Becker Special rides again hopefully.....

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 12:44 am:

Well after breaking the crankshaft going to Bonneville we finally got the engine re installed with a new crank. The special is getting real close to firing for the first time. I ended up redoing the whole engine again as the fuel system. Changed the hokey NAPA fuel pump out to a 12 v Autopulse fuel pump and Filto-reg fuel pressure regulator. Ended up redoing some of my welds as they kinda looked a little on the weak side. Also pulled the old harness we quickly installed and made up a new one. Basically refined the looks of the car a little more to make it look better and more appealing then a down and dirty build which we did for our trip.






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 12:54 am:

Our new refreshed engine bay....


Didn't like just a shop capfor the radiator and original oil cap so made my own and added a MotoMeter as well....


Here's the Special rolling down I-84 east bound just before the Crankshaft gave up the ghost.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Daryl W. Becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 09:41 am:

Very Nice


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 09:43 am:

It's getting there ever so slowly.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 09:47 am:

What did you install for a "new crank" ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 12:07 pm:

Chris - Looks great! Only thing is, with that particular moto-meter, you're gonna' get tired of telling everyone who asks,......."no, it's NOT really a Mercer....it just looks like one". (......and it sure does!)

In reference to Steve's question, I'm guessing Scat,.....right?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 07:12 pm:

Well harold there is a story behind that cap and why the car so closely resembles a Mercer. My Dad used to tell about ride he got in one down in Reno at Harrah's. One of Harrah's restoration shop mechanics gave him a ride the 1913 Mercer that is still in the collection. During the ride they did a 4 wheel power slide in it coming up a freeway on ramp. Dad worked for Harrah's back in the 1960's and loved telling that story.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 08:14 pm:

I wish it was a Scat crank. On this truckers salary I had to go with a real nice Double E crank.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe bell on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 09:12 pm:

That is the nice things about speedsters everything goes, looks good!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By mike conrad on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 11:55 pm:

Looking good Chris!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By chris becker on Tuesday, December 03, 2013 - 12:22 am:

Thanks Joe and Mike. We wanted something a bit different then the run of mill speedster.


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