Speedway’s Valve Train Components

[TomT/Williamsburg]

Thank you again gents for all your thoughts and the impromptu bench racing session ....

Called Red’s and spoke with Victor. What I liked is that they are familiar with the French blocks, actually sold them for a time. What I bought is ....

Stock valve train kit with Lincoln springs
Ross 3-ring pistons @.125 over and metric rings

I have:
4” crank
L100 cam
Original hollow and modern solid Johnson lifters - probably the solids
8ba rods

This will be for my roadster to drive long distances, not raced saved for a few possible runs at the dirt drags out in Colorado and others perhaps. I like the look of a stock looking 59ab motor so the plan is to run a 59ab L100 cam, front mount distributor w/Pertronix upgrade by Charlie NY (don’t worry Charlie - the 8ba distributor will go on the 8ba I will be building!), and I have an original set of 59ab heads that have never been on an engine, shaving them 50 thou if there is the room. I will run a 59ab intake with 2 deuces set progressively on a “Y” adapter just like my present motor.

I know this may not be everyone’s cup of tea but I am using what I have and also planning for two others, another 59ab and the 8ba I spoke of. I am just having fun in the garage building the wife’s 40 Pickup and then several flattie to install in my roadster as a text mule ....