Technical ***July 2024 Banger Meet Thread - Already?***

Jim1932… it appears that you and I have the same clutch and pressure plate. Using a 2x4 my measurement is 3/4”. I seemed to have a decent clutch pedal in my Model B but I’d probably want to make some adjustments. Unfortunately I only drove it a few miles before I had a transmission failure due to rebuilder error(me).
Anyone see something I don’t? I’ve only worked on GM 60s/70s manual transmission cars. These early Fords are completely new to me.

 

Lucky it's not in a hydro-plane! Bring under water in one of those means all sorts of trouble

 

Dang!

 

It hasn’t worked for me either!!

 

Added another banger powered steed to the stable.

 

Two seater DoodleBug, love it

 

It has a deuce shell… so must be a hot rod! Damn kids!!!

 

Link to August 2024 Banger Meet

 

Rich built to race, i am not sure you would want to run it on the street. The push rods were mostly aligned. So my advice would get a head gasket and look at how everything lines up, some head bolts line up and some don't. Rich was a master tool room machinist with a two car garage that stretched 100' to the back of his lot. He had forged arias pistons I think and possibly billet rods, can't remember, the crank was the stock PB. Using a John Mummert head so it breaths better would be a new twist. Rich ran a home made aluminum head on the same engine with dual plugs that he made. When the motor finally gave out he sold it to someone who sold it or gave ot to speedy bill for the speedway museum.