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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: We had a 1896 Haynes apperson that participated in that run https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0379-3175597.jpg View Quote small world it seems |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I09OZK8gi0 View Quote Been there many times, love when you first start old engines, if you do everything right they will start at just a few revs, funner when there’s no starter though Here’s my dyno, used it to start and break in a lot of engines, good times |
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Been there many times, love when you first start old engines, if you do everything right they will start at just a few revs, funner when there’s no starter though Here’s my dyno, used it to start and break in a lot of engines, good times https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/image-1450543.jpg View Quote drool |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: drool View Quote That was stutz supercharged engine number 3, there was only one running That we fixed years ago, copied all the fittings and stuff off of it to scratch build 4 or 5 more, almost can’t tell the difference between the originals and the ones I built, I did mark all the pcs internally as repops though to prevent claims, LOL |
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What do you know of national?
Of Indianapolis that is, lasted from 1900 to 1924 Local car museum has a national highway 12 sextant or such, nice pale light blue color Very rare but not highly valued, might be the most affordable v12 car of the era you could buy |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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You can do it cold now
ay Leno's Garage and Antique Cast Iron Welding Repair |
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Worked from 10 years old at my dads gas station and garage and on and off for 40 years as mechanic, last 25 full time on older cars, always fascinated by all things mechanical and history View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Originally Posted By 30calTBLkid: Y'all make me want to start a new project something awful. Stutzmech, may I ask at what age you new you wanted to become a mech, and what got you started? Worked from 10 years old at my dads gas station and garage and on and off for 40 years as mechanic, last 25 full time on older cars, always fascinated by all things mechanical and history You were born into it! |
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And it's not like I ever saw any dicks in any sort of a gay way. And it was only a few, probably less than 10. I bet most ARFCOMERs have seen way more dicks than I ever have. -556Cliff
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Don’t know a lot about them, know they started with EV cars and switched to IC, brass era car, many still exist and some look kinda cool, they went out of business in the mid 20s I believe. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0381-3182109.jpghttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0382-3182110.jpghttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0383-3182111.jpg View Quote yeah the one i saw was one of the late ones kinda neat but dang are they rare, like Marmon rare if even more now due to no prestige so no one kept many of them |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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What kind of engine oil would a one cylinder cadillac even take?
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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Death to quislings.
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"Like anybody would tell Joe Biden what the country's real plans are. He still hasn't figured out that his "laptop" is actually an Etch-A-Sketch." - Mech2007
So gross even my fat wife agrees she's gross. - ConfoundZ |
Originally Posted By dlshady: Straight 30 weight non-detergent most likely. Oils back then were pretty primitive compared to what we have these days. https://i.postimg.cc/PJrYgRxH/20180714-172231.jpg View Quote 30? I was think at least 50. I mean the piston rings are a quarter inch thick. |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Here’s a particularly good looking set of drippers, usually mounted on the dash, adjusted as needed while engine is running, shut off with a valve when engine is shut off, these systems are not pressure fed to the bearings, all gravity fed https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0390-3186472.png View Quote good luck trying to see anything brass made new these days with that level of quality. |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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1906 Cadillac Delivery Van on the road. |
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Cool that the K cad. Had only about 98 Cubic inches and produced in excess of 10 hp, lots of power
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: with a 5 inch stroke though it probably had like 50 lbs of torque View Quote A lot of the vintage engines would have pretty long crank throws and that helped with torque numbers, 2 to 300 was not uncommon on the later inline 8s and that is at pretty low rpm’s also helped by having pretty massive flywheels sometimes 100 lbs or more, many of them you didn’t have to use throttle to pull away from a stop, just let the clutch out at idle |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: Brake fluid? Lines? They are completely mechanical. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By LittlePony: Originally Posted By backbencher: Engine oil isn't the problem. Brake fluid & brake lines are. @FadedSun @M35Ben Brake fluid? Lines? They are completely mechanical. Dear god. Now that I think of it, a buddy was tasked pulling the brakes on the family Rolls while riding on the bumper whilst being towed across town. |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0321-3145814.jpghttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0322-3145813.jpg 1896 Armstrong , only 1 built and first of what could be called first “hybrid” car, IC and batt, also first car I know of with an electric starter ETA also electromagnetic clutch, solenoid operated intake valves, very interesting car View Quote |
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@beatitstriped
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Dont see a built Packard V8 everyday
The Iron Lung: Vintage Packard V8 Pumps Out 445 hp On The Dyno |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: Dont see a built Packard V8 everyday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvCAp87cSY View Quote That’s a cool vid, most of my experience is with inline 8s, what’s neet is the torque numbers on early engines especially at low rpm, they don’t survive high rpm’s though normally |
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Uncover the Secrets of the 1938 Packard V12: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Classic Car |
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Twitter ID: @GattoSeh
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I love a good Stutzmech thread!
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q3131: I can enjoy necrobeastialexhibitionism as much as the next guy, but homonecrobestailexhibitionism is just plain sick.
