· Jul 7
1942 DeSoto convertible attracting service attendants.
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· Jul 7
Now this is an amazing Bentley up for auction at Pebble!
https://www.goodingco.com/lot/1931-bentley-4-1-2-litre-supercharged-blower-sports-tourer?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gooding+Christie%27s&utm_content=
· Jul 7
· Jul 7
Autolite 1100 out of the ultrasonic cleaner.
Now I know why the '65 Comet runs badly. Whoever was in here last lost the pump discharge check ball and weight!
I've got a new ball for it but I'm going to have to make a new weight.
Most of my paying customer work seems to be undoing what the last shop did.
#65comet #sgmechanicalservice #carburetor #ifixstuffyoucant
· Jul 7
The Tuthill GT ONE is probably the coolest Porsche-inspired build I’ve seen in years.
It captures everything that made the 911 GT1 Strassenversion so special without feeling like a retro copy. Carbon body, around 2,650 lbs, manual or PDK, naturally aspirated or turbo flat-six… and somehow it still looks like something Porsche could have built.
Singer makes me appreciate craftsmanship. RUF makes me appreciate engineering. This thing just makes me stare.
If money were no object, I’d have a hard time picking between this and a Carrera GT. Check out more here:
https://www.tuthill.uk/special-projects/gt-one
· Jul 7
More on my 1929 Bentley Speed Six repairs: Greg Porter dropped off the perrot shafts and right side brake drums at machinist. Front brake drums are getting the new bearing races installed. The rear drum has a ridge between brake and handbrake shoe. It is being cut .005 which will bring it diameter to 399.80 mm max is 403mm
· Jul 7
Testing a Royale Dual Point Distributor on a Machine
As we get my car ready for Pebble next month one of the things we wanted to do was get the distributor on to the machine and synchronize the dual points. In this topic I'm going to go through the process with pictures and video.
The machine in the shop is a rare distributor tester. Made by Electro Products. The back shelf is designed to carry 4 of their other automotive testers. They made 10 different pieces of test equipment.
You more typically see Sun testers or once in a while an Allen.
· Jul 6
Okay, I need to get Jim Farley on the phone. Somebody at Ford has some ‘splaining to do. Why is it that if I want to make THEIR product last longer, I have to pay $220 list price for a pair of “accessory” splash shields? That’s even worse than the brands that charge extra for floor mats.
· Jul 6
draft booster motors
When you start a project and just assume an electric motor is not going to be a problem......... then it becomes apparent they do not exist.
after calling 3 companies that advertise bespoke motor manufacture, to discover that they only modify cases around what is available, the solution is to make our own.!!!!
· Jul 6
1955 Imperial Formal Sedan by Derham has gotten a lift in my shop. This is my "keep the old man out of his recliner" hobby car.