"if I only had a crew of Agents to clean it up for me. Hmmmm" Made me chuckle. Keep up the good work. I can't wait to see all these cars running and moving. I don't think brakes are important at first, lol. Those wheels and hubcaps really made the car look more tidy! Nice!
I'm sure Jonathan would only have to ask and he would have a queue of agents all eager to help , he'd probably be over subscribed . When he has had friends help , they seem to have a good time .
Whether across the border, or in the South, seeing these Hawks get their day in the sun again is great stuff! The wide whites and full wheelcovers are a good fit for the Stude, as well as the trim. You're really putting in the work, Jonathan - and it shows! I'll say it again: I wouldn't mind being your neighbor, 'cause you've always got something interesting happening. 👍
LOL ColdWarMotors have both their V8s in pieces but comin on strong with the contest. "Agents" you sneaky dog Jonathan. Most fun to watch on RU-vid is this friendly contest between Jonathan W and ColdWarMotors. I'm a fan of both channels equally. The best craftsmen I know.
Loving the cross border competition with CWM. Different styles, but same passion. Their suggestion of a steam engine in the Stude was dead on for you, the only one could do it if he wanted (but don’t desecrate that beauty).
@@JamesAllmond I love Cold War Motors, which is why I poke at them here. Yes, I am happy they are improving the new addition. (New-ish.) My shoveling comment was a joke, to make them look weak. Perhaps I should have said "They use arrowheads and bearskins to work on cars."
Johnathan W., obviously a man with a lot of visions, dreams, projects and, last but definitely not least, a really good wife supporting him. Congratulations 🎉 👍👌👏 2) Very well done, Sir! The Studebaker is coming together nicely. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
The Steam Pavilion is way cool! I'll be looking forward to seeing those big engines under cover in there! Love your steam engines. Love your automobile interests. Love these Studebakers. My dad was a Studebaker guy. Had an Avanti.
There used to be company in CA. that would re-glaze steering wheels back when dad and I restored classics. I drove a 77 chev wrecker with a solid boom with a big rubber sling right after I got out of the service. As always enjoy seeing a video from you 👍
I never knew that Johnathan . 56 Studebaker had a Packard V8 Thanks for sharing 🙏 that . Glad you're going keep , its current patina . That clean up is coming out great . Glad you were able to find piston rings . I think it's cool , you're competing with Cold War Motors 🏆. I think you're right ✅ about the physics of that Wrecker & The suspension geometry of , twin I beam .
You could say i was tickled pink when i found out that you and Scott @ CWM had been chatting, or at least communicating, ive been a member of both of your RU-vids for some years now. Its great that you and Scott @ CWMs are in this race to the finish line. I know the agents have a distinct advantage of numbers of hands on the Job, but watching your channel over the years has shown us that you are up for it. I cant play favorites since i believe both channels give us, the Viewers, so much entertainment and technical knowledge, i wish we could have more connections between you both, and maybe bring Josh from Sleeperdude in as well. Anyhow, all the best Jonathan, looking forward as always to more adventures.
In my research on the Packard V8 I learned that a 440 Dodge intake fits on them pretty easy. I learned the Packard V8 oil pumps are weak, there is a adapter to run an oil pump from a modern Oldsmobile 400, 455 apparently. Google a guy named Jack Vines for more info.
Looking forward to seeing more. V8 summer showdown is looking good. Scott and the agent's are starting to assemble their motors. Looking forward to seeing all the vehicles running. Thanks for the updates Jonathan W. ❤✌️👍
Nice update video, & I think it's REALLY important to point out how you're going the extra mile here. I mean, you're doing things like interior/trim/wheels & tires, & brakes too, ALL to give the Canuks a chance to catch up!! Though I DO want to thank you for not doing the 502 bit - that really is a nice sold car worthy of being kept stock. GREAT WORK, Jonathan!
Great stuff as usual Jonathan, I always enjoy your vehicular ptojects. I love that old wrecker, interesting what you said about the twin I beam. I feel like whenever I've seen old Ford wreckers they've usually had a massive front bumper on them. Now I know why. I agree with what you said about people getting too acclimated to AC. I moved back home to Hawaii this year and now when we get a rare day in the mid 70's instead of our usual mid 80's I think it's cold and I'm likely to grab a long sleeve shirt. When I was living in Oregon I considered mid 70's perfect weather but anything over low 80's felt too hot. Funny how that works!
