Given the fact that a lot of people like this pics, here's a few I've taken this morning. A few Wednesday morning pics, so to speak.
The TR has been rolled off the ramps; there are a few decisions to make here and it's waiting for the owner so to speak. Added to the list is Paul's -Walkerwek1958- suggestion of changing the oil filter layout.
So it is time for something else: on the ramp a nice Volvo Amazon. I personally love these cars! This is an unmolested (apart from the wheels) car. The engine is simply old and tired. Surely this must be Star Fleet's finest with Starship Enterprise milage: nearly 500,000 km without an overhaul!
There's an oil leakage, a knock in the engine and there's a coolant loss. Best here is not to cut corners. Monday was 'cleaning day'. Before lifting the engine, it was time to clean the engine bay. That makes spannering a lot more pleasant! So the engine came out yesterday. A quick dismantling shows that there's wear on the cams and one cylinder wall has some pitting on the top half. The others look like they came out of the machine shop yesterday: the honing marks are still visible! Incredible!
Like all engines, we'll ship it to our preferred engine restorer 20 miles east. After all is done, it will be shipped back and the rebuilding will be done on the bench in the shop!
Finally: the Packard! Last year this American Iron stayed at the shop for a while. It was 'plain sailing' for the second part of the '17 Summer, but now it's in for electrical work; upgrading and some fault finding: it's blowing a fuse - still undetermined where it's from.
To give you an idea how big it is, it's in the pic with an Armstrong Siddeley that was in for normal service (and is now ready for the Spring and Summer!)
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