Projects Finally I get my Flathead powered T Roadster

Thank you! Love to see different angles on the car.

 

Yes Sir! Not only does it look great it sounded great too and pretty quick too boot!


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My chassis are prettier than your chassis and someone told me the cars aren't too bad looking either. Both 27's have 201 QC's, tube frames, and bod ies pulled out 2" at the firewall bottom for foot room.

 

I'm sticking with Tim's T and overall racing 'Crew'! LOL

 

Awesome photos. The cars are nice too.


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Thanks Dale.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VRB6cHbv0/

 

https://www.benradatz.com/copy-of-s...RUyltrc5XC0K4rDij4PQLzvmLndznRi2X-Eup8KwDHoa8

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10220845590276572

 

https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/flathead-1927-ford-model-t-roadster-tim-mcmaster

 

Congratulations on the good coverage. Well deserved.

 

Here's a few shots from RPM Nationals this year. First two are of me and/or Mike Moore, the man who built my QC rear end.

 

So now the T has become a test bed. I'm building a Flathead for Ken of the Rolling Bones 575 coupe and to break it in I wanted to get an actual feel for how it runs. So..... I just installed it in my T. Get to drive it too. I will pull it on Tuesday, crate it and deliver to Ken at Bonneville. See you all at Speed Week.

 

Wish I was out there to help.

 

Dang, that soundtrack like Dave "Baby" Cortez...

 

So, needed a little something better to beat Rich Roberts at RPM this year so I began work on a new 296ci Flatty for the 27 Roadster. I started with a rusty old 59 A-B block that was given to me by @Royalshifter last year after he couldn't sell it at the RPM swap meet last year. (you guys that passed on it, just wait till you see what you missed out on. lol!) Bored to 3 3/8" and stroked a stock Merc crank to 4 1/8". SCAT H-beam rods and Egge 3-ring cast pistons installed.



Wife is calling me out to walk the dogs. I'll add more later.

 

Since the seats and ports were all rusty it was just natural to grind them out a little bigger and install larger 1.6" stainless valves. I installed a special "secret" reground camshaft and used stock hollow light weight lifters grinding the valve stems to get the correct lash.

 

Just 'cause I want to use as much off the shelf stuff that I have I cut down a stock flywheel from 34 lbs to 22 lbs. Should spin up pretty well.


Top it off with four new 81s on a Tony Baron intake and a set of polished Offy heads and we'll see just how she runs.

Old motor in the foreground, still a good runner and will find a new home in my pending 31 coupe project.

 

Should be faster now!!!

 

Nice lookin flatty there, Tim. may I ask, is the lightened flywheel drilled for a 9" clutch or a 10"?

 

10"

 

I cut down a stock flywheel from 34 lbs to 22 lbs. Should spin up pretty well.


That's 12 lbs of vintage metal chips.....gotta be able to use them for something
you could almost make another flywheel!

 

Up and running now.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10224420733052907

 

A young gun hear is building a glass 389 powered T roadster that i think is cool.
BUT....it ain't near as cool as yours.......just awesome !!!!!!

 

That is just bad a$$ right there! Well done!

 

Damn It says video not available, I guess farcebook videos are only available to farcebook users, even when they are on here?

 

Plenty of power there!!!! Awesome

 

It's got good pick-up!

 

Runs dam good for an obsolete engine