Re: The Studebaker Wagon Saga....follow it here
Brian -
another thought to consider if you can't find replacement parts for this ole stud mill.....
measure the diameters and see if there is any prayer of using a rod / piston from another engine. The crank looks quite good - I think with the exception of the one journal with the nick in it that may require a .010 grind, the rest of them should polish up just fine -- if need be you can hunt for .001+ bearings, or, just go .010 on the whole thing if those bearings are available.
Custom pistons are always a possibility - and you can then go with full floating pins.... the question is - if any of those rods are tweaked - can you get replacement OEM units - or are you better off going with something from another engine that's readily available -- even if it requires grinding the crank rod journals (or offset grinding to create a STROKER!) that would be better than re-using questionable rods.
Cool project.
Brian -
another thought to consider if you can't find replacement parts for this ole stud mill.....
measure the diameters and see if there is any prayer of using a rod / piston from another engine. The crank looks quite good - I think with the exception of the one journal with the nick in it that may require a .010 grind, the rest of them should polish up just fine -- if need be you can hunt for .001+ bearings, or, just go .010 on the whole thing if those bearings are available.
Custom pistons are always a possibility - and you can then go with full floating pins.... the question is - if any of those rods are tweaked - can you get replacement OEM units - or are you better off going with something from another engine that's readily available -- even if it requires grinding the crank rod journals (or offset grinding to create a STROKER!) that would be better than re-using questionable rods.
Cool project.
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