dalef62 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Today I finished up with the engine rebuilds. Four engines now are ready to go. One COBRA engine and three CIBA's. All the oil spills are cleaned up also and now on to the next project. I hope to get the windshield for the FOR next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 7:27 PM, dalef62 said: I also have found 2 cast steel crankshafts, more desirable parts. Dale, what material are the 'less desirable' crankshafts made of? Do you have any pictures of the bottom end of a COBRA block? I always wondered how the main bearing caps/webs were handled on the COBRA engines. The line-up of Crosley engines is a cool pic! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) The less desirable cranks were cast iron and not as thick counter balances. The crankcase for the tin block are basically the same as the cast iron block. When Crosley started having problems with the tin block they replaced them with cast iron blocks, using the same crankcase, crank, pistons intake and exhaust. They might have even used the original cam, valves and lifters knowing Powell Crosley. Edited December 9, 2019 by dalef62 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Thanks Dale for the education and pics. I understand now.........did not realize that the block (with cylinders and head surface) and the crankcase were separate pieces on both the COBRA and CIBA engines. And the crankcase pic you posted shows a good shot of the cam driveshaft. That is such a simple and unique solution to drive an overhead camshaft. Edited December 7, 2019 by r1lark (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Still no windshield for the FOR but I am up to 6 running Crosley engines and one more about to be fired up. I figure I can put at least three more engines together and have them running if I so desire. Merry Crosley Christmas to all, and a very happy Huppy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 That looks a lot like our project! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Fargoguy, looks like the same car. What is the serial number? I hope to have mine at the Crosley Nationals in 2020. Edited December 24, 2019 by dalef62 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Where are the Crosley Nats going to held this year? Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Fulton County fairgrounds, Wauseon Ohio, same place every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, dalef62 said: Fulton County fairgrounds, Wauseon Ohio, same place every year. Thanks! I thought it would skip about the country like Studebaker, Packard's and the ATHS meets do. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 It’s FR 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Mine is 131, my brother in law has 134. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Neat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, dalef62 said: Mine is 131, my brother in law has 134. Is 134 the same color as 131 and 150? Is the slide-on water transfer decal on the side now being repopped? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Craig, Yes they are being repopped, they are self adhesive. 134 is red, my brother in laws favorite color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Fargoguy, I am the keeper of the FarmOroad registry for the Crosley Auto Club, I have FR-150 in Calgary, AB Canada, is that you or has it changed hands? If it has changed hands could you PM me your name and city so I can update my records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Craig, Jim Bollman sells the repop decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I use to sell the decals, I sold the last pair a few months ago. I think Jeff Ackerman has them. He found a cheaper supplier so I decided not to get anymore made. Wasn't doing it as a big money maker, not exactly a high volume market ;-) I do have factory pictures that show placement that I can post if you need them. I use to supply a copy of the photo with my decals, not sure if Jeff does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Santa was good to the FOR and the Hupmobile this year. I got the two ag tires and Santa misunderstood and got me 4 tires for the spare on the FOR, but I will use the others on the rest of the Crosley fleet. I also got the correct tail light for the Hupmobile, the center glass should be clear but I think I can find that. And I got some wire wheels so I can clean up the chassis on the Hupmobile. I hope Santa was good to you and your cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 hour ago, dalef62 said: I hope Santa was good to you and your cars. Got a couple of sets of different types of gloves for working on the cars (totally wore out my other ones 😊), a gift certificate to Northern Tool (time for a new 90 degree die grinder), and a cool DeWalt LED light (less battery). Not cool car parts like you got Dale, but tools to help me work on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 There’s a nice dual wheeled green one on BAT right now. Bid to $10,000 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Chistech, Yes, I saw that one. Nice but some discrepancy on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 3 hours ago, dalef62 said: Chistech, Yes, I saw that one. Nice but some discrepancy on it. There always is in most cases. I personally don’t know anything enough to tell but it makes sense,as an owner/restorer, you would. Same with my Olds. I see a ton of things on other cars that I now know, are incorrect