my name is Maarten and i live in Antwerpen, Belgium for two years now. i am 32 years and i dont think it will matter i came from The Netherlands where i left my two 'brothers in car' CustomMachinesI and II, to gain skills in metallworking the oldfashion way here in Belgium, after two years i've finally found a super-job in the engineshop New Motoreco. too bad, not to much old'er' engines, but hey, i will bring them myself than. the basics didnt change, just the technoligies two great guys from Canada, Vavavoomgarage and Loboy's Rod & Custom gave me the oppertunity for a dreamcometrue experience to stay and help with there bussinesses and introduced me to the allaround spirit for realsteal cars and hotrodding in Canada and the U.S.A. now i am back and found a place to start my drivable projects. in short, i spend my free time experimenting metallurgy, and designing and building. will post coming time some pictures of work and cars, and a lot of questionz. im going to sleep now, its 22.30hrs here and i need my head tomorrow. good night or good day!
Hi Maarten, get some pictures up of your projects or anything you've worked on, welcome to the H.A.M.B.
thanks yuall! (think i have to do some siteseeing...) here are some projects i try to work on.. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] little outinfrontdated but hey, still based on old technics.. [/URL][/IMG]
if you click a photo you probably end up in my photobucketalbum, where you can see stuff i am playing with or had played with..
Greetings from the west coast of Florida. Sounds like you are really serious about learning your trade. Best of luck and stay motivated to learn and you will be fine. Jimbo
i am rebuilding my flathead, and i am gonna turbocharge it. today i spoke a dutch guy from truckpulling and he's turbocharging engines allready for a long time, and he said to just take my original camshaft to run it. i just found a camgrinder to remake the camshaft and i wanted the intake hight and duration higher and longer... now im in doubt.... for my goal basic compressionratio (8:1) i will need to know the volume of the combustionchamber.. but to get max 'save' hp i want to know if i have to relieve the block and the head above the piston. if someone has good thoughts about it to make it easier to make up my mind i finally can measure the volume and order the pistons from rossracingpistons. anyone? the stroke is ford 3 3/4 and the bore is going to be 3 5/16. i like to relieve it, because its a challenge but if it does more damage than good i will ignory that idea.. @dutch deuce, wait till you see my final result, its gonna be agressive.. shortened, slammed and chopped. btw just getting noticed of a deuce coupe body, with some work and without the trunklid (easy to make) and luckely i have allready a original good grillshell with good nos radiator... makes me wondering..
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