Machining A RARE 1948 Keller Super Chief Engine!

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5 ай бұрын

Check Out ‪@Junkyard_Dave‬ for more info on the 1948 Keller Super Chief Restoration!
‪@Junkyard_Dave‬ 's playlist: • Keller Super Chief
While the Hercules IXB3 really isn't that rare of an engine, THIS ONE is! We machined the original engine out of an extremely rare 1948 Keller Super Chief that fellow KZfaqr ‪@Junkyard_Dave‬ has begun restoring...
This little piece of automotive history is 1 of 4 remaining in the world, and 1 of only 18 Keller Super Chief ever made. We're honored to have the opportunity to be a part of keeping this history alive!
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@JAMSIONLINE 5 ай бұрын

Make sure you check out the entire playlist from @Junkyard_Dave! kzfaq.info/sun/PLkNWcauLgjAmykJTK6lbwd-X2xxdksIpG

@Junkyard_Dave 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man

@sandasturner9529 5 ай бұрын

Heck yeah!!!!!

@benroosa2328 4 ай бұрын

I never realized so much work went into getting an engine block ready for assembly ! I always just dropped the block off at my local machine shop,you guys are really talented! Thanks for taking the time to show us knuckleheads this process .

@goldwing2000 2 ай бұрын

You guys put way more love and expertise into the engine than he put into the entire rest of the car. Junkyard guys probably shouldn't try to do restoration work. 🤣

@michael-dd3em 5 ай бұрын

The cleaning guy knew exactly why he set it off recording in slow motion. So the apprentice doing the commentary on the video could see exactly how it is done 😂😂 Well done the cleaning guy 👍

@JohnThomas-vb9se 5 ай бұрын

It’s not brand new again, it’s way better than new. With the whole rotating assembly balanced including the flywheel and pressure plate, that little thing will be as smooth as silk.

@richardmorton1310 5 ай бұрын

As an old guy, an old car guy, and a home machinist, I love this channel. I wonder where in the journey of skill gathering you are compared to the cleaning guy? Nothing but respect for you and your dad, and nothing better than seeing a business span generations.

@edwatts9890 5 ай бұрын

Retired engineer, and same here!

@rkan2 5 ай бұрын

Like usually.. the newer generation is often ahead with newer methods and the older generation has more experience in total of course.

@brapbrapmafucka 4 ай бұрын

Its a joke amongst the father and son. The son calls his father the cleaner lol

@joejones4296 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the calm and peaceful video. So many KZfaqrs put in loud music and goofy stuff. I love the channel.

@GrandPitoVic 5 ай бұрын

Those Timeserts have saved so much parts and equipment. They could charge twice as much and we'd still use them lol. I wish they were cheaper as well.

@svenforfifr1390 5 ай бұрын

Props to dad's mixup on the camera settings. Made for a more dramatic shot. Probably better footage than standard speed getting to see whats going on.

@chuckschultz7028 5 ай бұрын

Fixing the mistakes of others is the mark of a true craftsman!

@matthewq4b 5 ай бұрын

Nice to see engine machine work being done properly and with great precision. Keep up the good work.

@dingus153 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal that even with an old ass engine like this you still go to all these efforts to make it as perfect as possible, and in some cases, better than factory!

@johnbolwell5969 5 ай бұрын

Fabulous video guys! Wonderful to see such precision engineering restoring and old block.

@oldtruckswork8989 5 ай бұрын

I love the fact that he is rebuilding the Hercules. I have an old Oliver crawler with an IXK engine in it. Very similar to the IXB and it's fascinating to watch someone actually work on one of these old engines!

@michaelweiland6751 5 ай бұрын

You guys put great attention to detail into your work! I wish you guys were closer to do some of my work.

@marcioreis2648 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the opportunity Dan.

@ldiver61 5 ай бұрын

woo hoo. happy new year and congrats for the cleaner becoming a grandfather

@Heinrich_STG44 5 ай бұрын

Heck yeah. I'd love to see a farming channel. Great work guys.

@xr7coug 5 ай бұрын

Making it brand new again?? You made it better than new!

@slicedbread9003 5 ай бұрын

Awesome project. I love the transformation on this engine. They did a good job back in 1948 but 2024 machining and balancing looks so good! I can't wait to see this engine run.

@timot7746 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, both of you!

@Tinman97301 5 ай бұрын

I am a fan of a few "Farmers" YT channels. I would love to watch the cleaning guy working on his farm day to day.

@graemescott1140 5 ай бұрын

Cleaning guy definitely need his own farming channel! Love the videos keep them coming ❤

@hallwest9650 5 ай бұрын

Yes I agree! I’m a big A/C fan

@ronbunker5778 5 ай бұрын

You guys do so excellent work! Most shops gloss over old machine mistakes and just do whatever they can to get the job out the door. I really enjoy watching your videos!

@user-hi2ev7ug4l 5 ай бұрын

Good content and Happy New Year and thanks.

