Background diorama / Flatheads to Boxers Engine Rebuilders : new tool, new room

[landman]

While attaching the hoses I managed to break the very flimsy resi valve stems. Made new ones out of brass tubing and completed the set.

In place near the welding bench.

Edited November 16, 2020 by landman

[Canso65]

I could spend all day looking at your diorama Pat. There are so many details!

Nice job.

[landman]

The "to do list" . There is also the line boring machine to build.

 

[charlie8575]

Pat, this is really coming out fantastic. Great work.

Charlie Larkin

[MeatMan]

Great stuff.  First time I checked this thread out!!

[landman]

Thanks guys. Lots to come yet. Hope you'll enjoy it.

[landman]

Anyone care to guess what this assemblage of seemingly unrelated parts will become?

[crazyjim]

Car wash?

[landman]

Another guess Jim?

[crazyjim]

And I thought I was close too, Pat.  Looks like a terrific start to an english wheel.

[Foxer]

That's cool! Scratch one clamp and add many smoothly curved fenders. I fillet above the top wheel in that notch will make it fully rigid.

[GTJUNIOR]

Truly inspiring work Pat. Keep at it. Can't wait to see what you do next. 

[landman]

Truly inspiring work Pat. Keep at it. Can't wait to see what you do next. 

This Tony.

 

[landman]

And the other next one...

[GTJUNIOR]

Very nice scratch building Pat. Keep at it.

[landman]

Since I took the time to move the dios to a better lighted spot to take photos of these latest items I thought why not take photos of the whole thing, both rooms. starting with the restoration shop, imagine starting at the left wall and moving clockwise to the right wall.

1.Front part of the left wall

2. Back part of left wall, where it meets the back wall.

3.Left center portion of shop.

4. Right center portion of shop.

5.Right end of back wall where the three engine display is. This display will change regularly.

6. Front right wall

 

 

Edited November 16, 2020 by landman

[landman]

And now the shop itself. Lotsa stuff to go in there yet. Same deal here, photos from left to right.

1. The shipping/receiving area. Workbench is there temporarily.

2.Those three engines are where the line boring machine will go.

3.The crankshaft grinding machine

4.The surface grinding machine

Edited November 16, 2020 by landman

[Belugawrx]

Wow Pat, that is some amazing scratching there

Very Well Done

Cheers bud

[GTJUNIOR]

Looks incredible. Awesome work.

[landman]

The current trio on display

 

Will be replaced by a trio of Ford SOHC 427's. I got three in various levels of completeness in a large engine junk pile I bought on eBay. I scrounged around the other engines and with a little scratchbuilding (coils, oil filter) and one pair of resin valve covers I can make three.

Edited November 17, 2020 by landman

[charlie8575]

Boring machine? What if I want an interesting machine?

All bad jokes aside, very nice work on those machines, and I'm not kidding at all about that.

Charlie Larkin

[landman]

Here are the three 427's on display. I changed the location of the platform for ease of photography. It was hard to get good shots in the corner.

[landman]

Added the engine from the 51 Chevy.

[landman]

I've started on the line boring machine

[wayne swayze]

Great work Pat!