How many of you rebuilt your own bravo???
11-02-2002, 09:22 AM
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Dick ,
when you rebuild your drive either install a new tower or make sure your housing is "true". My friend Lenny has this big aluminum Go/No gauge that he made. You slide it down into the upper and if everything is straight it should slide all the way down over the bearing tower. you would be surprised how far the housing can distort. he's had some that the gauge wouldn't even slide half way in.
Now that I typed this I remembered you have the same uppers as we do... with the L & L tower/conversion.
You know Imco actually sells some parts for the XR conversion ? On our drives we still use the standard size U joint assy. No need to switch to the bigger gimbal.
Now that I talked around I wish I would have went with Billet Marine.
when you rebuild your drive either install a new tower or make sure your housing is "true". My friend Lenny has this big aluminum Go/No gauge that he made. You slide it down into the upper and if everything is straight it should slide all the way down over the bearing tower. you would be surprised how far the housing can distort. he's had some that the gauge wouldn't even slide half way in.
Now that I typed this I remembered you have the same uppers as we do... with the L & L tower/conversion.
You know Imco actually sells some parts for the XR conversion ? On our drives we still use the standard size U joint assy. No need to switch to the bigger gimbal.
Now that I talked around I wish I would have went with Billet Marine.
11-03-2002, 09:36 AM
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26scarab,
I hear you on the wish.. I wish I had not recommended him.. I have heard some horror stories. I am trying to determine if my tower is in fact in the right place. Any chance I could borrow that gauge? Or maybe we could meet in the middle somewhere, share a beer, and I could bring my upper housing along, check it and either make my day or ruin it.. LOL!! Wish I had bought that Smithy lathe/mill/etc when i could afford it.. Oh well. It would be a good idea to get the diminsions of that gauge, so I could have one built.. OR... LOL!! What would your friend need to make another.. that might be the easiest solution..
Thanks
Dick
I hear you on the wish.. I wish I had not recommended him.. I have heard some horror stories. I am trying to determine if my tower is in fact in the right place. Any chance I could borrow that gauge? Or maybe we could meet in the middle somewhere, share a beer, and I could bring my upper housing along, check it and either make my day or ruin it.. LOL!! Wish I had bought that Smithy lathe/mill/etc when i could afford it.. Oh well. It would be a good idea to get the diminsions of that gauge, so I could have one built.. OR... LOL!! What would your friend need to make another.. that might be the easiest solution..
Thanks
Dick
11-03-2002, 12:34 PM
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Mark, Dick ,
I will talk to Lenny sometime this week and get some info. It looks like all that will be need to build one is some aluminum barstock and a lathe .. and of course the right dimensions.
I will talk to Lenny sometime this week and get some info. It looks like all that will be need to build one is some aluminum barstock and a lathe .. and of course the right dimensions.
