What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2019]

[TURNA]

This was my wifes grandfathers. He died back in 96 and thats the last time this thing ran.

I took it apart cleaned it up, the first pull broke the cord!!

So after fixing that 2 pulls and it started right up.

 

[joesregalproject]

This was my wifes grandfathers. He died back in 96 and thats the last time this thing ran.

I took it apart cleaned it up, the first pull broke the cord!!

So after fixing that 2 pulls and it started right up.

Sweet!

 

[DRIVEN]

I have a slightly new version of that one. Absolutely zero issues with it over the last 20-ish years.

 

[TURNA]

Yeah its pretty cool. All metal too which is nice

 

[81cutlass]

Not my project but I went to the local old threshers show this weekend. Saw the 150hp case. Built in 1904, they made 9 prototypes from 1904-1907 when they found out metallurgy wasn't advanced enough and the gears wore out too fast. Scrapped the project. Biggest model they made at the time was 80hp and these were not actually tractors but marketed as road locomotives. They used this first one in AZ to haul copper ore wagon from the mine to the railroad.

They all got cut up for scrap by the 30's except for the boiler from the AZ tractor which was used as a water tank, culvert under a road and display piece until the 90's.

The guy that owns it dad bought the boiler 25 years ago and it was not useable. Ended up rebuilding the thing entirely from scratch using the factory drawings from Case. He started around 20 and he just finished it last year (36 now) about $1.5 million and 15 years later. He owns a foundry/machine shop and hired an Amish guy to build a new boiler to the 115yr old prints. Everything else he made the patterns for and cast or machined himself or by friends.

It's seriously cool and huge for being a dead on replica from 115 years ago. Owner is also an engineer and reverse drew everything and ran FEA on a few parts and I assume made design revisions as needed to make it better.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/05/08/after-a-dozen-years-replica-of-worlds-largest-traction-engine-to-debut/

150 Case Part 1 – Realizing the Dream - Anderson Industries

Part 1 of Kory Anderson's story of rebuilding the massive 150 HP Case Road Locomotive. Custom parts, machining, foundry work, and countless hours of planning have brought together the restoration of one of history's greatest machines.

anderson-industries.com

 

[Turbo Zach]

That old engine is neat. I went to the Belmond Threshing Bee a couple weeks ago. They had a big Case running a sawmill. Might have been the same one? I had the kids so I could not poke around much, chased kids instead. Have you seen the Bull Pull tractor? That is a neat machine also.

 

[Wageslave]

The Beetle saga continues:

I got everything back together and took it for a drive. No bad noises and drove quite well for about 5 miles. Once I stopped to turn around, BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!, oil pressure alarm is back.

(insert a long string of obscenities here)

I ended up driving the thing the 5 miles back home with the oil pressure light blinking constantly, but oddly enough no rattling or bad noises from the engine. After some more research, I found the actual oil pressure switch was leaking through the body and into the connector. I went ahead and replaced the switch and added a mechanical oil pressure gauge to give me a better idea of what is happening.

I then started it up and it had 70 psi at cold idle and pegged the gauge at 100 psi at 2000 RPM. Hell yes! Took it out for a drive and at full operating temperature it had 20 to 25 psi at hot idle and 60 to 70 psi at 2000 RPM. I also had no more oil pressure light.

(It turns out, the way the oil pressure light and alarm work is that if the switch isn't made when the engine hits 1,500 RPM or more, the alarm will go off. Which means that the light will never come on until it hits 1,500 RPM, even if there is zero pressure!)

I managed to button the engine up, and now have to figure out how to get the front end reinstalled.

 

[Local Hero]

Junior passed his driving test Friday so I had to give up the Cop Vic to him. It was always destined to be his car. But I've been using it daily for the last six months getting it sorted. It was tough to give it up. Together we gave it a fresh oil change and topped off all the fluids. We also chased down a power steering fluid leak. Then I made him simulate getting a flat tire and proving to me that he could change one if necessary using the factory jack and lug wrench. Last I explained the process of jumping a car with jumper cables. He should be good to go solo now.

Now I'm back to daily driving my wagon and using my Delta 88 on the nice days.

Next up I put new wiper blades on the Mrs.' "Vango" and cleaned some excessive brake dust off the alloy wheels.

Last I took apart and cleaned my old Holley electric fuel pump for my Cougar and will carry it as a spare.

 

[motorheadmike]

Not my project but I went to the local old threshers show this weekend. Saw the 150hp case. Built in 1904, they made 9 prototypes from 1904-1907 when they found out metallurgy wasn't advanced enough and the gears wore out too fast. Scrapped the project. Biggest model they made at the time was 80hp and these were not actually tractors but marketed as road locomotives. They used this first one in AZ to haul copper ore wagon from the mine to the railroad.

They all got cut up for scrap by the 30's except for the boiler from the AZ tractor which was used as a water tank, culvert under a road and display piece until the 90's.

The guy that owns it dad bought the boiler 25 years ago and it was not useable. Ended up rebuilding the thing entirely from scratch using the factory drawings from Case. He started around 20 and he just finished it last year (36 now) about $1.5 million and 15 years later. He owns a foundry/machine shop and hired an Amish guy to build a new boiler to the 115yr old prints. Everything else he made the patterns for and cast or machined himself or by friends.

It's seriously cool and huge for being a dead on replica from 115 years ago. Owner is also an engineer and reverse drew everything and ran FEA on a few parts and I assume made design revisions as needed to make it better.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/05/08/after-a-dozen-years-replica-of-worlds-largest-traction-engine-to-debut/

150 Case Part 1 – Realizing the Dream - Anderson Industries

Part 1 of Kory Anderson's story of rebuilding the massive 150 HP Case Road Locomotive. Custom parts, machining, foundry work, and countless hours of planning have brought together the restoration of one of history's greatest machines.

anderson-industries.com

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Well that has to be the coolest and most depressing thing I have read in a long while. What an incredible undertaking! And what 20 year old has over a million dollars and a dozen years to dedicate to this kind of exercise?! More specifically: what am I doing with my life?

Also big and littles were cool at the turn of the 20th century.

 

[wonderboy24]

installed a new ladder in the garage yeasterday. granddaughter had to test it