Anyone engine enthusiasts?

[postpaper]

I don't know if this is the place to speak of this matter but might as well.. I think old cars and motorcycles are really cool, and I love disassembling to learn.

I don't have any old cars lying around, and not really in a position to buy one immediately either... To me it was one of those things where I thought "how do people get started doing this?"

Just wondering if anyone had experience with tinkering with any type of engines really, and wanted to hear their story!

Cheers,

 

[GHT]

I don't know if this is the place to speak of this matter but might as well.. I think old cars and motorcycles are really cool, and I love disassembling to learn.

I don't have any old cars lying around, and not really in a position to buy one immediately either... To me it was one of those things where I thought "how do people get started doing this?"

Just wondering if anyone had experience with tinkering with any type of engines really, and wanted to hear their story!

Cheers,

Welcome to The Lounge, there's a few classic and vintage owned cars by members that crop up from time to time. My MG looks pre-war but was made in 1947. That's because it was designed pre-war and after making war material, MG, like others, only had their pre-war designs, come peace time.

Getting my hands dirty with the engine is not my idea of fun. I do the driving and leave dirty hands to others.

 

[postpaper]

Getting my hands dirty with the engine is not my idea of fun. I do the driving and leave dirty hands to others.

Haha, fair enough... sick looking car! What does the realistic maintenance like? What would be the bare minimum to keep it "well-oiled" ready to be driven?

 

[GHT]

This website will give you all the details of the car. There is a local garage who specialises in classic MG's, he keeps me updated as to when a maintenance check or service is due. Here's the link to that website:
https://www.mgccyregister.co.uk/tec...ion-guide/an-introduction-to-the-mg-y-series/

 

[GHT]

I don't know if this is the place to speak of this matter but might as well.. I think old cars and motorcycles are really cool, and I love disassembling to learn.
Cheers,

Have a look at the Vintage Car thread, https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/vintage-cars.8212/ you will find some very interesting classics there.

 

[Furu14]

Mostly cars, and by cars I specifically mean volvo redblock. b16 to b230. Want to get into motorcycles though, I really do love the knucklehead harleys, but they are hard to comeby here and very expensive when you do

 

[Orange Leatherworks]

I've built a few performance car engines (big block and small block Chevys) and I recently got into motorcycles. I built my first motorcycle engine (Suzuki in-line 4) last winter here in Canada. I live in the city and don't have a garage but still managed a complete rebuild in my small apartment (see photo). I think I might settle on bikes. They're much more accessible than cars in several ways. Generally, they're easier to work on compared to cars and don't require the vast amounts of space and large equipment. Buying and selling bikes is fairly easy and a lot of bikes (especially some classics) can be had for very little money. I've only ever dealt with used bikes, never new. All around, I find bikes a lot more fun to use and work on. A lot of people will discourage you from riding but it's really something you have to try for yourself, by yourself. It's one of the best things I've ever done.

 

[postpaper]

I live in the city and don't have a garage but still managed a complete rebuild in my small apartment (see photo)

That is so impressive! How did you get started? Are there any good study material or videos online that you would recommend to just get started? So far I have only seen videos of people assembling and disassembling without explanation to just get the idea of what that looks like.

 

[Orange Leatherworks]

Thanks! It depends what you're doing. If it's a stock rebuild, the factory service manual will be your guide for everything. This a document created by the OEM for OEM mechanics performing the overhaul. It provides detailed explanations of the disassembly and inspection process, and the reconditioning and reassembly. The book contains all the service limits for various components so you can check them and replace parts if needed. For example, bearing clearances, cylinder bore tolerances, piston diameter tolerance, etc. There are some upfront cost associated with this in that you will need several precision measuring tools (micrometer, calipers, dial bore gauge, thickness or "feeler" gauges, dial indictor, etc.). I got all of mine second-hand for few hundred dollars. You will need quite a few basic tools as well. Modified/mild-performance engines require a little knowledge and free thinking, but it's all fundamentally the same. Forums are your friend. Most anything you could ever want to do has probably been hashed out several times already.

Watching videos is a very good way to get your mind familiar with things (better than books, I think). It sounds odd, but there really isn't much that will really prepare you because without having something to work on, there is no problem to actively work to solve and learn from. You really just have to jump in... you'll encounter your first issue and that will get you researching and learning. You'll have something to dissect and learn about. It also provides the motivation for learning this stuff. When there's something standing in your way, like an old rotted brake system on your motorcycle, your brain turns into a sponge looking for relevant information to fix the issue. It helps focus your attention on something small and meaningful and in a very short time you will know these systems inside-out. Eventually, all these smaller pursuits will build you a wide base of knowledge to draw from and you'll start seeing the parallels between everything. This is more or less how I learned some of this stuff.

 

[petterroch]

Welcome to The Lounge, there's a few classic and vintage owned cars by members that crop up from time to time. My MG looks pre-war but was made in 1947. That's because it was designed pre-war and after making war material, MG, like others, only had their pre-war designs, come peace time.

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[1930artdeco]

If you want to get into antique cars the best route is brass era cars. They will be the simplest to learn on and then you can trade up from there. The easiest of these cars are Model T’s due to parts availability and tech know how.

After that you can move to a Model A (and drive a real car-although I am biased about A’s). After that prices skyrocket due to the flat head V8’s. Don’t forget there are other prewar cars out there that are just as simple like Chrysler and Gm cars. Although parts and know how are a bit harder to come by.

But the half of the fun is the search for parts at swap meets. As long as you have a place to store the car out of the weather all you really need are some basic tools to work on the car. Although there are certain things that will require specialized tools but those can be farmed out to shops.

Mike