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mechman
Member
Username: mechman
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 10:06 am: | 
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Goodday I now have the Essex restored for your pleasure--modified a crankshaft from an Acadia salt water junker & also used the con rod (same lenght & stroke)--here are some photos Email me if you want more detail [email protected]    |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1548
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 03:34 pm: |
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Larry - Really nice restoration and I'm sure its worth all your time and effort.
Haven't seen many of these old timers around ! have you run it yet ?
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richardday
Senior Member
Username: richardday
Post Number: 522
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 03:43 pm: |
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Very nice work. Congratulations. |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1549
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 03:52 pm: |
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June 1906 Essex ad
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mechman
Member
Username: mechman
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 08:38 pm: |
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Goodday again Many thanks for the kind comments---as it stands it's only a static display--it will need more work to become a runner (But not that much)I hoping to see anything in Canadian info--ads or sales literature |
thomas
Senior Member
Username: thomas
Post Number: 272
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 07:56 pm: |
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Larry,
Great looking job. It's a handfull as I recall.
Why did you replace crankshaft?
Tom |
mechman
Member
Username: mechman
Post Number: 14
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 08:46 am: |
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Goodday Tom The crankpin was in bad shape --I figured it would be easier to take an Acadia Shaft ( I had a salt water junker) & add about 4" to it & as it was a larger diameter we cleaned out the bore of the brass bearings & turned it to fit--This meant also oversizing the flywheel bore ,so now it's just like a new engine on the bottom end. |
