Link to previous month: February 2025 Banger Meet Coming Events: (PM Jiminy with additions/corrections) Stay safe. 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. A few links to speed equipment companies there may be more https://specialtymotorcams.com/index.php#header http://www.millerhi-speedheads.com/index.html http://www.modelatrader.com/brumfield/brumfield.html https://www.hotforhotfours.com/advertisers.htm https://www.secretsofspeed.com/speed-parts https://eraspeed.com/ Bert's, Synder's, Mikes affordable also list some speed performance parts. 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 Model A & B Style Cast Iron Cylinder Head Compression Ratios. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/headcompressionratio.htm
Banger Magneto Question…. I’ve been looking at different magnetos for the B engine in my vintage, pile-o-parts sprint car. Here’s the latest one I’ve looked at: WICO AP, base mount 4 cyl. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2568331321...bx14briS1u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Does it rotate CW looking at the drive end? Yes CW Does it have an impulse drive? Apparently. Will it work on my Alexander OHV with side drive if the drive lines up? Thanks!
Nothing too major to report! With a circus of 4 toddlers between me and my girlfriend, I decided its time to get a heavy hauler! Does anyone know if a Belond header will fit with the engine pans without trimming? So far I've got a B distributor for it, downdraft intake and carb, 6:1 head, and a belond header.
Try to find out from somebody that has run a mag and find out what's involved to make work right. My discussions with guys that used these for racing told me they had to run a like a choke cable to be able to advance and retard the spark. Most were used on stationary equipment and didn't need an advance curve. From what I've heard after starting and engine is hot, they can be hard to restart if you don't have a way to adjust. Hopefully somebody with more experience chimes in and has some information to share.
I've been thinking about linkage for my side drive, but the choke cable idea is genius! I forgot where exactly he wrote it, but Jim Brierly made a comment regarding side drives recommending the use of an impulse. I'm sure with using the stock GAV mount and a clever bell crank design, you could adjust one
I've used this American Bosch mag on one of my side drives. I prefer it because it has a lever that adjusts the timing manually. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2671168370...9bTJY9TVDeCsKGKpnOiZVchw==|tkp:Bk9SR4bjybqsZQ .
Thanks for the first hand advice @Crazydaddyo ! Definitely one to consider, EDIT: Considered it for about a minute, and bought it. Cheap enough to experiment with. Plus I found another one equally as cheap. Dredged up some pages on the net from an original manual.. Good info on that model and its setup. Thanks again! Looks promising.
Hot rod sedans are plenty of fun, I've just got mine running with a hopped up burtz, mines right hand drive so I can't answer your question about the header, but I can tell you I haven't had any overheating problems with the previous hopped up banger and the current burtz since I went to a pressurised radiator, some 16 wires with 7.00 rears and 5.50 front tyres its sits ok on stock suspension but I do have a 34 axle for it and plan to pull a couple of leaves to get it sitting better Here a quick video of it running, the burtz is pretty healthy, it's got a lionspeed 7.5:1 head, burtz 340 cam, burns intake, larger holley 94 from a y block and a home made 4 into 1 header that works pretty well, it will pull 55mph in second with a stock transmission, 3.78 gears, I've had it to 80mph so far but chickened out due to stock brakes, but boy is it fun, I've had fun this last month of summer
Burl Yes. There is also a lag mechanism on the drive side (impulse drive) that automatically retards the timing at engine starting speed. Once the engine is at idle speed, the lag locks out and reverts to static timing. If I remember correctly, the timing lever on the back changes the timing @ 10 or 12 degrees. .
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