A couple of pieces had to be made. The brake rod was cobbled
up and the header tie bracket was missing. These pieces seemed easy enough to
make so I fabricated them. The brake rod was threaded on both ends using my BSF
die and I tapped out the pin end of the rod clevis to accept the threads. The
header tie was sheared to size and the slots will be milled. I will send it out
for chrome plating with my other bits. I also fixed parts with poor threads. Some of these seemed beyond repair but they cleaned up alright. I purchased some odd ball taps and dies for this task. I now own 5/8-18, 5/8-20 & 9/16-20 taps and dies.
Some of the threaded bits made or fixed before plating.
I also decided to make a few of the valve cover studs as
they are rather expensive. I started with long grade 5 UNC bolts and cut out
the unthreaded portion to use as stock. I threaded them with my dies to the
appropriate length. I did not know if my “India dies” were up to the challenge
but they held up without issue.
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