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08-21-2018, 07:03 AM | #21 |
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Go over to the Hamb....instead of skinning, they will rub lotion on it! I am doing a banger roadster and for my needs, both forums are indispensable!
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08-21-2018, 07:30 AM | #24 |
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THE V8-60 SOUNDS like a good idea BUT that engine is too small at 136 cubes to have enough torque to make drivable.
A friend had one for a short time ... 20 more Horsepower BUT "GUTLESS" was his comment and sold it. This was a 3.78 rear end ... MAYBE a 4.44 would be usable. Last edited by Benson; 08-21-2018 at 07:44 AM. |
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I would think you would have to box the frame to be able to handle the torque of a v/8.I would think a hopped up Ford v/8 60 would be interesting.
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Small block chevies are all the same from '55 to about '96. Doesn't matter if it's a 265 or a 400, same block. We went on a hotrod tour with a guy that had a '29 coupe with a flathead-8. Was a nice car but he was still dropping a gear on every hill, even the relatively mild hills. Would be an expensive job for little gain IMO but it all depends on what you want. Don't pay no mind to all those that are ragging on you for wanting the car to be what YOU want. It's your car. make it the way you want it. I had a guy a few weeks ago on another forum post pics of a beautiful '30 couple stating that he took it for a drive and "now to pull the fenders and boards off". He wants to hotrod it. Kinda breaks my heart to see such a nice original get modified but it's his car to do as he pleases. BTW I would be curious how many of those that are giving you the gears about modifying your car added a second tail light and signals to theirs?. Seat belts, speed parts, powder coated wheels, 12 volt etc. Mods are mods. It's either how Henry built it or it isn't.
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08-21-2018, 10:07 AM | #29 |
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I think Henry was practical.
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08-21-2018, 10:32 AM | #30 |
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In your first post., you say that you don't know how. You need to carefully examine your skill set. Can you weld? Do you have a large enough space and a set of tools? You don't just stick in a V8 and call it good. Everything needs to be altered in some fashion. Brakes, suspension, possible frame boxing, steering and on and on. Don't get in over your head
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08-21-2018, 01:51 PM | #32 |
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Hi, my avatar is a Model A roadster with a flathead, it was built from flea market bits and pieces. No Model A's were destroyed in the process and most of the pieces were Hot Rod parts or in poor condition for a good original A. I also have a bone stock Tudor '30 that I will never modify. You can probably see where I am going with this, If you want more performance try some mods to your 4 cyl. or build a Hot Rod from a kit or from parts.
The flathead is a tight fit in an A, I used a recessed firewall for mine and do not run any hood. In the end it is your car and entirely your decision what you do but think it through fully before you start. Good Luck!! |
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Don't fool yourself. A cobbed together, incomplete car, with major rust and body damage, is not a good candidate for a hot rodder...just as it is not a good candidate for a restorer. Hot rodders do not seek out crap in order to "save" the good stuff for restorers. If you do so, you will be among the first (and maybe not the brightest) If you want to hot rod your car...do it. It has been done for well over 100 years. It's allowed.
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If you really want to build a hot rod there are many modern frames. engines, drivetrains, steering, brakes, springs, interiors & A bodies in all the hot rod magazines I have read. They go together quickly & well and don't require as much fabrication as trying to start with a full modification of a weak framed, straight axle model A.
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MY 1931 roadster the motor and transmission wasn't useable . I got dropped in my lap a complete 59 ab with a 39' top loader from a deal freind . Long story short it fix without any Mod's to the firewall and driving the model A daily . Vern Tardel has a new book that could be useful.
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Get the Vern Tardel book from Rodders Journal, it has great instructions and pictures.
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Henry was also responsible for the V8 flathead.
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08-22-2018, 09:18 AM | #40 |
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There is a place back east called Rufus Ranch,, rufusranch.com. Its a Model A junk yard that puts together roadsters and trucks out of spare parts. Most of the cars even run. Since they are not original and restored, they look like good candidates to make hot rods out of,, anyone can even cut up an original steel body like the hot roders like to do. Its win win.
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