1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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worked on the oil thrower, used my press to flatten outer the inner and get it square. looks a lot better now, need to test fit it to make sure it will work, or tweak it some more.

as for the Crankshaft gear, found a few online used, but they are badly pitted and/or worn. the one i have is in far better shape then any that I could find. I may have a lead, Gary Wallace said he had some reproductions made a while back and may have one laying around. he is gonna look and see then let me know. if i have to use this one will have it cleaned up and make sure all the gears are true and no shape or distorted edges. good thing it goes up against a softer fiber gear so once it seats against the gear should be a smooth ride, as the fiber will distort to the shape to the gear it is riding against. as long as the clearance is god, should not be any issues. the crankshaft gear will ride on 2 gears on the fiber gear since it is a 2:1 ratio 52 teeth to 26 teeth.

10-20-2020

went back to the rebuilder on friday to go over plan of action

he is going to broach the cam gear keyway and ensure it is centered to keep timing aligned, i was able to get a new crankshaft gear from Gary W, he had a batch made a while back and had one on the shelf, ended up working the oil thrower in the press and on the bench to get it back into shape for reuse, he is going to use the shim method to set the cam gear and ensure alignment with the crankshaft gear. we are going to bore out the crankshaft pulley and then make a sleeve to ensure a press fit onto the crankshaft. 

i need to drop off the timing cover gasket so that he can put the front together once the gear & pulley are ready. this way he can validate clearances.

should be in the next few weeks depending on time it takes to machine the gear & pulley.

10-21-2020

dropped off the timing cover gasket and hardware this morning with the builder.