owner called it a learning experience. I called it no more Fiats.
"Blue Flame Six" AKA "Stove-bolt Six" i.e. Chevrolet six banger and General Motors workhorse. "Blue Flame" was first used in marketing the 1953 Corvette with it's upgraded three carburetor six cylinder engine.
The Harbor Freight hydraulic lift table is a magnificent piece. I have one at work and one at home. We use them all the time. Anyone that makes fun of it just dumb. You use it for lifting heavy parts to the milling table, lower heavy parts to the floor, sliding heavy parts like injection molds from a shelf to transport to the machine..... Don't forget getting heavy things in or out of the trunk of your car or truck bed. It will save your back. One last use. My 8 year old grand daughter love to machine things on the lathe or mill but she can't easily reach the controls. So she gets on her safety face shield, she wheels over the HF table hops on and pumps herself up and down and up and down to the correct working height. Several up/dn cycles for maximum fun are usually required. Then we get to work. I am careful to not let her step off the edge. We often make something she can take to school. Get an HF table you'll never know who will use it. JY
before assembling metal on metal, use a ground (flat) stone to 'stone' the surface. It won't harm the metal surface but it will get rid of any burr or raised parts. Then wipe it down with alcohol and then assemble with some grease.
Allow me to disagree - not everyone watching thisis 90. I'm 50 years old. Second - while I will never own a shaper I love your videos and watch them all, includong tge fine details. It's fascinating. Last but not least - what is a blue flame (explanation needed for a "young" non-US native). Thanks and take care! P.s. greetings from IL
One of my biggest regrets is not buying a tri-5 back in the eighties when they were still obtainable. But in my stupid kid mentality I wanted the 2 door V8 which was already out of my reach at the time. I could have easily had a '57 4 door with the Blue Flame 6.
One more time, great video to enjoy with my coffee! I wounder if all these vendors that buy add space all through a video, interrupting, the flow, realize, that If i see their product in person, I already hate it!
A ram, a bull gear, and a dove tail. Interesting farm you have there. How many horse is the motor? I like how the smell of the Permetex reminded you of your past. The fresh paint was actually making me reminisce to the first few weeks of each school year when everything was cleaned and made anew over the summer.
That pin you mentioned that holds the ram gib in place,is that not the copper oil tube that provides oil to ways?it protrudes a bit past the gib to get the oil to the correct side of gib where ram slides.and that bottom set screw on the rocker arm, take a Allen screw and weld a 2” piece of1/4 round bar and then it’s easily tightened by hand and final set with a pry bar, works great.
Good series of videos Lyle, love the narration. Would it be possible to install that set screw part way before installing the ram stroke arm? Then you would only have to tighten it.
I took high school auto tech and I was the only one in my class allowed to touch the brake lathe cause everyone else ran it to the deepest part and start it there and break the cutters and those were not cheap i was the only one who took time to slowly cut it down
You forgot to install the wipers on the table cross slide. Not old enough two know for sure fireball six. but think it is Pontiac or Buick. But a due have a 245 WORKSTAR!
39 and I know what a blue flame 6 is, straight 6 Chevy engine, they put them in a lot of things including the early corvettes, you don't need to be old, just need the right (wrong?) hobbies. Side note it was still offered as late as 1998 in south American markets.. although I doubt it was called a blue flame, can't say GM does not get their moneys worth out of their casting paterns,
First I'm 45, not 90. Point being that any real dude should know what a blue flame 6 is. If I'm not mistaken it's a nitromethane fueled straight 6 commonly found in older drag cars. Personally I'm fine with a lot lower octane than that but it's fun once in awhile to just lite'em'up. By that I of course refer to the exhaust pipes for those less savy.
I think I would have blued the gibs and ways during the fitting. That way I could see if there were any high or low spots that needed to be dealt with.
I’m surprised the assemblers didn’t drill a hole in the bottom casting to fit an allen wrench for that rocker arm screw. Tighten the screw and plug the hole. Like Australia, it’s down there somewhere but no one will look.
