Technical ***November 2020 Banger Meet Thread - Shop Time!***

Coming Events: (PM Jiminy with additions/corrections)
Everything is cancelled

For the HAMB banger newbies, here are some links to a lot of banger info:

Jim Brierley's book 4-bangers! And me! is a must read book for all banger enthusiasts. US customers send $34.00 all color except for the oldest pictures (includes S/H in the U.S.A.), PayPal welcome, to:
Jim Brierley, 39480 Colleen Way, Temecula, CA 92592.
email: jimb4e4@gmail.com
phone: 951-695-7313.

Here is a list of most of the prior monthly banger meet links:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=161498

Banger basics. another info link list:
http://www.fordgarage.com/

http://www.plucks329s.org/index.htm

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=251717

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=42480

The link below shows flywheel lightening dimensions
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/may-bang-er-thread.470853/page-4#post-5212157
and this link shows the missing image from the above post
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-work-on-bangers.1010716/page-3#post-11427055

The 4 Banger hot rod picture thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-4-banger-hot-rod-picture-thread.997051/

Model B rod bearing insert numbers
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6992484#post6992484

Engine tuning with a Vacuum gauge
http://web.archive.org/web/20120415...e.com/tuning-with-a-vacuum-gauge-spg-148.html

Adjusting dual Strombergs:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6638461#post6638461

Helpful Model A tools and tips:
http://www.maurer-markus.ch/ford_a/tipps.index.en.html

Gary in MN's late model Malory distributor conversion for A/B engine:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9147025&postcount=109

Elrod's stuck head tech:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218487

Model A generator to alternator conversion:
http://ejwhitneyco.com/automotive.html

Gear ratio / speed and RPM calculator:
http://www.accuautoparts.com/calculator.php

Model A master cylinder mounting bracket ideas:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...73#post4953173

Go here to read the 1931 edition of Harry Ricardo's book "The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine"
http://www.scribd.com/full/40610101?access_key=key-w2bcjicdancrnxypd05

Chevy Banger Stuff
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=463465

Post 198 starts a great discussion of the shape of a flat head combustion chamber
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470853&page=10

T-5 5 speed in a Torque Tube:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256226

New Banger Block in the Works
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/new-banger-block-in-the-works.616056/

Model A & B Style Cast Iron Cylinder Head Compression Ratios.
http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/headcompressionratio.htm

 

Wow, first to check in

 

Don't forget to change your clocks.

 

Checking in from Cheyoming. Not much going on around here. I disassembled the steering box in my roadster and hope to get it rebuilt and put back in soon. I am also going to install a mitchell OD unit on a 30 sedan this month. I will post along progress as I get that job finished. I am also going to install some tube type shocks on this sedan. The car has a 4" drop axle and a different rear spring so I dont think that any of the bolt on shock kits will work. What has everyone been using for shocks and mounts on a full fendered sedan? I imagine I will end up building some sort of mounts for them. some ideas will help me get an idea of what I will need to do.

 

Well, I haven't made any progress, but my machinist has.

The Model T block has been aligned bored with the new steel main caps for the larger Model A crank and new anchor points made for the babbitt pouring.

 

Czech’d in
J

 

Nothing but frustration going on in my department!

 

All dressed up & nowhere to go!


Elizabeth! DO NOT pick your nose!

 

Checking in!!! Current situation...

 

This threads got me.

 

Driving my hot rod A's more then ever this year. Keep masks on the shift levers of both cars.

 

still fixin the A

 

Checking in for the month been picking away at this beater

 

I've had my a about nearly half a dozen times today it was °24c spring time in aus( °75f) and I'm have problems getting my hopped up banger get up to temp the hottest i saw today after a good run was °60c (°140f)

 

Time for you to invest in a "Pines Winter Front Grill"

 

I'm starting to think I may have to, or make an adjustable restrictor for one of the radiator hoses we do sometimes see temps up to °42c (°108f) here during summer

 

Waiting shop line..been too busy running junk around to work on it..

 

Loving the look of your project and love your patina colored Lab. too!

 

Burl, I realize you are early in the project. Are you planning to run a hood? From what I remember from the top iron discussion is your body is a '22. The radiator shell you have is for at least a '24 or newer because of the nickel finish. Problem is they made the radiator taller about '24 so a standard hood may not fit. Without a hood I would keep the tall radiator for more cooling.

 

All beauts! Nice to see everyone’s projects. Keeps hope alive. Checked!

 

Checking in,

 

no hood on this one will cut the shell down to match the height of the cowl and run a cut down 32 radiator like i have in my 28 keeps the banger plenty cool

 

yep he loves going for a ride will need to keep it crusty to match the color of my dog

 

Here we go again. Had some white metal exodus from my favourite Diamond B after twelve years of enthusiastic driving. I don't have the spare coins to get it converted to shell bearings so I dragged out a spare engine to fit in the interim. I'd run it previously for a year or so and knew it didn't knock or overheat but needed boring and the valve train sorting.

However - stripped it down and found this crack around one of the cam follower bosses.



So took it off and had the crack laser welded.

Seems to have fixed it so had it decked and bored 60 thou. Tightened up all the caps to 2 thou bearing clearance and popped in a Stipe cam and a new set of valves and springs. Not quite the chuck in the spare engine plan I originally had. Fingers crossed.

 

Laser welding works really well.No real haz and minimal distorsion we use it for tooling repair all the time

 

i ran those when driving truck . pine winter fronts are cool ..........

 

Working on another banger to volvo 4sp set up.Havent decided to mate to the torque tube or go open drive like i did on my 28 these transmissions work pretty good behind a banger

 

Too bad that trans isnt legal at RPM Nationals, Id like to have something with synchros..

 

If you aint cheatin you aint winnin

 

That's why I'm bored .90 over with a big cam!