Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-01-2013, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,076
Re: Lifting points of Flathead
I made a plate out of 3/8" steel with a lifting eye welded to this plate. I drilled 3 - 5/16" holes to match the carb base pattern and bolted this plate to the factory cast iron manifold to lift my...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-04-2012, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,932
Re: Piston ring spacing
Many large industrial 2 cycle engines (10"-12" bore or larger) have doweled piston rings to prevent the rings from rotating. This keeps the ring end gaps passing over the webs between the ports to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-30-2012, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,393
Re: Fenton headers
I put 1/4" shims under the front motor mounts, ground a slight groove in the left header at the steering box and ground the same corner off of the steering box slightly and used a Allen head hex on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-04-2012, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 12,908
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-28-2011, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,759
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-16-2011, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,379
Re: Another "Be nice to dummies day" question
This is a good chart for reference. Since horsepower is a calculated number from torque and speed, the torque of these engines can be determined by multiplying the HP times 5252 and dividing by the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-08-2011, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,674
Re: Vapor Lock
In 1966 my '39 was my daily driver. I was in college at the time and it was 150 miles from home. I would frequently stop for a Coke or such during these trips and if it was during the warm months,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-19-2011, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,688
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-05-2011, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,602
Re: Lifting A '36 Coupe Body Off The Frame
On my '39 Coupe I ran a 1" steel rod under the front just behind the firewall and another one just in front of the rear of the body. I used a 3" nylon sling across the ends of these rods (one on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-01-2011, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,041
Re: Gus And His Model Garage
Back in the 60's, this was the first thing I looked for when each issue of Popular Science came in the mail. I was addicted to the Model Garage and Gus' skills at diagnosis and repair.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-25-2011, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 15,944
Re: 1939 ford gear ratio 3.78 or 3.54
I have owned my '39 since I was in college in 1965. I drove it weekly on the Interstate at 70+ MPH for 2 years. It has the stock 3.78 gears and never complained. I normally got 15 MPG and it took...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-06-2011, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,374
Re: I Need Your Help!
Black plugs = Rich mixture, no amount of ignition problems will burn black. Just too much fuel. I would look for carb problems first.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2011, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 13,897
Re: 1940 Transmission leak
I took the shafts in my '39 and machined O-ring grooves in the ends of the shafts and installed O-rings to seal these shafts, now I have a dry floor under the transmission.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2011, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,367
Re: Pate swap meet
I quit attending the Pate swap meet when they moved from the cow pasture.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-17-2011, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 27,792
Re: Possible Vapor lock hard hot start solution
Back in the 60's when I was driving my '39 coupe to college, I had a 150 mile trip from my home to where I attended college. I always removed the side panels when the weather got warm to help keep...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2011, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,301
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-03-2011, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,130
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-09-2011, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,899
Re: Practice
You did good Charles. Beautiful engine by the way!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-07-2011, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,327
Re: Aluminum heads
The powder coat place that I use in Marshall does ceramic coating also but I was just wondering about the cheaper powder coat. I am planning to have my Fenton headers ceramic coated.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-07-2011, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,327
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-07-2011, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,327
Aluminum heads
Just wondering here. Has anyone ever had their aluminum heads powder coated? I have been considering having my Edlebrock heads powder coated bright silver and am wondering how they would hold up? ...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-24-2011, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,695
Re: Replacement spring shackles
Once the steel outer sleeve is pressed in the inner shaft can be turned to the proper orientation since it is just in a rubber sleeve (albeit tight) and can be moved with a wrench on the square.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2011, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,695
Re: Replacement spring shackles
I have had to turn down the outside diameter about .010" to get the reproductions to press in. The reproductions that are built today seem to be slightly oversize.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-19-2011, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,763
Re: problem with aftermarket shackles and bushings
I have found one of the easiest ways to remove the shock links is to, with the nut off, back up the shock eye with a BFH and hit the opposite side with another BFH and the taper will usually just pop...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-17-2011, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,766
Re: Spring Assembly
When I reassembled my springs with the Poly-liner I just left the shortest leaf off and the U-bolts were then long enough. No noticeable spring rate was sacrificed by this deletion.
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