scannon Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 A fine example of woodcraft but oak or ironwood might have lasted a bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road SHO Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Ah, I'm always pining for the good ole days... KNOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Ah, I'm always pining for the good ole days... KNOT! Oh, I wood say that you're just board. :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Is that a Morgan? or a son of a beech? :deadhorse::smilielol5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocycle Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I recall reading a letter in an English classic car magazine many years ago from a guy who overhauled his engine (i believe it was an early Morris Minor) and found one of its pistons was made of oak!!! Apparently some impecunious previous owner turned a piston and the end grain charred to a point where it would mot burn any more and the car ran for who knows how many years before this guy rebuilt it. I have no idea how ( or if ) he dealt with rings and compression. Strains credulity, but having owned a few in my youth they are like an English VW Bug and thrive on abuse and neglect. This was before the urban myths were so trendy. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsimon Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Pre-engineered organic composite structure. very cutting edge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Now he has to see a carpenter to get his car repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Perhaps use marine-grade plywood instead? This is taking the Marcos concept to a whole 'nuther level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky dawg Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 This gives a whole new meaning to the 2x4 configuration. At least rust isn't an issue, though termites could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The Missing Link makes a missing link.:jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Gotta love the idea that someone actually did that! (probably home schooled on a farm because I actually had neighbor's as a kid who did s--t like that and were proud of it) I'll bet his butt cheeks puckered ever time he faced oncoming traffic and thought about the "temporary fix" he probably drove on till it cracked. In the same vein, my high school best friend bought (from a farmer) a '55 ford with a 272 CuIn motor when he turned 16. It was a typical smog monster burning oil at a quart a tankfull, but as teens in the 60's we were used to that. When he saved up enough money to pull the motor for a rebuild we found that one of the main bearings had spun sometime in the past and the bearing shell had been replaced with a stiff thick piece of leather. The pan was the only thing on the motor that had ever been off and since it's gasket looked to have been in place for quite a while I guess the leather worked long enough to get some use out of the car and then sell it off to some dumb kid. Sure cheaper than a crank turn and new bearings so I guess that farmer was the smart one after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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