The Jalopy Journal
Four years later, did you remove it?
There is also a “notch” at the back of the torque tube that matches up with a notch in the banjo to allow oil to drain back into the banjo. This...
It does sound like something (coil?) is heating up and going South after you drive it for awhile. Since half of the world’s problems are...
Must run suppression wires with PerTronix Ignitor. Solid core will let it start, run then stall out. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B....
What Pocket Nick said: The 8BA (49-53)is a longer engine than the earlier flat motors. If you plan to run a hood, you will be very challenged to...
[IMG] I hope the picture makes it with the post. A V8 rear end will have the scallops where the T-tube bolts up. The picture shows a shortened...
Kicking the generator off to the side on a 59AB is usually done to enable your ability to run three deuces. The generator would also have to move...
My avatar shows a pair of '97's on an 8BA. I like the ability of running the generator straight up. In it's latest reiteration, the fan is on...
I have a '39 Ford rear end under my '32 (shortened) and it, in fact, does have a spline coupler. So, I don't know if the Merc is different, or...
I can just imagine pulling into the lot at Friche's Big Boy on a Saturday night in a built '40 Willys gasser. But, then, I probably should have...
I believe you mentioned above that you build custom electrical displays and working models for a living. Your skills and talents are readily on...
Really good work and informative thread by the both of you. I enjoyed reading it from the beginning to present. Hyvolt, where in the car did you...
Damn, Mac, that is not what I was wanting to hear. Might you know of any alternative, good solution for running a mechanical fan on an 8BA that...
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