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30. Details West air filter modified and mounting pin
made from brass wire.
.010” brass wire. The rear bar is mainly horizontal while the
outer two pieces of the front bar angle upward from the cen-
ter. First bend the outer pieces for the front and rear using
photos as a guide. Note the inner end has a bend that curves
180° back toward the outer edge of the pilot. Slide the Detail
Associates brackets onto the bars and glue them in place on
the pilots.
On a real EMD locomotive the middle piece of the coupler lift
bar attaches to the two outer pieces but not the pilot. To give
the middle piece strength on my models, I attach it to the
pilot; to do this, first drill a #80 hole in the pilot just above
the curved inner end of each coupler lift bar piece you previ-
ously glued on. Following photos, bend the inner part from