Tomislav:If you truly love something, you need to shoot it, then set it on fire. (And then post pics!) كا |
Originally Posted By LittlePony: I wish I had the chance to restore old stuff all day. Fixing modern cars is soul crushing in certain ways. While modern car circuit boards degrade it into immobility, model Ts will still be roaming around. View Quote Maybe you should think about doing it. Are there any shops in the area where you live? |
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Video goes live in about 8 minutes:
Nethercutt Collection: 1923 Hispano Suiza |
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Originally Posted By FlashMan-7k: Video goes live in about 8 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wQsTNlkzQ View Quote A famous grudge race at Indy ,stutz vs a Hispano, Hispano won, stutz broke down |
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: A famous grudge race at Indy ,stutz vs a Hispano, Hispano won, stutz broke down https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0397-3195133.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Originally Posted By FlashMan-7k: Video goes live in about 8 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wQsTNlkzQ A famous grudge race at Indy ,stutz vs a Hispano, Hispano won, stutz broke down https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498772/IMG_0397-3195133.jpg That engine bay is a work of art... $15,000 new in 1923. Yeouch. |
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Originally Posted By FlashMan-7k: That engine bay is a work of art... View Quote The engine area of a lot of 20-30s car looks really cool, miss that nowadays, think it used to inspire mechs to do a better job ETA, the prices were high for a lot of them, but think what it would cost today to build a duplicate of them |
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Originally Posted By Stutzmech: The engine area of a lot of 20-30s car looks really cool, miss that nowadays, think it used to inspire mechs to do a better job ETA, the prices were high for a lot of them, but think what it would cost today to build a duplicate of them View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Stutzmech: Originally Posted By FlashMan-7k: That engine bay is a work of art... The engine area of a lot of 20-30s car looks really cool, miss that nowadays, think it used to inspire mechs to do a better job ETA, the prices were high for a lot of them, but think what it would cost today to build a duplicate of them The bribe money to buy off the "safety" and emissions trolls would be quite high .. |
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Video done.
Wish they had put it up on the lift. |
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Quality beyond reproach considering the tools of the time
1911 Packard Model 18 - Jay Leno's Garage Back then there was a endless amount of people who did the same hand made tasks for 40 years or more, doing the job, nay, craft, since they were a child, while now they are rare to the point of near non existence. What wonders they could have built with todays technology, what excellence unmatched they could produce. In many respects im starting to think that the Model T ... killed the car. In irony, Fords grand vision created a world he ended up hating. Just what did Ford give us with his, in todays money, $4900 model T? was it really worth it? was it really worth losing the craft? when there was still better quality and more reliable vehicles for around 15-25k? If only today, there was some shop that builds just say 1000 vehicles a year, built by the old craft standard yet still utilizing the best of todays heartless computers. If there ever was such a company, it would be safe to say i would not have a 78 Continental. |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: Quality beyond reproach considering the tools of the time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXZDySwGfaQ Back then there was a endless amount of people who did the same hand made tasks for 40 years or more, doing the job, nay, craft, since they were a child, while now they are rare to the point of near non existence. What wonders they could have built with todays technology, what excellence unmatched they could produce. In many respects im starting to think that the Model T ... killed the car. In irony, Fords grand vision created a world he ended up hating. Just what did Ford give us with his, in todays money, $4900 model T? was it really worth it? was it really worth losing the craft? when there was still better quality and more reliable vehicles for around 15-25k? If only today, there was some shop that builds just say 1000 vehicles a year, built by the old craft standard yet still utilizing the best of todays heartless computers. If there ever was such a company, it would be safe to say i would not have a 78 Continental. View Quote He and some others did bring the car to the general population, fords and such are what they are and are easy to pick apart as “cheap” the craftsmanship will always exist, it’s just harder to find these days |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: Quality beyond reproach considering the tools of the time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXZDySwGfaQ Back then there was a endless amount of people who did the same hand made tasks for 40 years or more, doing the job, nay, craft, since they were a child, while now they are rare to the point of near non existence. What wonders they could have built with todays technology, what excellence unmatched they could produce. In many respects im starting to think that the Model T ... killed the car. In irony, Fords grand vision created a world he ended up hating. Just what did Ford give us with his, in todays money, $4900 model T? was it really worth it? was it really worth losing the craft? when there was still better quality and more reliable vehicles for around 15-25k? If only today, there was some shop that builds just say 1000 vehicles a year, built by the old craft standard yet still utilizing the best of todays heartless computers. If there ever was such a company, it would be safe to say i would not have a 78 Continental. View Quote *invites LP to read the history of the original dodge bro's plant and look at how that nasty old antisemite henry screwed them and how the dodge bros were in large part responsible for the good rep the model t's had* |
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Originally Posted By LittlePony: Quality beyond reproach considering the tools of the time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXZDySwGfaQ Back then there was a endless amount of people who did the same hand made tasks for 40 years or more, doing the job, nay, craft, since they were a child, while now they are rare to the point of near non existence. What wonders they could have built with todays technology, what excellence unmatched they could produce. In many respects im starting to think that the Model T ... killed the car. In irony, Fords grand vision created a world he ended up hating. Just what did Ford give us with his, in todays money, $4900 model T? was it really worth it? was it really worth losing the craft? when there was still better quality and more reliable vehicles for around 15-25k? If only today, there was some shop that builds just say 1000 vehicles a year, built by the old craft standard yet still utilizing the best of todays heartless computers. If there ever was such a company, it would be safe to say i would not have a 78 Continental. View Quote LP, mass production was inevitable. WalMart was inevitable. Amazon was inevitable. Once mass production arrives in an industry, craftsmen have to go extremely high end, or they go to another industry. What was the 70s-90s low production car that had the exposed exhaust headers? Were those still made into the 2000's? |
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Death to quislings.
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