Restoration
Restoration Update Photos
March 8, 2025 - Meanwhile...over in Chelan...Mark and Mitch Evans have sorted through all the Merlin parts and boxed up the extras for storage.
March 3, 2025 - Stephen Shepperd and Pancho Simonson give us a tour of Pancho's shop in the Spokane Valley where Pancho is working on the overturned center section. Use arrow to scroll and click images to enlarge.
February 20, 2025 - Mark Evans photos of Mitch Evans with Miss Spokane's Merlin engine.
Mitch mounted the engine block onto the roll over stand. The center main bearing is damaged. It needs to be sent out to be welded and “line-bored”
Roll over stands are mandatory to be able to work on big V-12 engines.
We’re not sure this carburetor will work.., Mitch will be looking for a different version.
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Sorting out parts to use.., lots of extras. The gold colored cylinder banks and blower are from The Chuck Hickling camp. Probably from the Tunnel Hull I drove for him in 1988.
Gotta be a good one in here somewhere.
Miss Spokane Merllin Engine rods and bearings.
Older Photos
First photos by Penny Simonson
January 28 - Pancho, Mark, Mitch, Tim Donery, Chris Bekel of Chelan, and Stephen Shepperd loading Rolls Merlin engine parts, gearboxes and parts, blower casings, and other equipment from Pancho's storage for transport to Chelan.
