The Jalopy Journal
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...
Got a lot to cover so this is going to be a lengthy post I was going to taper the valve guides (like everybody suggests doing) by wiring the...
You get 2 postings this week Pistons The first thing I noticed was the pin retaining clip groove was much smaller than the clips that I had Van...
Much has been written on floating bearings so I won’t get into what they are or how they function I’m just going to get into what I have learned...
I’m back Mother Nature had other plans last week I will just do a short post on the rods this week Cleaned up the threads using a split die...
Happy New Year Thought I might reflect on what I have done this past year and where I’m heading in the new year Like to start with what I...
[ATTACH]The crankshaft is finally bolted in It feels really good Had to go buy me a new torque wrench also bought some assembly lubricant...
Took some time this week to get the generator projects off of my work table which is also my pool table (would like to actually use it for its...
Thanks everyone Just happy to show my journey and by posting once a week it makes me come up with content so it keeps the project moving forward...
Happy thanksgiving everyone Bringing you an update while you wait for your turkey dinner Got the crankshaft deburred ,the oil passages cleaned...
WARNING This maybe a very long post so read at your own risk of being totally confused as I’m sure I will be just writing it While researching...
Got the crankshaft cleaned using some oven cleaner I’ve read to take out the oil gallery plugs but these early cranks don’t have any plugs...
I don’t have much to report but I have gotten in some new hardware for the main caps and rods On these early engines the main cap bolts go thru...
Some finishing touches [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Successful [ATTACH] https://youtube.com/shorts/VU4iOzxxKkQ?si=H8kmw_n4jAzMGMO9
Posting in real time today Started turning the armature down and discovered a few things The split sleeve came loose so I loctited it in place...
I got 2 parts deliveries this week The first being another vintage speed manifold This must be a early casting because it’s actually a true dual...
Continuing with the generator I went to install the field coils and found that the new screws that I had bought that were supposed to be for all...
Previously I had machined about 4.5 lbs off of the flywheel so I used Mart’s method of balancing...
Needed a way to store the trans Looked thru the scrap pile for inspiration and found a brake drum from my daily driver It’s the type with built...
We truly blessed with great weather this past week so I took the opportunity and got the engine painted Not some of my best work but not my worst...
While the intake was mounted on the mill went ahead and blocked off the exhaust crossover [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An ongoing project has been the generator Like to thank Steve Blancard who I met at the swap meet back in the spring you can see his short but...
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The Jalopy Journal