I better check my truck for its hood ornament! lol I am not 90 but have 2 blue flame 6's in the garage and have rebuilt the 235 so I am aware of what you are talking about. :-)
You're humor is awesome! I'm glad you had the ram to approve your ram installation. Ha Ha The best part about your humor is if you catch it great, if not so be it.
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I remember well your Whitworth video series. It's hard to believe that was 506 videos ago! Looking back, it's pretty incredible the amount of content you've been able to put out. Thank you for all the effort; you've been instrumental in my own learning!
Thanks
Thanks for another great edutainment video. I will be back for part 10.
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I had that hood ornament on my 86 Dodge truck. My grandpa was a hood ornament collector.
Mine came off of my 88 Dodge
Always walk softly and be an independent thinker. You’re a winner I typed this to let you know that you’re wonderful and deserve the very best.
Thank you very much, that means a lot
Have watched them all and enjoyed them,Thanks.
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Thank You Lyle...Up early in California, turn on computer & there you are!!!! Great start to a GREAT DAY!!!TM
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Nice assembly. It is almost ready for my shop. Let me know when I can come and pick it up. Thanks Lyle. Boy are you right about the permatex and on your hands.
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It's been wonderful to watch this series.
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Blue Flame Six. My favorite engine, a version of which was in my dad's old '56 Chevy pickup I drove in high school. It just didn't have any quit in it.
I really enjoy coffee with you on Saturday morning. Thanks for the lesson, Professor Pete!
Thanks
From 1966 til 2010 I researched, restored, rebuilt and hot rodded 235 Chevy 6 cylinder Blue Flame engines and the larger 261 truck / school bus engines. In 2010 I sold 27 Blue Flame engines and all the speed parts for them. In 2018 I survived my illness and now I just play with small air cooled cast iron gas engines.
I’m glad you’re feeling better. Yes those were wonderful sturdy engines. They must have made lots of them
only 72 until dec. love your shows and love to have that shaper. thanks for doing it
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Thank you Mr. Pete!! I am just head over heels for that shaper. I don't know why, but miniature shapers really captivate me. I have been going to auctions the last couple years hoping to score one. I have only seen 3 come up in auction in my general area and I was outbid on all 3 of em. One of these days though...... I'll have me a working miniature shaper. Thanks again Mr. Pete!!!
You are right, you’re very seldom see them. And then you cannot afford them. I do not think they really made very many of them
@@mrpete222 I believe you're right. All 3 that I saw at auction were home made, but it wasn't easy to tell bc they were so beautifully put together. One of them was obviously built by the hands of a master craftsman that took great pride in his work. Every piece of machinery in his shop was well cared for and looked brand spanking new while his wife said he spent close to 10 hours a day 5 to 6 days a week in his shop after he retired. Now, that's my kinda retirement plan. Thanks again Mr. Pete.
Nice work Mr. Pete, it is coming along very nicely, you should be very happy with it once finished.
Perfect start to my Saturday Mr. Pete! This has been a great series, love the precision, attention to detail and pride that was so common in machinery's golden age.
I have a 1966 Chev blue flame 292 in my grain truck. Hallarious comment about taking a beating. Getting close Mr Pete thank you !!
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I have a "Blue Flame 6" in my garage. It''s a nice 1967 Chevy 4 door sedan, India Ivory over Tropical turquoise paint. A daily driver in which we thoroughly enjoy.
Mine was in a 1954 Chevy Bel Air. Excellent engine
Hey, I'm only 60 and I know what a Blue Flame Six is. And a stovebolt six.
Almost the same.
Mostly.
Really enjoying this series.
Thanks!
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Great work Mr. Pete! Your restoration is coming along very well!
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I'm a International inliner so I know the Blue Flame reference .nice to see that these are refubishable by a garage guy,I've had my eye out for one of these small shapes. Great to see you this morning.
Very enjoyable. I just finished the rehab of an old Lewis shaper. Its up and running well and very accurate to within a few thousandths before making any adjustments or shimming. I also rescued an old Atlas shaper from the scrap yard which I will get running and pass to someone looking for a project. Thanks for the detailed series on your SB.
