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Projects '23 Model T Gow Job - AKA: Sand Creek Special

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by guitarguy, Sep 19, 2018.

  1. Gotcha- the Chevrolet 4 doesn't use cam bearings... but that doesn't mean I can't find something that fits :D
     
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  2. dumprat
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    I like seeing the process involved in all the old machining.

    I would be hard pressed to not just put needle bearings in everything and surprise the shit outa people when you can rev the thing to 7grand!
     
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  3. I love the work! I'm still trying to finish up the frame and mounts on my T.

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  4. guitarguy
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    No explanation needed. Just some totally bitchin' inspiration going on here today.

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  5. dumprat
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  6. I like it a lot! Excellent...
     
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  7. rwrj
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    Wow. That looks just right. Good job.
     
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  8. guitarguy
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    Only a little progress, Put my early 30's hubs on the brake lathe today and cleaned up the edges.

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  9. Kevin Pharis
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    Don’t know that I’ve ever seen deuce drums turned out that far... you may have affected the breaking performance! ;):p
     
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  10. guitarguy
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    We have a major flow disruption going on over here.......

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  12. Atwater Mike
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    Many years ago, (1957) we had a local machine shop in San Jose that used to do lots of T, A, V8 modification.
    I had some flathead work done, prior to getting my Calif. drivers license.
    They bored and ported/relieved my 59L block, and offset ground my Merc crank in-house, for 29-A rods.
    I noted the 4 banger work, but at 15 was yet to appreciate the potential of a loaded 'banger.
    My Mom had two Model A's, both 'supe jobs', performed by Indy mechanic Pete Dias...way before I was born.
    Oh, the machine shop was "Babbit Bearing", by name...Think it lasted 'til early '60s.
     
  13. flyin-t
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    Love the look of the B manifold!
     
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  14. guitarguy
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    Thanks @Atwater Mike , I love old stories like that. 20 years ago I was far from interested in pre-war cars--I was a Mopar musclecar nut, but more on the race side of things. Now I cant get enough of the early cars. I know most people on this site are post war fans and builds, but there is something very special about pre-war stuff....especially if your mostly trying to be accurate to that time period.

    @flyin-t , Besides two of my friends, your the only one in the public that commented on the B manifold. The truth is I absolutely love the look of the triples. But putting them all on active duty would be a disaster. While it's probable to do, not likely with this combo, so I'll just fake it with one center carb and two dummies on the end, but I have to keep that menacing look. This is for my "other" engine anyhow. The Fronty short block should be back within a week or so.
     
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  15. RodStRace
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    Yeah, that looks like the equivalent of putting a Dominator on a V6!
     
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  16. guitarguy
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    LOL, that's about right. But you can't deny the look.

    Love the conversations this is sparking.
     
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  17. 64 DODGE 440
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    Perhaps a Graham supercharger on a flathead T?
     
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  18. guitarguy
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    @MrModelT Suggested that last year when we texted. I'll stick with the 7:5-1, Fronty headed engine, I'm sure that will be enough to push this bucket of bolts faster than I am brave. I've seen the Aldrich Roadster in person, the fact he ran that thing at near 100 mph had to be a white knuckle ride. My ride being built in similar fashion would probably scare me at a lesser speed.
     
  19. guitarguy
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    OK, a smattering of pictures from the one machinist. The engine is all crated back up, and will leave this week and on its way back to me. With any luck, I may have it by the end of the week, at the least early next week.

    Then its on to my own machinist for some finish up work....then I can assemble the short block for good. So much more to do. The tally is getting pretty high for a 60 HP engine. Kind of scary actually.

    So anyhow, the mains were bored

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    Oil grooves cut:

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    Then, the crank was finally able to live in its home:

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    Reaming out the rear cam bearing:

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    The spare crank I had done, just in case. I definitely don't think I could trust anyone around here to do this work. Lets see if I can remember all that was done....

    Turned snout down to accept T timing gear (Dan McEachern gear)
    Shortened front main to move the gear back to T spec
    Modified gear key
    Turned snout down to have sleeve installed for smooth front seal running
    Shortened front of snout and re-radiused the threaded hole for the ratchet nut
    Turned mains to 1.590"
    Turned rods to cleanup the journals 1.475" (.025" undersize)
    Rear of crank is stock length, not shortened like most of conversions.

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  20. rwrj
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    Wow. That's all. Just wow.
     
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  21. guitarguy
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    This isn't your grandfather's Model T.....

    And yes, I agree, it's cool as hell.
     
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  22. I love this build! I just got my block in my garage, with the crank and caps... I gotta clean it up, but once my parts come in from Canada, I'll be up and going... I found a guy who has great deals on T parts in the great north.

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  23. guitarguy
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    Update in time for Christmas, I received my A crank conversion back.

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    But alas, this is the end of the outside games until next year, I managed to get it all tarped up good for winter, so now I move onto indoor projects. Don't you love back yard builds?

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  24. 64 DODGE 440
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    Damn...what's all that white stuff? Here in SoCal we haven't had any rain for what seems like forever. Pack up some of that and send it out here before we dry up and blow away.
     
  25. guitarguy
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    HaHa, its called seasonal change. It what happens when you don't live below the 40* Latitude. I was relatively lucky, ended up with 2 feet, possibly a couple inches more. Down near the NY/PA boarder some first hand accounts said 40-43".

    Yes, I hear you on the water, my parents live in southern Utah. It has been dry there forever.

    As I told one of my friends, the seasonal changes are nice, winter forces you to put things up for a while and come spring time, you get anxious to get back on doing work outside. It's like a renewed interest every year. I have a 2.5 car garage with 3 cars already in it (2 OT cars and a stock Model T), so it's tight in there. Plan is to build a shed outside to keep one of the T's in it so everything is sheltered....but for now, with this car, I play in mother natures garage.
     
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  26. guitarguy
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    Lets start building an oil pan, Frontenac style. This is loosely based off a real Fronty pan, which are about as rare as hens teeth----even the small run of repop ones.

    So here we go, start with an stock old 3 dip oil pan and trim the excess off. Then have the local metal supply company bend up the bottom and sides of the pan from 12 gauge sheet steel. A friend has a repo pan so I based my measurements off his, so the pan is 8" deep.

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    Clean up the important parts

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    Start making a template for the front endcap:

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    And build it from plate steel:

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    Set the "pan" on top for a test fit...all is good:

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    After a couple of tack welds, start shaping the front sides to fit:

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    Getting there slowly:

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    Now cut the excess from the original out as we only really need the pan rails and front snout:

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  27. guitarguy
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    This will be a semi pressurized oil system (pressure mains, splash rods), and I was told I pretty much need to run a filter my the guy who did A crank conversion. No issues there as I have been thinking how to hide such things so it all looks right from the outside.

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    Test fitting with the A dip tray installed. Well shoot, I could have gone a little lower on the filter...so that will have to be fixed. But it all fits so far:

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    Marking out where the stock Model T 4 dip cover will go, I mean why reinvent the wheel right? lets use parts that are already made and save time and headaches....hopefully. I need to make a mark on the inside edge and cut it out. But first a few more things to do

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    And this is about as far as I am at the moment.
    I received my universal Canton Racing oil pickup today, kind of pricey but it saves me some fab time:

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  28. guitarguy
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    Thank You! It has been a heck of ride to get here so far.
     
  29. I would never of thought to put a filter inside the oil pan. Are you going to put in an access plate?
     

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