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this post is special thanks to TV and hotrodvon?
this is flathead jacks dragster
this is the motor that
is in flathead jacks dragster,
it is put together by his
master mechanic,
tony lloyd...
this is tony lloyd
checking the radiator
on my rpu
(ricky racer cameo)
fatluckys
10-07-2003, 03:10 AM
Nice shirt TV!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
this is tony lloyd,
and flathead jack
checking the timing on my flathead rpu.
(another rickyracer cameo)
another shot of a very strange timing session
one of the best lines heard by the duo was...
"i've never ran one of these on GAS before..."
a/fxcomet
10-07-2003, 03:22 AM
Why the fuzzy spots? Are you trying to hide an alternator or something?
this is me and tony
after an hour
of unbelievable time.
(this was after me and rr62
got to ride in the
FLATHEAD JACK golf cart,
all painted up like the dragster,
through the pits,
through the show
"I haven't even left the pits yet"-tony's comment
driving slower than we could walk,
cause everyone was asking
how they had ran,
in the drags
then parking the golf cart,
next to my rpu,
retorking the heads with his tork wrench,
than having TL ask me what was wrong,
to start the flattie for him
(i was embarassed it was running pretty hot)
standing for 15 minutes while he analyzed it,
and told us some snake oil tricks,
having a small crowd gather around the car,
cause this was not a normal deal,
then telling us to follow him back to the pits,
where his tools were,
watching him change the old mallory dual point distributor
one click over and back half a dozen times,
so much information soaked up in 65 minutes,
all in trade
for a ride in it someday...
fucking crazy
travis aka zibo
(thanks again
to TV
for the backup referral
about the torque wrench,
i had to ask!!)
travis aka zibo
50Fraud
10-07-2003, 03:33 AM
Tough tire to balance, huh?
these are a couple of old dragsters
had to get a plug...
no it is a 6volt generator system still.
(nealinca can understand...)
yeah you should see the inside of the rim!!
SAVAGE
10-07-2003, 05:58 AM
What is ricky racer doing getting ready to pick pocket the guys??? Looks like a cool show.
aaron
Roadsters.com
10-07-2003, 06:43 AM
Hey - that was fun. Thanks.
You're a lucky guy.
Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/
Cool pics. Why have you obscured part of the photos of your engine?
Petejoe
10-07-2003, 08:33 AM
Fess up, What's behind the fuzzzzzzzzzzz??????
Petejoe
10-07-2003, 08:41 AM
Are you changing oil/....The EPA is going to get you http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Cool pics thanks for sharing.
Dreamweaver
10-07-2003, 09:25 AM
Wow,
Thats like have the Flathead Gods do a tuneup for ya.
Awesome!
BARNETT
10-07-2003, 11:15 AM
Cool pics and everything, but...WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THA' FUZZ!! We gots to know! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
NealinCA
10-07-2003, 11:55 AM
[ QUOTE ]
no it is a 6volt generator system still.
(nealinca can understand...)
[/ QUOTE ]
Hahahaha. Travis just didn't want you guys to see his NOS sticker... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
That is so cool that you got to hang out with the "Big Boys". I am envious of your experiences on that trip.
How did your RPU run on the trip home? Did you get your water problem figured out?
See you around.
Neal...inCA
zonkola
10-07-2003, 12:28 PM
[ QUOTE ]
Cool pics and everything, but...WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THA' FUZZ!! We gots to know! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
[/ QUOTE ]
Must be a speed secret. World's smallest flathead turbo maybe?
Jim Marlett
10-07-2003, 01:25 PM
What is that? A feather duster stuck in the oil filler cap?
Elrod
10-07-2003, 01:34 PM
I like those headers. Can you tell me why you got a butterfly valve on the end of them? Is that so kats and mice don't climb in them or something?
I don't see a secondary exhaust, so what gives?
you guys will find out soon enough.
to any that already saw,
please don't tell or post close pics.
to any that copy,
me and nealinCA will come up and beat some ass!!
Zonk or elrod-they keep the snakes out,
big problem where I live!
oh yeah,
we left about 1am friday night
(kids and work you know)
(the rpu was timed
about 5 degrees opposite of where it was supposed to be!
and the radiator had plugged about 4 inches of rods!!)
