Brad and
Bill were here yesterday (Saturday), along with Chief Mechanic George. Brad and
George were here today.
We got the
top rad hose connected. Funny how the pipe comes off the engine at a bit of an
angle, making it tough to get that short chunk of heavy hose to line up. Bill
got it all prepared and then with a bit of force we were able to get it
connected.
Bill and
Brad got some more of the wiring done. Connected the battery today – the lights
on the dash work. Cool!
George did
more work on the connecting rod bearings. A couple of the babbits didn’t look
very good (rough, bits of brass embedded), but by shuffling the inserts around
a little he has the poor ones on the bottom and the good ones on top where the
load is. He figures he will be done tomorrow. Connor (son, 6) spent some of the
day in the garage with us. He seems to enjoy helping his Grampie (George) under
the car.
Brad found
us some bolts that will work well for the connecting rods. I’m starting to
think this car will be more Caterpillar than Stutz.
Brad got
the horn working. Very exciting. Happy to hear that nice 'arooga'. Brad also
got the brake light switch working.
I added water
to the rad. It didn’t leak, so I lost that bet. Several nut shells floated up
to the top. Go figure.
Project
lead George writes: “Hope to have the '24 Stutz up and running in the next few
days. You need to start some blogging
for the next project - brakes. These are
Lockheed four wheel hydraulic external contracting brakes. What should we consider to rebuild them. I
was surprised to see the car plumbed with 3/8 inch copper tube. Should this be changed to modern small steel tube;
should we retain the old master cylinder or go for a modern one. Throw this out
and see what you get back.”
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