Something different? 2 Attachment(s)
I was up in the Chicago area last week, and many of the suburbs there have a "Main Street Car show" every Friday night, where they block off downtown streets and you can park your special interest vehicle. I went to the one in Wheaton.
There was an "A" coupe of some flavor, a hot rod, with an 8BA flatty but with heads I had never seen before. Spark plug spacing was very different, for starters. I asked the owner what the heads were, and it turns out he used to work at a CNC place, and just made his own three-piiece heads! The real shocker was, he said he cc'd the stock heads, then made the combustion chambers on his heads for 12:1 compression ratio!! I did not get a chance to hear it run. I wouldn't have thought it was even possible to get that high with a flathead? I wonder how long the rods will last?? Note also the homemade injection system. He also CNC'd a custom torsion bar rear suspension that was very interesting. |
Re: Something different? 1 Attachment(s)
Yep, here's an earlier blown version with 7.5:1 heads.
Would like to see what's under the covers. |
Re: Something different? That Latham supercharger is an interesting piece in it's own right.
There are some other crafty looking parts on that car.....some skills shown by the builder. 12 to 1 seems a bit of an exaggeration though.......but with his talent.........maybe? |
Re: Something different? Has he kept it "flathead" or has he gone the Ardun route of overhead valves. Can't tell with the photos.
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Re: Something different? It's a flathead
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Re: Something different? Hi,
Which town did you find this engine in? I am in that area and would love to dig it up. Thanks, Al K. |
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