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Thought some of you might like to see this. [MEDIA]. Always wondered why my exhausts snap once a year :). The video has been made by the talented...
I shall have a look, the cars in storage at the moment as customers cars are taking priority.
Here's ours. Found in a shed last year, last time on the road was in 1952.
If you need any info about the rally give us a shout as we did the 1940's Ford this year that came 3rd. Cheers Jim [email protected]
You damn right, Flatheads always run hot, crack etc etc etc. Could never run in 40 degrees heat, averaging 55 mph for 10 hours a day.. ;)
Yep, engine, interior, boot cover and finish the last 1/4 of the build. The story. Mike and Michelle originaly came to us to build an engine...
Think Shiner is going in to retirement once we have de-rallied it. Next it might be a 32 Roadster.
Glad it's finally finished, been on 24hr call in case of problems with the 40.
Yep. In the vertical passage at the top. Just make sure the plug sits below the horizontal passage.
Yes you can. Just enlarge the top hole. Drill and tap the the internal passage that comes up from the oil pump. Then use the bottom outlet to go...
Also i don't know if this helps but the French flathead front timing cover takes a Nash twin fire dizzy without any modification. Have just built...
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Hi Rat What i always use is Top ring 0.004 x bore plus 0.004 for blown engines = .017 Second ring 0.005 x bore...
I had the same kind of problem last year. Turned out to be a cracked dissy cap.
Here's one we have just finished for a customer..
It was a Flatlanders forged axle. It has been on the car for 15 years and has done me proud especially the way i drive.
Hopefully next year when i get time to build the engine for Bonneville. I should get you some shares in McVities.
Yep, Good excuse to do some more work on it. When you back over. ps say hi to Joe
Apparently there was a vicious rumour that i had broken the front axle on the roadster. Well just to let everybody know i did. The armco came...
The best deal i had was 20 years ago picking up a full race spec flathead which was in a rare 1935 Alfa tipo C gran prix car. The car was found...
Hi Clark, When i was running a vertex mag on the flatty i used a magnetic pickup on the front crank pulley and had the rev counter converted....
You better believe it. Blown with fuel injection......
I'm running 298bhp on pump gas and 365bhp on gas with nitros. I get the car check on a dyno at the start of ever year just to see if what i have...
Really sorry for you. I know i've been there when i snapped a rod in my flatty so i can totally understand. It feels like its the end of the...
Roth flake do a nice black flake called greasy black and its quite large.. Heres a photo of a surburban i did in Roth gold flake.
Yes they are 1 wire units, on tick-over at 800 rpm mine puts out 13.8 volts and rises to 14.4 max.
I run a powergen unit on my fuel injected flathead only one thing i can say FANTASTIC. It's been fitted for about 2 years and have never had a...
Really pleased for you, car looks so cool and i bet it sounds even better. Just out of interest what boost are you running. Now go out for a...
I'm still lurking about......... [IMG] I will get this one finished one day..... [IMG]
Hi Pete, good to have you onboard. Are you still up for me doing that paint job this year.That will keep you guessing.........
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