After 1956 Packard shut down the Detroit plant and moved everything to Indiana so they quit casting and making the Packard V8 and their Ultramatic transmissions. That's why the 57 & 58 Packard's were called Packardbakers because essentially they were Studebaker's with slightly different skins but underneath they were pure Studebaker.
love the cook stove, I'm waiting to salvage the family one from the ruins of the home place, and use it out on the "Man Cave" One lesson I've learned about collecting, you never have too many toys, and you never build the shed big enough!
Jonathan , the busiest man on the planet . Great progress on the Packard , will you be removing the casting flash from the cylinder head ports like Myles ( CWM) . Not gas flowing of course . Best wishes .
I about snorted my beverage through my nose when you said "I'm trying to think of anything else I've gotta' do". Thanks for all that you do show me (us) Jonathan.
Thanks Jon! There always was rumors of a Golden Hawk in a garage around here with an early Hemi swapped in. My Dad was a stude Hawk guy, he owned a number of Flite hawks, silver hawks etc. before he went to vietnam in 1964. He would've loved all this, unfortunately we lost him in '16. Thanks again!
I find it amazing that Jonathan has all yhese things going on at once and he also works on the Studebaker. Wow! I agree with you about the water runoff under the roof. That needs diverting away. I always look forward to your videos. Shout out to NaNa and continued good health for you and your family.
Great update Johnathan. The Hawk; The White walls and caps look great. Hope to see it flying down the road. Did Studebaker build cars in Canada also?? Windsor?
Hey boss! Nice to see the Stude looking so good... Too bad it's not a beauty contest; we'd already have conceded! Meanwhile in Canada... Sounds of engines coming to life after decades have been reported... Perhaps you're not as far ahead as you thought! (Maybe the gift you sent was a little TOO helpful, haha...) Cheers from the tundra!
You are smoking Scott and his crew of agents on the V8 challenge! The interior really cleaned up nicely. The stainless and whitewalls look great. This is a much more solid car than either the Studie or Ford in Alberta. It will be interesting who ends up with better compression on the engines- you, Ashley or Miles. I would just make a steering wheel with electrical tape and a wheel cover and let the next owner build a new wheel from the core. Scott build a wheel for his Frazer a few years ago...REALLY appreciate all your hard work...
So much easier to get a rust free car in the southern US. Our Canadian cars take a beating on the steel up here. Much worse in Ontario, where more road salt is used for clearing ice from the roads.
I always love your videos I’m always looking for everything you post you put a huge effort in to everything you do and you accomplish so much because you’re willing to put the hard work into it ❤ cheers brother i really love your videos
Never a boring moment on your videos. You have so much going on, that it reminds me of my Dad. Now I find myself in the same way. Keep them videos coming, and by the way your old camera is working just fine.
glad to see you still going like the energizer bunny! :) btw, one good case of heat exhaustion will change your life for the rest of your life. you never get back the tolerance you had before, and that just makes it easier to get again. it's a very dangerous situation to be in. I learned the hard way.
Hello Jon. An interesting video, packed with little snippets of info. Great progress on the steam shed, interesting thoughts behind wrecker design, good solid progress on the Hawk. Jon, if I was more local I'd be round wrenching on the Hawk with you. A 58 Silver Hawk basket case came up on UK ebay recently. I was very tempted but the problem of lack of space more or less ruled it out. Love your channel, love CWM. Life is good! All the best, Mart in England.
Jonathan, I used to love your videos, when you'd show yourself actually working on something. Whether it was a steam engine or some interesting old car, it was always interesting. But recently, your videos have degenerated to where they are just shots of the ground while you talk about things you've done or are going to do. I realize that the old stuff took more time to edit, but they were MUCH more interesting and they showed off your knowledge and understanding much better. Sorry to be a downer, but you can do much better. I hope you'll try.
Jonathan Adventures Made From Scrap on RU-vid Has just Cleaned out a lot of Wrecked Studebakers and may have parts you need. They also may have the chev square body you want
You have more " irons in the fire ' than anyone I ever heard of. The 56 Golden Hawk with the Packard engine must have been of the fastest production cars of it's era.
