Shop Rat Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Barry Wolk had a great idea with his engine compartment "pristine" photo thread.I, along with others I am sure, would like to see what the engine compartment looked like BEFORE you started. And if you are just starting a restoration, show us a photo of what the engine compartment looks like now. You can show us the "after" photo later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Here a few photos of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Here is what mine looked like when I bought the car. Shortly after being restored it had been put in storage and left for 15 or 16 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johns36chevy Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Howdy Gang,here are a couple of pics of my engine compartment when I first pulled my car out of its long time storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Zwicker Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Here is my 1939 LaSalle engine "before" being sent to Shepard's Automotive in Akron, Ohio for a full rebuilding. It is due to be finished in about a week. Porcelain manifolds have been done by Prairie in MN and Shepard's repaints engine to original colors and specs. Below is a picture of my engine compartment now, waiting for the engine rebuild.See complete details at www.fzoldcars.com and click on '39 LaSalle Restoration (Before, Part1 and Part2). Over 200 pictures of the restoration to date. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 53Bob76R Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I hope the picture attachment comes thru ok. My Roadmaster had been in a garage since 1978. At some point, someone had used electrical tape to try and repair the upper hose!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Clark Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Before and after pix of my Speedster engine are attached. More pictures are athttp://rides.webshots.com/album/92356105klDnPG?start=0Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Wow!!!!! How long from start to finish on that project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Clark Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I first saw it at a local car show in the summer of 2000 and not being a Studebaker kook I did some research and bought it later that fall. My log shows I started the tear down in Nov 2002, a couple years later. I put about 700 hours into it before taking the body to the paint shop in Oct 2005 and did about 200 hours more work on trim, wiring, trim buffing, door guides, trim buffing, dash etc. while it was in the shop. In June 2006 the paint shop was flooded and the primer coats had to be stripped and redone. It left the paint shop in March 2007 and I retired from my day job a week later. After a total of 1200 hrs of my time, I first drove it on the road in May and got my First Jr in June. In August I made a triumphant return to the show where seven years earlier where I first saw it and took the best of show.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57plymouth Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 My crappy truck before:http://bacooper.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album02&id=Body_Damageafter restoration:http://bacooper.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album02&id=Finished_motor_2AND RIGHT NOW!!!!!http://bacooper.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album09&id=Picture_001http://bacooper.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album09&id=Picture_010Yup, it's blowed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDude Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 That two piece crankshaft is a novel idea. It makes it a lot lighter and easier to handle.... Beautiful truck. The only problem I saw was the "Dodge" emblem on the front.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I restored this for a driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyDale Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Ron,Did you MEAN to say swimmer?diz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DizzyDale</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ron,Did you MEAN to say swimmer?diz </div></div>Only if the Amphi sinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry22 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Nothing a little JB Weld couldn't fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Here is a shot from the other side. This car (and engine) only had 5,748 miles on since being manufactured. Susan, we don't use Amphi and sinks in the same sentence. Last week I towed a fishing boat and his dingy in to shore that was stranded in a huge lake here in PA. He left his trolling lines in while we towed back so he wouldn't miss any fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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