Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Re: Where Alum Cam Gear?
Aluminum 8BA cam gears are easy to get many vendors offer them for sale. Overall all 8BA aluminum gears are the same so any vendor you use to buy a gear the one you get will work fine.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 05:58 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 02:02 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-12-2024, 06:03 PM
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1932 Ford shock absorbers taking them apart
Would anyone be able to explain how to disassemble 1932 Ford shocks.
I finally acquired a set for my Deuce pickup restoration project. The shocks I now have are frozen since I do as much work...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 03:01 PM
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Re: Hot rod steering box
Hank if it was me I would simply use the F-1 box {I use them in all 4 of my Deuces} its much smaller than the F-100 and as others have posted the stock 32 arm fits perfectly.
An additional bonus...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 09:00 PM
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Re: pennies
Doing so makes a slight change in the exhaust tone and as noted above is a small Hot Rodding tip that allows a cooler intake which run betters in certain modified application's.
Of course it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 02:13 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 02:08 PM
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Re: Timing gear sheared 12 teeth
Turbofan I have seen a similar issue like yours in the past it was a press on NOS Ford fiber gear. The failure was caused by the cam not having enough cover clearance. It took a while after the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 01:53 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-08-2024, 07:37 PM
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Re: Help needed to identify Bell Housing
Its not a Ford its missing the clearance for the starter cover on the oil pan. Also there's some missing bolt holes as well as the dowl pin alignment holes. And the throw out bearing shaft pivot...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2024, 06:39 PM
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Re: Disc brakes for wide-5 drums
Since the wide five pattern was and still is used for stock car racing disk brakes systems are readily available. One example Winters Performance In Pennsylvania has wide five disk brake options but...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2024, 08:32 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 02:42 PM
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Re: NGK Anti - Seize?
The reason they don't recommend the anti seize is due to the fact the spark plug ground can be reduced thus possibly creating an issue with the plug not firing at full potential. That issue is more...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 02:35 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-30-2024, 07:42 PM
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Contact info for Tom Bay
Hi Gang would anyone have contact information for Tom Bay? Interested in some of his repair panels,
Ronnieroadster
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-29-2024, 06:17 PM
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Re: French Flathead Crankshaft
Its actually easy to measure the stroke if the crankshaft is not in a block.
Here's how I do it. Place a block of wood under the front and rear main bearing surface here in the U.S. I simply use a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-29-2024, 06:01 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2024, 08:35 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-27-2024, 09:09 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 04:38 PM
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Re: KR Wilson engine lifting bracket
Tim from my experience using the KR Wilson one I have if its turned around the lifting bracket will not sit flat on the inside surface of the valve chamber.
Ronnieroadster
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-22-2024, 07:32 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-22-2024, 02:43 PM
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Re: Magneto and belts
The narrow belt came on the Ford 8BA in 1949 for the engines used in some passenger cars. The wide belt continued being used for the Ford trucks in 1949 to 1953.
Ronnieroadster
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