Frozen Moments So Long Ago

If only these pictures could speak, if we could share the moment, the time, the place. But until time machines are invented this is the only way.

Love the hat. Chev 4 around 1916 to 18

1916, Just 4 years after the Titanic sunk

Now which bike is mine again????

 I would like a head gasket and plugs for a 1928 Chev. No problem sir, would you like genuine or after market?

We Will Never See Timber Like This Again

Not exactly 1928 Chev related but thought you may like to see a few logging photos showing fallen trees the size of which would only be seen once in mankinds existence.

How much bigger would they have been now if not felled back then?

How old would they have been?

Now dear are you sure thats the correct way to change a tyre?

Let me reccomend this guy to you

http://montythe1928chevrolet.blogspot.com/2011/12/1950s-truck-i-handpainted-signage.html

Not bad work for a rough Chev guy. Who knows. There may a chance to convert him yet.

2011 - 3rd December. A Service and then a 132 mile round trip to Trafalgar

Grant and I had planned a days activity in Grant's restoration shed on Sunday the 4th  to refit the cowl as the starting point for a square body for Monty the 28 Chev.

So on the 3rd it was a good prompt to give the Red Chev a bit of TLC, which included:

* Oil the valves, rocker arms and push rods
* Top up the oil
* Full Suspension Lube
* Adjust the rear brakes
* Check the tyres
* Check the coolant
* And of course give the engine a bit of a polish up.

So its the morning of the 4th, just about to give the Red Chev its normal pre-drive polish and tyre black, when the heavens opened, so that was cancelled.

Headed off and luckily the rain eased and around Dandenong stopped,  and was clear weather all the way to Trafalgar.

The Red Chev ran well with this being the first major outing since I fitted the new electric fuel pump to keep the fuel pressure up for the new Zenith 14991 carby. It was on the last run to Trafalgar that I discovered the Vac Tank was not up to the challenge of the new carby and several times during the trip there was a miss as the fuel supply dropped off. An easing of the gas pedal was all that was required to return the engine to normal running, but long hills were the thing that convinced me to fit the fuel pump.

Back to today's trip, apart from one small cough, the Red Chev ran very well. The fuel pump is a little noisy on start up, as I have mounted it on the fire wall, but I will look at insulating the attachments to reduce the sound of the pump being amplified through the firewall. The worst case would be to refit the pump under the car, but hey, I am not ashamed of it, so I will persevere and see what happens.

The day's main task, the fitting of Monty's cowl went very well as you can see in Grant's posting.
http://montythe1928chevrolet.blogspot.com/2011/12/resto-cowl-fitted.html

2011 - 27th November - Electric Fuel Pump Compliments the Zenith Carby Upgrade

This may seem like a leopard changing his spots as for many years I have been a staunch believer and supporter of retaining the Stewart Warner Vacuum Tank, as fitted standard to 1928 Chevs.

This all changed when I fitted the Zenith 14991 carby. Around town at 35 miles per hour it ran beautiful, and on the open road I could cruise at 50 to 55 MPH with no drama, except after about 15 miles of high speed driving I would out strip the rate of fuel supply, and suffer fuel starvation until I backed off and let the fuel supply back into the carby. On hills the problem was a bit more severe. It was not a Vac Tank problem but the 14991 carby requiring fuel pressure to run at its ultimate level of performance.

I was advised by a Chev guy in the States before I fitted the 14991 that I would need an electric fuel pump.

I took a gamble and lost.

You are never too old to learn. For years I thought the standard Carter carby was fine, did not know any better. Changed to the Zenith, very happy. Similar experience to when I changed over to 3077 spark plugs. So fitting an electric fuel pump was viewed in a similar way. Not to make the Red Chev a racer, just a bit more respectable on the open road.

A 6 volt in line fuel pump was ordered from the Filling Station in the USA, and has just been fitted. Some people hide these under the chassis or inside a stripped out vac tank, but hey I am not ashamed or it.

I have mounted it on the firewall, right next to the vac tank, and by installing a tap in the vacuum line from the manifold to the vac tank, I can convert back to the original system in about 10 minutes. Will probably never need to, but lets be on the safe side, plus it allows me to maintain my faith and reliance in vac tanks.

The fuel pump makes a bit of noise before the engine fires up, but once running you don't hear it. I will do a shake down run up to Trafalgar to see Monty and Grant in the next week or so, which should be a good test, and if something happens 1 of my 2 fuel systems will get me home.

A few pictures of the installation are below.

Just a Few Chev 4 Trucks and Pickups