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Scott Danforth

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A bit more progress......

4 steps forward, 1 step back

Adapter fits

Engine mount bracket design needs slight trimming

HTOB dimensions measures

Starter adapter plate needs some work as the LS4 block has some areas around the crank that were not shown on the LS3 block CAD model

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Scott Danforth

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So after 35 years finally replaced the brushes. It's a Craftsman Industrial (DeWalt)

The guys put new labels on it
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you can not. it lasted at least 3 dozen car restorations and 4 boat restorations, some concrete grinding, and some really sketchy cut-off work while on a ladder 25 ft in the air.

I bought 2 sets of brushes. should outlast me.
 

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I've been doing hardwood flooring (again). I did a bunch last year, now onto some more. This is wide-plank maple going into the bedrooms of the summer house. 2 down, 2 to go . . .
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Have ya done any more with the fiat, just wondering how much time I need to allocate in order to see the finished product.
 

Scott Danforth

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There is a whole build thread on Hotrodders
 

Scott Danforth

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Great news. found the brinnelled bearing in the AR5 I pulled from the daily whip. so back to having a second trans for the Fiat project.

the OK news...... its a Toyota only Nachi bearing for the Aisin transmissions

the seal is a Toyota only NOK seal, however National Seal has a single interchange. this portion of the repair should be less than $100

still looking to get my hands on a new synchros
 

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I've been doing hardwood flooring (again). I did a bunch last year, now onto some more. This is wide-plank maple going into the bedrooms of the summer house. 2 down, 2 to go . . .
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is that engineered? would assume solid wood doesn"t go that wide? 2-3 years ago I did 5" Hickory solid wood. Cam out real nice but the wide planks were much harder to get to fit really tight vs thinner width floor I had done in the past. IF you haven't bought a jamb cut off saw it is a great investment if you keep doing flooring.
 

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Stator is going to work?
may be able to get it to work if I can get a stable magnet assembly. at 7500 RPM, I think the magnets want to travel in a straight line vs the rotary motion.
 
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