It really would be great if you and CWM could do this challenge in person, as for the race I think it's gonna come down to traction whoever has the best grip is gonna win, unless somebody's got a posi or limited slip
Always a pleasure to see your progress , Jonathan ! Ya , those ACs will wreck a man , LOL . I Love the steam engines , so I can't argue , I'd be preaching to the choir . I like the new tires on the Golden Hawk too . I didn't know they had that much HP & Torque . Packard made a hell of an engine . Studebaker made a heck of a car , too . I had to laugh about the rings though . 350 Chev , 302 Ford , Dodge , Am , lol . The new set for the Erie is nice too . I agree with your wife , that's going to be a nice engine . Curved spokes were probably the chrome of the steam engine era . God bless , & take care down there , my southern friends !
I had a supercharged studie 289. After break in best we got was 183 hp on the tire dyno, don't recall the torque. Problem was the flat bonnet and flat exhaust manifolds, also those blowers take about 18hp just to spin. Given proper in/out air might get 50-75hp more. 183 on the tires is actually plenty of power for that size car and engines do gain some power after several thousand miles. The best about those 289s was good torque curve and durable. HP does not make a good driver. As I know it power claims were engineer calcs of pump potential. I never believe any power claims and dyno reports are iffy due to dyno differences. If the passenger poops a little its a lot of power.
15:21 I'd say you build a service truck oin that F350 when you harvest the box. Damn good truck and with a service bed on it you're not fighting the TIB camber problems like you would be with a wrecker..
If your cylinders are nice and straight and not too egg shaped then you can reuse the old aluminum pistons if you expand them a little. This will keep them from slapping. Remove the rings and with the rod still attached put the piston in its original cylinder upside down, slide it in and out, and feel for drag. There should be a little. If too loose then remove the piston and place it on its side on a wooden block or stump. Using a center punch put 4 or 5 dots in the shape of an “X” on the INSIDE of the piston skirt. Turn the piston over and do the same to the INSIDE OF THE OTHER SKIRT. That will expand it a little. Put the piston back into the cylinder and feel for drag. If still a little loose then repeat process making the "X" deeper and a little bigger. Don't make it too tight, just enough so it is snug and won't slap and you can just feel the drag. This trick was taught to me over 50 years ago. If your cylinders are too worn and egg-shaped then the rings will flex too much and eventually break, but I think you know that already.
@@johnkranyics281 That's what the re-builders did for an economy job. Knurling raises just a little line of metal on each side of the grove that is rolled into the piston's surface. It wears off in a few hundred miles. You get the good bye warranty.
Thanks for all your hard work;Full stop. The information and trivia you provide is such a great pleasure! Just a thought, before you start your day drink a full glass of water; take it from a West Texas guy when active if you feel thirsty your power has all ready been hurt !!
Have messed with those stude/ packards myself. I like the Packard mill much better , and, the 289" Stude aint exactly a lightweight.Your ERIE is my fav., too, and twin I beam sux (any config.) Keep at it,,,Izzy,,,
Excellent video Johnathan W :) also like roof on steam engines row at home and 1956 Studebaker Gold Hawk hubcaps nice find too! Also Johnathan W :) yes found in 1936 in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 were I live was hot Summer season heard from one older elders also myself hot seen Hot Summer season weather was 1987 from July 5 to August 3 on shade was 105 'F day and night to but sunshine was 115'F at 11:00am to 1:30pm on July 8 in Cobourg Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 near Lake Ontario ! How know about was age 11 at Summer school in Cobourg and do outside project and my papers caught on fire 🔥 also get bottle water filled up by water fountain machine to dose papers of fire out ! Also lucky did get burned too from fire ! When got home had help my father and uncle repairs on gas motor combine because belts burn off pulleys ! Plus did combine at night do grains to of feilds too with them too because cooler do ! Also but this year 2023 Temperatures been over 110 F in sunshine and shade 96 'F in Port Hope Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 near Lake Ontario were I live ! Yes Air Conditioning is hard stay cool in with and when get outside shocking body temperature to Johnathan W 👍 agree!
A local car collector friend gifted me a power steering unit from a Studebaker Speedster including column and steering wheel that I may or may not use in my manual steering '55 Commander coupe. I will however use the Speedster wheel as it is in better condition than what's in the Commander that has the typical cracks where the spokes meet the hub. Even though cracked, the Commander wheel is solid and in no danger of crumbling like yours. Anyway, unless you have already found a suitable replacement I would like to pay my friend's favor forward and donate the wheel for your 56 Hawk #2 project. Visually the only difference I can see when I search 56 Hawk wheel pix is the ridged sections above the spokes cover the entire top half and not just the 2 handhold areas. Let me know if you are interested and if so I will send it to you. P.S. love your Studebakers (I also had a '50 bullet nose business coupe MANY years ago) and Hot Rod roadster videos. I'm a huge Coldwarmotors fan and was excited to hear you were joining the V8 challenge and was further amazed when I found out you had acquired a SECOND 56 Hawk! There can't be too many people on the planet with 2 of those things.
