{FORGED?} Re: As requested, a new Little Car engine shot...

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On March 6, 2005 Gwen Smith wrote:

> Ya'll,
> 
> I believe it was Doc who asked for a new shot of Little Car's engine,
> after the work I've been doing on it.
> 
> Now that the weather has cleared, I had a day to (a) do a bit more
> clean-up under the hood, and (b) take a shot or two.  The result is at:
> 
> http://www.gwensmith.com/interests/rambler/images/64_classic_engine_big.jpg
> 
> 
> (Careful, the URL is a wee bit long and may wrap on you.)
> 
> There is still a bit of work to be done under here, especially to get it
> "just so."  The engine (including the cylinder head), for example, should
> be the same colour as the air cleaner.  I'll get there at some point.
> Likewise, I had to forgo the tower clamps on the radiator at this
> juncture because I had the wrong size towers for the job.  Another time.
> 
> The distributor cap and spark plug wires aren't "to spec" either.  Maybe
> at the next tune-up, as I've got the correct cap stored away, and know
> who makes date-coded repro plug wires.  All in good time.
> 
> You will also note that yes, there is a hose heading up into the hood.  I
> did indeed finish the installation of the windshield washed system today.
>  Yay!
> 
> Cheers,
> Gwen Smith
> 
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Looking good Gwen. It reminds me of the engine I had in my 65 American. It really looks good, your hard work is paying off. Your right on the dist cap and the pug wires not looking original. The color of the spark plug boots jumps right out at you. Maybe if you used one of those big black magic markers you could hide the boots bright color and make it look more original till you get the right wires. Glad to see that the rain has stopped by you, we are still getting hammered weekly with snow here in N.Y. My interior job on my orange Hornet has basically been in limbo for the last 5-6 weeks. I am only able to work on small plastic parts in the house.
"Doc"







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