Re: File /Lowering Intermountain Truck Bolsters.doc uploaded #file-notice
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Richard Remiarz
Andrew,
It adds more problems. The molded center sill and bolsters on the IMWX/Red Caboose underframe are much thinner (~ 0.050") than on the Intermountain cars. The lower 0.045" of the center sill and bolsters is molded on the bottom of the floor on the IMWX/Red
Caboose cars (see attached photo). Using this underframe on an Intermountain car requires shimming the underframe 0.045". I learned this the hard way when I tried to use an IMWX/Red Caboose on a riveted PS-1 kitbash using an Intermountain 10' 6" boxcar.
Sincerely,
Rich Remiarz
Vadnais Heights, MN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Andrew Jeanes <yahoo@...>
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2020 4:21 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] File /Lowering Intermountain Truck Bolsters.doc uploaded #file-notice Assuming one had a spare IMWX/Red Caboose underframe available, would it be more straightforward to swap it under the Intermountain carbody, or would that add new problems?
Regards, Andrew Jeanes Kingston, ON
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