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6V to 12 conversion q.
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > ...put an old Bus-axle in it. It wouldn't want to wheelie when > > climbing a hill {...} like a Bug-axle will. > > Those were the ones with the reduction gears at the wheel end of > the axles? Yes and you had to put the ring on the opposite side of the pinion if you were converting a Bug transmission + differential to Bus. ^^that's the key to the whole thing, see it? > > Are you talking about cutting the clutch housing out so the > > 12v flywheel and ring gear would fit? > Yes, but {I} wasn't cutting out the entire housing. > <snip> > Maybe earlier transmissions,... would have require more grinding. Yeah, that was the case with mine, a little bit all the way around and more at the four bolt/stud holes. > It was mostly tedious. LOL! ...not on a dune buggy it wasn't. > Put the engine in.... ....then pull it right back out again and take a look. Set the engine on an old metal milk-basket out of the way. xD > I think we test fit it four or five times until it finally would > spin without hitting anything. Same here. > > Had the kids help me {collect} the shavings and piled 'em > > up and set 'em on fire too. LOL > > I just vacuumed them out. > - Bill That would have been kind of "exiting" if the magnesium shavings would've caught fire inside your vacuum cleaner. Wow, forgot all about this tool I made, it's shining moment was prob'ly that clutch bellhousing... http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/burr-motor.jpg It sounds like a vacuum cleaner when it's running (~7500rpm). Alvin in AZ |
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6V to 12 conversion q.
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> Bill Leary > wrote: >>> ...put an old Bus-axle in it. It wouldn't want to wheelie when >>> climbing a hill {...} like a Bug-axle will. >> >> Those were the ones with the reduction gears at the wheel end of >> the axles? > > Yes and you had to put the ring on the opposite side of the pinion > if you were converting a Bug transmission + differential to Bus. > > ^^that's the key to the whole thing, see it? Yes. But, in my case, (1) this was a street car (2) I wasn't that mechanically adept and (3) it never occurred to me. >>> Are you talking about cutting the clutch housing out so the >>> 12v flywheel and ring gear would fit? > >> Yes, but {I} wasn't cutting out the entire housing. >> <snip> >> Maybe earlier transmissions,... would have require more grinding. > > Yeah, that was the case with mine, a little bit all the way around > and more at the four bolt/stud holes. It's *possible* I'm forgetting having to grind anywhere else. This was decades ago. >> It was mostly tedious. > > LOL! ...not on a dune buggy it wasn't. I imagine that would make it easier. Still, several of us owned more or less contemporary bugs and we'd gotten to where we could get an engine out or back in in minutes. >> Put the engine in.... > > ...then pull it right back out again and take a look. > > Set the engine on an old metal milk-basket out of the way. xD Oh, we just left it on the piece of plywood on the floor jack. The guy holding the light held onto the engine with his other hand so it wouldn't fall off. And we had the car parked with the back tires on cinder blocks, which got it to a convenient height to slip the engine under the body at the back. >> I think we test fit it four or five times until it finally would >> spin without hitting anything. > > Same here. The mechanic talked as if it wasn't all *that* unusual, but to this day, I've never encountered anyone else who actually did it. >>> Had the kids help me {collect} the shavings and piled 'em >>> up and set 'em on fire too. LOL >> >> I just vacuumed them out. > That would have been kind of "exiting" if the magnesium shavings > would've caught fire inside your vacuum cleaner. Exciting? I suppose so. I don't recall being aware that the transmission housing was made of (with?) magnesium. Well, maybe "exiting" is the right word too. I imagine we'd have been out of that garage pretty damn fast if that had happened. > Wow, forgot all about this tool I made, it's shining moment was > prob'ly that clutch bellhousing... > > http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/burr-motor.jpg Seems handy. We just used an electric drill with a grinding wheel in it. > It sounds like a vacuum cleaner when it's running (~7500rpm). I imagine. What's the motor from? I can see "BARTLETT EQUIPMENT CO." on it, but can't read anything else. - Bill |
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6V to 12 conversion q.
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > That would have been kind of "exiting" if the magnesium shavings > > would've caught fire inside your vacuum cleaner. > Exciting? I suppose so. I don't recall being aware that the > transmission housing was made of magnesium. Well, maybe "exiting" > is the right word too. I imagine we'd have been out of that > garage pretty damn fast if that had happened. Drag that baby outta the garage spray water on it the Mg takes the oxygen away from the H2 as if you were puring liquid oxygen on the fire. See? Exciting. LOL > > Wow, forgot all about this tool I made, it's shining moment was > > prob'ly that clutch bellhousing... > > http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/burr-motor.jpg > We just used an electric drill with a grinding wheel in it. Yeah, since it ain't-aluminum, it prob'ly cut pretty good. > > It sounds like a vacuum cleaner when it's running (~7500rpm). > > I imagine. What's the motor from? I can see "BARTLETT EQUIPMENT > CO." on it, but can't read anything else. > - Bill It sez something like "brake relining" on it. ?? Either used to clean the steel shoes or cut the drums?? I just got the motor from a yard sale really cheap cause the front ball bearing was noisy. ----------------- Engine cases are magnesium too. xD Alvin in AZ |
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6V to 12 conversion q.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 8:29:37 AM UTC-7, Jorge wrote:
> a neighbor with a '60 bug asked me how difficult it is to go 12 volt. > > I thought the starter was the worst of it. > > tho you can spin a 6v starter with 12volt. isn't it easier to rebush the > > tranny and find a bendix that fits the ring gear? > > where can one get this? > > TIA Been running the original 1958 6v starter in alfie for over 10 years since his conversion to 12v, with no issues.. In my 54 I did the same thing, and sold the car after 15 years.. The car spins and starts instantly! |
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