need some more help

[racerdad]

i have been working on the car and i need some help on how to trim the steel brade bach on the fuel lines. when i do trim it back there are strans that will poke me every time i put my hand on the car.
the other thing i need to know is does any one know how makes the gear indacator. the kid that had the car hit it with his helmet and the glass and housing cracked. also do you know if i can send it back to be repaired because the gage  still work good.
well thanks for all your help cody

[justfreaky]

http://www.legendsracer.com/index.php?topic=1682.0

[racerdad]

thanks but what i need to know is after i cut the hose how do i trim the brade back so i can use a hose clamp on it. i was cutting the steel brade back so there was just rubber hose at the end. thanks cody

[Chunk]

No, I have found it best to rap the area to cut with Duct Tape. You can cut it a number of ways (skinny wheel, die grinder, chop saw). However if you use either of those methods, you need to flush the line out using a solvent tank or even something as simple as brake clean. The best way that I have found for cutting braided lines is a cable cutter that you can find in the electrical isle of your local Home Depot or Lowes. It cuts right through the stainless braiding and rubber hose and leaves a nice clean cut with no frays. I would still tape it though. Your hose clamp goes right over the top of the braided line. It isnt needed to pull or trim it back. Hope that helps!

Chance

[JGRacing]

Cutting back the braiding is pretty easy.  On most of the hose it is not bonded to the rubber hose so you can roll it back a couple inches and then use some wire snips or something along those lines to cut the braiding.  Make sure to tape in where it is cut back to keep it from fraying. 

[Hoopyboy]

 Having problems stripping hose clamps on the carb inlet, clamping it with a thin band hose clamp ??  Seen issues with the 5/16" banded hose clamp (Ideal Hose clamp # 6202)  when torqued a few times to more than 15 inch pounds. Most of the time, with the steel braided hose cutting meathods everyone suggests here, with a new clamp, the braided hose will seal around the carb inlet nipple. If  you are not sure of it clamping good or not, install 2 hose clamps beside each other and don't overtighten the clamps... just a thought

~ Gimpster ~

[Hoopyboy]

Cutting back the braiding is pretty easy.  On most of the hose it is not bonded to the rubber hose so you can roll it back a couple inches and then use some wire snips or something along those lines to cut the braiding.  Make sure to tape in where it is cut back to keep it from fraying. 

Exactly, my friend.... a good wire cutter is how I did it in the past. I put up with the fraying but cut the hose braiding back about a foot from the carb
Good advise dude

~ Gimp ~

[Winterracing]

just pull the rubber end out of the steel braid line.  Make sure to tape the ends of the steel braid. 

Dan
www.winterracing.net

[racerdad]

lots of good ideas on the hose!!!!!!!!! does any one have any on the  gear indacator thanks cody

[Winterracing]

lots of good ideas on the hose!!!!!!!!! does any one have any on the  gear indacator thanks cody

Not really sure, i'd try calling USLC and seeing what they say if its repairable.

Dan
www.winterracing.net

[Hoopyboy]

 Did some digging for a while last night since I couldn't sleep. Eather USLC had the info up for that gauge to be sent for repair or Mike Patrick had posted the address for the company on Yahoo Groups to answer someone asking bout repair of those units. I went back reading posts from current to posts until around 2006 and couldn't find the address to send it to. Must have been posted years before that. Maybe get of  Mike Patrick @ More Power Specialties, Inc and ask him. If you can't get ahold of him let me know, I will call him and ask

~ Gimpster ~ 

[Racingtrader.ca]

I always use a little plastic piece to slide over the inlet on the carb as well to make sure it seals properly.

[Legends57x]

Racerdad,

Just saw this post on racingjunk.com....gear indicator included in items listed for sale.

http://www.racingjunk.com/category/73/Dwarf_Legends/post/2243256/USED-LEGEND-PARTS.html

Hope this helps!

[Hoopyboy]

 For the digital shift guage parts, in a few weeks get ahold of Jeff Jordan at RPM Pro-Formance. I tracked the manufacture back to him. This bothered me cuz I couldn'f find the supplier and I did some calling around. LOL, took a while. Ended up talkin to Jeff on the phone a little bit ago. His manufacturer had a little programming issue and is straightening it out. Jeff will get another supply soon, as result, so like I mentioned give him a call for the parts you need.  Phone number is 7o4-792-1002

~ Gimpster ~

[racerdad]

once again you all have been great i will give jeff a call i have gotten lots of new and used parts from him and he is rebuilding mt calaper too. he has been great too !!!!!!!!!!
thanks again cody