(stupid old motors...)
anyway, since it was cold on the way home,
we cruised it all the way home at 160-!!
I even passed big rigs!!
the hottest was going up the first grade,
where it got to about 180.
It was strange to drive without stopping for water!!
It was hard to leave after the first day,
but it would have been difficult to match
thursday and friday.
the biggest boner was pulled yesterday (monday)
I decided to tear into the OVERDRIVE system,
and after an hour of tearing out useless stuff,
and replacing it with an idea,
the OVERDRIVE works bitchin!!
we're talking 70%!!
Even though we coulda kept up with the HOP UP guys for
longer (with OD)
it would have diminished the chances of meeting
the NEALINCA/GMC group and SCOTT/DONNY-blugrass special'29
(real hotrods didn't have overdrive back then anyway!!)
anyway,
thats the lowdown so far...
thanks y'all
travis aka zibo
rickyracer1962
10-07-2003, 02:07 PM
fuzz out the top secret stuff always. 'i've never run one of these motors on gas before' was the quote of the day.
slazzen
10-07-2003, 02:12 PM
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rickyracer1962
10-07-2003, 02:14 PM
he was pretty cool to us that day. maybe he doesnt like fags? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
and we didn't even buy a shirt!! TP
slazzen
10-07-2003, 02:25 PM
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rickyracer1962
10-07-2003, 02:28 PM
no, we actually got the secret ingredients for some of the stuff he sells under his own name too!
slazzen
10-07-2003, 02:32 PM
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actually we traded the tuneup,
cause ricky said he'd wax and polish his dragster,
and golf cart...
tp
I've known Flathead Jack for years, he is really a nice guy. A lot of people take him the wrong way cause he has a dry sence of humor.But if you take the time to get to know him he will bend over backwards for you.What he dosen't like is people jurking his chain,when they don't intend to buy his parts,ya his stuff isen't cheep,but it is the best on the market,and if you buy from him he will spend loads of time to help ya.--TV : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Deuce Rails
10-07-2003, 04:06 PM
I thought that the "fuzz" was brocolli...
rickyracer1962
10-07-2003, 05:13 PM
hey TV, do you ever check your email? just wondering. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
what's up ricky
do you mainline this thing all day!?!
tp
rickyracer1962
10-07-2003, 05:25 PM
yeah, how come you arent out making grill shells today!
Ricky,I'm wateing till your mouth is watering,Now for the big bunch of steel wool on Zebos generator----It is His secret weapon,it makes that flatty run like stink,I even saw him blow off a Vespa----TV
FrameDragger
10-07-2003, 07:50 PM
Zibo, I really do like that RPU... Tons of cool little details... I just don't know how long you can keep that billet 1-wire alternator under wraps...
M-
Smokin Joe
10-07-2003, 07:52 PM
I guarantee if it had an alternator Flathead Jack would have fixed it with an axe! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Reminds me of high school. I had padlocks on the hood pins of my 68 Camaro so no one would figure out the wierd sounding, tire smoking, front end launching torque monster motor was a big cammed GMC 6 with split exhaust and dual carbs! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
FrameDragger
10-07-2003, 07:56 PM
Come on, a home-made billet 6V one-wire? I am sure he thought it was cool... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
actually,
we had some soup cans taped up there...
were waiting for some ad money,
before we promote brand names...
tp
Zebo,sorry I was only joking, I love your car and it is pretty fast.All jocking aside If you haven't seen this HotRod it's your loss,this thing is like going back in time way cool--TV
HotrodVon
10-08-2003, 02:10 PM
Itsa supercharged generator...come to think of it, I could use a supercharged generator...Zibo, hello...?!
HRV + TV -
its amazing what one wire can do huh!
by the way,
I have my overdrive working now!
next year we can actually go up as a pack!
travis aka zibo
Zebo,put the tape on your radiator and give me a top to bot measurement,Santa may be on his way??--TV
TV
I am in san diego right now,
picking up the kiddoos from my p's
I might call or post you if I come up,
in the daytime.
it will be hard to measure that frome here though:(
travis aka zibo
this is what the roadster will look like...
front,
but the grille will be sectioned out an inch or two shorter.
after watching tony screw around with the timing,
i decided to do this
to do this!!
write me if you want one...
copy it, and burn your fingers on a hot radiator cap...
travis aka zibo
Zebo---Pretty Cool!!!!!!!
derelict
10-09-2003, 01:12 PM
That's as cool as the rest of your truck. I'm glad I finally got to see it in the flesh. Also glad to see you had such a good time and got home ok. Have you ever seen so much of the Central Valley?
rickyracer1962
10-09-2003, 01:27 PM
hahaha bitchin! but dont fuck with the timing, it was running sweet!
