Hi, Stan,
I don't think I can help you on this one.  I have converted A.F. cabeese, 
hoppers, box cars and reefers  but never a Gon.  I have one "converted" by 
S-n-S (Steve Blackburn and Sam Rupp) where they fitted it with SHS tender 
pick up trucks to drive a track cleaner disk.  It was a C & O 911 50 ton gon 
and all they did to the underbody is epoxied a strip of about 0.10" styrene 
over the AF body truck hub so they could drill and tap it for the truck 
screw.  I would think the ACE conversion bolsters, assuming you are using 
Accessory # 02006, the black plastic one for gondolas, would lift the car 
too far, 0.16"although they advertised it for scale conversion of gons.. 
That 0.06 makes quite a difference.  As for screws, my Accessory kit came 
with #1 flat head wood screws, I think 3/16" length.   They also included 
some 2/56 by 1/2" round head screws which I guess may be for truck mounting. 
The hole for the Kadee #5 is tapped for a #1 screw.on my Accessory.   Wally

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Furmanak, Stan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:10 AM
Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Ace conversion bolsters & screw sizes


>
>
> I have some ACE conversion bolsters to mount on some AF gons & also am 
> using
> Kadee #5 couplers with the center hole mount.
>
> I am not sure of the correct size screws to use to mount the bolster to 
> the
> AF floor & also what size screw to use to mount the Kadee #5s. Any advice?
>
> Stan Furmanak
> Annville, PA
>



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