Sounds Safe to me...... Hmmmm I think the best thing I made as a kid was a
Buffer/ polisher out of an old washing machine motor... and Polished
everything in sight for years with it..... finally gave up the ghost but I
learned on it and still really enjoy polishing stuff.... I know it doesn't
make it faster.... but it makes me feel good so what the hell....
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
To: <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Cc: <JackB1320@aol.com>; <JE832@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Old Time Hot Rod Exhaust
> Keith, I made my first air compressor, with my dad's help,
way
> back in 1955. We took an old refrigerator " one lunger " pump, and I
gas
> welded its' mount
> to an old galvanized hot water tank with RIVETED ends, and welded on
legs
> fashioned from flat bar. It never could sustain a lot of pressure, but my
> buddies and
> I sprayed a number of cars with it . I replaced it in the 60s --- I
would
> look at those
> old welds and the rivets, and I got afraid to put more than 30 or 40 #
into
> it !
> I still have the darned thing, and it still has the " Regency Purple
"
> ( an old Ford color ? ) overspray on it, from when a friend shot his
newly
> dechromed ' 41 Ford
> ragtop with it --- as I recall, the girls liked the color ---
> Seems like it was all lowbuck and home made stuff back then --- but
ALL
> FUN !
> I' ll prolly see ya at Maxton this spring.
> Bruce Ferguson
> The Rascals Dad
>
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