Thanks again guys. Tac thanks for the video. Havent see that one. I like the speed. Once the layout is up and running Ill have plenty of videos, cant wait.
I made more progress over the weekend. I manged to get the deck and frame together. It was fairly easy assemblimg the deck and the braces for the motor. As long as you study the pictues and pay attention to what way everything faces.
Parts layed out
(http://oi62.tinypic.com/2rh77rr.jpg)
All the pieces glued and clamp together
(http://oi58.tinypic.com/106jbiw.jpg)
Once everyting was dried I bolted the motor to the frame. This was a simple task that requires 6 bolts.
(http://oi62.tinypic.com/166ww06.jpg)
The truck brackets and trucks were then added as well as the drive shaft.
(http://oi61.tinypic.com/qp41vd.jpg)
while connecting the drive shafts I noticed the back shaft was too long, not allowing the truck to go straight. After looking everything over and making sure I didnt miss anything (because all holes are predrilled its ard to be off on the placement of things) I decided that I had to cut some of the shaft to shorten it. It was an easy task using my dremal and a file. AFter putting the shaft back together I was able to swing the trucks around with nothing getting tight.
Below is the shaft. The truck could not swing anymore
(http://oi61.tinypic.com/2z9a3iq.jpg)
Drive shaft cut. Now it can swing freely. It has no effect on the dia curve. Like the shay the shaft does not pull out of sleeve very much.
(http://oi59.tinypic.com/24e4xhf.jpg)
The next step is putting the boiler together and mounting it. Below are the parts required
(http://oi59.tinypic.com/2eam8vm.jpg)