Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: Barnum on February 07, 2010, 02:34:09 PM
-
The Kaiser made the trip from Washington State to The UP of Michigan. Started on its own power to transfer to my trailer. Hope to have it inside today to really get to look it over. Another Kaiser saved !! here are a few pics of its trip http://www.flickr.com/photos/47203801@N08/sets/72157623246759467/
-
Glad to see the car made the trip in one piece ... With the weather we have been having I'm sure it had an interesting trip. Best of luck with the project !!!!
-
Thanks,It was an interesting trip,for me and the car hauler I met in Flint. Overall, the car will make a good driver after it gets cleaned and serviced. It's my plan to have this car for a long time to come :) No doubt I'll be here often. Taylor
-
Figured I'd update again. After changing all the fluids, plugs cap etc , the car starts and runs on its own. The supercharger was not hooked up and the carb box was missing. I'm in the process of setting it up while I wait for the box to arrive.While the brakes did come up , I'll have to go over them.Whats has really been amazing is, that the weather has been unusually good here for this time of year. So good , that I have put about 50 miles on the car and its going to be the driver I had hoped it would be!!. This site, and the people I have made contact with through here, have been a great help. Here are a few pics of the car running at its new home. http://www.flickr.com/photos/47203801@N08/sets/72157623461249539/
-
You gotta love those '54s! Nice looking car, even if I've had enough snow for one winter myself. I haven't taken any of my old cars out yet but it's in the high 40s here and the snow is burning off.
-
Looks good, how is the interior and the chrome? Do you plan on completely restoring the car or bring it to safe running condition? The colors remind me of the 53 two-door that once was in our garage. Best wishes, john
-
John,
What happened to the 53 2-door that once was in your garage??
Jim
-
For a show car the chrome will have to be redone.The stainless is nice with a few dings. The interior is in surprisingly good shape. I'll post some pics after I get the chance to clean it up a bit from its long storage. It has been painted once in its' life and eventually will need a repaint. I too like the color combo.What you see is the way it got here from storage , with just a hose off. The long term plan will be to do all of that, but mostly be able to drive it anywhere. John, where in snow country are you ? What did happen to that 53 ?
-
I like that 54! The white over blue was, in my opinion, the best two tone done on the 54s. But then again, I'm a bit biased!
My 54 -> http://www.kaiserfrazercars.com/54kman.JPG
-
Here's the Kaiser on its first Sunday drive in 20 years! It's at Point Iroquois Lighthouse on Lake Superior.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/4491337338_f296686d26_o.jpg)
-
I love your car. Reminds me of the "one that got away", that I didn't buy, back in 1991. I still can't let it go...
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee71/Kaiser51/Missed%20opportunity/Scan0021954KaiserinDesMoines.jpg)
-
Thanks, I hope mine will look that good . Where did you see this one ? I really like this color combo
-
A KFOCI member was selling it in 1991 near Des Moines, Iowa, I forget where exactly. The interior was really nice as was virtually everything about the car. To me, the novice with only experience driving European cars, it felt spindly and fragile. Now that I've had time behind the wheel of a car of this vintage, I realize that most everything I found wrong with the car was simple to repair/replace. If only I had known. :(
-
I think we all can say that....so when this one came along I took it. While it will need lots to be a show car, I'm happy I can bring it back to a running ,driving car
-
Hey, I think I saw this on ebay a few months back, If it is I may have bid against you a couple times. ;)
-
It was on ebay, though I actually didn't buy it through there. Chances are we did bid for it :) Hope you find one too !!
-
I'm glad you got that though, I have too many Kaiser projects than I care to admit. :P
-
Here is my latest update...I've put about 500 mi on the car...hoping that a sticky valve would break loose...it didn't ,so bit the bullet and pulled the head...# 6 exhaust was pitted, probably from sitting so long. The car is back together and running on all six :) Thanks to my brother ,it's a different car. I can't imagine doing this job without a lift.... If all goes well at this point.....I know it will need new seals...and then we hope to drive it to the Port Clinton meet in Oct....about a 450 mi trek. Hope everyone else has had time to enjoy their cars and the summer
-
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47203801@N08/4893234828/" title="kaiser 003 by Barnum2010, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4893234828_4198f08823.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="kaiser 003" /></a>
-
Put about 250 miles on the car and it is running great !! also put new radial tires on it ,what a huge difference in the way it rides. I would of liked to go for wide whites....but for now it was more important that I have good road tires. I kept the bias wides that were on it. The were in good shape...but very old. If anyone has an interest in them let me know
-
Sticky valves... Hal Nauman bought a well known 54 Manhattan. He drove it for several years. But it got where he was unable to start it. He called me in and we tried a couple of fixes, but with out success. The idea was if we could get the car started with a lot of upper lube/Marvel Mystery Oil in the gas, the valves might free up (this has worked on other cars). So we took off the head and 5 valves were seized open. I used some PB Blaster (penetrating oil) on the stems and tapped GENTLY on the stuck valves. I didn't have any success. Finally as a last resort, I used a curved jaw ViseGrips clamped on the valve head to rotate the valves as I sprayed more PB Blaster on the valve stems. The valves finally loosened up and seated. I was afraid I would damage the valve face but apparently I didn't and as far as I know, the engine still runs.
-
all but one valve was ok. reground the seat...and replaced it with a new valve. The rest just needed some cleaning. I hope it never sits around as long as it did before I got it.
-
About 500 mi on the car now, and it runs great! Next item is the front and rear oil seals. The plan is to have that done in time to make the Port Clinton meet. It is about a 450 mi run from here. Anyone else going to attend ?
-
Unfortunately I have to work this weekend...so I won't be able to get to the Kaiser meet in Ohio. One last show at the theatre....Have about 1000mi on the car now....runs really well....have no doubt it would have done the trip. http://www.flickr.com/photos/47203801@N08/5029262459/
-
You gotta love those '54s. Great job.
-
Barbara and I are driving over Sunday morning. Port Clinton is a bit more than an hour west of us, just off OH 2 (which splits off of I-90 west of Cleveland).
-
I hope someone posts pics....was looking forward to the trip :)