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I bought this off the gentleman who built it. What it is a pair of SU carburetors on a homemade intake manifold and linkage for a Model A or B...
I have some Model B parts I was saving for a distant future project. I would like to sell as all these parts together. What I have is a Model B...
I have been brainstorming the best way to repair it and it being heavily pin holed and so thin. I also don’t have the metal fab tools to shape the...
I’m having trouble finding the lower patch repair panel for my 34 truck grille. I’m in need for. The lower outside radius as well as the inner...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It has been awhile since I made a update on my snail speed project. It is freezing outside so I...
Looks like you are getting it dialed in. I have used 3in1 oil in the damper and it seemed to help it at the time and used a Air fuel ratio gauge...
Anyone else had this issue with the accelerator pump not able to return to idle?
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I picked up this setup for a ford A/B motor someone made. Though I have not used it was real cheap and if I ever get to...
I have messed with some SU’s before and found that most of the rich idle issues were caused my the end of the mixture needle was worn and the only...
What adjustment is it with 3 holes? The amount of squirt by the accelerator pump?
Well I guess the only way to fix the pump rod interface is to do some slight “modifications” which is silly I think. On the other issue has anyone...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a couple pictures the one has the point of contact circled. And the butterflies pic shows the aren’t all the...
Well I will start out by giving a little background info. I’m rebuilding a pair of Holley 92’s basically a 7/8” base Holley 94 for my A banger. I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] It look similar to my repop Thomas aluminum head. Which is advertised at 6.7 compression.
By the looks of it you figured it out. I believe your solution is a solid fix and you will be back running in no time.
I don’t know if you know someone with the tool to make the ring gaps larger. But NOS model A/B Pistons are cheap. Plus it gives you the better pin...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well I checked I have no sets that had the 1/8” oil control rings just 5/32”. I did take a look at...
I bought a lot of model A NOS piston rings off A auction site. It came with over 20 sets in various sizes. Let me check if I have some that are...
That’s odd. I have actually taken a early AR motor apart as well. And I will have to check at home I believe the pistons I took out of it were...
What size are the pistons are they just as loose as those standard rings? I’m just asking because I saw in a previous picture someone had added...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was able to get my short block back together. I went through the clearance on the mains and rods they were...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have some very slow progress to report. First I lighted my flywheel at work and drilled it for a 9” V8 pressure plate. I got...
Checkout those sweet piston skirt expanders!
Mounts used
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Yes here is a picture of Bert’s kit I used it came with a wishbone mount. Nice project very similar...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And since my other motors have been in motor jail for 2 years waiting to get machine work for insert bearings done....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] It was a slow day at work yesterday so I made a brake pedal return spring and mounted up my brake light switch.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a couple more pics. I did run into interface with the pedal mount from Bert’s kit but a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I blasted and painted the case and rebuilt the double detent shifter with the upgraded springs and balls. I...
[ATTACH] Well life kind got in the way of this project. But I finally found some time to work on it. Since I had most of the parts for the B...
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