The Jalopy Journal
I have always wanted one of these.:cool: I am extremely envious.:D And you did it right; love the "Twin-H" 308.
That's odd. I have one for an 8BA I have owned at least 20 years, and it was old when I bought it. One of the reasons I bought it was because the...
I just remember that somewhere in my stash, I have a rear window wiper assembly for '49-'51 Fords. I bought it shortly after I bought my '51 in...
In the late sixties, I had a '50 Special Sedanette as a daily drive for a a couple of years. It was also a stick shift. I even drove it to Canada...
Seriously, you are probably in one of the best areas in the country to make this happen. I would suggest finding and joining the nearest chapter...
I went through this back in the mid-sixties when I built my T "Bucket" with a 241 ci Hemi. The car I got the engine from had "Gyro-matic" or...
There's a guy n "The Ford Barn" that is an expert on those Holley's. I believe his handle there is "Scicala". You might want to talk to him.
I passed on one of those manifolds because I thought $400 was too much. Dumb move on my part. I have had one 2G on the '51 Merc in my car since...
I hope you didn't get rid of the original 4-bolt Mercury manifold. I have had very good results mounting a small base Rochester 2G on these...
There are still a lot of them out there. Have you tried to buy a 6 volt Optima battery lately?
I bit on this thread about 7 years ago, and developed a converter box to run any current "motor" tach to run on 6 volts positive ground. I sold...
We now have a "Backorder Dennis" in addition to a "Backorder Bob"?:(
Try "Shoebox Central". https://shoebox-central.com/49-51-ford-parts
Just do it. I remember when I crashed my dirt modified about 30 years ago, I busted two of the three tabs on the side of the early hemi I ran. I...
Just so you know, Charlie is a long time hobbyist with many years of experience and a sterling reputation in the hobby. As such, he has only an...
Don't worry, I won't. I am concerned about "Forum Creep" though. I'll have been on the board for 17 years next month and am seeing it happen. I...
"Forum creep". I'm not here for off-topic toys.
Nope. I have gone to using Edmunds heads mainly because of the superior location of the spark plug away from the exhaust valve. I was able to find...
The ultimate solution to this (or any fuel or ignition problem on a Fotf flathead), is to simply send the offending unit to Charlie Schwendler in...
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that Ford recommended greasing these cars more frequently than most of us are used to. I am away from my...
I always thought Hot Wheels cars were very unrealistic and therefore, kinda stupid. Plus, they are at least three years newer than the usual...
Drilling holes and welding metal together I know about and have done before. Cutting all those pieces out of different thicknesses of metal? Not...
I have the files for an outfit called "Send-Cut-Send" to produce the early hemi Hurst style mounts. Since I don't have my own machine, this was...
I know they make a fixture for Ford flatheads that slips into the valve chest (valley) and fits into some factory recess. It is then used to lift...
Love me them eight lugs!:D
When I was building the rear suspension for my "Tub", I used Heim Joints. At that time, I found that Chrome-Moly joints are available that are...
"East Coast Traditional".
Congratulations on your success, but I'm sorry to say there is still a problem. Something is either worn or loose and will come back to bite you...
Good luck with that first start, From the looks of your rig, you should be good to go. In the end, I have always found Mallory components to be of...
If I read your diagram correctly, you have 1.6 Ohms in the primary windings of the coil and 1.0 Ohms in the integral ballast resistor. 1.6 is...
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