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1967-69 SAAB Sonett V4
I'll be there! My favorite show, I think my first BTT50's was '87 when I was 6yo I've had my '57 IH and '59 Rambler there a few times. This year...
This '63 wagon that was at SEMA in '17 is bitchin [ATTACH] https://www.hagerty.com/media/people/suzy-bauter-amc-rambler-wagon/
I like it! Need a coffee holder solution for the Rambler, I like that you can just put that on the bench seat.
Got it installed and fired up! Too snowy still at 10,000’ to drive it, but dang she sounds great and the throttle response is off the charts!...
Got the head back from the machine shop, they removed .065” Measured two of the chambers and they are right on 55>55.5cc matching the volume of...
The pistons are very close to the deck at TDC, hard to even measure a gap. So the squish is essentially the head gasket thickness. All I can find...
The mounting flange and carb stud pattern is different as well. I didn't see a good way to make the 1V head fit a @V carb. So I bought the NOS 2V...
Head after some smoothing
I was thinking the same thing about flow above the valve, doesn't seem like that would make much difference. But with side valves I guess if it...
I did do some smoothing out of the intake runner and softened the sharp edge of the intake ports. I also smoothed out the combustion chamber of...
Those are vacuum ports, not head bolt holes. I don't see how adapting the 1bbl head to a 2bbl carb would do anything. The AF mix has to squeeze...
Here's what I've come up with. Rambler American 1959 1V head = 55cc (8.0:1) Nash Statesman 1953 2V head = 63cc (7.45:1) I checked valve...
Back at it! I finally pulled my head. Motor looks pretty good inside! My first very unscientific measurement of the head volumes show my stock...
The '56 Statesman with 130hp is the OHV motor I've seen different spec's listed for the '53-'55 Statesman motors. 100hp or 110hp with the 2v,...
Great info and pictures. Looking at the pictures of the two heads I might not be able to up the compression much without if affecting the flow....
Got the head and carb The date casting on the head is 3-14-56 So it is not the low compression ‘53 year I think I will have to pull my existing...
Here is the new stock “manifold” I installed Waldron exhaust did a great job, it bolted up and fit great.
The '53-'55 Nash Statesman used essentially the same engine, 3.125" bore, 4.125" stroke, 195.6cui You are correct, that my goal is the 2v carb,...
Hey guys, I have a great running '59 Rambler American with the 195.6 L-head motor. I'm looking to add some performance. After some research I...
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