Folks Of Interest anyone seen F-ONE?

The_Cat_Of_Ages · Sep 14, 2023

I made a post yesterday mentioning him, then noticed he hasnt been online since june, and hasnt posted since april. does anyone know him off the web?

pprather · Sep 14, 2023

@F-ONE , from Alabama, anyone?

guthriesmith · Sep 14, 2023

Wow, just remembered he also had some personal stuff going on. Praying he is ok.

The_Cat_Of_Ages · Sep 14, 2023

guthriesmith said: ↑

Wow, just remembered he also had some personal stuff going on. Praying he is ok.
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same here, i found his flickr account from his posts under the name travis brown. nothing turns up though

The_Cat_Of_Ages · Sep 14, 2023

F-ONE said: ↑

IMG_0152 by Travis Brown, on Flickr
OK...
1951 Club Coupe 3220LBs
Stock 239 with headers.
Stock LOM distributor.
Stock 8BA "94"2bbl.
670.15 BF Goodrich Silvertown (Coker) 27.42" diameter
Stock 3 speed in 3rd.
Stock Shoebox rear with the standard 3.73 rear gear ratio.

Factory Engine specs....
Maximum HP 100@ 3600 RPM
Maximum Torque 180 @ 2000 RPM
LOM full advance WOT 4000 RPM

RPM at the shown 60MPH (according to Summit's calculator) 2742 de-ja-vu
RPM @70 MPH 3199
RPM @ 80MPH 3656

Ok the Ford's peak torque is around 2000 RPM. You feel this while rowing through the gears. 1 is quick, 2 is long and you drop into 3. You especially feel this with the 3.73 in the Ford.
Peak HP is close to 3600 RPM. I can feel this above 50-60-70 MPH.
Top speed and it matches the figures is roughly 83-90 MPH and this matches closely with the WOT of 4000 RPM.
Above are numbers with just a little talk of drivability.

Real world drivability........
The car is torquey and fun to drive. The combination allows a quick start, you know it's a V8. It's defiantly no slouch. While it's really unfair to compare a 1951 flathead car to say a 1961 390, 292, 283, 409 car, the little car is peppy to a point. 2nd Gear is a blast you can really stretch it out.
High gear.....The car loves 55. Once you get past 65, it's hard to explain but the car wants to go. It wants to go! Strange thing....once you surpass 70 it wants to keep going. I guess here you getting to the peak HP and you can feel it.

For the Ford with a standard transmission Ford had it figured out with the 3.73 Ratio. 3.73 is perfect for all around drivability in my opinion.
The 255 was in a bigger car and I believe they had a slightly higher ratio.
Still though, I'm like Highlander, 3.00 gears with 30" tires that's awful tall. With a Flathead it may be a slug off the line and sluggish going through the gears.
With the 255 and 3.00 gear it may pick up past 70 but do you really want to go there?

I might consider a lower gear.
Play with the calculator some and compare Torque, HP and RPMs.
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