yeah, shame aint it..hehehehe
Goin to build her back stock. Cost too much to play fast lane. Someone told me to put in a truck cam for a little thump. Anyone else ever hear that?
Larry
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yeah, shame aint it..hehehehe
Goin to build her back stock. Cost too much to play fast lane. Someone told me to put in a truck cam for a little thump. Anyone else ever hear that?
Larry
No, but I used to buy cam kits from PAW. They had quite a few for inline sixes and other oddball engines. They were really reasonable; about $100 for cam and lifters. I always had good luck with them; I think SSI was the brand name?
falconvan Thanks for the tip about PAW.
I checked their prices and have to admit they arent bad. A friend found a stock cam and lifters for 90 bucks at NAPA. He can get it through his tech school discount. Think I am going that route. Now got to save a few bucks.
Thanks again.
Larry
No problem! 10 bux is 10 bux; you can get a pair of fuzzy dice and a decent cruzin meal at White Castle with it!:D
Can you say new cam bearings too.:3dSMILE:
Tore into the head yesterday and started cleaning her up some. Not as bad as first thought. Valves look good and the sets were'nt in too bad of shape so thinking lapping them back in and putting her back together.
Larry
New goodies for my toy.
Got new valve spring, cam and lifter kit, rings and bearings along with new mains also. New timing gear.
Got the valves lapped in and they turned out great. Brought a ridge reamer and cut the ridge out of the block and honed the cylinders today. Will try to get to the crank tomorrow and polish it a little.
Moving right alone now.:LOL:
A friend who goes to our local tech college talked to his teacher and he agreed to install the new cam bearings free of charge........ gotta love those freebies:D
Thats where I am as of today.
Larry
PS: get a move on it Perley. Stop hunging the stove and get outside and get something done even if its wrong......:D
Got the block back from the shop so now the fun can begin.
Larry,
Everything is looking good! Your kids will like it when they get old enough ;)
Pat
Going to be nice!
Thanks guys. I was thinking today while putting the bottom end together, it's been almost 20 years since I put a motor together. Ah it brings back good memorys.:)
Thanks again folks.
I've always enjoyed engine assembly. To me it's relaxing and fun. I can get obsessed thou once I start I don't want to quit until it's finished! :D
So have fun Larry!
Yeah I know what you mean there, it was 9 pm last night when I called it quiets and didnt even realize it.
Its all together except for the water pump which I have to return to the store today, wrong one.
Having a little trouble getting the valves adjusted. Not sure about my skills on this. Makes me a little nervous.
Larry
awesome build! can't wait to see this thing finished
Thanks cmcdanl,
I got the engine back together and ready to go back in the frame this weekend. Hopefully it will stay together when it cranks :confused: :LOL:
Still got a long ways to go on the build yet, brakes lines to run, wiring, dash, windshield, all the finish welding still to do, sand blasting the frame for primer and paint,....etc.
Seems the closer I get to test driving it the more I find that needs doing first.
Oh well,, its been fun.:p Rome wasnt built in a day either!!!!
Larry
IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!:3dSMILE: The bottom end sounds really good. No noise at all. Really smooth.
Going to tear the top end down and send the head out for new valves and seats. I should've have known better than trying to cut corners on a motor this old...........but noooooooo i had to learn the hard way. I only lapped the valves.:eek:
As discussed with a friend and we both agree, I dont think the exhaust valves are seating properly causing a pop in the pipes.
Oh well, live and learn.
Other than the popping it runs pretty good.
Larry
Ran into a problem this afternoon while running the engine. Brought it up to normal temps, 195, and the thermostat seemed to open by the gauge, temps then dropped to around 100 degrees which I thought to be a little strange. It was pushing water from the overflow tube and than from under the cap, then all of a sudden the bottom hose blew off the waterpump shooting the inter spring across the drive way. These are all new hoses and thermostat. I pulled the thermostat just to make sure I didnt have it in up side down, all ok there.
It ran fine the when I first cranked it after the rebuild, all but a slight popping in the pipes from what I believe to be a bad exhaust valve seat. Other than that it ran good then but today I had the cap tight on the radiator is the only difference. I checked the oil, no water in it and I also checked the water in the radiator or what was left of it and no oil in it.
I'm at a lost as to what could have cause this? Any ideas? What am I missing here.
