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Originally Posted by 3W Hank

After some intake and distributors and find my path m…. I enjoy the era right after the war.
Not that much of the tech that came later but still it was a progress from the prewar cars, shore they dropped front axles, chopped roof and used better ignition, more carbs and cam before the war to but it was modest, but after the war new ideas came up.
So I started to enjoy the time 46/47/48.
I had been into Ardun, superchargers, Scintillas etc.
But I loock back and find a set of L&S Racing heads and a L&S x4 intake.
I had a magnet but it was hard to get that intake fit the heads water tubes.
I traded it into a Thickstun PM 7.
Shore the L&S was rare and the PM 7 rarher common.
But I really never like that PM 7 intake.
So I find a classic the Elelbrock ’super’ and a Kong Jackson distributor ( ideas from the Bell Auto catlog ) but then I saw a picture from a book ’how to build a Hot-Rod Ford V8’ and it was picture on front on a inline x4 intake. Gee, thats the way.
I found a Muiti intake made in Burbank ( cool as heads was done in Burbank ) and I had a Merc 41 ported 1/8 over block, baby stroked +1/8 4” crank ( 21A rods, 2” )
I had also a Porvin 425 cam.
Lifters was 8BA ( light at 40 grams )
This set the era at 49/51.

Now…I had seen the early ( late 40’s or early 40’s depending what source ) the Bill Weiand Hi-Rise.
It was first look it wad not apealing to me but it had grove.
I was able get one here in Sweden ( rather expensive ) and sold the PM 7 and the Scintilla.
I really enjoy this intake. It’s way cool.
Idea here is build a second engine based out on a max bore 59 block I has.
I bought a 3.75 crank and will baby stroke it and use std Ford steel heads.
I has a Lincoln V12 distributor Kurten in LA made it for Ford V8 back then, so it match the era.
On cam I has a little milder Potvin cam than the 425 ongoing ( not has it yet )
If I could get a 32 core Povin 425 I’m ready to Pay.
-So this is a pre 50’s street/race idea and the other one is more strictky racy at lste 50’s or early 50’s.

Who to use to get a ice cream you tell me.
( but when, I can’t say/tell…:-))