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Never had the opportunity to work on a blue flame six. First engine was a 283 Chevy V-8. Did use the Permatex 2B & filled the engine with Havelin motor oil. Bought everything at Western Auto.
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i always like the little Atlas shaper, but abandoned the idea after watching what the big boy shapers can accomplish...but I have come to reality after letting a 24 inch local shaper deal go from lack of floor space...and after watching this, I now am thinking about a Atlas again...Great video
4 Gibbs? Thought there was only 3 (Maurice, Barry and Robin) ! ahhh yes forgot about Andy... Silly comment...just Blame it on the nights on Broadway! LOL
Lol, love the rants and comments, some of your audience is slightly younger than 90, I am 47 but knew what the BF6 was, pulled one apart in my HS auto shop class, under the watchful eye of Mr. Miller. I did have to look up the Georgia Gibbs, and Earl Scheib refrences tho. Great video series on that shaper, lots of effort by you and it does not go unnoticed.
Thank you very much
blue flame 6, one of the best 6cylinder engines ever built. CHEVY
Another great episode in this series. This is gong to be a great looking machine.
the slides seems to be in a very good condition
The 216 and 235 CID inline six chevrolet engines ( before 1962 ) were called blue flame
very good video.
So far,very good.Thank you again.
Truly enjoying this series. Thanks, Mr. Pete! :-)
Thanks
No where near ninety and I don’t have a clue what a blue flame six is...lol. That green curtain is where the control room is.👌🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
6 cylinder engine
One more than a blue flame five or hotter than a orange flame six.
1st "vette" engines. :-)
duron700r LOL, I had a 258cid straight six in a 76” CJ-5 It wasn’t on fire though..😂
@@duron700r Correct. "Blue Flame" was first used in marketing the 1953 Corvette with it's six cylinder twin carburetor engine. Chevrolet's first V8 was introduced in 1955 so the division needed a new name for it's old six.
I love the heavy-duty switch box.
I'm only 55 and have no idea what a Blue Flame 6 is, but I still love your videos! Keep up the good work, Lyle.
Had one of those in an old chevy truck. Good engine
I’ve got to agree on the Fright Cart, I have the heavier one and it’s fantastic for moving stuff, Abom79 recently showed his in action too!
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I too have worked of a few of the Blue Flame engines.
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Now I have to find one of these Shapers, just so I can deduce how to get that set screw in...🤔 Thanks a lot Mr. Pete... 😎👍🛠
I suspect the proper assembly order was the bull gear and ram stroke mechanism goes in to the main column casting first, then tighten that bottom set screw, only after doing it in that order you then attach the shapers base casting. That's how I plan on doing mine after watching this series of videos. But I think I'll use a longer set screw than South Bend did and also use a locking nut so it can't ever loosen in use. There's possibly other way's, but for sure that's one way to assemble all the parts where you know it will work.
I did always wonder what was behind the green tarp actually. Great video Mr Pete! I liked the Ram too! 😃
Looking good Mr Pete. Can't wait to see this one making some chips 👍👍
Love the videos on the south bend shaper restoration. I am starting my resto based on your series and I hope to share pictures with you as well.
Those tappet wrenches are the ticket in certain applications. Sometimes you just can't get a standard thickness wrench in some places. I've got them from 3/8"-7/8". Multiple different brands and doubles of a few sizes.
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Chevy straight six. 53 corvette first engine. Permatex no2 is not too bad. Indian head cement was the worst. I think I still have some imbedded in my skin.
Thank you for the content and the memories.
I think I still have a bottle of the Indian head. And yes, it came in glass
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Shhh! Whisper. A politically correct commenter will want to change the name and logo to "Entity without a body" 👽
@@stanervin6108 RIP Aunt Jemima... :-(
A Chevrolet straight six. I think that the moniker "Blue Flame" was used to indicate complete stoiciometric combustion.
Morning, Lyle.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Very much enjoyed.
Merci beaucoup du Quebec...Thanks very much from Quebec. I hope covid-19 is not anoying you too much. See you on the next episode. Charles.
Thank you, I pretty much ignore everything about the virus.
