--- In [email protected], "John Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Greetings:
>
>
>
> I am building a Jim King Gondola for a buddy and he is one those
dinosaurs
> that uses the Kadee No. 5 HO style coupler. As those of you who
have built
> the kit know, the coupler box is set up for a Kadee 802 type of coupler.
>
>
>
> Has anyone modified the kit to accept a Kadee No. 5 HO coupler? If
so, I
> would like to know what you used and how you did the installation.
I have
> experimented with the Kadee long-shanked HO couplers, but they are
still too
> short to clear the draft gear box. The perfect world solution would
be a
> No. 5 style coupler underset on an 802 style shank. However, this is S
> scale and nothing is perfect! <VBG>
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
> John Gibson
>
> Rocklin, CA ________________________________
The best solution would have been if the #5 and the 802 would have
used the same coupler box. However, since that is not the case, you
may have to set a #5 box on the underbody and drill a 2-56 tap hole to
mount it - I have not seen a Jim King gon, so I'm not sure what you're
up against, but this is what I did with an SHS piggyback flat car.
Bob Nicholson - a #5 "dinosaur" and proud of it!
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