Old sneakers

Why do we spend time, money and extraordinary effort finding and working on bits (large and small) of rusty metal? Bringing an abandoned hulk or broken machine back from the brink is extremely satisfying, but surely there are more worthy goals.
Can't think of any right now though - look at what Paul brought me:

16 inch wheels for my '50 Dodge

Take a moment to appreciate the old tires before they head off to the transfer station. Set your time machine to the day some lucky person drove off with a brand new pair of "Wards Riverside De luxe" 6.00-16's. Makes me happy just thinking about it.

WARDS RIVERSIDE HI-WAY

WARDS RIVERSIDE DE LUXE HI-TRAC

B.F. Goodrich Safetyliner Silvertown 6.50-16

Oh well, there is no good way (or reason) to display old tires, so enjoy these pictures. Sandblasting, rustoleum and a nice new set of 215/85R16 radials is in the future for these wheels.

The Frazer progresses. I like to think that Joseph W. Frazer himself watched my car getting put together or at least that he saw it at Willow Run before it was shipped out to a dealership. He and Henry J. must have enjoyed seeing all the cars with their names on them. Just having a rusty one in my driveway is pretty cool.
The engine continues to come together nicely. The water pump is reassembled and the oil pump is rebuilt. I went ahead and safety wired the bolts for the main bearings. Probably not necessary, but the bolt heads are drilled for it, so I figured it was a good idea.

Oil pump in, time to safety wire the main bearing bolts

With some more help from KFOC I can reasonably say this engine is out of a late 1950 or early 1951 Kaiser car. You can see how someone carefully welded on the earlier front engine mount to the newer front plate. By that time Joseph Frazer was disillusioned and had pretty much checked out of his own company, so he probably didn't see this particular engine as it went down the assembly line. I think he would still approve.
Time for a little more paint.

And some green.

Time to install an oil pan, water pump and manifolds, and to start cleaning up the clutch and transmission parts.

I hope you had a Happy Halloween and that someone cute brought you holiday appropriate gifts.

Not sharing, just showing off.