48NWYKR Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Looking good!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Looking GREAT!! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Wondering how you and your family and Lucy have been doing the last 6 months ? I sure hope you have been able to avoid pandemical problems. Good thing you were not trapped way down South when the virus hit the fan. Another forum fan of yours : - Old ex-adventurer, Cadillac Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 Well goodness me guys its been a long time! I have been busy and I don't know if anyone even looks at this thread anymore! Be that as it may.... I have had my hands on restoring a bunch of great classic cars since the lockdown and will put up a few pics of my handy work soon... BUT FIRST!! I am happy to announce that Lucy will ride again. We have joined up with a group called "The Coasters" and we will be driving Lucy from Vancouver BC to St John's Newfoundland AND BACK this coming June/July/August... all told probably 60 plus days and 17000km. And because noting is easy. Rebuilding or retrofitting a new radiator on a 1948 New Yorker... just because that's how life goes. So after sitting in storage for a few months we pulled Lucy out last summer to go do a few local drives.... and wouldn't you know it, that 74 year old radiator finally gave up. It was leaking from the seam at the top tank. The radiator guys told me to just retire the old one as they could not fix it anymore. Just to old and to thin. So naturally I need a new radiator. Well making a new rad in the old shape would cost about what the car is worth so I opted to have a standard rectangular rad made. That......... comes with a few challenges. I had to fabricate a shroud to make sure the fan moves the air, also the rad now sits lower than the heater core so I can't put a cap on it and I need a surge tank as a fill point. Always up for a challenge. It seems to be working just fine. And yes I used an old fire extinguisher as a surge tank.. I will be posting a bit more soon. looking forward to getting on the road again!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Good to hear from you again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 Yeah it's been a bit crazy, I have been keeping busy with all sorts of old cars in a desperate attempt to avoid finding a "real" job! 🤣😂👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Yes, we are still watching this thread! Good to see your progress with this great car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 So I had Lucy the Tank out for a test drive today and all is well. Granted its not 30C degrees outside uphill towing a trailer at 15 miles an hour, so really only time and the coming summer will tell. But all in all, this car is now 74 years old. Original Motor/transmission/diff/steering/wiring/6v system. Since I got the car in late 2016 I cleaned everything up, rebuilt the suspension, added electronic ignition, a new watepump, a stand alone 12v system to run the AC, modern radio. An extra bypass oil filter, disc brakes, a tow bar ... and a few different attempts at the cooling system. And the car just keeps going. All I need to do before our cross Canada trip is an oil change and new filters. You cant ask for more than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 So since our trip got cut short and the world went nuts I have tried to stay busy..... here are just a few of the projects that I was able to work on and get back on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Wow, you sure have been busy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 As I said, it beats getting a real job 😀😆🤣😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 My new $1000.00 radiator works really well... Except it has a pinhole in it... This is cause for ALARM?? It's supposed to be brand new what gives? Naturally they cant fix it in the car so it needs to come out again...YAY!!😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) Well.. here we are. Radiator out, back in... car shipped and we are off.. we have been on the road since June the 20th and this is the first night I can sit down and update you guys! Already a fantastic trip so far!... Halifax to St John's.. St John's to Fortune, Fortune to the French Island of Saint Pierre and back to Fortune... back to St John's... and the tour has not even started yet! Edited June 29, 2022 by 48NWYKR (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 I am having a very hard time loading pictures... very much against my better judgment but under much pressure I had to start an Instagram account for this trip. There are a lot of pictures there. I'll try put some on here when the internet allows. https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXi6BhlfT6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) It's called: Adventures_of_Lucy_the_tank On Instagram Edited June 29, 2022 by 48NWYKR (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Great to hear that you are restarting your amazing trip! Looking forward to updates and pics when you can provide them. Godspeed and safe travels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) Pictures still can't load Edited July 4, 2022 by 48NWYKR (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Let's try this again..... Here are a few from our trip so far. All in and around Newfoundland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 A few more..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Old Lucy is running well, the new radiator seems to work ok. 170° most of the time, gets up to 190° on a long steep climb when it's a hot day outside, but it's never gone higher than that.. (yet! Will see when it hits hot & humid central Canada) Using a bit more oil than the last trip I think. Had it on a truck scale just outside Deer Lake Newfoundland. The old girl clocked in just under 6200lbs all up..😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 What's going on in the first picture with Lucy in the trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 9:02 AM, r1lark said: What's going on in the first picture with Lucy in the trailer? That picture was taken in BC, Lucy got loaded onto that truck and shipped to Halifax where we picked her up to start the trip. The moment I posted it I knew I should have clarified that one..., I'm driving a 74 year old car across Canada with my wife and kids, all up she clocks in at 6150lbs... I never said I was smart!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Parking lot grease & lube job.... very 'Roadkill'... hotels love it when you get oil on the tarmac right? 😂🤣👍🏻 Truro Nova Scotia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) Edit: Disregard the question. I looked again and figured it out. Is the foam covered tubing a support like an extension of the core support? Edited August 27, 2022 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48NWYKR Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 No problem! Yeah it just seals up against the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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