Working on a 1932 Stutz DV32 block

[@craigpennington1251]

Just look at the beauty of this engine. And it runs without computers. Those engines were massively made and appears to be very strong. Great craftsmanship in rebuilding a treasure.

[@johnalexander4356]

I'm really enjoying your work! When I was a kid I worked at an automotive machine shop and really enjoyed the work. But on my lunch I'd work a half block and there was a real restoration shop that was always full of beautiful classic cars. I studied and drooled over them. I left for the military and when I got back the shop was gone. I watch you and I'm totally jealous of the people that get to work with you! I'm guessing that some of the cars you've done have previously gone through the shop we had in Topeka back in the 70's. I can't remember it's name. Thanks again

[@claytoresto]

My pleasure. Most of what we do is the senior classic's of the 1930's. I have film on all those cars and will be bringing to the channel soon.

[@stewartpeterson9090]

Very inspiring. The shop layout and attention to detail go well with the carefull methodology. Thank you for sharing.

[@claytoresto]

Thanks for watching!

[@BruceBoschek]

Excellent video and perfectly executed job on the main bearings. Thanks very much for sharing this!

[@Suburbanhotrods]

The more and more I deal with engines and everything the more and more I want to be an engine builder and watching these videos on what exactly goes into the precision of machining makes me want to do it even more

[@VictorySpeedway]

Art to .0001". A total joy to watch. Thank you.

[@kennethconnors5316]

Amazing work on historical engine

[@Tellyfive]

Thank you for an in depth technical video and thank you for keeping these amazing cars driving!

[@bobmillerick300]

As promised, full of excitement at every turn...........thanks for the share

[@claytoresto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@skylinefever]

I'm fascinated by the challenges of rebuilding such old engine designs.

[@bill3641]

Interesting , this the first time that I've seen the bearing shells bored as apposed to the block itself . Nice work .

[@claytoresto]

Thanks. It's amazing how well and accurate this old machine cuts the bearings

[@corystansbury]

@@claytoresto It's astounding how good the old machines were and still are. Some of my favorite machines I've ever used were from the 30s and saw use through WW2. It's no wonder that stuff was so beautifully constructed.

[@craigkeller]

He’s not just a machinist, but an artist who works through machines

[@rustyaxelrod]

That was quick! He was just being modest. That was a good bit of work with the measuring of each bearing and chamfering etc.

[@tikisteve3968]

As an ex machinist, I love watching machine shop work miss the smell of cutting oil sometimes always fun to watch your videos 👍

[@claytoresto]

Thank you!

[@robertwatkins364]

I am a journey level manual machinist. I have cut everything from electric motor end bells, and rotor shafts, to 8000 pound wheel motor frames on a 96 inch V.T.L. I have done portable line boring, and custom one off parts. I would trade it all today, to work in a shop like this!

[@hectormcarmonadiaz9184]

First time looking at a stutz motor ,this to me is gold to see,thanks a lot.

[@stevejanka361]

Another great video. I had no idea that's how it was done. I watch the AMG Mercedes videos on engine building, but they always seem to skip by this process. However, their crank rotates like yours does, free and easy. Thanks for sharing your expertise and knowledge. Can't wait for your next video. Take care.

[@psk5746]

Modern engines have shell bearings that do not need machining, just fitting the right sized ones

[@radiok2ua]

Love this channel! Mesmerizing. Faithful and skilled restoration of truly unique pieces of art-a joy to behold!

[@claytoresto]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@markpatterson7070]

Mark I love your videos also as the last person said. Set up and accurate measurements are the key!! Thanks for you precious time you take to make these videos

[@derrickrees8895]

What a magnificent looking motor ! I hope we see it on the Dyno later !

[@bigmountain7561]

Unbelievable how much time and labor and love that you and the shop puts into the work. Just Awesome!! Thank You 🙏

[@vermontjeff2535]

You do it all . You are one smart guy

[@claytoresto]

Many thanks.

[@E.T.GARAGE]

another interesting and great video on how its done.

[@corystansbury]

Beautiful, meticulous work.

[@claytoresto]

Thank you so much 😀

[@craigkeller]

Great to watch an artisan.

[@claytoresto]

Thanks

[@scottthomas5999]

Great bore job.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@geef6770]

Thanks, Mark, for this great video. Love your channel!

[@yambo59]

This was very interesting, ive seen plenty of line boring work on engines that take off the shelf bearing shells but never seen this old school procedure of placing the poured babbit material then cutting/boring to size in place - and im assuming it was common back in the earliest designs - weve come so far. Id be worried that the main babbits could wear down and that locating pin could start digging into the crank journal-lol I assume it never gets that far, it would be one loud crank assembly-lol

[@andrewwilson8317]

Nice work.