and always take that into consideration when figuring a value. Often people see a car and think it’s worth a ton because it might be done well, but in actuality, it might be done very wrong really depreciating it’s value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) If I want to use the presents I got from Santa, I need to get the budd wheels together. Nothing like getting all the components to finish a job to get you moving. I pulled an axle complete with the rotor on it from my stash so I could turn the wheel to get it true. I clamped it in the vice and bolted the center part of the budd wheel to the hub. Got it true and then began drilling the holes for the rivets. Before long I had one wheel ready to clean up and powder coat. The last picture is the second wheel and it has not been as easy as the first wheel. It is close to being true now and tomorrow I will hopefully finish it up and be ready to powder coat and then mount the ag tires. Edited December 27, 2019 by dalef62 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Which material is the center, cast iron? After the rivets are in, is there some welding process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Roger, Yes the centers are cast iron. I put the rivets in and then heated them to cherry red and then peened them over. The wheel absorbed so of the heat as shown by the marks. No welding. The second wheel was much tighter and I needed to heat it some to get it to slide over the center. I started by heating it up in the oven. Thanks for asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Thanks for explanation! I suppose that, due to the modest power and speed from that vehicle, 8 peened rivets are sufficient! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hot and fresh out of the oven. Ready to mount ag tires! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 Ready to farm the back 4. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Today was a Hupmobile day. I have been looking at the front suspension for a while now and wanted to clean it up some. Today was the day to start. Wire brushed and cleaned up the suspension on the passenger side, then a quick coat of gloss black. Looks much better. One picture of the drivers side so you can see the before look. Edited January 2, 2020 by dalef62 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) More Huppy work today. Got the drivers side cleaned up and painted. Looks pretty good now. I did notice that something is missing on the front of the Hupmobile, can anyone spot what is missing? Edited January 3, 2020 by dalef62 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Mmmm....no shock absorbers....hard to "spot" if they are missing.... Edited January 3, 2020 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Yeah, I was looking at the strange brackets on the spring perches and said, "What are those for?". Took a while for me to realize that the shocks are missing. Hasn't had them for at least 50 years. The back ones are present! That will give me something to look for at Hershey this year!! Edited January 3, 2020 by dalef62 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I’m curious to know how many farm-o-roads are on the registry? Accounted for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 I thing Jim Bollman said he has 100-125 on the registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Currently at 132 confirmed with serial numbers as being unique and 7 that may be duplicates that changed hands from the 132 or real that just lost SN or I haven't been able to get them for whatever reason. Still get a few most years. A lot on my list have changed hands but show up again after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Today I started working on the 1946 Crosley sedan engine swap. I will be pulling the engine that is in it out and putting the "numbers matching" engine in. There is not much difference between the one coming out and the one going in other than the correct numbers and the crankcase does not have a oil fill tube. I will try to clean up the engine compartment some, but I don't think I will paint it as I don't know what color I want the car yet. Edited January 10, 2020 by dalef62 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Today I got the engine out and with the unseasonably warm weather I pressure washed the engine compartment. Not perfect but it is cleaner. Edited January 11, 2020 by dalef62 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Famous last words:. I am just going to pull one motor and replace it with another... Well, I thought once the motor was out I should clean up the engine compartment and that morphed into I think I should paint it... That turned into there are several non-factory holes in the firewall and fenders and the battery box needs work. We all know how it goes... Today I filled all the unwanted holes and now it is ready for filler, sanding and priming. Oh what we get into... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Lots of progress today on the 1946 Crosley. I applied a thin coat of filler on the welds and sanded everything with 320 grit. Then a coat of primer. Tomorrow I will sand it and clean everything up to prepare for paint. I talked to the paint store and I can get a quart of single stage paint for $40.00. Thought that sounded good! So I hope by the middle of next week I will have the engine compartment ready for the correct engine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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