Featured Technical ***November 2025 Banger Meet Thread - Year Winding Down***

Link to previous month: October 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

 

Starting up a new batch of Winfield S-B throttle barrels

 

Still here.

 

Testing....one, two, four, three...testing....

 

Checking in.

I've been away working and in holidays, so hadn't driven the coupe for nearly 2 months.

Topped up the fluids, gave a few things a tweek with a spanner, got it off the jack stands, and went for a cruise, ending up with catching @Devilrod (Brett) doing some chores.

70+° a great spring day for a cruise.

No pictures unfortunately

 

I think I'll have my coupe on the road next summer.
Regards Harald

 

Looking for Plymouth PB 4 cylinder engine parts.

 

trunk and treat last night

 

@set me on fire real coolpic!!

 

Driving the p/up every day. We've had a beautiful mild fall, but the north winds are coming! Makes for great Sunrises/sunsets though...

 

Roadster is tucked away in the almost dry workshop but I need a drastic shuffle to get the Coupe in the dry. Although I have put it up for sale as something else is tempting me... Been finding a few images from throughout the year - trip to Denmark and all.

 

Beautiful work, but I don't think you know how to do it differently

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what has caught your eye, the coupe is a cool jigger

 

This is a question I should have asked years ago................... Where did all the guys and RACE CARS go that were in the hobby back in the 1970's? All we had back then were monthly newsletters, a desk phone, and some store in town with an Xerox machine, it was a close knit group. Did all the wheels and body parts get ***embled into cars or are there still bits out there? Just wondering, I have one Winfield and a Buffalo wire wheel, miss the old days.

Bob

 

Different scene, but I wonder the same out here, must be some large hoards of cars parked up & parts stashed.

 

I posted a pic a couple of months back about a friend who was producing some full front seal A & B from covers, he is working on another version with a boss that could be machined to run an accessory from the front of the cam. Cast in Alloy & heat treated, these will be available soon. Could be good for a mag drive or fuel pump? Tacho?

 

Been at it all day, and just finished a 24” lock ring for a set of wheels I’m currently rebuilding. All I needed was a 1000 lb steel plate, a waterjet, and a little insanity. 1 down, 3 to go…

 

Anyone repop DOHC set ups?

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/CUWhx5A3hXQ?si=Zu9ncprm12ar7R8E
Veterans day parade ..marching band and police ******

 

There was someone making an OHC conversion for the Crater heads, not sure what happened to it, but might be an option??

 

ANY forsale yet ?

 

None of the fined ones, but the stock looking ones with the full seal are. Will try to dig up a pic.

The timing cover's are $445au
Dave Slater is your man, unless you can organise a local pickup. Dave will ship internationally.
dave.slater@casmen.com
+61 41 259 3535

Tell him Glenn sent you

Edit - Found em!

 

Anyone have a Source for the felt pads for a Riley 2 Port?

 

Anyone who’s got experience with an original Miller overhead, please PM me. I’ve got questions about cam and lifters, pushrods, rockers and shaft, springs and keepers. And probably other stuff too as I embark on my journey.

 

PM sent...excited for your project
I have been thru a few and currently have two that I drive routinely...a Cragar and a Schofield....basically the same but different...

 

Speaking of which....
Miller style water pump shaft...I had put a new stainless steel shaft in it snyders A-8510-SS, just under 30k miles ago...converted to a seal type cartridge with lip seals snyders A-8520-SEAL...the wear is where the lip seals ride
The shaft is 17-4PH material that is hard (it had to be machined shorter and it is hard on tool stock) so I can't get my head around the wear other than someone put Bars leak in the cooling system to slow down a coolant leak on a long trip...ground black pepper the next time....
the advantage of the SS shaft was that the impeller removal was certainly easier than the original steel shaft

 

After 65 years of hot rodding and car collecting, the last one is headed down the road with 12 banker boxes full of A parts and pieces. Still have some frames that will go to the s**** yard. I do have a couple of projects, but they are unmentionable on the HAMB.

 

Sorry to hear- why the change?

 

I use felt pads on my Four Port. Got the felt from McMaster's which comes in square foot pieces and made my own. Thickness is around 7/16.

 

Very simply, I'll be 85 in a couple of months and been in the high performance industry since 1961. I'm having more fun with my first love; air cooled cars. Having grown up in the fifties, I don't always agree with the HAMB's definition of traditional hot rodding.