Thread: Building A looper Beast

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    Slow at getting updates into the site. However work continues to progress. I had not finished the heads because of possible changes, head gaskets vs o-rings, final combustion chamber sizes etc. work on the heads and the elbows is nearing completion. Yup! I had to take off a additional .280 from the heads, as is apparent in cutting the chambers. It did yield the 21 cc chamber that I had planned on.

    I have decided to hold off putting in sleeves and finishing the block until all the required parts are done. Hopefully that way I will not make short cuts when wrapping up. I had set a time line of June to have running. Do not think that is going to happen, but it will be later in the summer. I will not let a time line interfere with planned end product.

    I will keep posting the continuing work, hope it does not get to redundant or boring.


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    This thread will never get boring! Please keep up with the progress, I think we ALL want to see the completion of this project and the pay off...... Hearing it run!

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    Outstanding craftsmanship! This truly is a labor of love and a project we can all learn from. Running the engine will be the cream on the cake.

    Alan

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    Default Boring ?

    Quote Originally Posted by R Austin View Post
    I will keep posting the continuing work, hope it does not get to redundant or boring.
    Richard,

    I don't know if you realize this or not, but you have a sort of cult of followers !!

    If you need a place to run the beast let me know. I know we have lots of testing at the NBRA events, several of which are not all that far from the historic origins of the beast. Drinks on me if I am there to see it run sometime.

    I am proud to admit that I am cult follower of this project, and of your other projects. I have been keeping dad up to date verbally on this thing, just can't get him to sit still long enough to show him this thread. Dad says Hi by the way.

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    Truly amazing. I'm glad we have the 40ci Looper because I actually understand what I am looking at now. Really can't wait for you to install the crank train!

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    Don't even think that this thread could be boring Richard. There's a lot going for it. Number one, you aren't just an accomplished machinist who is a fan of some unique outboards from the past and wanted to build one. You were there, and at the top of your game during the heyday of the loopers. As a championship driver, and motorbuilder when these motors were being developed and changes being make, you know what you're talking about. You have taken your knowledge and shown us through pictures and narrative how you go about building the beast. All the details and many great photos along the way keep everyone pinned to this thread. Not only that, but what you are doing by keeping everyone up to date with the whole process from design, casting, machine work and the theories in what makes the beast work will become part of outboard history that will last forever.



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    BORING are you kidding? Heck no, keep it up man all I can say is WOW..... I mean I don't know what else to say. I had no idea man can create something like this from a block of aluminum.

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    BORING.....Very clever chris3298! That one word you planted goes to the heart of what Richard has been able to foresee, plan and do. Thanks for getting straight to the point of what amazes us.



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    Wayne,

    You are absolutely correct; Richard, Rich, Dick, Mr. Austin, (whatever people choose to call him) has warmed the hearts of all of us who were there when our sport was at it's heyday. This thread can never be boring.

    Nor were your threads, "An amazing story" and "Baldy's" ever boring. I look forward to reading each new post from Dick just as I did your posts.

    The battles between Konigs and Loopers were the best of times in our sport.

    Please note, I listed Konig first ONLY FOR ALPHABETICAL REASONS!

    Thanks to you and Dick for keeping our memories alive.

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    Boy!!!!!! Do not know what to say. I appreciate all the accolades. I just hope that I can live up to those compliments and that the engine meets the high expectations that seem being implied. Feels like the expectations are getting higher than my own. I would like to take the time to respond to each of your comments, however I find it hard to find the time to keep adding to the site. I am flattered by your comments and will try to live up them. I do still work a full time job and this project has consumed nearly 100% of weekends and evening hours. It is the challenge that keeps me going. It is almost as rewarding just to see it mocked up even if it did not run. RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding, I want to hear and FEEL it run.

    I have finished the exhaust elbows, the heads, and the pistons. Need to complete the patterns for megaphone extension. I will post those completed parts on another day. Today I will just post some of the trial assembly shots to get your imagination tuned up.

    The first photo was taken 7-8-12. I think about the work and the hours since they looked like that and it just seems unreal, and that is after pattern making.


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