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06-30-2011, 08:55 PM | #21 |
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Re: Hey all, New guy here also new to Model A's
Driving any car in Atlanta Georgia is Dangerous, not just a stock Model A.
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06-30-2011, 09:03 PM | #22 |
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Re: Hey all, New guy here also new to Model A's
An "A" is the PERFECT hobby car. Put on a high compression head & an overdrive and you can crui!nnse with "modern" traffic all day long.
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06-30-2011, 09:52 PM | #23 | |
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First they are undercarburated, low compression, engines with a 62 lb flywheel that will allow them to run on one cylinder. The motors were originally built with poured babbit bearings and they are tough enough to withstand an increase in h.p. My engine (avatar) was an H&H touring engine with counterweighted crank and inserts that didn't hold up because the rear main was oil starved. I fixed the oil problem and kept the Snyders 5.5 head. I replaced the cam with a new Stipe HP350 cam and put a pair of 94s on it with a set of Reds headers. I got a Dan Price 27 lb flywheel that used a late Ford pressure plate and balanced it all. I haven't run it up all the way yet but where it used to go 35 (uphill) it can now do 55mph. The brakes are stock A brakes and work very well. |
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06-30-2011, 11:35 PM | #24 | |
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'pulling the motor and reinstalling the mech brakes'! Yikes, don't do that! Just trade me the roadster(like it is) For a pretty little stock beauty that I have! BTW..some time ago we had a discussion about seatbelts/safety/rollover accidents....and roll bars. |
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06-30-2011, 11:38 PM | #25 |
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A little more giddy up can be had with a HC head, then a carb change, then a cam change.
If you read the directions for the floaters you will see that the brakes need to be in good working order and prober adjustment before you add the floaters. If the brakes are adjusted correctly and in good working order you don't need the floaters.
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06-30-2011, 11:46 PM | #26 |
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Lots of knowledge here to be gained from those guys too. You may have to prod. But there are MANY here who have done what you seek. Bad part is(my opinion)that it costs more to warm up a four banger than a V8. Call vendor and ask for FREE mag. The one that comes to mind that has the most banger warmup goodies of any I've seen is Sacramento Vintage Ford..most everything you are going to want! |
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