Fr_Nic Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Hello alli am from France and my Dad has had this 1917 studebaker for about 8 years now, he bought it from a french museum. before then, the car used to be in the US, it got imported here around 1990. my dad has worked on many old cars but not on this one.we would like to get in touch with people owning this type of car. we'd be happy to hear from them, and we'd like to take the opportunity to ask for a few parts and advice...After he bought it we went for a short drive with the car. The most challenging was the steering, it has a lot of slack, about 45 degrees at the wheel, which makes driving difficult. It took the two of us to drive it, one managing the steering from the right seat, the other one managing the engine. We have not driven it since.Now that the internet is widespread, we have seen quite a few 1917 studebakers on the web (mostly tourers), so we thought we should try to find solutions to our problems.Biggest issue, would anyone have a spare steering box or gear set, or would have experience in having them refurbished ?The other issues with the car are much less important:-worn belt for the fan-worn ratchet for the crank -leaky and blistered gas tank-missing pinion and cable for the speedometer-missing latch for the hood-broken knob for the electrical contactsIf anyone knows easy fixes or has parts to help us solve these issues, we would greatly appreciate. Anycase, we would be happy to hear if there are any other 2-door 6-cylinders somewhere else in the world...best regardsnicolas from france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veteran6 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi Fr_NicI am restoring a 1917 6-cyl roadster an would be very interested in seeing more pictures of your car and I may even be able to help with some parts.My email address is stude54@clear.net.nz looking forward to hearing from you.CheersChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr_Nic Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hi Chrisnice to hear we are not on our own here !how far are you into your restoration project ? was the car in bad condition ? can you post a few pictures ?also, is yours a right hand drive version ? or they were only selling them left hand drive...i am going away on holidays, but i'll be back mid september, at that time i will be able to post more photos. is there a particular area of the car you need to see in more details ?cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 On the issue of the speedometer gear. Look on the big road gear ( attached to the hub) and determine the gear pitch ( this is the coarseness of the teeth). It is almost readable in the picture, it is cast into the gear for example 32T-8P. This example would be 32 teeth and 8 pitch. If it is 8 pitch the proper driven gear to mount on the swivel is also 8 pitch and this type of Stewart swivel driven by the front wheel takes a 16 tooth gear. These fiber gears are available reproduction from vendors of Model T Ford parts as Ts use this gear too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I believe the missing "knob" in the switch panel is actually the lock cylinder for the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 One more detail. Studebaker in 1917 on the 6 cylinder chassis made: 2 door Roadster 3 passenger, 2 door Landau Roadster 3 passenger, 2 door Coupe 4 passenger and 2 door Sedan 5 passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 17studie Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Nicolas Hi,I am restoring a 1917 4 cylinder tourer and had some of the same problems you have listed. I had the ignition switch levers and the hood latches cast from originals. The hole in the ignition panel is for an ignition lock - which I eventually found one and had a key cut - it now all works OK. I have the smaller gear for the speedo drive - can count the teeth for you if you still need to know.My car is progressing - chassis is now fully restored, body is at the paint shop, engine is being rebuilt.email me direct at djcant@adam.com.au - I may be able to assist with more information etc. David (Australia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veteran6 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi Nicolas How was the holiday? could you please contact me off forum, my email is stude54@clear.net.nzcheersChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I have a steering gear from a 1916 StudebakerIt looks like the one in your picture.I also have transmission cases and gears.Is your car still a transaxle type with the transmission in the rear?Please email me at studebaker@mac.comRobert KapteynJoliet Studebaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr_Nic Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 all,thanks for all the information and helpi was at my parent's this weekend and had a quick look at the speedo driving gear, it is actually engraved 8Pitch, 88Teeth. i should be able to get the mating driven gear and cable + housing from Ford model T parts dealers in the US.Layden_B do you have pictures or drawings of the different body styles you mentionned? if you could post them, i'd like to see the differences between the landau and the non-landau roadsters...attached are a few pics of the engine and transmission. i could not make decent pics of the body this time because the garage is cramped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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