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Porsche904
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great pic, thanks...still need to know the length, anybody?  |
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thom
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Location: Sacramento
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| TheResurrectionProject wrote: |
| [...]I use a hole saw that is several mm under the diameter of the desired hole, then I finish it off to the precise size and location with a die grinder and a bur bit. |
That's what I do. I cleaned it up with a a simple barrel sander on an electric drill, but I didn't have to remove much material at all.
Now I just have to sit tight and wait for the bumper support piece.
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1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
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thom
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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... and the bumper support piece arrived today!
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1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
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Martin Southwell
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:58 am Post subject: Don't break your thumb! |
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Congrats on getting your starter handle up and working. However, you do have to be careful when starting anything up with a starter handle, as was pointed out to me by some old timers many years ago, when I was doing it incorrectly on some pre war car.
The potential problem is kick back. If you want to avoid a broken thumb (when on the road, and not a ramp!) always clasp the handle with your thumb to the right of the handle you are holding. If the engine kicks back, then the handle flies into fresh air, and not your thumb.
It's a similar prevention measure to kick starting motor cycles, particularly the old single cylinder ones, where your leg mustn't be straight at any time, because if it kicks back, which they often did, then you can be thrown over the handlebars, or damage your leg. |
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