@ItsFriscoBaby 5 ай бұрын

So this is the one part of that car that won't be hacked together. The cleaning guy definitely knows crank grinding better than he knows cameras

@benmoroz3278 5 ай бұрын

Well done. Enjoyed all the details of the work.

@kennethwelch4261 5 ай бұрын

The video quality is freaking amazing in this video!

@d00dEEE 5 ай бұрын

The slo-mo crank grinding is very cinematic, I expect to see this effect used in all your future videos! 😁

@Sherlock067 5 ай бұрын

Kudos to you all on restoring that block and hope the car it’s going in will be restored to its former glory!

@rodneymiddleton9624 5 ай бұрын

It’s nice to make it better than new!! Thanks!

@tomp538 5 ай бұрын

Like the 3 angle valve seat cutting tool.

@StaticMusic 5 ай бұрын

Great explanations!

@rickevans6468 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video, and YES to a farming channel by the cleaning guy. Many people today don't no the trouble Farmer's go through and the work that goes into running a farm. GOD BLESS Rick

@michaeljucius9509 5 ай бұрын

Wish I had found an opportunity to work at an automotive machine shop. I've been machining for years as well as building cars so seeing both come together would have been fun.

@jcnpresser 5 ай бұрын

Should be great running little engine for many years!

@cameron878 5 ай бұрын

Flickery slow motion aesthetics should be added to every video, I'm a fan Nick!

@bruceyoung1343 4 ай бұрын

I just love when you “clean” the cylinder deck and you can see a rainbow reflection. Brings back memories when I rebuilt my cars engine, had it sent out to have that done along with new valve guides , bored, and new freeze plugs. When it came back the cylinder deck was a thing of beauty

@gafrers 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic work as always. Cleaning Guy FTW

@stevecr8934 5 ай бұрын

I really like watching old steel made new again.

@MisterMsk 5 ай бұрын

Came from Junkyard Dave's channel. Subscribed! Great channel!

@jeffhopper3526 5 күн бұрын

Love these non mainstream engines (e.g., not an sbc, FE, etc.). They are may favs to watch,

@ldiver61 5 ай бұрын

yes we would like to see more of cleaning guy the farmer!!

@tedheierman1181 5 ай бұрын

I love seeing these rare older engine builds.

@StevieB33 4 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful piece of machinist cinematography

@miceinoz1181 5 ай бұрын

Another really interesting engine to work on. Brilliant.

@johnalexander4356 5 ай бұрын

Very fun to watch! I rebuilt one of those engines in about 1979 for my old Lincoln DC portable welder. It was a much different work environment back then. The machinery we had was so much more primitive and everything was manual. And we sure didn't balance that old engine. But I know it was still being used in 2008!

@formulized94 5 ай бұрын

The slow motion definitely was fitting! Awesome content!!!

@stephenpoe2037 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful Video ! Amazing Work provided for the customer as usual ! Thanks for sharing !

@Mike-xt2ot 5 ай бұрын

I'm 53 and have had a couple really great cleaning guys do my machine work. We as a community are blessed that this cleaning guy has a son to carry on the tradition of being the best I've ever seen. Great job guys!

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing hope you guys are having a great start to the year god bless everyone

@rufioyoo8935 5 ай бұрын

Love the videos...good job

@patrickmoodabe9728 5 ай бұрын

I’m here from Dave’s channel. He does great work & I’ve followed him for years. So now I’ll follow you. If he trusts your work. Good by me. ✌️✌️

@theodoreshasta7846 5 ай бұрын

I have no words aside from fabulous!

@markchodroff250 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Great job , I used to rebuild Hercules engines the four-cylinder and six cylinder on forklifts, maybe 40 years ago now retired, my favorite job was building those engines and painting them , after a few days they were running in the machines! Great satisfaction having them start right up and sounding great ! Also did many Continental engines and Wisconsin air cooled ones .

@wanderlodgeownersgroup5 5 ай бұрын

beautiful work,thanks for taking us along

@GarySmith-up1un 5 ай бұрын

22:02 Incredible precision ! 😮 👍

@donphillips5957 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating business so meticulously going through that engine. I loved seeing how cranks and valve seats are done.

@jeffo881 5 ай бұрын

thanks for keeping America running, our engines and our stomachs.

@bchdsailor 5 ай бұрын

Happy and prosperous New Year to you the vireo editor and the cleaning guy

@javieraviles6314 5 ай бұрын

Great job, thanks for cheering with us.

@JohnDoe-zr6bk 5 ай бұрын

"cheering" with us? You mean "sharing" with us?

@david929190 5 ай бұрын

Stellar work, I like your attention to detail and just going the extra mile.

@JohnH20111 5 ай бұрын

outstanding work on that engine block and always remember Work Smarter, Not Harder

@lmfarms4611 5 ай бұрын

Funny how slow and steady makes a much better job. Great job!

