Got yet another one for my Forum friends. Has anyone assembled an Eastern Car Works Airslide hopper? I am about halfway into assembly and I'm running into questions. The instructions are a bit unclear on a couple points.
Where exactly on the brakewheel side does the L bracket go?
Secondly as I'm assembling a early hopper which way do the end angle braces install e.g. with the corner up or down?
As usual, thank you for any assistance that can be provided.
FRRYKidSecondly as I'm assembling a early hopper which way do the end angle braces install e.g. with the corner up or down?
My understandng is that the earliest versions of this car (1954-1955) did not have end angle braces at all.
-Kevin
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The prototype I'm looking at does have the angle braces.
Since the angle reinforcement pieces never fit exactly and the ends of the angle can't be seen after the actual ends are put on I don't care about the angle. I do prefer that the right angle is towards the center of the car.
For the L shaped brake beam I glue it to the two raised beams on the end wall above the brake cylinder and behind where the line goes from the brake wheel down toward the fulcrum site.
Here is a picture of the end of a 3500CF Dryflow kit that uses the same componets as the Airslide. (don't mind the seeming mis-alighnment of the sides and ends, this kit was a real PITA to build with warped sides etc. it all straightened out when it was done.).
Rick Jesionowski
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dti406 Since the angle reinforcement pieces never fit exactly and the ends of the angle can't be seen after the actual ends are put on I don't care about the angle. I do prefer that the right angle is towards the center of the car. For the L shaped brake beam I glue it to the two raised beams on the end wall above the brake cylinder and behind where the line goes from the brake wheel down toward the fulcrum site. Here is a picture of the end of a 3500CF Dryflow kit that uses the same componets as the Airslide. (don't mind the seeming mis-alighnment of the sides and ends, this kit was a real PITA to build with warped sides etc. it all straightened out when it was done.). Rick Jesionowski
Thank you. That helped greatly. That gets another one of my close to two dozen projects done. (Got a bunch of cars from my uncle and I'm in the midst of getting them where they will fit my era.)
I thought we were talking about the triangular gussets that go underneath the roof at the end sections.