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It's cool, but... What's wrong with rusty old parts?
Hmm... Not to detract from the accomplishments of Henry, but: 1) Henry didn't want to ditch the T; it was eroding market share and the...
will do! Gotta sort out some more gremlins first, tho.
I didn't built it to look at it, man. It's *supposed* to sing!
FINALLY!!! The Track Roadster SINGS! After farting with carbs and ignition for freakin' EVER, the whole schmeer fell into place on a shakedown...
UPDATE: Tore into the dizzy again today... 1) #4 hole in cap was off center allowing occasional spark. opened up the hople and filed...
Soo... I've got the Track Roadster running halfway decent - but - ignition is still breaking up un the higher rev ranges. Three things I've...
Even more info: Got up early today, yanked the rear carb and pulled it apart. Plugger power valve was leaking, and the amount of daylight...
here's the link to the front page, the pix, and the vids: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=1096
Umm...do a search under my posts; there's prolly 200 pix of the car out there by now - along with a couple of vids. Ryan featured it on the front...
Mike - The french flathead should be homologated - if a Russian OHV 650 M/C motor can take a speed record away from a Trump, then the base...
that ain't no bellybutton motor - and them speeds are big block fast! Good on ya! 9.90's or bust! Little more on the big end...and you'll be there!
Guys - Took the day off and flogged on the Track Roadster one more time. Swapped in the new coil & condensor; reset the timing. Went back to...
Sorry, man. Take care of your family.
I called 'em, too...after 20 minutes of hold music - I hung up. Coil was funked up, too. Have a fresh coil and the car finally spools. will...
No. Don't hold back on cage welds. My dad held back in 56; lost his best friend off the end of Detroit Dragway 'cuz the cage welds failed....
My whole system is 6v... having said that, I'm pretty sure (according to my engineer friend) there's not much wrong with runnin' it the way...
I miss my rambler wagon... '63 rambler 990 cross country, bucket seats, air, 327 4-bbl, posi. Fuel feed issue caused it to top out at 115 MPH....
1. get a good block 2. get a good block 3. get a machine shop who understands flatties 4. don't buy cheap repop parts - buy the good stuff 5. get...
I read this thread a while back and ran into similar probs myself... turns out the resistor in the field circuit has a BIIG impact on the output...
I had 51's in and they were coming out with white insulators, so I went up a couple of jet sizes. I can go back, but that's not what's causing...
I'd buy that, except... pulled the plugs and they were sooty again; the smell outta the pipes is unburnt fuel. I've got a clear red line to the...
Well... Dizzy showed up yesterday - I plopped it on and lit her off. Motor sounded COMPLETELY different; I had attributed the choppiness of...
Misfire ants are female fire ants - they're both fire ants. Don't mislead the guy.
I used Victor over at Knights Auto in Union Lake. He's well known for his harley work and race motor work - and he's pretty reasonable. He's not...
' I'll try as best I can to answer your questions - but there are many here waay smarter than I on this subject; Flat Ernie's one of them.
here's a nasty pic of what my motor looked like finished but not lit:[IMG]
I'm glad you asked... Offy and eldelbrock parts are still in production; flattie freaks really flip for the out-of-production speedparts. A...
i wish i was in tijuana eating barbecued iguana Seriously - never argue with idiots in public.
ditching the wieands and fenton for offy parts...you've GOT to be kidding. As far as the cost/value goes - I'm waay above $5K on a similar...
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