@gazza116 5 ай бұрын

great vid guys love the great quality of your work.

@txstang84 5 ай бұрын

Man, I love this channel-always a pleasure to watch the process and see how you guys approach every situation. Looking forward to seeing the next one!

@nicholasr7987 5 ай бұрын

You do great work. Its a pleasure watching your videos.

@robertwatkins364 4 ай бұрын

The cleaning guy? That's phunny as hell! My dream was to be a machinist since I was a kid. I love it, there is nothing in the world I would rather do! I enjoy watching these videos, because I have never done engine machining.

@strokermaverick 5 ай бұрын

Wander, how much more compression, that engine has now? Bring on, the farming channel!

@stephenpoe2037 5 ай бұрын

Dang ! That Engine is as Old as me ! I enjoyed the Slow Motion ! Wonderful Video on a nice old engine ! Thanks for sharing !

@dirtyfabrication401 5 ай бұрын

There something that is just satisfying about watching old iron being saved and brought back to function again... GREAT JOB

@thephilosopher13 5 ай бұрын

The cleaning guy is starting to get pretty good with the videography it seems. Lol

@tomtke7351 4 ай бұрын

as an OLD (A.K.A. GEEZER) city boy, I'd appreciate a farming channel. I get that you plant seed then water and fertilize... but everything else is unknown... obviously the precise farm machine operations are TOTALLY unknown to me.... go for it!

@maxpaul11 5 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thank you for sharing! This video really shows what it takes rebuild/restore an engine! I enjoy the details you share!

@David-xh2yt 5 ай бұрын

Very nice work.

@modig9401 5 ай бұрын

Great content. Have learned a lot from your vids

@JackdeDuCoeur 5 ай бұрын

Nice work and Happy New Year!

@lindaalexander7105 4 ай бұрын

amazing tools and the the machinists who run them!

@johnb5519 5 ай бұрын

You guys do a great job, I wish you were close to where I live.

@girthquake1413 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like you made the little herc even tighter than how it came from the factory. I'm always impressed at the crazy small size and compactness of a flathead I4 engine.

@Z-Bart 5 ай бұрын

Even a cleaning guy in slow motion is better than no cleaning guy. Lol.

@scotthultin7769 5 ай бұрын

12 👍's up Jim's AMS thank you for sharing 😅

@tonysabatino4725 4 ай бұрын

Excellent work! -Former engine machinist

@MrRustyjackson 5 ай бұрын

2 thumbs up for the Cleanup guy farming channel from this old Iowa boy!

@garymccord4277 5 ай бұрын

Love watching and hearing what you are doing

@philliplopez8745 5 ай бұрын

The mighty Hercules lives , BRAVO !

@vortexgen1 5 ай бұрын

Watched Junkyard Dave get the car on his channel, and saw that you came up on my KZfaq feed with his engine. It's great to watch people who know what they are doing fixing up something as rare as this and doing it correctly. Great job.

@JohnRoberts71 5 ай бұрын

Great content thanks for sharing

@iainball2023 5 ай бұрын

Nice work as usual guys! ❤ happy new year !

@philliplopez8745 5 ай бұрын

Ah , the fun never stops !

@matthewfenton8775 4 ай бұрын

Cleaning guy certainly needs his own farming Chanel!!

@baronvonfixstuff5563 5 ай бұрын

Yes more videos of fixing the tractor and putting it back to work please, and once again love you guys content

@ronpatterson5483 5 ай бұрын

Always fascinating watching all the precision work. Always learning,thanks!! Happy new year!!

@frankmartin8471 4 ай бұрын

Really nice work, and enjoyable to watch it being done.

@henrikjorgensen1614 5 ай бұрын

Well done and always nice to see your work

@mrmiscast 5 ай бұрын

I'm positive that once assembled and running, were it not a solid lifter engine you wouldn't be able to hear or feel it running. Nothing better than something taken well within the sometimes wildly variable specs and clearences of the original design and manufacture. It will be slick to say the least.. .Very nice work as Always... Wish you guys weren't so far away, as I've got a Farmall engine I need to have the machine work done on. Being in a big city these days doesn't mean you can find someone capable of doing this quality of work... Thanks guys....

@forrestgraves4022 5 ай бұрын

Slow motion makes everything better! 😀👍

@johnweaver8470 3 ай бұрын

I'm about 30 miles away from Delta cams in Tacoma been using them for years, keep the videos coming

@rangerst_870 5 ай бұрын

I am surprised you did not clean up the water passages and intake/exhaust ports to help increase efficiency in the engine. Granted it would be a minimal amount of improvement on hp/tq, but the cooling system can always use improved flow for more efficient cooling.

@rw3dog 5 ай бұрын

The cleaning guy does nice work

@buchmannray 5 ай бұрын

That's good work

@bigcliffadventures 5 ай бұрын

I do enjoy watching you and your dad doing a hard job and the great time you and him enjoy with each other that is your blessing too. God bless y'all.