Kevin Lee
10-09-2003, 01:38 PM
Nice...But I'll probably take my chances with the radiator cap.
actually I already did,
that is why I made that thing.
(I had to f*ck with it!)
it wouldn't go enough over,
cause the nut would hit
the aluminum body,
(also the wrench)
so I tried that one notch over trick,
and it didn't start,
after three or so times.
than the fuel pump conked out.
like actually stopped clicking.
so I electrical tested to the pump,
but it had current.
well I took it off,
and the base was covered in oil,
and I used stainless steel screws
to bolt it to the mount,
so I cleaned it up,
and replaced one with a steel screw,
and it works fine now.
---
that is when I put it back one notch,
and decided to just make that extension,
so there wouldn't be any hex head, or wrench.
It runs even better that extra degree or so over.
I still want to notch it back over,
cause the base is extremed over,
the only thing is the condenser,
gets really close to the head.
travis aka zibo
grimlock
I think you could use just any aftermarket
valve cover quickrelease too.
there is a trick on there you can't see anyway...
TV-THANKS
derelict-
after seeing that map of the 43,
I am glad we didn't have a map before we left!
nealinca-
i know i know...
can't wait til next year though anyway,
tp again
Kevin Lee
10-09-2003, 04:09 PM
Eeech...no thanks on the valve cover quick release. I'm thinking something more along the lines of an old socket extention with a hole drilled throught it, welded and blended to the proper bolt. I'd tell you why I'd drill a hole but that part is a secret. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Your truck is rad, your secret broccoli fuzz and hidden distributor tricks are funny....are you going to seriously sell this stuff or what's the deal? Why the big secrets?
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 04:38 PM
Hey Zibo, what I want to know is, what's up with that rancid banana under your dash?
rickyracer1962
10-09-2003, 04:43 PM
hahahaha that banana was a trooper.
NealinCA
10-09-2003, 04:55 PM
Travis - People are going to eventually see the parts that any of us make, and some will copy them. That is the way this hobby works. So I don't have a problem with sharing that kind of stuff on the HAMB, that is what makes this place so great. The free flow of info and ideas.
What gets to me, is when you express an idea for something you plan to make or a drawing, then somebody comes back here and expresses that very same idea (with your pictures even) and doesn't give credit where credit is due.
I copied Mart's spring eye reverser, aka the Mart-O-Matic, but I always refer to it as Mart's idea.
Oh, and BTW, Rustridden31 needs to show us some pics of his work http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Neal...inCA
rickyracer1962
10-09-2003, 05:02 PM
i'm surprised travis didnt fuzz out the heads, thats really a small block chevy disquised as a flathead.
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 05:51 PM
Regarding giving credit where credit is due, I would have to give Zibo credit for resurrecting my ride. Those who know, know what I'm talking about.
I just tried to attach a pic and it said it can't exceed 70000. So I gotta mess with my pic. I'll try later
holy chit!
rustridden31 - that is good for you
to come out of the lurker closet!!
(unfortunately, do a public introduction,
WITH PICS OF MY EX-MISTRESS,
cause people will eat you alive without one,
especially with the camaro and impala on your
resume...tp)
grimlock(thanks) nealinca et al-
there are some things that I would like to make,
and have met some people that can help out on some ideas.
I at least will not make it easy for people to find out,
and then let the chips fall where they may.
there are some ideas that are handed out graciously,
and others blatantly plagiarized.
To copy a whole car style is a monumental task,
and an honor to the original stylist,
but to copy or let copy something small, fun and unique that can offer
its "maker" an opportunity
will be avoided as long as possible
I don't know why I am making such a big deal,
out of a soup can heater holder anyway!!
yawn, too many cigars and coffee, jack daniels time...
anyway,
that good luck BANANA,
I don't want to let it go,
since it was with us 400+ miles.
its still there actually...
along with the raccoon tail, and the indian, bear, eagle
man I'm starting to sound like morty http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif !!
travis aka zibo
(actually I just ate that banana...)
