The Jalopy Journal
Finally, I could bolt the intake onto my engine and see how it would fit. I have to admit, I was really relieved to feel it fall right into...
After the intake had cooled from welding, I then went about making the bottom plate to replace the nasty material I removed from the exhaust...
Exactly right. Figured I could hide it underneath where there's plenty of flat.
Next step was addressing the tight bolt head clearance to the intake ports. This required making 16 2" long 1" OD 6061 aluminum bungs with a 3/8"...
The stock flanges were still on, for the most part. I needed to figure out how much material I could take off in order for it to work with...
technically it could have been. I opted to keep it in the stock orientation otherwise the intake would have a pretty tall arch at the front end....
sure does!
Now that the footprint of the supercharger is small enough to work on top of the open plenum surface I have available, it was time to make a plate...
The second photo in my previous post shows where I began cutting away the original flanges/bolt pattern between the intake runners on the intake....
This was done in stages to keep as much original material and structure on the intake as possible to ensure A) I wasnt going to cut too much away...
I've been messing around with a 4/71 supercharger set up for the last few years. It was originally set up to run on my 364 Nailhead in my 1932...
[ATTACH] 1932 studebaker. Partly.
I'm currently working on putting a 4-71 blower on the '32 studebaker...
[ATTACH] it's been a long time coming but I finally have the time to tear into the '32 stude. Last week I took the front end off and did a quick...
Thank you! Yes, it's actually a 20% under drive so with my low rpm, high torque motor, the blower shouldn't get spinning too fast, I'm expecting...
Thank you! Luckily the engine was already rebuilt with lower compression .040 pistons and I'm under-driving the blower by 20%. With a low revving...
Oops, not anytime soon, unless I get a 671 for a future olds projects. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I might make one up for a Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
[ATTACH] I got the itch to put a 471 blower on the nailhead I'm running in my 1932 studebaker. It runs great with a good amount of power but I'm...
Having trouble getting a 1936 dodge 6 volt positive ground system charging. The regulator on the generator has a terminal marked B that runs a...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Silver car is a cut down '38 lasalle grill with a custom shell and the green car is a '38 dodge truck top half of the...
I recently came across a couple of awesome supercharged flatheads[ATTACH][ATTACH] they gave me the idea of putting a 471 blower on the nailhead....
Thanks for the thumbs up! Much appreciated. Ha I know they sound like a Frankenstein nightmare. I found a few photos including what the...
My father and I have been on the lookout for 1932-34 ford projects for years but were never able to hold onto or scrape together the funds...
Great work! Here's a few built along a similar line. Green roadster started as a beat up sedan cowl and doors and [ATTACH] the silver coupe...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/116125162@N02/sets/72157640408268844/ Here are some photos of the coupe before it was torn down for paint. to...
Thanks Malcom for posting the link to Marc's article at lowtechblogspot. He did a great job explaining the huge amount of work it took to make...
390 caddy dual quad, edmunds made an intake. Ive got nothing against chevy but do something unique, everybody likes a frankenstein!
Great idea!1 947 plymouth coupe, 33 plymouth coupe, and 52 plymouth suburban im all for this!
I work about a block away from where this car came from, i crawled all over this thing hoping somebody would turn it into a bad ass cruiser. so...
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