1960 FL 'Local Boy'
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:03 am
This is a trial run with some new software, wanted to post some of the early stuff on this project, but didn't get it ready, so will have to add it later.
The story is I have a lot of panhead parts hanging around in my shop and storage shed, and now that I'm retired from the daily work schedule, can see what I can do with this.
The boys here in Hawaii in the 60's and 70's evolved a style for their knucks, flatties and pans called 'Local Boy', and I've decided to go ahead and build one.
Here's one example
Anyway, I have a cherry set of recently rebuilt '60FL cases, and a pretty full set of internals out of a low mileage '59FL, plus the '59 jugs and heads.
Decided to split the wheels apart, see what the rod bearings and crank pin look like....
The crank pin looks great, got the micrometers out and it measures smooth and stock, no wear that I can find.
The rods, however, mic'd out a bit strange, the races were undersize, what the heck???
So went and mic'd a whole bunch of the rod bearings, and guess what, they are a set of one thou undersize bearings, never heard of that before!!
Considering the undersized bearings, the rods were worn slightly out of acceptable range, and the vertical wear was half a thou more then the side to side wear, so time to hone them.
I got a set of standard size bearings and honed the rods up to standard spec, it all fits like it should now.
More later...
Aloha,
Willy
PS:
If you want, take a peek at my new software's web page I just put together this morning. It's a work in progress, but you'll get the idea
Willy's 60 FL Project Page
Added an "early page" too....
Some Pix From When We Started Thinking About This...
The story is I have a lot of panhead parts hanging around in my shop and storage shed, and now that I'm retired from the daily work schedule, can see what I can do with this.
The boys here in Hawaii in the 60's and 70's evolved a style for their knucks, flatties and pans called 'Local Boy', and I've decided to go ahead and build one.
Here's one example
Anyway, I have a cherry set of recently rebuilt '60FL cases, and a pretty full set of internals out of a low mileage '59FL, plus the '59 jugs and heads.
Decided to split the wheels apart, see what the rod bearings and crank pin look like....
The crank pin looks great, got the micrometers out and it measures smooth and stock, no wear that I can find.
The rods, however, mic'd out a bit strange, the races were undersize, what the heck???
So went and mic'd a whole bunch of the rod bearings, and guess what, they are a set of one thou undersize bearings, never heard of that before!!
Considering the undersized bearings, the rods were worn slightly out of acceptable range, and the vertical wear was half a thou more then the side to side wear, so time to hone them.
I got a set of standard size bearings and honed the rods up to standard spec, it all fits like it should now.
More later...
Aloha,
Willy
PS:
If you want, take a peek at my new software's web page I just put together this morning. It's a work in progress, but you'll get the idea
Willy's 60 FL Project Page
Added an "early page" too....
Some Pix From When We Started Thinking About This...