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Just be prepared that once you read the article and look at the photos of Crazy Eddie's engine, you will never look at your car the same way again, but that's not a bad thing.
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ROB III wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:17 pm Just be prepared that once you read the article and look at the photos of Crazy Eddie's engine, you will never look at your car the same way again, but that's not a bad thing.
You got that right Rob - Ed's is one amazing engine bay!
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Tom wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:03 pm ... A good friend, @Crazy Eddie is the original owner of his Silver Rose car, so we have an inside line on originality for that car if helpful. We did an article about him and the car in the June 2015 issue of Panorama, which you can find online at the link below if you are a PCA member:

https://ww2.pca.org/panoreader/jun-2015/#page=80

(And if you are not a member, you might considering joining!)
@Tom, thanks -- I joined PCA just now, so I could read the article. ;-) What an amazing story about @Crazy Eddie and his car. I am sure I will have plenty of questions as I restore it ... hoping to get it to even a fraction of the originality of his car.
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ROB III wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:17 pm Just be prepared that once you read the article and look at the photos of Crazy Eddie's engine, you will never look at your car the same way again, but that's not a bad thing.
Indeed! I'm now inspired... glad I have a source for knowledge to help me in my journey.
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What about the flywheel lock? IIRC there's a 3d Printable one, or should I buy the metal one?
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V951S wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:28 am @Tom
What about the flywheel lock? IIRC there's a 3d Printable one, or should I buy the metal one?
Buy a metal one for sure. The 3D printed one was more of a design exercise I did on request, but without a very high end industrial printer, there's no way it will be strong enough to undo the front pulley bolt. The spec on that bolt is 155 ft lbs, and getting it off after years of service takes some multiple of that.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

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