<VV> Cylinder Barrel Work Bench

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Are you going to adapt it and make it suitable for doing your blocks too?

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
To: <moonpie8n at comcast.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:53 PM
Subject: <VV> Cylinder Barrel Work Bench


> Here's what I have so far : a Cylinder Barrel Bench ~ a little more stable
> place to work on the rings :
> www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/CorvairCylinderBarrelBench.htm
>
> I'm trying a 4" hose clamp that seems to work OK until I get a tapered 
> ring
> compressor ...
>
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <moonpie8n at comcast.net>
> To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:03 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Rube Goldberg would be proud ;>}) !!!!
>
>
>>  Get  a  piece  of  roofing  tin, and  cut  it  to  wrap  around  the
>> piston [maybe 4" high] with  3/4  inch  to  spare. Then,...clamp  it 
>> over
>> the  piston  and  ring  assembly , using  large  radiator  clamps [as
>> suggested  on  another  post] and  push  them  home  with  a  hammer
>> handle. I  have  even  seen  guys  sit  the "JUG" on  top  of  the
>>  piston - ring  assembly  and  callapse  the  rings  with 2  straight
>> blade  screw  drivers  until  the "JUG" slides  over  the  assembly  [not
>> recommended].
>>  Bob  Isaac
>>  Moonpie  Racing
>>   '65  Corsa
>>    '67  Monza
>>
>
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