Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-08-2020, 03:21 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2014, 01:12 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-26-2013, 01:35 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-25-2013, 03:04 PM
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Re: Fatmans fron axle modification.
Not sure if this helps.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ballamy_swing_axle_front_suspension_conversion_(Autocar_Handbook,_13th_ed,_1935).jpg
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-22-2013, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
I've got a feeling that I might be flogging a dead horse but never one to quit...
Does anyone have any ideas on a build for one of these monsters? If the vibrations as bad as its made out to be,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Just found this on the HAMB by:Hyperborean
Gentlemen, Go to vaautoracing.org and click on L.O. Stanley who was a little known, but natural genius at high performance engines. He built many...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2013, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 23
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Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
No
So, what I want to know is, has anyone built a flathead with a flatplane crank?
I'm just after info on someone who's built/run one...
I'm proud to say I've got a Pete1 built engine, bought...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2013, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2013, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2013, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
That's the joy of it Mart, if in doubt plough on regardless!!!
Ron you're the font of all knowledge, especially as I had to buy your book again due to, well I don't really want to go into it,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2013, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Chiselled out of a block of unobtainium: (In engineering, fiction, and thought experiments, unobtainium is any fictional, extremely rare, costly, or impossible material, or (less commonly) device...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2013, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Thanks for the link Bluebell, yep does sound a bit spendy but at some point I'm not sure I'm going to be able to help myself. If it has the possibility of being a pointless waste of time them I'm...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Thanks for the link, starting to get more excited.
Ol' Ron have you seen one used at the track?
If Pete, JWL , Walt Dupont or any others have anything more to ad, I'd really appreciate some of your...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2013, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Thanks for the reply Ol' Ron, I'd like something different to run in a light roadster for hill climbing, generally a max of 500 yards. Thought it might be the engine to do the job and confuse the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-16-2013, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,234
Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank????
Before I start, I think it only fair to say hello to fellow 'barners'. I'm not good at following rules and although I read endless posts on here have never posted much, so in anticipation of asking a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-07-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-23-2010, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,113
Re: Y Block Builders
I'm in the UK, so it would involve shipping. On the plus side I can piggyback to the UK using a container that goes from Iola in Kansas (if that helps).
Let me know costs etc for both.
Thanks,...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-20-2010, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,113
Y Block Builders
Hi, I'm looking for information on getting hold of a good rebuilt 292, 312, Y Block to go in a '40 Ford sedan, everyone keeps saying Chevy, but I'm a Ford in a Ford kind of a guy and at present I'm a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-20-2010, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,466
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-20-2010, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,466
Ford Y Block Builders??
Hi, I'm looking for information on getting hold of a good rebuilt 292, 312, Y Block to go in a '40 Ford sedan, everyone keeps saying Chevy, but I'm a Ford in a Ford kind of a guy and at present I'm a...
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Forum: Early V8
05-20-2010, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,665
Ford Y Block
Hi, looking for a good/rebuilt 292, 312, Y Block, preferably with all ancillaries. Must be able to ship. Thanks
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