[DeTomaso] Ramblings

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

Yes but it was not a restore that time. I just swapped engines and I am
not sure about those who built the engine. It's not that I treat these
things that well either.

Is this the creek your talking about?

http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/Stuck%203.jpg



> Gary,
>
> Is this not the 2nd time around tractor restore?  I remember that project
> a
> few years ago...
>
> Now you see you made it to nice to drive across the creek.
>
>
>
> Larry (life long projects) - Cleveland
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of gow2 at rc-tech.net
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 2:06 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Ramblings
>
> As many of you know my Pantera project has been slow. I am progressing on
> the things which have been getting in the way and still making progress.
>
> Last Fall/winter I worked on rebuilding the MGB engine and re-working the
> engine bay after a broken oil line hose:
>
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/mg2/cleanup/cleanupf1.jpg
>
> This past spring/summer I have been rebuilding my mowing tractor. It
> started after much dirt work locked the oil rings. An engine re-build
> turned into a tractor restoration but it is almost finished:
>
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/teardown.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/pcparts1.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/pcparts2.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/8Ntog1.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/8ntog4.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/tractor/8ntog5.jpg
>
> Webers are done and will be time to fire up the engine again when the
> tractor is done:
>
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/1905/web/Webassembled.jpg
>
> Next will be setting up the distributorless injection as used here:
>
> http://www.thunderv12.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/DSC02373_crop_left_
> lightening.141202939_large.jpg
>
> One project I kept putting off is the gas tank which is nearly done now:
>
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/1905/gas/gastank1.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/1905/gas/gastank2.jpg
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/1905/gas/gastank3.jpg
>
>
>
> Gary
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