Bruce, my practical knowledge begins and ends with my engine. But quoting from “The Mighty Tin” article linked above... The 4 cylinder block was constructed out of about 125 steel stamping. The

Or, at the very least, stop putting gas in it! 😉 -Bob

Bruce that is awesome! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Why don't you turn it off? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

raised my super sports built a frame on top of a old hospital gurney . works great. I love works in progress

Good evening, Crosley Fans! I'm the guy that posted about the CD Wagon electric conversion last month. I'm just now doing the grunt work that goes with any restoration, and I'm still many moons away

Park, the photos are great. My early questions have to do with how the individual stamped pieces are arranged, and your photos show some good details of that. I'm really curious if a tin block can be

I have a running one sitting on a shelf in my garage, It smokes pretty bad. Barry Smedley

I have a running CoBra in my Crosley. Search Crosley CoBra on YouTube and you should find some videos. It’s pretty obvious looking at a CoBra that it is made out of individual stampings that have

That is a cast iron block, not a tin. I like your car cover! Barry Smedley

Not a tin block (COBRA), but it is a cast block (CIBA). The rings and the valves remain the same. Butch

This is the engine I have in my 1947 Sedan. This is not the tin engine correct? I need a upper compression piston ring and an exhaust valve just to get it going again.

No, those were the COBRA (tin) blocks. Same bore though, although some of those used shorter, 3 ring pistons. Butch

Ciba retrofits for leaking Cobras. I believe pistons were the same size though.

Were there any cast iron blocks in '47?

Thank you Butch!

The cylinder bore is 2.500, the piston is approximately 2.496 or 2.497, at this moment, I neither recall nor have a reference. Butch

Can anyone tell me what the size of the standard size piston is for the 1947 cast iron block engine?

That's pretty much what I did today. I used the specs that Dave Edwards gave me. .004-.006 for intake and .007-.009 for exhaust and stayed on the loose side. I also put on a Braje cam cover. Should

Unless you're going for 100% original, an aluminum valve cover will quiet down the valve clatter a lot. Jim...