Pull that distributor and make sure it isnt seized up! Nice build,love the wide whites. Twin I beams are good for everything but bumper towing. Short beds are ugly for that. My 94 250 long bed was no issue. Cheers Terry
I have a 78 GMC c30 cab and chassis here in SC. I bought it for the 454 and th400 as well as the hood. Was a running, driving truck with functional AC when I bought it in 2017.
I don't know if the Packard V-8 oil pump problem was solved by 1956 or not. I know 1955 engine did have some oil pump problems. I know some replace the oil pump with an Oldsmobile oil as a modern fix to the problem.
"There is no such thing as a free lunch." It's true that A/C weakens our ability to withstand the heat that our great-great-grandparents would laugh at if still alive today. But make no mistake that the Deep South had fallen far behind the Northern (cooler) parts of the country when it came to industrial development. The South did not begin to pull even with the North's production until the wide spread use of air conditioning was introduced. My little family business owned two dump trucks, one without A/C and power steering and one that had both. I was at LEAST 40% more productive in the truck that had both. Your point is valid, but when I have to, I'll gladly trade suffering through some heat for 10% of my time and be able to work at 140% for the other 90%.
This was an aweso.e Video as always. I still ❤ love that Old Packard but then again im a sucker for just about any Old Classic Auto Car or Truck im standing there drulling. Ive owned a few myself , the Oldest was a 1949 the newest was an 87 SS with what they called a Test engine.
Good to see the competition with Scott of Coldwar Motors; I think I have been watching you for about five years and Coldwar for about three years. (Yes, Agents are a great assistance.)
we just had one of that stude's grade pop up here recently at a local diesel shop. it caught my attention 'cause it was a wagon, and I was thinking 'Oh boy, bargain bin oldie!' I go look at it, it's a nice size, only has some minor floor pan issues, and there's parts in it, including the headliner trim, doors are solid, etc...then I look at the sign...they want 8K for a body shell!
I have an Avanti R2 four speed and just went to South Bend touring the Studebaker Museum this week. You would love their beautiful Golden Hawk. You should get good money for it when you are done. You are a master engine builder and this is pretty rust free complete car.
I worked in a stamping press room for years. When it was 90-100 outside, it was well over 130 in the plant-especially since I worked second shift, and the plant had all day to heat up. I'd start sweating when I walked in, and soon my shirt was soaked through. After I got a good sweat going, I'd feel fine, and work like that the whole shift. By the time I'd walk out at midnight, it might be 80 out, and it would feel almost chilly to me.
The older camera didn't seem to be much different than the previous shots or was the older camera the entire clip about the molding clips and such? I've been our of the video game a while but it being an older camera may just need some adjustments. White balance maybe or color saturation? Like I say it's been a while since I've played with anything.
My Dad was not a huge car guy, but did point out Packards to me. All cars disappeared fast in Minnesota, so in the early ‘60s when I was getting interested, they were getting rare. Good engines.
Inside cleaned up good - like night & day...l was wondering if that ford wrecker had a 300 straightline 6 with a top loader transmission & if that wheelbase was the same as a camper special bed
I would have appreciated seeing a full side view of the Studebaker with the white wall tires on it. We never actually saw the complete car as you see it. We only saw sections. Frustrating...
In the UK in the seventies we had a TV advert telling people not to mix radials and crossply tyres on a car. Didn't expect 40 or so years later people still doing it. 🤔 Stay safe!
Hey Johnathan, I watch your video everyday old one's new one's, I'm watching the new one were your in your son's house and your reading the bad comments, bro those people are jealous,they wish they could be as good as u are ,I know it doesn't matter to u but you don't deserve that, love the videos keep them coming later.
I really enjoy every thing you post but my favorite is when you are fabricating stuff for the old hotrods. Most importantly just keep on posting I look forward to seeing more.
If you lived in Arizona you wouldn't think air conditioning " ruins" you. I want to see you live in the winter with no heating , will that " ruin " you?😂
