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Some mid-fifties MOPAR V8's had a 2 BBL carburetor like that; bolt pattern like a 4 BBL, but just a 2 BBL. Hudson probably used the same kind of carb.
I have a Craftsman "Clicker". The plastic parts broke early on. It's now held together with electrical tape and used only to tighten lug nuts. I...
Agree 100%.
Which is why Mallory went to the four lobe cam. The points open half as often as a regular distributor with an eight lobe cam. This greatly...
I've seen either 4 psi or 7psi. Remember, the earliest flatheads had non-pressurized systems. I'm sure a cooling system could be designed that...
I'll second that!
As I have pointed out in other similar threads, there are several variations of dual points. The one most discussed here (the points wired...
I hope you mean "1/16", not "1 1/16".
Sometimes people used Ford pistons with a Mercury crankshaft on purpose. It was a "poor man's" way to run "pop-up" pistons. The combustion...
Ford and Mercury gaskets are the same thickness. Maybe he used Ford pistons on the Mercury crank? That would cause the pistons to rise up .125" at...
Just curious. If this is true, wouldn't it also bolt to a '49-'53 Ford bell housing with the same minor mod? You would lose the "old style" clutch...
Not where I came from. Perhaps in Southern California with it' s aviation industry and veterans who had been mechanics during the war, but in the...
V8-60's came with 4.44 ratios.
It amazes me how much better the early fifties GM and shoebox Ford coupes look than their two door sedan brethren. I like everything about your...
Where is @Hnstray? “In any conflict between Physics and Style, Physics always wins”
You may be right. Looks to be about 60 HP.o_O
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Could be. After thinking about it, I believe it's rather unlikely. But I was just speculating on language.
Also, many have.
Put the points back in it.
If you have to have a six, consider a Ford 300. I also like the Cummins suggestion.
I collect vintage Mallory distributors and have zero interest in stuff like this.
Not to mention what changing to a crate motor will do to the value of the car (depending on what it is presently).
If you mean "flathead Ford", yeah, they have a gear on the end. I'm with @squirrel, that's a Mopar unit.
I can't believe nobody has posted this yet. [ATTACH]
Is that a six cylinder distributor? It's hard to tell from the pictures.
Maybe somebody just painted it.
Mr. Google tells me FERRO is Portuguese for iron, while the French is FER, so that's probably a Brazilian block.
Consider this. That is obviously an automotive starter motor powering that setup. An automotive starter motor produces at best 1 1/2 HP. Given the...
I friend and I experimented with this using a 48 volt leaf blower and gas-powered golf cart. For some reason, it didn't work. After a little...
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