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Flathead UJ Max Angle ?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by biggles, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. biggles
    Joined: Feb 8, 2007
    Posts: 88

    biggles
    Member
    from England

    Here in the UK we have recently got authority from the compe***ion regulators to run "Cl*** Z for Period Defined Vehicles (up to 1960) with Side Valve Engine Blocks".

    Dreaming of a Cl*** Z Special:

    If a person wanted to build a racing special with a flathead engine offset from the drive line, what would be the maximum angle that could be accommodated by a Ford UJ at the back of the gearbox, feeding the prop shaft in a torque tube, ***uming that the maximum revs would be 6,000rpm?

    Something like this:

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