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02-24-2021, 09:44 AM | #1 |
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Finally got it home
Welcome home to the latest "project" IF you will. 1941 Ford GP and will hopefully get some help as I need to sort out coil/distributor issues. Most are not familiar with the "GP" as it is actually still considered a "proto-type" and Ford raided the parts bins to put these together. In basic terms.....It used a Ford 9N tractor motor BUT a "VERY" different carburetor and distributor/distributor drive system. There is 39 Ford items, 40 Ford items (most notably the dash) so it's quite an interesting vehicle from that stand point. Hope you can enjoy?
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02-24-2021, 10:04 AM | #2 |
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Looks like a fun project, congrats, btw I miss my 8N, sold it a couple of years ago now I keep finding projects I could use it for.
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02-24-2021, 10:10 AM | #3 |
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Ford used the same basic engine for the 9N, 2N, & early 8N tractors so there are a lot of parts available for them. Quality of the ignition parts like the coil is unknown to me since I own a later model Ford tractor but there are a lot of them still brush cutting here in south Texas. The 2N tractors used a magneto so their ignition is different but many were converted. Later 8N tractors went to a late type ignition system so they are also different in that respect.
From what I understand, Ford made just over 4,000 units before the standardization to the Willys design drive train so there should be more than just a few parts available with some exceptions. |
02-24-2021, 10:57 AM | #4 |
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02-24-2021, 11:01 AM | #5 | |
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02-24-2021, 01:10 PM | #6 |
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My question is how close to the 9N tractor is the ignition system since that is your current project? The 9N tractors had the special front mount distributor in similar fashion to the early V8 cars. I get some of my tractor stuff from Just 8Ns. https://www.just8ns.com/Distributor-..._c_46-3-3.html Last edited by rotorwrench; 02-24-2021 at 02:07 PM. |
02-24-2021, 01:20 PM | #7 |
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I have had two 41 pick ups with the 4 cylinder engines, know of one in an army generator and another put into a model a strip down. they had mounts/cam shafts for a fuel pump, distributors are tractor engine, carbs had a different air cleaner internally they are 1/2 of a 239 V8
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02-24-2021, 01:53 PM | #8 | |
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Here is the 'brakedown" of the distributor and the angle drive that it attaches too!!! |
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02-24-2021, 03:43 PM | #9 |
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Robert,
Shades of Claire Chennault and the AVG! |
02-24-2021, 04:05 PM | #10 |
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02-24-2021, 04:58 PM | #11 |
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Great toy. I bought one out of a junk yard in the 60's because it had a lot of std Ford parts. That carb. and ignition are two of the hardest things to find. I sold mine four years ago to a collector in Idaho. They are neat vehicles.
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02-24-2021, 07:16 PM | #12 |
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You are correct JimTN, we found an original carb for it about a year ago $7000 was the asking price!!!
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02-24-2021, 07:20 PM | #13 |
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That distributor is definitely not like the tractor.
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02-24-2021, 07:20 PM | #14 |
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Rotorwrench
Here is another picture of the distributor and extension housing for the GP!! |
02-24-2021, 11:25 PM | #15 |
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Looks like you could possibly run a modified crab if one was inclined to do so. Or not.
Cool rig. |
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