Here are some period T speedster photos to enjoy. Keep me in mind if you ever run into any T speed equipment you are not interested in.
hey T head how would a 1913 Nazzaro tickle your fancy there is one locally here in New Zealand interesting car
T Head there is also a rajo head [comercial model] on Trademe nz our version of evil bay needs heaps of work though
T Head there is also a rajo head [comercial model] on Trademe nz our version of evil bay needs heaps of work though. Hey thanks for letting me know, I have a good BB Rajo but am always looking for Model T racing cars, bodies and racing parts here in the US. Just send me a PM.
I have a stock A engine in my tub. Thinking of putting on a 5.5:1 Snyder's head. With stock exhaust manifold would a single down draft carb. make a noticeable difference over the stock up draft?
I was going to put my 48 flathead 8 in my car when I first got the car. But I wounted to run it has a barn find and keep it as is for the first year. I didnt wash it for the first 2 years of driving it I wonted to keep the 50 years of barn dust on it. At the end of the year my buddy was having his car show and I didnt wont to bring it there bone stock so I made a header and ripped the 94 off my v8 and made a intake. It made it so much more fun to drive I am now on year 4 and have know plans of putting the v8 in my car. have fun with your TUB later Bill
The easiest thing to do to a Model A is to put on a Hi Compression head and a better carb. You think it is a new car after that. .
Went to the 49th annual Model A Ford Pancake Breakfast today. Good weather today so it was a great turn out. Here are some pictures I took: I don't want to spend all night posting pictures, so here is a link to the folder I posted them too.: http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll122/Crazydaddyo/2010 Pancake Breakfast/ Enjoy. .
Got a question for you Banger guys, seeing those Winfield carbs set up on the banger got me wondering what is the best carb set up for a hot banger ? I just bought a roadster with a B motor and an ohv. conversion it's bored .040 balanced, cam is high performance regrind, has full oil press. right now it has a pair of 81s on it that need to be rebuilt. Just looking for some input from someone who has tried a lot of different set ups and what worked best, do you use progressive linkage or no ? Air cleaners, jets ? Are the Winfields even worth messing with considering the cost ? Thanks
Wow, Im really liking this one. Something tells me those are 17-inch wheels. It seems like every early-style A I see that I like turns out to have 17-inch wheels. They seem to just go better with that higher, pre-war stance than 16s. -Dave PS What's that exhaust manifold?
Dave, Those are 18" wheel (1932 only). I like them too. The exhaust is an after market cast iron unit. Here is more info: http://www.reds-headers.com/html/model_a_headers.html .
That would have been my second guess. I would love to have a complete set of 18-inch Motor Wheel wheels. I used to live in the Motor Wheel factory. -Dave
Friction shocks are so cool . who's the guy with them on the bed ofbhis truck ? Is he rebuilding and selling these ? Cuz I want some for my Streetrod.
It looks like this old photo of a 1928-29 roadster with the neat tire cover also has a set of 18" wheels on it instead of the 21's judging by the larger hubcaps. Gives it a nice look on this car, which may have been from Kansas?
I picked this coupe up yesterday. My goal is somewhere along the lines of that great looking black roadster posted above. Except I'm still going to run mechanical brakes and more than likely a full hood.
Here is a couple of T racers on a fairgrounds track, location unknown. The bobed car in the fore ground has an overhead on it.
RichFox and others, a couple of Dodge Brothers Powertrain questions for you: I’m interested in the Dodge Brothers line of automobiles, more specifically in their powertrains. I know that they had a reputation as a rugged, lower-mid-price auto (George Patton used them to chase Poncho Villa), and I know from some sources that some of the later engines had five main bearings rather than the standard three like a Ford. 1) What year did the five mains begin? 2) Are there any simple hop-up tricks to use on a mostly stock engine? I’m thinking mill the head, fabricate a lakes-style header, and add a downdraft 1- or 2bbl carburetor. 3) Who is re-grinding camshafts? 4) What are the transmissions and rear axles like? I think the normal stuff for the teens and twenties was a Model A-type non-synchro, sliding-gear 3-speed coupled to a torque tube, but I don’t know specifically what John and Horace were up to. Thanks in advance, Dave
What you want is a "Fast Four" I think they came out in '26 and lasted to '28. But I may be wrong. The "Fast Four" has an intake/exhaust setup like a Ford. The other Four, like mine, has only one intake port on the oposite side from the valves. Fine if your converting to OHV. Not so good if you want to stay flathead. Other than that I suspose any hop up tricks that work on any other engine would work on a Dodge. Any cam grinder should be able to grind a Dodge Bros. cam. Dema Elgin is doing mine. Earl Edgerton did the Montana Flyer cam. He went very fast at Bonneville, I have no idea about Dodge bros. drive lines.
Dave and Rich, I think the true fast four with five main bearings was only made a few months. Let me check for sure. DB never called it fast four officially. There was something in an ad about the '27 being a fast four cylinder car, and the name stuck. The stock trans is naturally crash box. I rarely use low gear with my stock '24. And the rear is super low speed, 4.16 to 1. Keep in mind DBs are 2 wheel rear brakes only too.
The rear end gear ratio was different (don't rememeber, but it's a much better ratio for highway driving) for the "Fast Four"- lots of DB guys looking for that rear!
Well I know the 5 main engine was built for more than a few months and not restricted to "Fast Fours". The guy that I got my Dodge from knows a lot, big time, about older Dodge and Chrysler cars. I only know what I have heard from being around him from time to time.I am surprised at the many small differances between my engine and his "Fast Four" with two intake ports and the distributer through the head along with the cam drive, cam retainer and other small things that you would have thought they would have let go until the end of production.
Little bit of excitement for anyone interested ya'll, I will be dragracing my Model A at Dragfest if I p*** tech inspection. Model A Dave challenged me last year at California Hot Rod Reunion and I am up to the challenge of running super slow and having the slowest ET of the weekend. Any guess what kinda times I will run???? Its dial-in and any help would be of great appreciation. I figure if I get better then a 24 second p*** I am hauling lol. Specs on my car, Model A coupe no interior, no fenders, boxed frame, stock trans-diamond block .60 pistons, pumps 80 lbs in all cylinders, single stromberg 97, stock diamond head, stock distributor, 12volt, and a 378 stock rear gear. Model A Dave runs about a 22 second flat quarter. Heres pictures of my car below. Thanks for any help you have provided over the years or can now fellas.-Weeks
Its "new" caterpillar yellow because its a diamond block (replacement, or industrial usage my blocks number starts with LBI which is Long Beach Industrial) also I painted it yellow as homage to an older Hotrodder and I particularly like yellow engines even though they show oil fairly well lol. Rich your motors are fast, mine is stock lol. Nothing special really. Hope to put some smiles on some faces and show that the youth (me 24) care about these historic vehicles is all I hope to accomplish.-Weeks
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