panzerjager bren project

[Michael R.]

easy-peasy. . . enjoy the journey Leo !

[leo tomaiolo]

so after looking at the center divider i decided to make a new one as i think it will be easier than repairing what i have. the rivets came out surprisingly easy, not complaining. there was some damage to the strip that covers the seam on the floor. decided to cut out a section of strip and replace that too. there's a little rust on the hull floor but it's not worth pursuing. getting close to blasting time.

[Dave Newcomb]

From Fordbarn.com and the Early Ford V8 Club Please do not mount [hang] your Flathead V8 from the bellhousings '32-48. there are numerous examples of those castings failing and dropping the engines. The safest method uses an exhaust mount plate of 3/8th " steel. Purchase or fabricate yourself, and still fits your engine stand rotator socket. newc

[leo tomaiolo]

Originally Posted by Dave Newcomb

From Fordbarn.com and the Early Ford V8 Club Please do not mount [hang] your Flathead V8 from the bellhousings '32-48. there are numerous examples of those castings failing and dropping the engines. The safest method uses an exhaust mount plate of 3/8th " steel. Purchase or fabricate yourself, and still fits your engine stand rotator socket. newc

Since that picture was taken I made a side mount. And you can't see it but I do have a jack under the front of the block. But you are correct, hanging them by the Bell housing is sketchy.

[leo tomaiolo]

got my block back from being stitched. he did an incredible job. it needed a few spots done. ended up have to stitch in 2 of the cylinders. so he sleeved them after he was done stitching. he tested the block to 60 psi for 2 hours. judging from the amount of high hp block repairs he has done mine should be no problem. so next stop off to the machine shop.

[leo tomaiolo]

here's some better views of the repairs. you can see where the cracks went in to the cylinder wall. all of the stitching is done dry. when they put sleeved the cylinder they used a chemical bonding agent to install it. using the bonding agent removes the stress of pressing a sleeve in. i was quite impressed and a happy camper.

[leo tomaiolo]

heading up to the American History Museum this weekend to get some measurements off of the U.C. on display there.