· Apr 17
Draft booster motors
What do you do when you find out there is nothing out there even remotely similar? Obliviously you just make a batch from scratch.!
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· Apr 16
So the last hubcap is finally done for my Royale. "Finally" you are wondering? Its a hubcap, how much work can go in to that? ahahahahahahahaha. Well, when you have it rechromed and it won't fit anymore you have some work ahead of you. Check out my restoration thread on the Royale club site. Started it in 2014, its been going on for a while.
https://reoroyale.com/forums/5/topics/2352
https://reoroyale.com/forums/5/topics/2352
· Apr 16
Taking your Peerless game to another level…
Okay Peerless guys. One of you need this, or (as a Packard guy) I might buy it and declare to people that I have two of the three P’s
https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1280968326940861/?ref=search
https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1280968326940861/?ref=search
· Apr 16
Low gear drum in this 1911 Model T is overheated and cracked so the old drum needs to be separated from the gear and a new drum riveted on.
You can see the discolouration from overheating in the picture. This comes from slipping the low gear band by not being firm on the low gear pedal.
The new drums are heavier and able to handle overheating better.
The rivets are drilled through on the mill, rived heads are drilled out with a center drill and the body of the rivets are then knocked out with a punch.
Once the low gear shaft is out, it's chucked and indicated in the lathe. The low shaft is checked for runout and the old bushing is machined out.
More to come.
#1911modelt #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant #prewarcars #modeltford
You can see the discolouration from overheating in the picture. This comes from slipping the low gear band by not being firm on the low gear pedal.
The new drums are heavier and able to handle overheating better.
The rivets are drilled through on the mill, rived heads are drilled out with a center drill and the body of the rivets are then knocked out with a punch.
Once the low gear shaft is out, it's chucked and indicated in the lathe. The low shaft is checked for runout and the old bushing is machined out.
More to come.
#1911modelt #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant #prewarcars #modeltford
· Apr 16
The American Racing Special, a relative of the American Speedcar, as seen in Amelia Island 2025. Shoes off with this fully restored racer. Yours truly behind the wheel. I love this stuff!
· Apr 16
CyberTruck based SUV
I try not to fall for these anymore. The roadster has been talked about for years. But a Cyber Truck based SUV makes a lot of sense to me. It needs to look like this.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
· Apr 16
Yesterday @JohnBloom saw that I had an interest in MG cars and shared a neat video of an MGB he used to own. That reminded me of a unique video we have of our 1966 MGB roadster. This is a car that I found for my father-in-law in a Sacramento Bee classififieds ad in 1990. The car was in a junkyard but rightly considered by the yard to be too good and compete to scrap. He purchased the car and brought it home to Southern California where it sat as he had switched his focus to completly restore the 1934 MG PA I previously posted a video of. The PA got restored and enjoyed while the 'B' sat in the driveway. Then his brain tumor returned in mass and car projects were no longer an option. After he passed in 2006 the car was bequeathed to my wife and I.
Our goal was to restore it as her dad would have wanted it to be. Make a it fun driver and a car you will be proud to drive. The engine was hopped up as might have been done in period and the rest of the car was brought back to showroom standards.By 2009 we were done and enjoying the car regularly.
A good friend and fellow MG owner was contacted by an agent looking for a green MGB for a music video. Luckliy he did not have one but knew a guy who did. A few phone calls and we had an agreement to rent out the car for a music video of some kind.
The deal was that they would send a flatbed to pick up the car and deliver it to the the set at the Getty Vila in Malibu CA. We were welcome to come to the shoot and watch the action. They only planned to use the car for the morning as it was only scheduled to be in one scene. I kept my Jr High Shool son home for the day so he could join me for the fun. We parked in the lot for the flim shoot and took the shuttle up to the Getty Vila. After identifing ourselves as the guys with the car we were told that our cell phones could not on us while were were on set. Hmmm what did we get ourselves into?
After we secured the phones in our truck we were told that the music video was for an upcoming Beyonce album. In fact this was part of a historic event. No artist had ever released all of the music videos all at once for an albumn on one day before. At the time this was a big deal but I was none the wiser. I even remember asking my teenage son who Beyonce was.
The day started out out with the car being brought in front of the villa so Beyonce's body double could drive up in the car. This wasn't part of our agreement but they were willing to compensate me for the trouble. I also needed to teach her stand in how to drive a stick and she and the car did great. Opening scene done as we watched closely from behind the camera. The director quickly realized that the car would be needed in the afternoon for a scene with Beyonce , would we stay? You bet!
I remember the tribal dancers you see in the video were in line ahead of us in full dress at lunch and boy were they intimidating, that was until they spoke with their English accent 😎.
And now the video- enjoy!
Our goal was to restore it as her dad would have wanted it to be. Make a it fun driver and a car you will be proud to drive. The engine was hopped up as might have been done in period and the rest of the car was brought back to showroom standards.By 2009 we were done and enjoying the car regularly.
A good friend and fellow MG owner was contacted by an agent looking for a green MGB for a music video. Luckliy he did not have one but knew a guy who did. A few phone calls and we had an agreement to rent out the car for a music video of some kind.
The deal was that they would send a flatbed to pick up the car and deliver it to the the set at the Getty Vila in Malibu CA. We were welcome to come to the shoot and watch the action. They only planned to use the car for the morning as it was only scheduled to be in one scene. I kept my Jr High Shool son home for the day so he could join me for the fun. We parked in the lot for the flim shoot and took the shuttle up to the Getty Vila. After identifing ourselves as the guys with the car we were told that our cell phones could not on us while were were on set. Hmmm what did we get ourselves into?
After we secured the phones in our truck we were told that the music video was for an upcoming Beyonce album. In fact this was part of a historic event. No artist had ever released all of the music videos all at once for an albumn on one day before. At the time this was a big deal but I was none the wiser. I even remember asking my teenage son who Beyonce was.
The day started out out with the car being brought in front of the villa so Beyonce's body double could drive up in the car. This wasn't part of our agreement but they were willing to compensate me for the trouble. I also needed to teach her stand in how to drive a stick and she and the car did great. Opening scene done as we watched closely from behind the camera. The director quickly realized that the car would be needed in the afternoon for a scene with Beyonce , would we stay? You bet!
I remember the tribal dancers you see in the video were in line ahead of us in full dress at lunch and boy were they intimidating, that was until they spoke with their English accent 😎.
And now the video- enjoy!
· Apr 15
Funny cause it's true.
· Apr 15
Rock legend Jim Morrison behind the wheel of his 1967 Shelby GT 500. American rock and muscle. 🤘💪
· Apr 15
Flywheel built up for this 1911 Model T Tourabout.
New triple gear pins installed.
Magnets recharged and installed.
New starter ring gear and new magnet screws.
Magnet posts have all been machined to set magnet heights within 0.005" tolerance. #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant #prewarcars #modelt #ford
New triple gear pins installed.
Magnets recharged and installed.
New starter ring gear and new magnet screws.
Magnet posts have all been machined to set magnet heights within 0.005" tolerance. #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant #prewarcars #modelt #ford