Shasta Pacific outdoor railroad

[NORCALLOGGER]

Continuing on with the hack job.
Here cutting out more of the chassis to accommodate the new platforms.



Starting the buildup of the new pilot area.


The rear pilot beam and coupler built up and installed.


The front pilot beam being test fitted to the pilot deck.

[Bill Gill]

Any work tinkering with a locomotive always interests me, especially when it's well done like this one.

[NORCALLOGGER]

Good morning, time for an other installment.

Next I needed to get a start on the engine. The proto picture shows a Holt gas engine, I didn't have time to research and plan that build so I went with a Cat 60 gas engine because I had built a couple of them in the past so it felt more doable considering the time squeeze. Besides Holt and Best tractor companies merged and formed the Caterpillar Company in the 1920's so close enough.

One of my Cat 60 builds.


Starting the engine block, PVC pipe, styrene and wood form the base.


Started filling the frame with lead sheet while it was still accessible this was necessary especially in the front so I could build the engine mounts. When the build was complete it came within 2 ounces of the stock engines weight, pretty close




Reached the 4 picture max so more later.
Thanks for taking a look
Rick

[lab-dad]

Would like to see more images of that engine!
MJinTN

[NORCALLOGGER]

More pictures of the Cat engine build will be along soon.

But for today we change gears again.

The motor mounts and headlight mounts were test fit and seem to work.



The fuel tank/speaker enclosure was built up using Styrene, wood and brass rod.






That's it for now.

[finescalerr]

Nice, clean work. The project is coming along nicely. -- Russ

[NORCALLOGGER]

In case anyone was wondering, this is the reason for the speaker.

I have 4 rail trucks and a couple of gas/mechanical locos that all use this battery/RC trail car. I have built several different covers that match the truck or loco it is powering. I will have to build a new one to go with this gas loco, probably a pump and monitor car.


Built the main deck and the transmission or transfer case, which ever you want to call it.The chain drive goes to gearing that powers the drivers.


Set up the drive line from the flywheel to the transmission and checked all the alignments.


Back on the gas engine next time.
Rick

[finescalerr]

I hope you win first prize. -- Russ

[NORCALLOGGER]

OK, as promised some more engine shots as it progressed.

Roughing in the cylinders and water pump assemblies.





The radiator and shroud.





More to come.

[lab-dad]

Excellent construction!!!
More info on the engine construction if possible
Radiator is perfect!
MJinTN

[NORCALLOGGER]

A few more pictures of the progress and at this point I only had about 6-7 days left to finish the build.

Finishing up the engine and the radiator mounting.




Tied the main platform and the radiator platform together with the running boards.


Next we built the main part of the "cab" and got it ready to install.


Getting closer to the finish of the loco build but we still have the rest of the train to cobble together.
Stay tuned.

[finescalerr]

You must be working on that thing ten hours a day! It's shaping up nicely. -- Russ