And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's a lot of love going into both the engine and the video.
I'm surprised he didn't re-surface the flywheel though. It looked like he re-used the pressure plate and clutch disc too. Hats off though, I bet he had fun.
THAT WAS GREAT!!! I will get my son to watch that with me. Merry Christmas all!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to do that.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty darned cool, CW.
ReplyDeleteHave done that. Just did not take the pictures. Was pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteSide note, one side benefit of ethanol is cleaner internals on an engine.
If your old British car isn't leaking, the crankcase is probably dry... or something like that. Great video especially at the end!
ReplyDelete"If they ain't none on it, they ain't none in it", said in a Piney Woods NC accent beside a Wright 1830 installed on a Piedmont DC-3 (C-47 but...)
DeleteInteresting, but I missed the part where he re-tapped the 3/16th flange widget.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of love going into both the engine and the video.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised he didn't re-surface the flywheel though. It looked like he re-used the pressure plate and clutch disc too. Hats off though, I bet he had fun.
....nor seating the valves and the time it takes for that!
DeleteI admire the amount of effort that went into remembering to take the pictures as the work was done!
ReplyDeleteSee more stuff like that (in slower motion) at https://www.youtube.com/user/elderlyiron
ReplyDeleteThe left over parts at the end made the video.
ReplyDeleteVery cool.
ReplyDeleteToo cool! You rock! I envy your skill!
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome.
ReplyDeleteI have restored two old BMC 4-bangers, one was from a Frog-Eye Sprite, the other was from an MG A. The SU carburetors were a real sod to get right.
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