Proton Packs • Re: Ed’s 84 Pack Build

Back on the wagon! Other projects (such as my goggle build) have taken precedence as well as life events. I spent most of the day repairing the garbage disposal unit in the kitchen sink, but after replacing the gfci outlet and cleaning the unit it works again and I’m glad it doesn’t have to be replaced. I hate working under sinks.

Today’s major task on the pack as drilling and tapping the holes for the brass straight fittings and adding a few decals. My shell doesn’t have these points marked so I had to determine the drill points myself. From reviewing images on the reference library of the Spengler pack, the straight fittings are confined within the diameter of the circular points.


The first step was to measure the diameter of the circle as well as the diameter of the threaded portion of the straight fitting. I then determined the center of the brass fitting and offset it from the diameter of the circles.


I transfered the measurements on to a piece of painters tape using my straight edge to make sure the holes are in line and square. Then drilled and tapped the holes, and installed the brass fittings.


Another task was modifying the SMC elbows to look more like the Legris elbows on the 84 packs. I used appliance enamel and brass pipe:


After all that was said and done I added some decals referencing the photos available on the reference library


That is all for now, more to follow soon!

Statistics: Posted by edspengler — July 14th, 2024, 12:02 am

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