Hot Rods Model A Rake and Mechanical Brakes, etc.. Build thread?

I did have fuel feed problem even with the original up draft carb. When i drove little longer, expecially when it was hot day, it starwed. First thought it was dirt in the pipe problem, so open up the pipe and blowed into it and gas flow fine (still hate the taste of fuel...). But then find out, that only opening the pipe and wait couple of seconds will fix the problem. So i guess it was gas vapor lock problem. Added electric fule pump and haven't had problem ever since, even when swapped to down draft carb. Highly recommended adding the fuel pump.

 

But remember add also pressure regulator. Those old carbs can only hadle pressure around 2-2.5psi

 

I kept looking at them and they looked low but never saw a shot where I could really tell how low they were. I think I was looking at them on eBay. Your link has better shots where you can really tell how low they are.
I had a laser level out checking out the on/off at the bottom of the tank and the outlet of the glass bowl filter. It really wouldn't take a lot to get a 97 low enough for total gravity feed and that one just might make it;. Maybe a velocity stack would make up for loss of intake velocity. I mean Henry never had air filters... But what did he know, right?
I really think that would work. Plus it might just pick up enough warmth from the exhaust that it wouldn't care if it wasn't attached to the exhaust manifold like Henry designed.

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The Gear Drive intake is similar in height to my old Vulcan. That style will work if you enlarge the internal passages in the sediment bowl. They're really small. Put 3/8" fittings and line and only one 90 at the carb (I changed the 90°on my sediment bowl to a straight fitting after this picture). I've put thousands of miles on this setup and run it down to below 1/4 without issues. It Won't! work with any of the manifolds with a riser like Ansen etc.. BTDT

 

Forgot- 060 over, Stipe RR340 cam, Snyders 6-1 head, reds 4x2 header. Great reliable runner!