Very good Pedro kee up the good , blue flame is a min
This is looking real good. I have a Hercus 9" model A lathe, which is a clone of the Southbend lathe. I googled to see if Hercus made a shaper. I came up with a video of a Hercus model 270 shaper, in use. It looks very much the same as your Southbend 7" shaper, another clone.
Thanks
Hey Lyle!
@22:17 Can't say that I recognize the reference to the "blue flame six", but I did have some experience with splitting exhaust manifolds on some slant six models for higher performance by incorporating "real" dual exhausts!
Ken
54 Chevrolet. I remember those slant sections on my friends valiant
@@mrpete222 Of course, I am still "just a youngen' me self...at 64.
Ken
I’m envious of your harbor freight cart, I need to get one, they just opened a store in my town. I too love the smell of permatex
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Now to look up the blue flame six, haha
I'm waiting for the next video when you end up with extra parts!🤭
lol
Use to work with a guy that ALWAYS reassembled a piece of equipment with extra screws left over. Use to call him the "Jenny Craig" repairman!
Use Loctite 545 Pneumatic/Hydraulic Thread Sealant on any threaded fastener or connection in pneumatic or hydraulic use. We use it exclusively on the farm on all hydraulic and air fittings and have yet to have the first leak. Well, I know what a Blue Flame Six is! Worked on a lot of them. Introduced by GM in 1929, finally phased out in North America in 1990.
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Tappet wrench's were very thin. Looks right to me.
Very nice video Mr. Pete
The ram...heh, I was like, "wait, WHAT?"
Very enjoyable.
El Pete, Thanks for the video, it is entertainment for me. I bought oneof those hydraulic die carts 2 months ago. I use it when repairing a machine that has an opening of about 14 inches square with tons of electrical parts inside it. If I get down on my knees I am to tall and If I lay down my head is not high enough to see in side. This cart is a knee, time and life saver. this machine reminds me of the old days when foreign cars started to sell in this country. The mechanics were to large to work on them. Sixty four years ago I had a summer job. I had to put a water pump in a Fiat. I had to do it twice because when I cut the gasket I did not cut out one of the return holes. The shop owner called it a learning experience. I called it no more Fiats.
I always call the thin headed open end wrenches Tappet Wrenches.
"Blue Flame Six" AKA "Stove-bolt Six" i.e. Chevrolet six banger and General Motors workhorse. "Blue Flame" was first used in marketing the 1953 Corvette with it's upgraded three carburetor six cylinder engine.
The Harbor Freight hydraulic lift table is a magnificent piece. I have one at work and one at home. We use them all the time. Anyone that makes fun of it just dumb. You use it for lifting heavy parts to the milling table, lower heavy parts to the floor, sliding heavy parts like injection molds from a shelf to transport to the machine..... Don't forget getting heavy things in or out of the trunk of your car or truck bed.
It will save your back.
One last use. My 8 year old grand daughter love to machine things on the lathe or mill but she can't easily reach the controls. So she gets on her safety face shield, she wheels over the HF table hops on and pumps herself up and down and up and down to the correct working height. Several up/dn cycles for maximum fun are usually required. Then we get to work. I am careful to not let her step off the edge. We often make something she can take to school. Get an HF table you'll never know who will use it.
JY
That is awesome. My grandkids love to play with it also
before assembling metal on metal, use a ground (flat) stone to 'stone' the surface. It won't harm the metal surface but it will get rid of any burr or raised parts. Then wipe it down with alcohol and then assemble with some grease.
Allow me to disagree - not everyone watching thisis 90. I'm 50 years old. Second - while I will never own a shaper I love your videos and watch them all, includong tge fine details. It's fascinating. Last but not least - what is a blue flame (explanation needed for a "young" non-US native). Thanks and take care!
P.s. greetings from IL
One of my biggest regrets is not buying a tri-5 back in the eighties when they were still obtainable. But in my stupid kid mentality I wanted the 2 door V8 which was already out of my reach at the time. I could have easily had a '57 4 door with the Blue Flame 6.
@@seanobrien7169 we live and learn... :) at least one new thing a day, my Dad used to say. I should have bought a lathe years ago!!!
Great job!!
