Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Engine Block repair

From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:32:27 -0500

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Very interesting technique. =20

> On Feb 23, 2024, at 5:02=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Hi List,=20
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> While not a Spridget block,this is a cast iron block that is being repaire=
d by what I've known called 'Metal Stitching'.  I've never seen it done befo=
re but have seen the occasional vintage (UK Vintage - pre 1940s) racing car b=
lock that has been repaired this way.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq2ub4ZvBXYk
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> Regards
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> Daniel
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ver=
y interesting technique. &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D=
"cite">On Feb 23, 2024, at 5:02=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;sp=
[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,&nbsp;<div><br>=
</div><div>While not a Spridget block,this is a cast iron block that is bein=
g repaired by what I've known called 'Metal Stitching'.&nbsp; I've never see=
n it done before but have seen the occasional vintage (UK Vintage - pre 1940=
s) racing car block that has been repaired this way.</div><div><br></div><di=
v><a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq2ub4ZvBXYk">https://www.yout=
ube.com/watch?v=3Dq2ub4ZvBXYk</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div>
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From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:52 +0000

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It's a practice that was once common.  What I found particularly
interesting was the thread they used, being a Whitworth (Joseph Whitworth)
thread that according to the late Carroll Smith was superior to SAE (UNF)
and Metric threads.

On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 13:32, Rick Fisk <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Very interesting technique.
>
> On Feb 23, 2024, at 5:02=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,
>
> While not a Spridget block,this is a cast iron block that is being
> repaired by what I've known called 'Metal Stitching'.  I've never seen it
> done before but have seen the occasional vintage (UK Vintage - pre 1940s)
> racing car block that has been repaired this way.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">It&#39;s a practice that was once common.=C2=A0 What I fou=
nd particularly interesting was the thread they used, being a Whitworth (Jo=
seph Whitworth) thread that according to the late Carroll Smith was superio=
r to SAE (UNF) and Metric threads.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 13:32, Rick Fisk &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"=
auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Very interesting technique. =
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 23, 2024,=
 at 5:02=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridg=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>While not a Spridg=
et block,this is a cast iron block that is being repaired by what I&#39;ve =
known called &#39;Metal Stitching&#39;.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve never seen it done b=
efore but have seen the occasional vintage (UK Vintage - pre 1940s) racing =
car block that has been repaired this way.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=
=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq2ub4ZvBXYk" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq2ub4ZvBXYk</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Re=
gards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div>
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