Hot Rods My roadster will breath McCulloch supercharger!!

Yup ive been lookin for 2 years for a nice mcCulloch blower for a flathead and finally got me a good one thanks to "32Dude" on here from bruces rod shop, he hooked me up with a number and a name and i bought it! just got her home and im stoked, its going on as soon as i can figure all the oil lines and water lines to it, its a late 39 setup according to a mcculloch supercharger site. any clue to were the oil lines would go to on the setup? its going onto an 8ba! heres pics and any info/pics on setups would be *****in!!

thanks again 32Dude!you made a dream come true!!

 

Wow! Looks like a real piece of junk you got there. Good find!

 

*****in charger you got there...... allways a good deal when dreams come true.

 

RAD. hit up keven, that looks like the one hes been running for years.

 

Holy **** that is cool looking! Nice!

 

so cool.... crazy its from 39 thats pretty sweet.

 

Cool looking Blower...

Congrats.

If it needs to be Rebuilt, PM me so I can tell you who NOT to bring it too.

That might save you the Expensive Mistake I made with my VS57...

 

metalshapes. is your V57 on a small block? i was thinkin about getting one for a small blocki got, was it hard to adapt it? thanks man.

 

I'm surprised no one has come on and told you how much you ****...

...nice find...Bruce is a buddy and treats people right...not sure about his kid tho...

 

Yeah, on a SBC.

Not hard at all, just some parts were Expensive ( like the Bracket it mounts too) and the 1st Rebuilt was expensive too ( and it didn't last...)

I have the Numbers of the Cam to get, and everything...

P/M me when you are at that stage, and I'll look it up.

 

I had to build my own drive to put it on an 8BA . Had to cut apart 2 lower pulleys and made 1 with same diameter grooves instead of 2 sizes like stock. Oil is supplied by a fitting where the oil pressure guage line hooks in. Return line dumps into the manifold at the rear. Here are a few pics.....

 

Forgot to mention someone had filled in the water fittings on mine. I have been running it dry for years with no problems. The copper line with the loops in it goes to a vacuum/boost guage. It puts out 3 pounds when it's really wound up. 80% of the time it is putting out no boost.

 

dood you ****!

 

i have a 2 groove pulley and pumps im gunna run i think it might be easier? theres (believe it or not) a local guy who's running a mcculloch, and its running the water cooled thing im gunna go see how his is hooked up, havnt seen many with the water....

 

The prewar McCulloch superchargers usually had radiator water plumbed to the castings to heat the air/fuel mixture. This was needed in the cold weather climates to help the engine start and run smoothly. In most places the water is not needed except with the models where the castings were part of the water hose system. Yours is not that model. I live in Southern California and I have beening running my McCulloch blown '40 Ford flathead for 19 years without the water heating (attached). As stated above mine also puts about 3 psi when you wind it up. They make a good conversation piece. Incidently in the 1940s they were often called "cream separators" because they actually look like one. Have fun with it. Don

 

Dude, your kidding me right? That Ranchero is going to HAUL ***!!!

 

nice score jordan!
i'm voting swap to a 59AB

 

Very cool............

 

Very nice! Welcome to the McCulloch Club!

 

About the oil inlet. The pipe on yours that attaches to the rear of the bearing and the lowest fitting should have a T fitting in the middle of it. That is the oil feed that comes from the rear of the block.

 

What kind of engine mods are required to run that thing? Can the stock bottom end handle it?

 

i have a race flatty Srosa707

Josh, looks like you got the exact one as i do, have and pics of were you are running the water to and from? thanks man!

kev, thanks a lot it makes sense were the oil lines will go now! thanks

Zach, i know im triing to find a good one to start with!

 

I shouln't have said bearing as there are no bearings in those things, only bushings.

 

well i guess i got a slamin deal considering the one on ebay today went for 5 times as much and it wasnt nearly as nice as mine is.................im stoked....
im building a bad*** 21 stud for it, and it will go back in the roadster to replace the 8ba.............now i just need an early mcculloch for my sedan!

 

5X mark up for ebay stuff is about right, but good score none the less and look forward to seeing more updates.

 

NICE Jordan! I have always liked those things! Now get back on that sedan!!!!

Oh yeah, I am a 59AB lover, have 7 or 8 cores right now

 

Let me know if you can get a deal on 2 and ill get one for my coupe.

 

Here are a bunch of pics of the belt adjusting setup I built for my 8ba. The pulleys were flathead stuff with modified brackets but I don't remember if I cut fans off them, I might have. This unit mounts to the front of the McCulloch manifold.....

Sorry about the blurry one.

 

That's awesome! I wanna boost my flatty someday!