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 06:32 PM
Hey, man. I'm proud of my non-rod cars. I'll have to post pics of them too just to tweak everyone.
I'll post pics once I figure out how. 70000 bytes, tsh.
did the black banana taste good?
after a cigar and a shot,
it didn't matter...
send me your pics,
and I will reduce it for you.
perichbrothers@yahoo.com
than do an intro
tp
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 07:06 PM
Thanks brother perich.
I'll draft an intro and have you edit it too. ha
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 07:45 PM
To my unknown brethren:
An intro was requested so I will appease the masses (or at least Zibo and NealinCA). Hopefully my pic will load and you will see my ride. As I mentioned earlier Zibo resurrected this sleeping beast and now it is my turn to give it some guts. I got plans (as do we all) which are still in R&D. But as you can see I am starting solid. No fiberglass, no plastic, no billit and of course no trailer. This baby runs like a champ.
rustridden,
check your pms
or just create an independent intro post.
than we can all throw stones at you!!
tp
Rustridden31
10-09-2003, 07:51 PM
PMS?
rickyracer1962
10-09-2003, 07:52 PM
rad. havent seen that car in awhile. still remember when it was a puzzle behind zibos house.
rickyracer1962
10-09-2003, 07:53 PM
travis check your pms!
4eva4banger
10-09-2003, 07:54 PM
Rustridden, your car is sooooooooooooooooooooo bitchin! Love it and dont change it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HotrodVon
10-09-2003, 08:04 PM
Rust- Neato A-boner dig that chop man! What's the deal with the fuzz. Do you have some secret X speed part too? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Rocky
10-09-2003, 08:42 PM
Welcome, Rustridden31.....You seem like a good "fit" here. The coupe is perfect but the nose on Zibo's car made me stop and look a little closer at it. I really like it. All the homemade touches make it unlike all the other model A roadsters out there. I'm assuming the nose is a 35 Mopar product?
Rustridden31
10-10-2003, 12:29 AM
Thanks 4eva4banger! By you name I understand why you dig the car. I dig it too because it is different but I am too into speed and power and to make my 4 banger quick enough I'd have to dump more money than I have, into it. But I dig it while I have it. Thanks
Rustridden31
10-10-2003, 12:33 AM
Ha ha! Hey hotrodvon, the fuzz was just a poke at Zibo. I am covering up some custom cancer. I'm actually cool with it though because it proves the car ain't glass.
Rustridden31
10-10-2003, 12:34 AM
Thanks Rocky! How's the roddin in Neb?
went to this ventura cruise night thing,
but had to watch the kids,
so drove my suburban,
and a friend drove the rpu.
man, I didn't know the rear wheels wobbled so much!!
I guess that's what happens when your in the rear
the whole time...
travis aka zibo
Zebo, Kev and I noticed that slight problem,Put the car up on jack stands in rear and you should be able to solve it.It looks like we will be comming up for the primered show, let us know whats going on,thanks--TV http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
donovandagger
10-11-2003, 07:48 PM
whats up travis and ricky!!! this is donny....from sac... just got my net connection back up.....
hey donny
good to hear from you,
talked to scott earlier.
still owe you that beer!!
travis
WHEEL WOBBLE-
the problem,
is that the rear drums are '36,
and the steelies don't match,
there are tabs that hold the rim out
for wires.
I either have to grind down the tabs,
or replace with untabbed drums.
tp
it makes it look like a real jalopy though,
from the arse end!!
donovandagger
10-12-2003, 02:24 PM
glad you got the wobble figured out! it really does add to the jalopy affect though...lol...scotty said you called...you can save the beer for next year or how about the march meet?or paso?....sounds good!
donny-i'll have some chilled and waiting for y'all!
hopefully sooner than march meet though...
TWIMC-might be picking up that '40 before the primer nats,
and the parts too, so there'll be something to see up here
at the shop besides the roadster...we're making the deal tomorrow.
travis aka zibo
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