It was also listed as the Stockholm Salon car.By whom? Best wishes, Kare
One deck had been milled to many times so we had to raise it .012 to match the other deck. We welded the deck of the block then milled it to the proper level. Doing this requires machining the rest of the block,align bore etc.. The block came out perfect. The LWB has Lucas distibuters.
Welded the entire deck? Wow, that must have taken some time. I guess there is no alternative with such a rare block!
Actually these days if we had to do it again because of improved technology we would build up the surface with a flame spray process which is possible with aluminium,magnesium,steel or cast iron.
Isn't technology wonderful; processes available today that couldn't be dreamed of just so many years ago? Yes, thanks for posting those pictures, they're a rare treat to see!
Just curious, in spraying something like the deck, how would you "mask" the areas that shouldn't be sprayed? Thanks. john
Surprised to see hairpin valve springs. I thought they stopped way back with the 166's??? ... obviously not. Pete
which show are you referring to "2169" not being at. I have it difinitively at the Paris Show in 1960 with several pictures and factory documentation that will included with the cars portfolio when it is completed. I think unless you were at the show in person it is dangerous to say that something did or didn't happen based upon what was written one book versus another. And remember Mr. Raab has made mistakes but was documenting and tracking these cars when nobody else cared. Zac
Hi John, The area that you don't want sprayed gets masked with a silicone rubber material. That part of the job is more time consuming than the actual spraying process. The nice part about the process is that you get very little heat distortion on the rest of the casting. Peter
Thanks Peter for the great pictures and stories. Wonderful! I especially liked the photo of the pile of 7 kids in the Pf coupe, it even made my wife giggle! A monumental moment! Ed, Pf coupe s.n. 1747
