Technical ***November 2019 Banger Thread. Really? Already?***

Hope all is well with youse guys !

 

Near 20 degrees Friday night. Shutting down in East Central BRRmont.

 

Really didn’t think my t parts would take so long to sell! Someone buy my parts so I can buy a banger motor!

https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7496

 

Finally, she sees the light of day, runs like a bat out of hell. I still have quite a bit of work to do, but things are going well.

 

Took a fastener class when I worked for CAT,Going in I thought it would be a waste of time..it wasnt.Proper torque and fastener support is critical,quality hard washers are your friend.

 

It runs good due to balance,single stromberg flows 170 CFM,engine flows about 170 CFM..nice work

 

Took the beater for a spin to the butcher shop yesterday.May be the last ride before it starts to snow here.Time to pull the banger for a rebuild.

 

what is the body ? …………. thanks

 

1928 dodge brothers

 

Nothing in the world takes a beating like a Caterpillar bouncing around on a rock pile or frozen clods. I doubt anyone in the world knows more about fasteners and metallurgy. If you need good hardware spend your money at a Cat dealer.
Cat mostly, or completely stopped using lock washers in favor of hard washers 30 years ago. Reason being, if a lock washer breaks it will soon fall out and leave you with a bolt that is immediately an 1/8 inch or more from being tight.

 

yes

 

1928 dodge ……….. like the 3 window ……… thanks

 

Slowly working on mine


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Nice coupe,

 

Proper torque places the fastener in tension,negating the need for mechanical locking hardware.Hard washer insures a steady base for torquing the fastener..anerobic sealants (loctite) is effective as well..between the coffee and donuts this is what I retained..

 

That is a sexy image!! The mood lighting is key for accentuating the curves!!

 

Been slowly acquiring more bits, the gas tank arrived (finally), picked up a pile of model A brake arms and stuff for building remote linkages. Found a guy in Houston with a bunch of T stuff for sale, so scored a TT brake cross shaft. Weather has broken, so time to get into the garage and start cleaning...then, just maybe...I can procrastinate some more.

 

Yup! The photo was taken in a warm Spring evening by a Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA) photog/member Brad Eells a couple of years ago at Buttonwillow Raceway. The event was VARA's "British Extravaganza". VARA has each year been so gracious to give us a "PreWar"/Historic Group race. Despite a well laid out track and good compatible company, it's always difficult to get enough participants with truly vintage "PreWar" cars to attend. For decades the folks from NorCal, with the exception of the late Peter Giddings (and one other) have dained not to bless us with their presence.
Stay dry Doug!

 

how much out of top ? …………….. looks good

 

Anybody out there want to go back to a stock height windshield in a 29-29 Roadster? I looking for a 2" or 2+ chop. I have a good stock frame, glass and stanchions.

 

4 inches


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*** wow , that's a bunch ………………...

 

Is this a B timing cover?
And can I use this with a B distributor to time the A engine?

 

@walls, doesn't seems to be - have a look at http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/timingcovers.htm

 

Thanks, looks like a post production A/B, drilled for the A.

Anyone have a suggested method to time a B distributor on an A engine?

 

Set it to the trailing edge of the rotor blade

 

Racks for the Banger.

 

hoping to finally get all this junk in my car this winter. New motor supposed to be done this month.... {stuff is just mocked up on this one to work on linkage).

 

Whilst waiting for the B motor to come home I've been mocking this up for the top of it. If anyone has any pointers where to get a choke v-clamp (SR B) from that would help me loads. This has been a long long time in the making!

 

jim1932....That engine looks GREAT! I guess it's quite typical to do some contrasting color to make things "pop", but the silver paint on the block, pan, etc. with the aluminum and chrome/ceramic coated parts looks fantastic. It has a rich, sophisticated look to it. Thumbs up!

Lynn