[@vw4x4]

There's a very good chance that this engine is now better than new. With modern day lube it should last a long long time. Many times today's machine shops fine the original machine work was not that precise .

[@Awesomeman1987]

Weggman Hillard I was thinking the same, clearances were probably looser from the factory

[@loganavery4951]

You'd be surprised. I know that with Packard, the standard at the factory was the piston and cylinder should be so precisely ground that without any piston rings on, they should not be able to fall through the cylinder without a certain amount of force (enough force to pull through by hand). They only put the pistons in if all cylinders could meet that criteria.

[@womersleydanny1178]

thanks again mark / love all the vids best wishes from the uk.

[@growingknowledge]

Wonderful work -

[@ScottDLR]

very interesting process!

[@mwrcrft]

Nice walk thru video

[@richardthomas1566]

Nuts how perscice this work is.

[@hdibart]

Really special,thanks!

[@K-Effect]

If your crank bearings are not bored correctly then that's a for sure way to eat up the bearings in the transmission

[@dieselross86]

Please make more videos from kind like this. Its very interesting

[@psk5746]

Very interesting!

[@claytoresto]

Glad you think so!

[@nitro105]

Thanks for another nice video

[@CORVAIRWILD]

A couple of critigues. If I may? You were drilling the bearing shells with your bare hand right next to the drill bit. If that drill bit would have broken, it would have ended up in your thumb, just like when I was drilling a towel bar bracket 25 years ago, and the drill bit came out of my thumb years later. And the other thing was, do you oil your bolts before you torque them for the crankshaft caps? Shouldn't you have gone down the bolts in stages, even if it was just side to side, or what about going down the block in stages?

[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

Amazing skills 👏 👌

[@claytoresto]

Thanks for the visit

[@yurakrasnoslobodcev5415]

If it possible can you say what stroke, bore, rod, compr height, valve diameter(in metric system). it will be interesting for comparison with modern engine. Thanks for channel.

[@bigredc222]

Good stuff Thanks

[@edsonxavier2825]

Nice video

[@claytoresto]

Thanks

[@timbrown9535]

How many miles would these last before needing rebuilding? I wish I lived near there. Id do intern work for nothing. Id be glad to clean up the shop. Love the videos yall.

[@Jayhawkga]

More please.

[@zephyrold2478]

Hi Nice job, one thing I thought about though, are you not making a high spot on the outside of the bearing when you punched the number 5 on the side, I know it might not be much but anyhow.

[@holleyhivers9144]

It was before they turned them.

[@robertstingley1867]

Why you have a new f79 and use an old ass Tobin ARP for line boring? just curious

[@claytoresto]

I have the $13,000 attachment to do line boring on the F79, but there are two problems with it. 1.. the finish looks like a phonograph record no matter what I do and I have confirmed this with several other F79 owners and 2. I can setup to bore a block in less than half theme it takes on the F79. If you have repeat operations on the same engine block then the F79 makes sense but we are almost always setting up a different block one after another. I can also cut my bearings within .0003 of my target on the TA-14.

[@akfarmboy49]

what brand is your line boring machine?

[@bwood454]

Tobin Arp TA 15?

[@Vintageguy73]

Do you not hone for final fitment?

[@984francis]

Well, the journals and bearings are not bores, they are pressure fed with oil. Bores are honed to provide oil retention.

[@thesunreport]

i'm guessing you'd lose some accuracy if you honed it??

[@claytoresto]

We do not hone babbitt. Just cut.

[@916fanatic1]

You make all this look easy but it's really not easy at all.

[@sonex413]

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[@MrFraserLaser]

Just found ya channel and subscrided, awesome content loving it. Are you hiring at all haha seems like a great shop to work in

[@pappabob29]

I checked and no-one else asked. So, you showed setting the cutter with the mic to take off .050 but didn't show how you "locked" the cutter in place. You just pushed the cutter down into the bar. Must be a set screw or ?? in the bar??

[@claytoresto]

Very observant. You lock the tool with the end screw.

[@vermontjeff2535]

Please film Something in the year 2021 I saw every video you made , thanks j

[@claytoresto]

I'm still here, just way behind in the shop. We'll be back soon.

[@CORVAIRWILD]

Do you ever show your mess ups? Not picking on you, we're human, and I'm surprised you don't wear latex gloves. Oils get in your blood, not good

[@claytoresto]

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[@tasa3083]

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