restoration

[Porcupine]

I thought about crinkling, wrinkling, cooking and coking (sorry Daniel, you started it )
I prefer oops or oh crap !!!

I know I've made that mistake before on other projects but wasn't sure the cause(s). But back then I wasn't after the effect that I am now.These details make sense.

I'll be using those blue shop towels today and when I'm finished I'll hang them to dry. Then a special place to be used as a fire starter for the neighbor's wood burner stove in his garage. Like anything else combustable safety is number one. Upper 80s and 90s and I'm talking winter right now...yuk.

Daniel, I can really appreciate your passion for this type of painting and ALL that goes into it to get achieve "that perfect finish". Especially after reading the website that Chuck provided (thanks Chuck)

[Porcupine]

Old paint all stripped off with paint remover. washed, then dried. Sanded down with 220. Redo of body filler where needed. Reprimed and gave it a 400 treatment. Company dropping in and out all day, so I never got to the point of repainting. Plus it actually rained yesterday (rare). I want no interruptions when I paint all my coats.

[Daniel Wood]

C&C, vetteonr, I do believe we have a body man in the making.

[Porcupine]

Thanks for the kudos Daniel but I doubt I'll ever be that good. However I now appreciate, more than before, what a good body and paint man must go through especially when he's a dedicated and has pride in his work.
As good as some of the work I did may look good, looking all that much deeper tells the story of perfection. My paint my look "OK" but I have a ways to go on my body work. Gotta start somewhere
Hey, is there an AMBER award for small engine restoration?
Because of the change of color...is it a restomod?????

[danny]

Originally Posted by Porcupine

I thought about crinkling, wrinkling, cooking and coking (sorry Daniel, you started it )
I prefer oops or oh crap !!!

i used to work with a guy that would say 'oh crap' at that point it was time to run because something big was happening!!

[Wheel]

Cool project

[Daniel Wood]

Hey Porcupine, how's that restoration going? Need to see some pictures, like yesterday.

[Porcupine]

Good Grief Daniel. Your timing is impeccable.
I just took these pics this morning.

We could say the restoration is almost complete. I want to locate a vintage correct 6 volt battery for the battery box (most likely motorcycle size)

Plus, I might be going to a local shop that prepares trophies for hockey, soccer and football teams. Maybe they could make up an ID plate for the base-plate.

I managed to find some new vintage wiring and replaced what was there. So, aside from color not neccessarily being correct it's done. The color is period correct but maybe not manufacture correct.

I might add, I purposesly did not use tie-wraps (zip ties) to make neat the old wires. I think, but not sure, back then they may have used a string or cord of sorts to gang together various wires. So, unitl I find out what they used back then, they're not being tied.

PLEASE NOTE the brass pieces on the gas cap, gas cap spout, electrical on/off knife switch, and carb pieces is solid brass, not plated. It was a new learning experience to learn how to buff up that brass from a gungy old look. The screws for the top of the carb are also solid brass.

The more I worked on this engine, the more it blew me away.

The next engine is half done and I forgot to take BEFORE pics. It's a Suffolk Iron Foundry 3.5, 4 stroke patented 1920 but I think it was made in 1960 (not 100% sure yet). I hope you guys enjoy this one and MANY thanks to Daniel and others for all the tips. My paint and body work is near flawless

[Daniel Wood]

Great job Porky! I'm sure you're just standing back looking at it with a smile from ear-to-ear and the word's self-satisfaction didn't cross your mind. It would've mine.

Now you know on your next project that you'll be getting real good when the paint dries and you see flies laying on the ground dead because when they landed on the paint, it was so slick that they had nothing to hold onto. Now that's slick!

One more thing, how does the engine sound?

[Porcupine]

To be honest I haven't had this one running yet. The guy I bought it from knew what my intentions were and he said it did run but hasn't had it running for a couple of years. Typical stale gas etc. I saw spark and can feel great compression and the carb needs cleaning and fresh gas. From my past experiences, that's all these things need. A clean up and a tweak.
I was at an antique tractor display the other day and one guy claimed that this engine will running clockwise and counterclockwise. The more I thought about it, after the fact, I think any 2 stroke might do that. However, the cooling fins on the flywheel are aimed in one direction only so I'll run it correctly.
That other engine, the Suffolk Iron, was running beautifully about 2 years ago also, on my bench. I had the idle set REAL low and it sounded like an old Harley, it idled smoother than a baby's bum. I could bring that idle real low.

After the Suffolk Iron, I'm hunting for a Johnson Iron Horse, kick start (believe it or not) and the single cylinder is a slant (like Dodge's slant six)

[Porcupine]

This is an "OOPS" moment. I totally forgot that I took these pictures. So, here is the Suffolk Iron, I believe made in Virginia. There is a wee bit of brass on here too, just not as much. The name tag and the output coupler (seen in the second picture) are brass but that's about it. Someone used old steel plumbing pipe to extend the exhaust for the muffler, so I need to find a factory muffler for starters.
More on this one later as I progress

[Daniel Wood]

Another nice project you have there.

[Porcupine]

I just came across and 1948 REO. Me neither, never heard of them. I honestly thought it was part of the Diamond Reo name for those work horse trucks. Not so. This was a different company named after the owner/creator, an acronym of his name. Ransom Eli Olds. Not the Oldsmobile name either, no relation.

I'll post before and after pictures soon. It's a wierd, but cool looking engine. Unkown, but the info I found so far suggests it's 1.5HP engine and a SLANT single cylinder

[DanielleSteven]

Great work. I hope your restoration is going well. I would like to see more of your updates here. Try to post some more pictures. I am in a tired stuff in restoring my garage. Even I bought some wall storage cabinets and floor coating. Have you guys used this coating thing? Will that be productive?