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    1910-12 Oldsmobile Limited

    in General Discussion

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    @dpeeler

    I really need to do that! I’m really a greenhorn with big brass cars. Now that I’ve discovered the big cubic inch tall tire cars, I’m hooked!! 
    I’ve always liked the 59-64 era super stock big cubic inch full size cars. Now I realize this very interesting concept happened in the brass era. They’re very interesting cars. There’s so much automotive history that folks my age don’t know about. 

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    Is it really that difficult to find a local mechanic that's willing to work on these older cars?

    in Buick Riviera

    Posted · Edited by BobinVirginia (see edit history)

    8 hours ago, edinmass said:

     

    In my humble opinion.........unless you have 5000 hours spinning wrenches, you're just a back yard mechanic or at best what in the trades we call a "under car mechanic." Todays cars are much more reliable, and very few components get repaired....just replaced. Thus a young guy today with 5000 hours in the shop probably has less experience with mechanical systems than I did with 1500 hours under my belt. It's just technology evolving. Equipment guys tend to be the better wrenches today.......guys from the heartland who can weld, fabricate, deal with multiple fuels, hydraulics, ect. A talented 30 year old tech from a dealership probably has never seen a standard transmission opened up or disassembled.  Same for a rear end. We did a 1936 Packard transmission a few months ago. Less than three hours to pull it out. One day on the bench to rebuild, and toss it back in the next day. Thought nothing of it..........made all the gaskets and shims to get it to go together correctly. Hardest part of the job was locating special lock washers that were needed............got them after the job was finished and down the road......we got the car back and installed the correct locks and removed the lock tite. So delays in sourcing parts are a big issue today............the hobby continues to evolve. I don't like it.......but I learn to live with it. Lately it seems no one in southern Florida can service or repair any drum brakes...........so I end up doing lots of them. It's so easy it's ridiculous ....... and I never pass up the work. Who would have guessed drum brake service is a speciality repair?

    My former employer has a small car collection. He called me last week to tell me he took his all original highly optioned 64 Tempest to the shop that services his fleet trucks. They told him they had one old guy that works part time that services drum brakes and he’d be in next week!!!! Of course I asked why didn’t he call me? Jeez, I’d love to share the shop’s name but it’s not a small backyard shop!! 
     

    I’m hoping to retire early and do jobs just like this for certain people. Basic classic car service and repair with no long term restoration work.   
     

    As a matter of fact a friend needed my help with an old truck driveshaft this evening. Two piece driveshaft with four universals. The shop he contacted couldn’t get it in two weeks! Not to mention the 100 plus an hour shop rate. After 2 hours and some beers and pizza I had fixed his dilemma with my 50 ton press. 
     

     

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    The Story Of A Haynes Model 50

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

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    5 minutes ago, JV Puleo said:

    I'm curious to hear Ed's take on this. I have severe reservations myself about adding paper full flow filters to an engine that wasn't designed for them but when I made the oil pump for my Mitchell I incorporated a fine screen filter...more like the wire mesh you see on filters in the sump. The MItchell filter is a vane pump. It sucks the oil up from the sump rather than being submerged so there is no place to put a screen on the sump side.

    This is exactly why I posted the question. I’d like to hear about what others have done or experienced. I’m concerned with the low operating pressure any filtration would starve it. So, I figured I’d ask. 

    The Story Of A Haynes Model 50

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

    Posted

    Since this engine has pressurized mains and an externally plumbed oil pump. I’ve been considering putting an inline oil filter on the engine. I plan on touring this and I’m not concerned with show points but rather preserving the bottom end. 
    Would any of you have recommendations on a good flowing low pressure filter setup? 

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