Recent content by Motorhead327

Looks like Gunmetal Blue to me.

An outfit called Auto Care and Restoration in Redding California used to sell one for $48 exchange about 20 years ago.

I've lifted a few motors in the past 70 years and would always have the head off and use two head bolts and chains.

Like Red did, I collapsed them by wedging something between them and the outer wall.

Looks good, my man.....stay warm and dry.

I have avoided the bulb filament question by replacing my headlamps with acetylene headlights from a 1909 Brush.

Can I have some help ID'ing these? I suspect "C" is a ringer because of the phillips head hex bolts, but need confirmation before tossing. Any help appreciated, thanks in advance.

A lot has been said of the SS bumpers are not as springy as chromed steel bumpers like the originals, but I would venture to say none of the chromed steel repo bumpers are spring steel either.

I want to purchase new US made stainless steel bumpers. Is there more than one manufacturer of these things leading to a difference in quality from one retailer to another? I want the biggest bang for my buck.

OK, lets cut through all this and see if I have this right. If I get a repro line it will come with a 1/2-20 male fitting and compression ring which will thread directly into the inlet pictured in my attachment, right?

Then I'm missing that part. One side would be 1/2-20 male, the other side would be female flare? Who has it, I checked a few places and didn't see one.

Anyone know what thread is used on the cast iron inlet of the Zenith carb? If it's flare, I don't have the sealing surface inside.....it isn't pipe, I tried that and it seems to be a finer thread. Maybe I'm missing a fitting that goes there.

Were your rods drilled on the ends too? I'm the third owner of my tudor and am certain I was the first to remove the rods since it was built. I'm really interested to know if yours were drilled.....

I looked and looked and found nothing that helped. I thought maybe if I drilled a small drill start in the end of the rods, I could fish them through using another small diameter rod inserted from the gearbox end. Upon inspection of my rods, I saw both were ALREADY drilled on the end! Could this...