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The light manifold was a lot of work. I had to get it as short as possible to fit above the sight glass manifold. I cut the bottom off the top socket housing and the top off the main body then welded them together. I added a couple threaded nipples for the display case piping. I cut and threaded some of the original Wayne 70 piping and got the original switch working.
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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What a very cool project. Looks like you were having fun. Keep the story coming. Greatly appreciate it.
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What an engineering feat that took a lot of thought ! Great job
Wanted TEXACO related items & SUNOCO related items .Signs -Globes et'c. Oil Cans - Grease cans .
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The hinge mounts were kept simple. I took some sheet metal strips bent at a 90 degree angle, cut, drilled and screwed them to the frame rails. They were put opposite of the factory hinge mounts so there would be room for the nuts and screws.
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The base, where the project started and almost ended. I figured out how long it needed to be and did my cuts on the two cast iron bases I had. I got a surprise when I put the two pieces together. The bases were two different widths. One was 17 inches and the other one was 16 5/8 inches. I almost scrapped the project but decided the see if I could bend it and make it work. I used a couple friction jacks, one to squeeze and the other to spread until the two halves lined up. It was then welded and finished off.
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