Hot Rods OCTOBER BANGER THREAD not so frightening yet.

i think that the thomas is a dan price repro. if so then it should be good quality.

anyone know how to get a hold of norm frick?

 

Why ?

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Hey Bill thanks for the info and yes if you have the size of the B jet I will take notes. How old are these carbs? I took the jets out and one was all 1pc. and the other was 2pcs It all most looks like the 2pc. one was broke and someone drill out the center and made one that sides down the center.
thanks for the help Bill

 

Thanks Bill, I'm glad you are here to answer these type of questions. Your knowledge and experience is very much appreciated.

I have another Winfield related question for you or Jim B.
The Winfield cam That I'm looking at is marked 308 - 12. Is that a valid Winfield cam Number?
If so What are the specs?

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yes its new I got it from Schalms It was less money in sacramento's catalog but it didn't have the piston relief cut in it.

 

grazie.

 

I'm sure this has been addressed somewhere, and I know it's a bad open ended question, but....... Keeping in mind that I like to drive my A quite a bit (At least once a week in good weather and on the occasional 1-300 mile road trip.) How high of compression do you fellas think I can run and still keep the babbit, non-cb crank and stock ignition in my A-diamond? And am I going to see an appreciable difference in performance? Thanks. Luke

 

Are you building this engine now or are you looking to put a head on the engine that is in your car now?

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For you guys running 18mm plugs do you like one more then the other and what #
thanks Bill

 

1000 miles on a recent build. Stock .040 over pistons from Snyders, mains and (stock) rods .020 under. There were a lot of questions I should have asked b4 building it, but maybe on the next go-round.
Just looking to bolt one on for now.

 

The deck is stock, unplaned and the head I am currently running is Ford A milled .030.

 

I have a B block that I am building But I was thinking of putting it on my A for now but the fins it the fire wall and I cant get the head over the studs

 

I'm running a 7.65:1 head on a stock B engine. I'm also running dual Stromberg 81's. Babbitt mains and rods. I've got close to 3000 miles on it since I put it in Last December. Engine came right out of a '33 commercial truck. I have no idea when it was rebuilt. I've made a dozen trips down the 1/4 mile. last month drove 100 mile round trip to the route 66 hill climbs and ran it up the hill 4 times. No lower end noise yet.

If your going to run stock carburetor, you probably don't want more then 6:1.

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Will the fins hit if the head was bolted down where it should be?

If so, try removing the front engine mount and let the front of the engine down with a jack so that ir rocks forward to clear the head.

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Is your crank counter balanced?
I'm running a B carb on an A manifold. The Manifold will get drilled out this winter to match the B carb throat. A buddy had one done and it has worked out ok, so I'm going with it. His was a little oversized, I'm going to try to match mine. Thanks.
C.D.

 

I was thinking about a dual updraft with two B carbs, as I have a spare, but I'm thinking that might be overkill.

 

No, non-counterbalanced crank.

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Cool, that makes me feel a whole lot better about my odds. Thanks.

 

I'm running a 42 pound lightened flywheel too.

Harmonic balancers are good too.
Use the one that is made from a SBC balancer.

The Winfield type that Sacramento sells is not good.
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Not sure if I've put this on here before, but I think it's cool enough to show...

My good friend Harold Daugherty posing proudly with his first car, a 1931 Model A. Harold is a WWII vet and a retired oil man who hangs out at the airport I work at. He brought this photo in a couple of months ago for me to see.

 

I like it that should work no time to night got to be at work in 6hrs
thanks Bill

 

Good to know, I've been thinking about turning the flywheel but am uncertain as to weather it will help or hurt me in running hills. I know it will take the strain off of the crank and the motor will wind up faster, but I wonder if the loss of rotating mass will affect the momentum going up the hill?
Does anyone offer a good harmonic balancer, (I heard that Taylors are unavailable right now) or would I need to fashon my own from a sbc balancer? How obvious are they? (I want to keep the look as stock as possible.) Thanks. Luke

 

Taylor's should be available at the end of the month.

 

The intermediate well/jet is 2 pieces, the longer tube is actually the idle feed. The fuel rises up in the tube and is fed into the idle circuit by adjusting the idle screw which controls the air not the fuel contrary to the instructions posted in C Yapps S O S S how to article. The fuel for the intermediate circuit flows around the idle feed tube. I don't think there are too many variations on the intermediate jet and the idle tube is common in all sizes. The float chambers have slight differences in the port diameter same as those on the throttle body as the throttle bore increases.So the castings are not common between the sizes of float chamber. The "S" series started in the "20"'s and the "SR" about 1930 these are approx. as I have no reference in front of me I will get back to you on the jet size. Also, Winfield made changes in the air bleed sizes. I will post if I can find the sheet. Acually , the Idle tube slide UP through the intermediate well on a downdraft. In your photo the the float chamber is mounted upsidedown

 

It would seem the rotating mass of the flywheel would affect overcoming the lack of torque when the vehicle starts to move. With the ightened flywheel the engine would excelerate faster going up or down a hill. I think.

 

Hey Banger Bros.

In case you don't see the other thread about the Old Crow, I thought I'd post some pics of our latest abomination. We just got back from Bonneville, and had our fastest run at 153 mph . We set two new records. We were sponsered this year by H and H flatheads and Stromberg Carbs.
Gemsa single stick, Model B 3 main block, Mculloch/Paxton blower and 3 strombergs.
20 pounds of shit in a 10 pound bag. LOL

 

Dumb question, but is that the engine from the R&C article?

And congrats!!!

 

No, If you notice, that motor was all polished and pretty. This one,... not so much.

 

Bobby,
Great Job with the Old Crow and the new single bump stick.

What are you using for ignition?

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Nice Sports Coupe?

or Cabriolet?


Cool, got any more pics?