Not too much ...Not too little ...How much ..just the right amount ...Sounds like Me when I am seasoning my home made soup
again im not any where close to 90 and i have watched almost all of your videos kind sir
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Hi from the UK.. good video mate
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Can't wait to see you make some chips on that beauty.
One more time, great video to enjoy with my coffee! I wounder if all these vendors that buy add space all through a video, interrupting, the flow, realize, that If i see their product in person, I already hate it!
They don’t care, they only need to reach 1/10 of a percent
Good video.
Good job
A ram, a bull gear, and a dove tail. Interesting farm you have there. How many horse is the motor? I like how the smell of the Permetex reminded you of your past. The fresh paint was actually making me reminisce to the first few weeks of each school year when everything was cleaned and made anew over the summer.
Hey, that's the hood ornament that was always stolen off the Dodge pickups...
That pin you mentioned that holds the ram gib in place,is that not the copper oil tube that provides oil to ways?it protrudes a bit past the gib to get the oil to the correct side of gib where ram slides.and that bottom set screw on the rocker arm, take a Allen screw and weld a 2” piece of1/4 round bar and then it’s easily tightened by hand and final set with a pry bar, works great.
I think the ram needs an official hood ornament now.
Blue Flame Six makes me think of a stove bolt for some reason.
I watch each of your videos.
Do you know if any of your former students are subscribed or comment on your videos?
Yes they do
Good series of videos Lyle, love the narration. Would it be possible to install that set screw part way before installing the ram stroke arm? Then you would only have to tighten it.
That is what I should have done
I took high school auto tech and I was the only one in my class allowed to touch the brake lathe cause everyone else ran it to the deepest part and start it there and break the cutters and those were not cheap i was the only one who took time to slowly cut it down
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You forgot to install the wipers on the table cross slide. Not old enough two know for sure fireball six. but think it is Pontiac or Buick. But a due have a 245 WORKSTAR!
Morning sir how about calling it a Belt tensioner!!
I hope you are still making videos when I am 90.
I assume you are presently 89 years of age
I watch your videos and I'm only 45.
39 and I know what a blue flame 6 is, straight 6 Chevy engine, they put them in a lot of things including the early corvettes, you don't need to be old, just need the right (wrong?) hobbies. Side note it was still offered as late as 1998 in south American markets.. although I doubt it was called a blue flame, can't say GM does not get their moneys worth out of their casting paterns,
19:25 Maybe drill an access hole for the set screw? Thread the access hole to accept a pipe plug.
Yes
Mr. Peterson,
I am looking forward to next weeks episode but also not as it will be the last on the shaper series....
Take care
Paul,,
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The Loctite sealant made its official public debut at a press conference at the University Club of New York on July 26 of 1956.
Thanks The first I heard of it, was 1962
First I'm 45, not 90. Point being that any real dude should know what a blue flame 6 is. If I'm not mistaken it's a nitromethane fueled straight 6 commonly found in older drag cars. Personally I'm fine with a lot lower octane than that but it's fun once in awhile to just lite'em'up. By that I of course refer to the exhaust pipes for those less savy.
Mine was in a 1954 Chevy Bel Air
I’m not 90 -- but I know what a BF6 is. . . And what an updraft is, too!
I call that a screw... and that's a nice looking ram...
Mine has a square head (5/16th) bolt to hold the rocket arm onto the shaft.
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Oddly I am only 48 and I have actually rebuilt a blue flame 6,and I need a shaper like that to go along with the other antique machines I have.
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I think I would have blued the gibs and ways during the fitting. That way I could see if there were any high or low spots that needed to be dealt with.
That might be a first! I didn't think you could use Form a gasket and not get it on your hands, no matter how careful.
After seeing the 'RAM', I now know why you didn't remove the 'BULL' gear. LOL!!!
I think my monitor has smellovision, when you opened the permatex I could smell it!
lol
This is going like the clappers.
I’m surprised the assemblers didn’t drill a hole in the bottom casting to fit an allen wrench for that rocker arm screw. Tighten the screw and plug the hole. Like Australia, it’s down there somewhere but no one will look.
Yes