Larry
Often when the cooling system build that much pressure it's a compression leak from one of the cylinders into the cooling system...maybe bad gasket, cracked head, something like that... Best way to check is with a cooling system pressure tester. If you don't have one of them, maybe pull on spark plug and connect compressed air into the cylinder then check if you can hear air flowing in the radiator... could be something as simple as a defective thermostat, can check it with a can of water and a meat thermometer.
You called it exactly right.
After removing the thermostat today I found the block had very little water in it even though I had tried to fill it during the first running of this engine after rebuild. My guess it pushed out more water than I realized on the first attempt and the second time I ran it I had the cap on tight being the radiator took very little water and it trapped air inside the block causing the pressure to build till something had to give in which it was the hose.
I filled the block before reinstalling the thermostat today (2 gallons) and filled the radiator and cranked the engine. I ran it for a good 30 minutes or so at 190 degrees and it ran perfectly with no over heating problems.
Thanks to those who replied to my post and for the help I recieved.
Larry
Looking really good! Glad to hear you got that engine running good!
Thanks Silverhawk.
This weekend I started doing a little bodywork. Got both rear corners in primer and finished the cowl section also. I removed the air vent being its a roadster and replaced all the sheet metal on top of the cowl. Too much rust there to deal with so replacing it was a better idea.
Heres a couple of photos of the cowl section.
Larry
WOW!! That looks great!
Thanks Hawk!!:)
Finished up around the windshield frame and got my radiator support rods made and the inserts molded in on the firewall. Also started to weld up grind some unwanted holes.
Larry
Nice. It looks like it was made originally that way. Great job.
Thanks stovens, thats the look I was shooting for.
Thaat is looking cool Crazyrat. the windscreen finish is prefect but the overall panelwork is outstanding. You have some very lucky grand kids..
Thank you Whiplash23T.
You know I started this build wanting to build a rusty rat rod but the more I do to it the more I have to repair the rust spots and put some paint on it. I guess thats the old bodyman in me from way back, just cant seem to shake it...:LOL:
I started stripping the doors yesterday and getting them ready for a skim coat of filler. I will post some more pics as I progress along with them.
I'm the one thats lucky, lucky to have my grdkids and go figure, they kinda love me :D
Larry
I got the drivers side firewall in primer this weekend. Wish I had a picture before I started on it but I am posting one from the passengers side, its looks the same. The filler is only 1/8" deep over the weld seams and barely a skim coat on the rest. Needs some more blocking and about 5 more coats of primer before paint. Anyway this was my weekend project.
Larry
Got a little more done in the last couple of weeks, Here's few more photos.
Larry
Looking really good, Larry!
Hi Larry, old Henry Ford is propably looking down on you and muttering something like " Damn,why didn't I think of making roadster pickups for that year !!!" Been an old panelbeater myself I understand what you are saying about the body, just natural to want it prefect eh, and you do want to have fun driving it before the grandkids get to have their fun with it.;););)
Heh, heh. Another one sees the light. :LOL:Quote:
You know I started this build wanting to build a rusty rat rod but the more I do to it the more I have to repair the rust spots and put some paint on it.
Well its been a while since I did an update so here go's.
I have blown the car apart and started working on priming the frame to get it ready for paint. Only one outside rail done for now. Hopefully I will get a little more done on it this weekend.:rolleyes:
The cab is all but done, still have to do the final blocking and one more coat of primer. :3dSMILE: Sorry bout the cab standing on its nose, didnt take the time to lay it down to take the pictures. :o
I molded in the door handles, I dont think I will not need them any longer as it is a roadster now. I mean how much trouble is it to reach inside and open the door.:D
Anyway heres a couple of photos to bring you up to date. Enjoy.
Larry
Lookin' good with the primer on it, and the cab came out kewl!!!! Whatcha been up to, anyway? Ain't seen ya on here for a bit...
Way to go Larry! Looking great. I'm a looonnnng way behind you, but I'm hurrying, in my dreams! :LOL: But I did get the motor running yesterday. That was a great inspiration to me. For some reason I can't send pictures now. I got another computer on-line, and something needs to be tinkered.
Thanks Dave. Been working two jobs so I havent had a lot of time to do much of anything else lately. With the wife not working now we needed the income to make ends meet. Hopefully she can find work soon and I can get back to doing what I like doing, working on the build.;-)
Larry