Going down the babbitt hole

[Hickory]

So I weighed all of the pistons and there is less than 3 grams difference between the lightest and heaviest. Not bad.

[Hickory]

Some people hang deer in there trailer I hang parts.

[Hickory]

Final coat of paint is now dry.?

[Hickory]

I just sent the block to the machine shop. So now back to painting parts. I still have the carb to rebuild. Allot of bolts and nuts and springs to clean. And I will also have repairs needed on the car. Updates on the engine will be coming.

[Hickory]

5am you could find me out in my trailer painting engine parts again. The picture color is a hair different but it's a real close match to what was on the block before tear-down. I mixed the color myself and used axalta/nason fullcryl single-stage paint.

[Hickory]

So this morning I assembled my manifolds together. Then started disassembling the carburetor.

[Hickory]

I have to make my own rebuild kit. I own the infamous Stromberg U1. Considered a fire hazard due to cracking. I have gone through it and no cracks. Only one supplier can make the rebuild and it's $500 and 9 months out. 

[Hickory]

I had to get creative with the needle valve, I took valve lapping compound and put it on the needle and lapped it to the seat. Now it's uniform and shiny.

[Hickory]

Had to make other parts work in my distributor. Springs are from an olds. The points are from a 73 Ford. These parts fit well. Had to make things work since I didn't want to spend the high prices for a northeast distributor. On place I could find points was meyers. And they didn't have the points but a whole updated breaker plate. Around $300. Nope I gott-er done.

[D35 Torpedo]

2 hours ago, Hickory said:

Had to make other parts work in my distributor. Springs are from an olds. The points are from a 73 Ford. These parts fit well. Had to make things work since I didn't want to spend the high prices for a northeast distributor. On place I could find points was meyers. And they didn't have the points but a whole updated breaker plate. Around $300. Nope I gott-er done.

I notice you don't have a condenser. Also, Those springs look really heavy, one should be light. Otherwise, it will have a hard time advancing. Do yourself a favour and find someone with a distributor curving machine. You could be killing all the HP you've potentially made, with this single part.

[Hickory]

They are the same tension as what I removed. That doesn't mean they are right. Now remember that it's only mechanical advanced no vacuum. I change them due to being stretched and allowing Play without it running. Made it hard to set timing. 

[Sniper]

You know, a condensor does not have to be internal to the distributor, 

[Hickory]

You know what mine is external and I'm reusing the old one. It works and the new ones are junk.

[Hickory]

Carb is painted. I also cleaned up some bolts and painted them while the gun was loaded .

[Hickory]

I'm looking for an opinion, I really like the way the black and green look together. I was surprised at how nice they look, at first I thought it was an ugly green but it came out nice. Originally it was that green(or real close) with black electrical components and carb with a silver head. And now I feel a silver head is going to ruin the look. Another question is how good is the Andy bernbaum silver in a rattle can. Does it hold up to the heat and chemicals well. Rattle Can is not a 2 part paint and usually doesn't hold up.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Hickory

[Hickory]

See what I mean, I'm thinking about painting the head black. The thought is there but not convinced.

[Hickory]

New tool. Homemade hub puller. Remember I don't have traditional lug nuts. Tis grips at the hub cap threads.

[Hickory]

My bearings are in the mail. The cylinders are bored .125 over already and things are still moving 

[Hickory]

Rods and bearings have arrived. Pics at lunch time ☺️?

[Hickory]

Here are the rods, such a clean job you can't see the seam where the cap meets the body.

[Hickory]

And some of the mains.

[Hickory]

So reading another thread reminded me to clean out the oil pressure bypass. Took it all apart and carefully cleaned with a brass brush. Soaked it in a cleaner before and after cleaning and then reassemble with assembly lube. I counted how many turn the adjustment screw came out(12) but reassembling I noticed that it is in so far that the mechanics wire is not in the slot. I'm thinking it has been adjusted to make up for loose bearings.

[Hickory]

Does anyone know of an initial setting for the screw. I'm sure I'm going have to play with it some, but I would like to be in the ballpark before the first pitch.

[Hickory]

[Hickory]

Ran in to a major snag today. First good news the line boaring is done. Bad news during the decking of the block a crack in the block was found. With a magna-flux job completed we have found 2 cracks. Progress will continue as we are going to drill and pin the cracks.