Projects Flat FED build

I've been following this thread since you posted the link in the old Fordbarn Carl. I love seeing your patience and craftsmanship. Trying to get motivated to work on my projects, I don't suppose it's below zero in CA though....haha

 

well 41 its about 57 right now and sun is shining, however we sure do need some rain here, but its great hot rod weather. Now get out in the garage and work...................

 

Well 1/2 way there........Just keep on removing anything that doesn't
look like a blower drive............

 

Lookin good Carl,, Tim Jones

 

Good work Carl! You are an impressive "Old fart".

 

Thanks Timmer....... todays update, gettin closer





Now to just add the attachment holes, make the pulley adapter, key slots, harden the shaft and presto-bingo we have a blower drive. Damn good thing I don't have to pay for this shit, I couldn't afford myself even at minimum wage!!!

 

Looks great Carl. The reason we do this kind of thing is that we can't afford to pay someone else and it's too much fun to be able to say we made it ourselves anyway. Besides, they don't make the parts we need and if they did the quality wouldn't be up to our standards. Real racers make their own stuff!

 

Looks good Carl I've built many a blower drive over the years even done a couple for flathead fords fortunately for the flatcad dragster I scored one on eBay for cheap that happened to be just the right length couldn't afford to build it for 200 bucks anyhow what's your plan on a pulley adapter I have a few ideas if you don't have a plan keep up the good work your gonna need that blower if ya want a chance at outrunning the flatcad digger lol


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Another Tall Flathead Great job Carl
What is the pressure you're aiming on? Belt or V-drive?

K

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Taildragger&fenderless

 

Thanks Randy,Tom and Kjell,

Gonna make a pulley adapter to attach the top pulley a 59 to the 1" shaft with a keyed slot and a set screw. The bearings I bought for the drive are good to 10,000 rpm so should be good enough for me, the bottom pulley is a 66 so should give me 11.9 od on the blower, the 8mm belt should look great on the blower.............I need to make a splined adapter to weld onto the 1' shaft to go to the rotor haven't got that figgured out exaxtly yet but thats the easy part.......... still need to finish welding the plenum and set everything up to the 4/2 manifold thats on the car now..........so much to do so little time

 

Hey Carl I have a better plan than what you have for the drive shaft ill see if I can dig up the print this evening and shoot ya a pic of it do you have acces to a milling machine?


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Yea I do...........

 

Carl I found my print drawing of the blower drive shaft and pulley hub this will give you an idea of what I done the diminsions are just what I done on this particular one I would just say make it to fit yours the shaft bolts directly to the gear and then the snout slides over it then install the hub on the end of the shaft. Not sure if you can understand my chicken scratch I drew this up in the garage along time ago and have it for reference when I build a drive the end of the shaft where the pulley hub goes on is a double D shape and I mill a slot in the end of the hub to match but leave a bit on the outside so the shaft won't slide all the way through and I use a Allen cap screw in the end to hold it in place or at least a grade 8 bolt and lock washer it won't come apart or strip the setscew and keystock out I have had that happen on a setup like you are thinking about but this way I won't break and it's not hard to make hope this helps here is a crappy pic of the schematic

lol


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thanx Randy.........

 

Are you coming to Eagle Field on the first?

 

Thanks also ,, Tim Jones

 

Carl, Tim anytime I can help its no problem also Carl are you planning on putting a seal in your snout if not you need to it will leak if you don't even if you use a sealed bearing I couldn't tell by your pic but it didn't look like there was room


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Tim, yes

Randy, guess I will add room..............thanx again

 

Damn I'm getting to like this.....

 

Looking good Carl


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Nice Carl Is the lower pulley a magnesium one? Howe about another center exhaust port? you have plenty of room


K

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Taildragger&fenderless

 

Everything in steps Kjell,,,,,, guess I haven't posted the latest acquisition...

 

OOH! Porcupine block.

 

gets filled and will look like Medusa when finished.......

 

Looks like the start of a bad ass combination ,,Tim Jones

 

the next step Tim, the next step ....... ya gotta walk before ya run

 

well Randy here ya go ...............




now to remove everything that doesn't look like a drive shaft, thanks for the idea.....

 

should look something like this in a week or so.....

 

Right on Carl your print is a bit more professional than mine lol a person can read it better too lol


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Well Randy it was drawn with a Lietz Drafting set my dad bought me in 59 while in mech drawing at high school, and everytime I use it I think of my dad,..... great thoughts....... so I try to use it a lot.