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Awesome, man. Love it! I still kick myself in the arse for selling my 4-71 and Navarro blower intake. What a mistake!
I'm the opposite. Copper gaskets with three coats of cheap as aluminum paint, slap them on as the third is still tacky.
Very nice work, Dale. I am really interested to hear any real world experience from someone who did the "Street" relief shown in Dale's...
I believe there are better gears than the stock 4:11's. I seem to recall Bob Drake was advertising gears for these early Dana rears. I just...
Micky, I agree with your thoughts and have not dyno'd the engine, but it is built very similar by the builder to another one that he did that was...
I mentioned it, but didn't just limit it to core sand. Rust, core sand, old water muck, etc. is all packed into the water passages over time....
Try to find John Lawson's Flathead Facts book. John has since passed, but he does a series of mods and then dyno's or flow benches them to show...
Ronnie Roadster has over 100K miles on his Ardun powered '32 roadster. He has taken many cross country trips with this car.
Dude, seems like you've got a bug for those straight sixes. That's cool and we get it. OP's titled his thread best FLATHEAD cruiser. Us...
I don't doubt the longevity and usefulness of a straight 6, but I'd rather not see one in an old Ford. It's like opening the hood of a '69...
I agree on the flywheel. I would also suggest ditching the 11" clutch set up. It is not needed and its heavy as hell. Switch to a car 8BA...
Makes sense. I'm in education as well. Working with young people makes you realize how far distanced today's kids are from old Fords.
Keep your eye peeled for the aluminum Canadian version.
If you want to get it a little lower and ride just as nice, use an early T spring.
I've been trying to stay out of this, but if this is accurate, I agree. Should be sent out to subscribers first since they've had the major part...
Tom T brings some good points. In thinking about this more, a 150+ hp is a little more than a cruiser. To get 50% more HP than stock, takes...
Nice. I agree on the Max 1. Waste of time.
Micky: American Custom Cam 128 S. Valencia Ave Glendora, CA 91741 Grind # VO-85 Specs: Duration @ .050 240 IO @ 10 IC @ 50 EO @ 50 EC @ 10...
Really clean Edelbrock 4X2 intake. Carb studs and generator bolt threads are perfect. Only issue is one of the bolts for the fuel pump has the...
Noiyce!
Ah, right. I think I confused the OP's post with someone who posted on Fordbarn about odd marking on a Canadian Merc crank. As an educator, I...
The Mike Bishop porting guide is essential to anyone who wants to do this themselves. It use to be available with a Google search, but I can't...
Word. Got to get them to breathe. My secret to having them run cool is to ensure the water passages are surgically clean. It is amazing how...
The OP said he believes he has a 4" crank, no?
I'll add, always sonic test the block before boring. Most of the time, your safe to go .125" over. I went 3 3/8ths + .030" on my 59L block and...
The Tilden site is a great resource. They even have a cam calculator where you can put in specs and see potential outcomes, etc. I'll post the...
In my opinion, do not pick a cam until you have what type of intake you plan to use, the final bore size, the stroke, know if you be porting it or...
Great thread and glad to read these stories. I'm an elementary principal and when the weather is nice, I'll drive my AV8 roadster to school. The...
No idea. I just remember seeing this in the 3rd Gen catalog. Some how that must slide it to lock the outer nut to apply force to it. I'd assume...
You can try something like this, but like others have said, you really should replace the axle when you have time....
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