Re: Ken's 1937 115C Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2015/4/28 21:41:20

Long time since I've posted here, but for those that have seen my other posts, some work has happened. My crankshaft will need to be ground and oversized rod and main bearings fitted- looking for bearings before I go back to the machine shop. Valve train has been installed, not adjusted. The radiator and fuel tank have been re-cored and re-nu'd, respectively. Rebuilt distributor is shipping.

Once I get the crank situation resolved and decide whether or not to fit new pistons (since my ring and valve job has turned into a de facto rebuild), I should finally be able to start re-assembly. My goal is mechanical completeness and drive the car enough to break in the engine before the fall hits.

Anyone have a good tire size to fit for some temporary radial rollers? My plan is to find some cheap steel wheels and skinny radial tires for my temporary running this summer, and then I can refinsh the stock wheels, add hub caps, and bias ply (or radial) white walls once the body work is done. I promised my wife WWWs but I don't want to buy them until the car is more or less done. I also don't want to put 500 miles on my current dry-rotted rollers. 215/85R16s is the closest estimate I have been able to come up with.