Category: Purchasing

Thermoquad Rebuild Info

Here’s a fantastic rundown of information about rebuilding Thermoquad caruretors from the Binder Planet, with part numbers. The important stuff:

1. Rebuild Kit. I use a GP Sorensen part number 96-246C kit, costs approx. $37.
2. Floats. I use two GP Sorensen part number 779-1726. These are nitrophyl floats. I have found that the brass floats sold for the T-Q will fit the fuel bowl, but are not the correct shape to work properly and could not be adjusted to work properly. The Nitrophyl floats work quite well. Good ones weigh 7.5 to 8.0 grams.

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Johnny Lightning

Johnny Lightning

I found this Johnny Lightning Scout at the Wal-Mart last week. I’m told there’s a topless model in black out there that’s not lifted and I’d like that one for my collection, but I haven’t seen it yet. Instead I found one of these, the color of which approximates Peer Pressure before she was painted purple.

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White 4 point 194 style LED replacement bulb

This looks like it could be a good upgrade: WHITE 4 point 194 style LED replacement bulb – Whitegauges.net. At $5 a pop, it’s an expensive proposition, but knowing how difficult it is to get into the dash, I’d rather only do this once. Especially if the light they throw is brighter than incandescent bulbs.

Update- from the comments below, I pulled this link, which is for ten bulbs. Hmmm…

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Parts Planning.

Via Mr. Scout, here’s the set of belts I’m going to buy for Peer Pressure, and I’m also going to need this kit for the floor mounts. He used these lights for his license plate, which looks to be a good solution; I need to find a bracket of some kind that I can mount to the swingarm on the right side and then fish the wires through.

Update: Bass Pro Shop has a zinc coated bracket for the low low price of $4.99. There’s also this one, which doesn’t require separate bolts, or this one.

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Delivery

I got another package in the mail today: a pair of 2″ seatbelt bungs for Peer Pressure.

Seatbelt bungs

They’re actually longer than 2″–they’re meant to go through the rollbar, out the other side, and get welded on both ends. I’m going to ask Mr. Scout to bring his set of steel bits to get it started, and if I need to buy a large-diameter bit, I will. This is a link to the set he bought for Chewbacca, and I like the way they fit his rig. I also like the way the female side is mounted to a flexible pole so that the clip is always right next to the seat (instead of laying on the floor, like my current belts do).

I’m looking forward to the weekend—this time I’m going to be on the road as early as I can so that we can get as much of a full day in as possible.

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Hardware.

Doing a little digging through the websites of Fastenal and McMaster Carr, I found that Fastenal is much friendlier to low-number orders, while McMaster Carr won’t break up pieces below 5 or so. I priced out the following grade 8 fasteners:

7/16″ x 6″ bolts (2 pcs. for mounting the Hi-Lift jack)
7/16″ washers (2 pcs.)
7/16″ wingnuts (2 pcs.)

9/16 x 1.5″ bolts (6 pcs. for mounting the bumper to the frame)
9/16 x 2″ bolts (2 pcs. for mounting the outer section of the bumper to the frame)
9/16″ nuts (8 pcs.)
9/16″ lockwashers (8 pcs.)

1/2″ x 3″ fine thread bolts (3 pcs. for mounting the spare)

and got a total cost of $27.07 before tax. The next step will be to visit the Fastenal location in Elkridge and then the Ace Hardware out in Ellicott City to see whose prices are cheaper, and if it would pay to avoid shipping.

Update: Ace hardware doesn’t have grade 8 bolts longer than 4″, and no 9/16″ stock at all. Fastenal it is.

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Wiped.

I’m realizing my wipers are pretty much shot, and the original TRICO arms my Scout came with are crap. Most of the things I’ve found say I need to butcher a set of new blades to fit my old arms. I think that I’m going to order a new wiper arm and see if I can get that to fit; the part number is ANCO 41-03 and it’s currently $10 at Rock Auto.

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