17 Touring

[Steam Engine Pete]

Picked up a 17 Touring yesterday. Supposedly last ran in 1955. Did a little work on it yesterday and fired it up. Runs great. Needs alot of work yet.

 

[ndnchf]

Awesome find! nice looking tin. Looks like it came right out of a barn.

 

[CharlieB]

Always interested,in a case like this, how far you plan to go cosmetically. Obviously the interior is gone. How about the body? Do you plan to paint it?

 

[Steam Engine Pete]

Charlie,
It needs to be completely done. The wood is almost completely gone and what is there is in very poor shape. If it was solid I would maybe drive it as it is but that is not an option.

Had the engine running for a couple of hours on Saturday. Runs great but has a mile of crankshaft endplay so I will have to fix the engine too.

Pete

 

[CharlieB]

So you're going "ground up". I'd start with the eng/trans/rear end personaly. I imagine that's going to be the big ticket item. Of course no body is giving away body wood, upholstery or paint either!