The Jalopy Journal
Got the cylinder bores honed out a final cleaning then some paint [ATTACH] come a long way in a fairly short time [ATTACH] I think I saved another...
As often happens when you are buying old parts off of the internet and really no ones fault, the pistons that I got in can’t all be used The...
Thanks for the heads up I hope to reuse the pins with the new pistons so that may save me some frustration on reassembly
Like to start off by saying thank you for the likes It lets me know that there is interest in what I am doing and I see some new names so welcome...
What a beautiful morning Just got back from a motorcycle ride it’s been over a year since I’ve had the bike out been neglecting some of my other...
Started some disassembly on the’35 I am determined to do this in a nondestructive fashion Took 3 hours to get the first head off only hour and a...
[ATTACH]Heads are installed Didn’t have a full set of the factory washers and the washers that I had bought with the new studs and nuts were not...
Came up with a quick drawing of the cylinder head if anyone sees a problem with any of the dimensions let me know [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Part 2 Maybe not a good idea to remove.050” from a stock head with a high lift cam? I think with some modifications to my setup it can be done...
Wow its been a month since the last cylinder head update I had actually gotten a little frustrated and took a step back but this last week I got...
Thanks for all the support on my journey
Just a little update Haven’t finished the heads yet but I’m really close I’ll do a complete review when I’m done It’s been a real learning...
Swap meet recap Another good year at the pre war swap meet A pair of extended shaft small logo 59 carbs (obviously the end carbs of a 3x2...
Still working on the cylinder heads but taking a break this week A shot of the progress more to come soon [ATTACH]finished up the intake...
Part 3 Took video [MEDIA] https://youtube.com/shorts/IcwwDNITsxM?si=df3N_xQWAh20pcln https://youtube.com/shorts/FukwhIDC_p0?si=4_lueAch8vArtD-f...
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5732&d=1275935985 Part 2 While doing some research I found this file on the ford barn...
Part 1 Got a lot of material today so will break it up into a couple of posts Continuing with the head milling fixture My plate wasn’t flat so...
Posting a little late today Was just able to grab an hour today to continue the fixture for milling the heads Using a 1/2” plate drilled and...
Came up with a cheap way to cc the combustion chambers Found a piece of plastic that was big enough to do 4 chambers at one setup [ATTACH]found...
Starting to look at the cylinder heads There was already a problem I knew about that being the 2 center cylinder domes not being cut to the same...
Been plugging away at the intake spacer Drilled and tapped for the fuel manifold Free hand milling Will now need to do some die grinding to...
I may have to change the name of this project
Mixing it up this week I’m back to intake and carbs As mentioned I’ve got two different y manifolds one single plane and one dual plane I want...
Needed to make a new dipstick tube but didn’t know what length so I put 5 quarts of water in the pan and then allowed for the oil pump volume...
Flywheel installed My safety wire skills are not the best in cramped areas [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]and since I have been following the old...
No the con rods are supposed to have cotter pins but because the nuts I’m using are not castled I don’t have room for one Also the one rod that I...
I had read about modifications to the model A oil pump decided to look at my rebuilt’34 pump The shaft is already turned down on these pumps so I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]I have often read that the valves are noisy on the flathead This was even addressed in my old repair manual [ATTACH]...
I will start this post with a video I found about flat tappets It really says what I have been finding out thru my own findings and what I have...
Start part 2[ATTACH]the last thing I wanted to do was check lifter rotation on my hand finished lifters Well I don’t have lifter rotation...
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The Jalopy Journal
