ShadowsPapa
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- First Name
- Bill
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2019
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- Location
- Runnells, Iowa
- Vehicle(s)
- '22 JTO, '23 JLU, '82 SX4, '73 P. Cardin Javelin
- Occupation
- Retired auto mechanic, frmr gov't ntwrk security admin
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My first hobbies were collecting stamps and coins - then I got into bigger, heavier things - antique engines. (like from 1910, hit and miss, Maytag, etc. - maybe pics of some of those later when I find the pics)
Currently, have a half-way decent wood shop on my shop second floor - I'm no Norm Abram but I made my wife a bunch of shelving units for her hundreds of yards of quilting fabric and raised panel doors (ok, so I've made a couple of doors, have 16 more to do)
I don't know if it's a hobby or not, don't make a lot of money at it, I restore starters, alternators, wiper motors, heater/AC blower motors for classic cars. I do the plating, powder coating, wiring, repair as needed and more.
I have a prototype voltage regulator circuit made to replace the original Motorola voltage regulators as used by AMC in the 60s and 70s - It's in one of the pics here - I have since made a PC board and made the circuit so it would fit into the original Motorola regulator case but I'm not great with electronics and still need to figure out a way to increase the regulated voltage when the ambient temp drops below about 40 I think it is..... a thermistor is needed and I need to get it worked into my circuit. Otherwise it regulates right where it should for those cars.
The blower motor I zinc plated the squirrel cage as the owner requested - he saw another I did to prevent rust since they were not plated from the factory.
One pic shows the silver powder coated steering and suspension parts I did for a restoration project,
The starter with the yellow zinc parts I restored for my car that has the Jeep engine.
The wiper motors I fully restore - rewire as needed, plate in yellow zinc, clear zinc for the park switch and brush end plate, fasteners are generally in clear zinc.
I think there's a pic of my antique armature lathe here, too - with my valve grinder as I'm putting stuff back after having the floor resurfaced and a shot of some of my original Kent-Moore AMC and Jeep tools from the 60s and 70s.
Currently, have a half-way decent wood shop on my shop second floor - I'm no Norm Abram but I made my wife a bunch of shelving units for her hundreds of yards of quilting fabric and raised panel doors (ok, so I've made a couple of doors, have 16 more to do)
I don't know if it's a hobby or not, don't make a lot of money at it, I restore starters, alternators, wiper motors, heater/AC blower motors for classic cars. I do the plating, powder coating, wiring, repair as needed and more.
I have a prototype voltage regulator circuit made to replace the original Motorola voltage regulators as used by AMC in the 60s and 70s - It's in one of the pics here - I have since made a PC board and made the circuit so it would fit into the original Motorola regulator case but I'm not great with electronics and still need to figure out a way to increase the regulated voltage when the ambient temp drops below about 40 I think it is..... a thermistor is needed and I need to get it worked into my circuit. Otherwise it regulates right where it should for those cars.
The blower motor I zinc plated the squirrel cage as the owner requested - he saw another I did to prevent rust since they were not plated from the factory.
One pic shows the silver powder coated steering and suspension parts I did for a restoration project,
The starter with the yellow zinc parts I restored for my car that has the Jeep engine.
The wiper motors I fully restore - rewire as needed, plate in yellow zinc, clear zinc for the park switch and brush end plate, fasteners are generally in clear zinc.
I think there's a pic of my antique armature lathe here, too - with my valve grinder as I'm putting stuff back after having the floor resurfaced and a shot of some of my original Kent-Moore AMC and Jeep tools from the 60s and 70s.
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