[Spridgets] Project update 3

[grday at btinternet.com]

I tend to rely on a coating (a leaked blob really) of grease around the 
nipple but I like the stainless steel route.  However, I wonder if the 
internals, the spring and sealing ball are stainless as well.
 
Guy R Day
 
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From: spridgets at autox.team.net
To: tequila.brad at gmail.com Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 11th 2024, 09:13
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Project update 3
 
They seem expensive, for that price I'd want tassels on them.  What I 
did do on my Sprite was replace all the nipples with ones made in 
stainless steel and this was not cheap.

 
On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 at 01:58, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com 
<mailto:tequila.brad at gmail.com> > wrote:
 
Don't forget to purchase some nipple covers.....
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On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 11:34 AM Weslake1330 via Spridgets 
<spridgets at autox.team.net <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net> > wrote:
 

Today I drilled the roll bar hole for the B and C pairs of blocks and 
then reamed all 3 sets.  I was disappointed with how the reaming went 
until the 3rd set of blocks where I found turning the reamer anti-clock 
wise a lot, helped it.
 
I have the A and B set of blocks on the car with anti-tramp (swap) 
clamped between them and the bar is tight.  In fact it's tighter than I 
would like which might be a slight mis-alignment between the blocks, the 
paint on the bar, or lack of grease.  However, tight is ok because the 
old blocks were loose.  I'll have a look at things mid-week and maybe 
try combinations of A+C and B+C to see if it makes any difference.
 
The delay is because I need to drill a hole and tap a 1/4 UNF thread for 
the grease nipple.  I know you guys call them Zerks but I think nipple 
is a more interesting word to use.  The actual delay though is that I 
don't have a 1/4 UNF tap so have had to order one from eBay.
 
The new Koni shock-absorbers (dampers) arrived today but without the 
extra bushes specific to my Frontline installation so I have a delay on 
getting those fitted.
 
I am thinking about the next project which is to make some new bottom 
brackets for the frontline kit using thick-wall tube rather than solid 
bar.  I also then need to decide if the fastening fixing will be metric 
or imperial (the top is already metric).
 
Regards
 
 
Daniel

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