Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
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03/05/14 12:42 AM
03/05/14 12:42 AM
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Over the weekend, I found and bought a vintage Craftsman 150 drill press on craigslist. The best I can figure out, it was built around 1965 or 1966. Came with a Craftsman drill press vise of the same era. Aside from the plastic knobs, there's not another plastic part on this thing. Still has the original 1/2 HP motor, with an info plate on the motor that literally says "Manufactured In The United States Of America". How cool and rare is that anymore! The 3 main parts are made of cast iron, so it is quite heavy. I shined up the chrome on the feed handle, and cleaned up the chuck. I'm already putting it to use, but after the Jeep is done and on the road, I plan to do a full restoration on it.
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: 340SHORTY]
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03/16/14 10:57 AM
03/16/14 10:57 AM
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The sexy curved pipe I made on the passenger side header made installing the fender very difficult, and scratched up the header coating on some of the pipes, and probably would have made scratches in the paint, if the fender were painted. So, I re-configured two of the header pipes to eliminate the problem. Before: After:
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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