Anyone want a free turtle job?

[yingyang]

whats turtling?

[MicroMiniMe]

whats turtling?

Haven't owner a cocker, but
IIRC
Reduces the reciprocating mass to a minimum. Smaller backblock, lighter materials, smaller overall size. All new internals for the most part because of the new dimentions and mass moving needs rebalancing.

[ICP]

Basically, chop the back of the top tube and a little of the bottom of a cocker off, shorten the bolt and rod, new lighter back block. no more cocking rod. Makes for a lighter and in theory faster cycling at lower pressure, marker. Plus they look neat. Do a search for turtle cocker, halfback,fastback. All the same idea, just different ways and styles.

[drg]

For those new to halfblocks/turtles, or if you want info, check the link in my homepage. I have collected just about all I know about them there. I hope this doesn't qualify as a thread hijack, I am always wary about referencing my own site. But since there seem to be a lot of questions about halfblock basics, maybe people can get better grounded there.

[ICP]

no problems with me. I'm gonna check it out too. You can always learn something. Thanx for the link



edit: oops never mind, been reading there anyway..lol

[nicad]

[QUOTE=ICP] I am absolutely positive nothing will be f'ed up... [QUOTE]

wow.. you are a brave man! :) :)
I dont know if I could/would make that statement.

ok useless post over now.

out!

edit-- hmm now why didnt the quote thingie work right??

[ICP]

eh, maybe I'm to confident in my work, I don't know. Of course If I replace something it will no longer be f'ed up


edit, your missing the forward slash in the last quote tag

[drg]

edit: oops never mind, been reading there anyway..lol

glad you find it useful