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Humphrey
Joined: 28 May 2010 Posts: 18 Location: France 87
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:52 pm Post subject: 1929 Austin 16/6 Babbitt done |
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Just finished doing it myself. I could not have managed without my lathe.
I am now making a fixture so I can bore and face the big ends. The mains (all 8 of them) will be bored in a fixture and not in line which is too cramped on this engine.
It was handy having a small oven to heat up the steel parts. The Babbitt was melted over a gas ring. _________________ 1929 Austin 16/6 1948 Pontiacs (2) 1964 Someca Tractor (Fiat 411R) |
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Glen Vassallo
Joined: 26 Apr 2016 Posts: 8
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Good on you for doing it yourself! I am in the process of slowly rebuilding one. Did you buy your parts from the VAR? What about a workshop manual? Sorry for the questions. Thanks
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Humphrey
Joined: 28 May 2010 Posts: 18 Location: France 87
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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When the olld cylinder block cracked, I replaced it with a 30's one but the water manifold did not fit so i made one out of steel to match the wate pump. The ones for that year are not compatible with the pump on the older crank case.
I also made new pistons which I cast on my home foundry using modern rings that give less friction and better oil control.
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