In article <3697E3E1.68F6A5A9(at)idt.net>, Irwin J Kostal <bigfoot(at)idt.net> wrote:
> I've been following this thread with considerable interest, since I'm
> the recent purchaser of a 1953 Sunbeam Talbot Saloon which I am in the
> very early stages of restoring. The first problem I encountered was
I was a total novice too when I started, so I read a lot and made plans.
My Bibliography (to come) Checklist and Sequence notes are on my
website. All the horror stories I read involved a very guy-like thing:
jumping in and going for it. Scared me, so I thought I'd try to capture
everything in lists I could go through over and over again. Your project
*will* swell like, well things that swell, so you might as well know that
from the beginning.
> I have been convinced that the next step is to pull the engine, take it
> apart and rebuild it as necessary. Speaking of biting off more than you
> can chew, this will be the first time I have even attempted such a
> thing. I have made a connection, and hope to have someone who can act
> as a consultant at various stages along the way, since I'm SURE I'd
> screw it up without help. I've purchased the Factory Workshop Manual
> for the car, and now I need to create workspace for myself in my
> garage. If I'm gonna remove things like the Bonnet, and the front
> seats, I'll need a place to put them. Also, I'd like to arrange it so
> that losing parts is NOT problem, so I can't just drop things on the
> floor!
Containers (film canisters, jars, baggies), tape and a permanent marker.
A camera.
Disassembly is not difficult, but follow whatever the Manual says (like
loosening head bolts properly). One subassembly at a time, Remove -
Clean - Package and Label.
Reassembly is not rocket surgery either, but it requires Cleanliness and
Precision. It's the latter that has me working with the machinist, also
a reputable foreign auto rebuilder. I figured I'd learn this stuff on my
next car...
> Interestingly, when I bought the car, a spare engine, completely
> disassembled, came with it. It may even include an OD, since I've got
> two driveshafts, of different lengths. One idea I've had is to compare
> the parts that come from the car and actually rebuild TWO engines, one
> from the best parts, and the other from the worst. I started out this
After the time and money you spend rebuilding #1, a spare might not seem
as important. :) And, what's left may not be worthwhile.
> I am not a purist in these matters, and really only hope to end up with
> a functional, good-looking Saloon, something that I can drive from time
> to time without being a nervous wreck. I have no impulse to soup it up,
> though I wouldn't mind doing little things that might improve
> performance as I go, as long as it's not a major addition to the
> expense, and so far as other modifications are concerned, I really care
> about what works.
Serious deja vu here. The knee-bone's connected to the leg-bone, the
leg-bone's connected to the thigh-bone, etc....
I saw some Sunbeam-Talbot 90 bearings at my rebuilder's place, if they
might be of use.
You only need an engine hoist twice per rebuild (ideally), and here
they're $40 per half-day.
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