Projects Romeo and Juliet - A 1950s Period 28 roadster build.

I’d love to see how you patchwork that firewall together, I’ve got a similar slide tile puzzle going on.

 

Yes, I ended up trimming most of the back portion off.

 

Ive got some ideas in the works. Im not much of a sheet metal fabricator so I usually procrastinate with that kind of stuff

 

FWIW First year, 1955 T Bird motor is a 272 and has some oddities unique to it (like for example, the dist rotates CCW)

 

And a shorter water pump, if my memory is correct

 

The mounts you are using from the T’bird require side steady rests. If not the engine and trans wit torque to the side. In the T’bird there are rods that go to plates on the block engine mounting area used in passenger cars that then tie to the frame unless you use a truck bell housing with side mounts which is what I did. Love the Yblock!

 

Also had to reverse the firewall on the 1930 to buy some space. It’s tight but I’m not in the camp against moving the radiator forward and down as I’m also 4” channeled.
Quite the adventure, new car, new wife, new baby, and building a house! Many would be overwhelmed by any 2 of these. Good luck!

 

Hey Bill, my motor had the 1” spacer and longer crank pulley. Im getting rid of those so I can gain a little more space in the engine bay.

 

Thanks for the info. Ive been looking into this issue to try and figure out a way to support the engine. I like how you did it! I may need to start looking for a truck bellhousing

 

I used to use small garden wheel barrows... gets that double compound radius so your fire wall doesn't look like it was done with ply wood... but,.. gee'ze that was 50 yrs ago,... sure everyone here will LOL... back then you had to actually fab stuff like your doing,..as to going on line and ordering... shopping for us was to put some beer in the cooler and taking a trip to the bone yard..

 

Pretty sure the coupe that @Pete built a few years back used a wheelbarrow for the firewall... Or maybe it was a track nose that he built out of a wheelbarrow. Either way, if it works, use it!

 

Getting more of the "free" work out of the way while I wait for parts to finish the frame.

 

I’m not going to get in a pissing contest on here but there is no question that the early T Bird’s used a 272 Y Block. How long until they bumped up to 292 I don’t know but I helped a friend build a 32 roadster and he used a 272 T Bird motor. It stands out in my mind because when I did the static timing I had to account for the distributor CCW rotation.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ter-than-ever-model-a-roadster-build.1325969/

The build is alive and well, ive started a new thread for it! I completely forgot to post the new link to it in this old thread…